Students from Aquinas College have ditched the school books for the day and are out in the community volunteering this week. It’s Youth Volunteering Week, and the students are spending the day doing service for others. Four of them are at The Kollective getting messy...
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‘No-frills’ Budget needs to cover basic living costs
It’s good to see the budget is investing in early childhood education, free public transport for children, additional classrooms and schools, health workforce, family and sexual violence services, says General Manager SociaLink Liz Davies.But it does not go anywhere...
Discussion on child poverty in Tauranga to follow Budget
Child Poverty Action Group Western Bay of Plenty is holding a post-Budget interactive discussion focusing on child poverty at the end of May.The free event will be held at the Village Hall, Historic Village at 5.30pm on May 31. National CPAG Chairman Alan Johnson said...
Kathy Webb – Learning & Development
What’s your background? Owning and working on a milk round, second hand dealer, running a hospital sterilising department to working in community development in local government where I made HEAPS of contacts, which has given me a reputation as someone who knows...
Background of service for new Volunteer Services manager
Angela Wallace is the new manager for SociaLink Volunteering Services – Western Bay of Plenty, now operated under SociaLink which supports the Western Bay of Plenty social and community sector.Angela was previously the Community Connector at Katikati Community Centre,...
Trustees and Funding: Ensuring your organisation is resourced
Author: Megan Thorn Governance refers to the decisions, processes, activities, and relationships of your governing group that make sure your organisation is effectively and properly run. Your governing group, the board of trustees, the committee, management committee,...
Mentoring takes people further
SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for the western Bay’s social agencies and charities, offers mentoring opportunities for not-for-profit organisations to help them grow their staff.SociaLink Mentoring Coordinator Jo Weise says she’d love to hear from anyone with...
Meet Lalangi Deniyer
Lalangi joined Volunteering Bay of Plenty in April 2021 as a Volunteer, then quickly moved into a vacant permanent role in May 2021. Originally from Sri Lanka, Lalangi gained an Advanced Diploma in Quantity Surveying and spent four years working in the commercial...
Meet Paula Beilby
Meet Paula Beilby Ko Mauao te Maunga Ko Tauranga te Moana Ko Ngai te Rangi, ko Ngati Ranginui ngā iwi Ko Ngāti Hē, ko Ngai Tukairangi, ko Te Whānau o Tauwhao, ko Te Pirirākau ngā hapū Kāore te kumara e kōrero mō tōna ake reka! The kumara doesn’t talk about how sweet...
Learning personal resilience and volunteering
About 40 keen volunteers and potential volunteers turned out to learn about building their personal resilience and opportunities to share their skills in the community at SociaLink’s Feel Good by Doing Good workshop this week.SociaLink general manager Li Davies said...