New initiative sees South Australian Government sharing facilities and resources with volunteer groups

In a real win for the community, more South Australian Government owned facilities and resources are now available for use by volunteer organisations across the State.

In early 2009, the South Australian Cabinet endorsed a landmark submission by the Office for Volunteers, supported by the Volunteer Ministerial Advisory Group, Volunteer Partnership Action Committee and the Minister for Volunteers, to make more SA Government owned facilities and resources available for use by volunteer organisations.

Over the past 12 months, this new Volunteer Partnership - Accessing Resources project has seen the Office for Volunteers working closely with South Australian Government departments to review, develop and implement strategies to increase use of their facilities and resources by volunteer groups.

The result is the following (growing!) list of facilities and resources currently on offer to volunteer organisations for free or at a reduced/small hire cost.

List of facilities and resources available

You can find government facilities and resources, available in your local area, by selecting from the following links:

Adelaide metropolitan area

• Northern Suburbs
• Southern Suburbs
• Western Suburbs
• Eastern Suburbs - including Adelaide city centre

Greater Adelaide area

• Adelaide Hills
• Barossa, Light and Lower North
• Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island

Country regions

• Eyre and Western
• Far North
• Limestone Coast
• Murray and Mallee
• Yorke and Mid North

To view maps of these ‘SA Government’ regions, visit the Planning SA website at www.planning.sa.gov.au/go/State-Government-Regions (external link).

Further information and resources

For community groups

• 'FAQ on Insurance by community groups' fact sheet - Any concerns about insurance? Find out the answers, or who to contact, in this frequently asked questions (FAQ) fact sheet.
• Tell us your story interview form - Share with us your experiences participating in the Volunteer Partnership - Accessing Resources project. Selected stories will be featured in the Office for Volunteers The State Volunteering Online e-newsletter, which is emailed to more than 1,500 community groups, government agencies, businesses and volunteers across the State.  

For government departments

• 'FAQ on Insurance by government agencies' fact sheet - Any concerns about insurance? Find the answers, or who to contact, in this FAQ fact sheet.
• Hire agreement templates - Simple 'premises hire' and 'equipment hire' templates, and instructions for the use of those templates, have been created in partnership with the Crown Solicitor’s Office for "low risk" hire arrangements. Agencies can use the template agreements, as described in the relevant instructions, in low risk arrangements for the hire of premises (e.g. meeting rooms, venues etc) or equipment (e.g. data projectors, safety kits, sporting equipment etc) to volunteer organisations. If you have any questions, contact the Office for Volunteers by phoning 8463 4490.
  Download:
  • Premises hire template
  • Premises hire instructions
  • Equipment hire template
  • Equipment hire instructions
• Media release template - Promote your facilities and resources, currently available for use by community groups in your local area, using this media release template.
• Newsletter article template - Spread the word about your facilities and resources on offer, in your departmental newsletters and e-mail distribution lists, using this newsletter article template.

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