Recent Updates to MAVS:

The Member and Volunteer Site frequently has information updates.

Items posted under ‘Latest News’ are available on the home page and within relevant sub-pages.

Updates completed recently are listed below: 

• 19/09 Updated Safety and Wellbeing resources – new EAP – “Converge Employee Support Program”
• 06/09  Add September Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 17/08 New Emergency Preparedness page – familiarise yourself with our standard emergency procedures
• 01/08  Add August Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 05/06  Add June Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 31/05  Add Uluru Statement – Conference Reflection & Action kit  :  Social Justice – “Conference Reflection and Action Kits”
• 31/05  Add Uluru Statement – Conference Reflection & Action kit  :  Reconciliation – “Support for the Uluru Statement and First Nations’ Voice’”
• 08/05  Add May Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 04/05 Updated Safety and Wellbeing resources – First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators
• 03/05 Update to ‘COVID-19 Response‘ page: latest announcement, and Workplace specific COVID Risk Controls.
• 18/04  Add April Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 07/03  Add Resource List on the Uluru Statement and the Voice  :  Reconciliation – “Support for the Uluru Statement and First Nations’ Voice’”
• 07/03  Add March Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 09/02  Add February Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 06/02  Add ‘NSW State Election  25/03/2023’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2023 – resources for Members”
• 16/01  Add ‘Survival Day (Australia Day) – 26 January 2023’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2023 – resources for Members”
• 12/12  Add December Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 09/12  Add Greater Western Sydney Newsletter to Greater Western Sydney page : Conferences  > Greater Western Sydney Central Council
• 09/12  Add Broken Bay Newsletter to Broken Bay page : Conferences  > Broken Bay Central Council
• 22/11  Add November Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 18/11  Updated Safety and Wellbeing resources for Flood affected sites – Safety guidance and re-entry site checklist
• 10/11    New Page for 2024 Strategy development Resources : 2024 Strategy development
• 27/10  Add October Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 22/09  Add September Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 20/09 Updated Safety and Wellbeing page: includes safety responsibilities, emergency response, incident and hazard response
• 19/09  Add ‘Migrant & Refugee Sunday 25 September’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 22/08  Add August Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 11/08  Add Broken Bay Newsletter to Broken Bay page : Conferences  > Broken Bay Central Council
• 03/08 Updated Facilitating Faith in Action Part A page: Link
• 27/07  Add July Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 25/07 Updated NILS page : No Interest Loans
• 18/07 Added an update to the Flood response page : Flood Response
• 23/06  Add ‘NAIDOC Week  3 – 10 July’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 20/06  Add June Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 09/06  Add Wyong RAP launch videos and photos :  Reconciliation page
• 09/06  Add Winter Appeal Conference kit : Resources page
• 20/05  Add ‘National Reconciliation Week 27 May – 03 June’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 13/05  Add May Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 14/04  Add ‘National Volunteer Week  16 – 22 May 2022’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 11/04  Add April Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 01/04  Add page “Member Engagement Vinnies Tenants” : Conferences > Member Engagement Vinnies Tenants
• 17/03  Add March Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 09/03  Add ‘National Harmony Week – 21-27 March 2022’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 24/02  Add Broken Bay Newsletter to Broken Bay page : Conferences  > Broken Bay Central Council
• 16/02  Add ‘World Day of Social Justice – 20 February 2022’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 08/02  Add February Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 02/02 Digital Incident Report Form updated: Resources > Safety and Wellbeing > Incident Reporting > Online Incident Report Form
• 02/02 Safeguarding Digital Notification Form link updated :  Safeguarding Digital Notification Form ‘concerned about a child or young person’ ‘ Safeguarding children and young people resources’
• 04/01  Add ‘Survival Day (Australia Day) – 26 January 2022’ summaries :  Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2022 – resources for Members”
• 14/12  Add November Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 02/12  Add ‘International Volunteer Day – 05 December 2021’ summaries : Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members”
• 30/11  Add Broken Bay Newsletter to Broken Bay page : Conferences  > Broken Bay Central Council
• 16/11  Add November Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 08/11   New version of the Volunteer Policy : Policies
• 20/10  Add October Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 01/10  Reconciliation page updated with Cultural Competency suite of documents : Reconciliation
• 30/09  Add ‘Anti-Poverty Week – 17-23 October 2021’ summaries : Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members”
• 30/09  Add ‘World Day of the Poor – 14 November 2021’ summaries : Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members”
• 29/09  Add ‘World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2021’ summaries : Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members”
• 29/09  Add Metro Christmas Appeal Process to Central Council pages : Broken Bay, Greater Western Sydney and Sydney Central Councils
• 21/09  Add September Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 15/09  Add Diversity and Inclusion Policy Easy Read : Policies
• 15/09 Add ‘Refugee & Migrant Sunday’ summaries : Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members”
• 18/08  CAMS Training Manual : Conferences > Forms, Templates and Guidelines > Operational Documents
• 18/08  Updated version of the Vincentian Visitation Guidelines : Resources > Conferences > Vincentian Visitation Guidelines
• 18/08  Add August Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 17/08  Add Broken Bay Newsletter to Broken Bay page : Conferences  > Broken Bay Central Council
• 27/07  Add July Social Justice newsletter  :  Social Justice – “Previous Social Justice Newsletters”
• 27/07  Add ‘Social Justice Sunday’ summaries : Social Justice – “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members”
• 26/07  Add ‘Client Information Consent Form’ :  Conferences > Forms, Templates and Guidelines > Operational Documents
• 06/07  Updated version of the Recognition of Service and Lifetime Service badges and Certificates Procedure : Conferences > Forms, Templates and Guidelines > Operational Documents
• 01/07  Good News Newsletter Issue 2 : Resources > Publications: https://mavs.vinnies.org.au/resources/publications/ 
• 01/07  Update to the Member Application Form: Resources> Recruitment 
• 29/06 Update to Policies page : Bequests; Credit Cards; Records management :  Policies
• 17/06  Updates for Members on Conference pages for Broken Bay; Greater Western Sydney and Sydney Central Councils.: Conference > Broken Bay.
• 17/06  Information for Members about NAIDOC Week : Social Justice page https://mavs.vinnies.org.au/social-justice/
• 09/06 Update to Volunteer page added link to MyOrientation Virtual Learning
• 09/06 Update to Volunteer page added link for National Volunteer Week Stories
• 07/06  Information for Members about Refugee Week : Social Justice page
• 05/05  Information for Members about National Reconciliation Week : Social Justice page
• 05/05  Winter Appeal kit added: Resources page.
• 16/04  NILs now offered across the North West Region with conferences in both Armidale and Bathurst Central Council areas offering the service face to face
• 15/04 Safeguarding Children and Young People Resources updated : Safeguarding Policy Summary – Plain English
• 31/03  Good News Newsletter : Resources > Publications: https://mavs.vinnies.org.au/resources/publications/ 
• 11/03  National Harmony Day bulletin and/or talk update :  Social Justice page
• 03/03 Wollongong Central Council: Member Newsletter, No. 2, 2021
• 02/03 Wollongong Central Council: Member leadership position updates
• 18/02 Wollongong Central Council: Member leadership position updates
• 17/02 Wollongong Central Council: Member Newsletter, No. 1, 2021
• 16/02  Added ‘The Rule’ : Conferences
• 16/02 Safeguarding Notification Form updated : Safeguarding Children and Young People > Safeguarding Children and Young People Resources
• 27/01  Engagement opportunity on World Day of Social Justice 20/02/2021 : Social Justice “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members“
• 25/01  Added links to Financial Literacy resources : Conferences > Broken Bay Central Council
• 22/01 Added Metro Vinnies Support Centre listing; removed EAPA and Bushfire Assistance : Assistance page
• 20/01 Wollongong Central Council member leadership positions updated
• 20/01  Addition of Social Justice Survival Day/Australia Day resource for Members : Social Justice “Social Justice Diary 2021 – resources for Members“
• 18/01  Whistleblower Policy has been added to Policies Page > Policies
• 7/1       Lismore Central Council Page: Operation Backpack
• 22/12  Notification of new ‘Good Works’ newsletter : Resources > Publications
• 18/12  Happy Christmas message to Volunteers > Volunteers page
• 7/12    Wagga Wagga newsletter : Conferences > Wagga Wagga Central Council
• 7/12    Uniting Energy Efficient Home Visit Fact Sheet : Assistance> Refferral > Energy
• 26/11  Addition of Metropolitan Vinnies Support Centre listing : Conference > Broken Bay, Parramatta and Sydney Central Council pages
• 11/11  Updates to Referrals page : Assistance > Referrals
• 11/11  Updates to Volunteer page : Link to Central Council Newsletters : Volunteer
• 11/11  Updates to Sacred Space : Spirituality > Sacred Space
• 05/11  Updates to Sacred Space : Spirituality > Sacred Space
• 05/11  Parramatta Central Council Newsletter addition : Conferences > Parramatta Central Council
• 04/11   New Police Check and WWCC Policy and Summary : Policies Page
• 26/10  Western Sydney Christmas Appeal fundraising page setup : Conferences > Parramatta Central Council
• 26/10  Updated information for World Day of the Poor:  Social Justice
• 14/10  New Annual Conference Reflection and Review Guide added: Resources page
• 02/10  Safety and Wellbeing page added : Resources > Safety and Wellbeing
• 29/09  New COVID Safe Guidance Advice on QR Tracing : COVID-19 Response page
• 28/09  Sept Community Connect Newsletter : Volunteer page
• 28/09  Wagga Wagga newsletter : Conferences > Wagga Wagga Central Council
• 24/09  Addition of COVID 19 Home Visitation Screening Questions  : COVID-19 page
• 23/09  Addition of Social Justice Day supporting material – NAIDOC + others : Social Justice page
• 22/09  New Member Induction Video : Resources > Recruitment and  Volunteers pages
• 22/09  New Fundraising page : Resources > Fundraising
• 16/09  New Code of Conduct page : Policies > Code of Conduct
• 16/09  Addition of Social Justice Day supporting material : Migrant and Refugee Sunday 27/09  :  Social Justice page
• 10/09  Addition of Sydney Central Council newsletter : Conferences > Sydney Central Council
• 27/08  Addition of Shop Talk Newsletter: Volunteers page
• 27/08  Updates to Parramatta Central Council page – Resources section
• 25/08  Conference Good News Stories page added : Conference > Good News Stories
• 25/08  Sacred Space page added : Spirituality > Sacred Space
• 25/08  Referrals page added: Assistance > Referrals
• 04/08  Vinnies Community Sleepout launch : Conference > Central Council pages
• 03/08  Updated EAPA – Energy Assistance Guide to Members and Employees : Assistance > EAPA
• 30/07  COVID-19 Response – Daily updates commencing.
• 30/07  New Chart of Accounts : Resources – Chart of Accounts at Vinnies
• 28/07  Central Council pages with revised template : Conference – individual central councils
• 28/07  Safeguarding Children and Young People pages added. Main menu.
• 28/07  Main menu – moved ‘Bushfire assistance’; ‘EAPA’ and ‘NILS’ under the one ‘Assistance’ menu heading.
• 28/07  Addition of Conference Election material and Role Descriptions : Conference – Forms, Templates and Guidelines’
• 23/07  Addition of newsletters to Wagga Wagga Central Council page: Conferences
• 22/07  Updates to Conferences page
• 21/07  Addition of “Conversations Conference” to Broken Bay Central Council Page: Under Conference menu
• 15/07  Addition of Vinnies Chart of Accounts page : from Resources page
• 14/07  Updates to EAPA Page Including all four attachments
• 06/07 Page Added: Policies
• 01/07  Post : Prue Car addresses NSW Parliament, referring to Vinnies : Conference and Central Council pages
• 01/07  The Conversation Conference : Broken Bay Central Council page
• 01/07  Stitch Community update : Volunteer page
• 25/06  Post: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday : Home; Social Justice; Conference; Central Council pages
• 19/06  Addition of newsletters to Wagga Wagga Central Council page
• 15/06  Addition to COVID-response page : “Conference Opening Protocols and Toolkit”
• 30/05  Addition of Community Prayers page : Under Spirituality menu.
• 30/05  Updates to Parramatta Central Council page : Under Conferences menu.
• 25/05  Updates to the EAPA FAQ’s on the EAPA page.
• 20/05  Add EWON Free Online Information Sessions : Update on Resources page
• 19/05  Updates to Schools and Youth page
• 15/05  Updates to Spiritual Reflections page : Under Spirituality menu.
• 15/05  Updates to Spirituality page.