Gig Buddies doesn’t feel like volunteering! I feel like I get just as much, if not more out of it, as Tahli does. I’ve got a new best mate who I can chat to at any time and get to have regular catch-ups with.

To mark the final Monday of the month, we’re handing over the newsletter to one of our wonderful volunteers. For the month of March we’ve given the login details to Charlotte (below, right), who tells us more about catch ups with buddy Tahli (below, left). - How long have you been volunteering with Gig Buddies? Tahli and I were paired in August 2025! We had our 1.5 year anniversary earlier this month.  - Is Gig Buddies your first volunteering role? I have been volunteering on and off for the...

Nominations for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are open - and we’re calling on all buddies to get involved. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, hosted by The Centre for Volunteering, are an annual celebration of volunteering in NSW.  We’re blessed to have so many amazing volunteers on our books, all of whom play a vital role in ensuring we deliver on our aims of tackling social isolation for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities and/or autism. We’re now asking...