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: 

• 18/02 Wollongong Central Council: Member leadership positions updated
• 17/02 Wollongong Central Council : Fortnightly 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.