Volunteer Policy

The purpose of the Banyule Volunteer Policy is to:

• Provide officers, and Council appointed volunteers, including members of Banyule’s Population and Advisory Committees, with clear information about their rights and responsibilities when engaged in volunteer programs.
• Specify our guiding principles and whole of Council approach to strengthen volunteering practices and accountability in accordance with The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement (Volunteering Australia, 2015).
• Outline our Volunteer Management Structure that strives to provide uniformity and compliance across all our programs that utilise volunteers.
• Outline rights and responsibilities of both Council volunteers and officers.
• Outlines our role and relationship with friend-of groups, groups/services engaging volunteers, and volunteer led community groups, operating on our land or in our properties.
• Affirm our ongoing commitment to volunteering, support and engagement with local volunteer-involving services and community groups.