Ambassador for Ageing recognises older volunteers

Ambassador for Ageing Noeline Brown has asked everyone to take the time to recognise and thank older Australian volunteers for the enormous contribution they make on International Volunteer Day (5 December 2009). More than a quarter of Australian seniors, or more than 690,000 people, volunteer, contributing around 160 million hours of their time every year. Ms Brown said: "Older volunteers provide invaluable services to their communities through their voluntary contributions. Older Australians volunteer freely and give up their time to support sport, the arts, health, housing, community care and education.