Celebrating 25 years.

 

Conservation Volunteers Australia was founded in 1982 in Ballarat Victoria, since then we have grown into Australia’s leading practical conservation organisation with offices across Australia.

 

Milestones from the past 25 years include:

 

  • In 1982 Conservation Volunteers undertook its first conservation project; we now complete more than 2,000 projects a year.
 
  • In 1984 the first Conservation Volunteers vehicle hit the road; now we have a fleet of more than 150 vehicles.
 
  • In 1986 Conservation Volunteers undertook 5,000 volunteer days; we now manage more than 100,000 volunteer days a year.
 
  • In 1988 Conservation Volunteers welcome a team of volunteers from California; we now welcome more than 2,000 volunteers from across the globe each year.
 
  • In 1990 Conservation Volunteers commenced operations in Queensland and Tasmania.  From one office in Ballarat we have 24 offices across Australia and New Zealand.
 
  • By 1993 Conservation Volunteers had planted 2 million trees over the previous decade; we now plant more than 1 million trees a year.
 
  • In 1996 a team from Conservation Volunteers discovered the Rock Rat in the Northern Territory which has been thought to be extinct!
 
  • In 1997 Conservation Volunteers launched the Australia Government’s Green Corps programme, 10 years on the programme is still going and has involved more than15,000 young Australians.
 
  • In 2000 Conservation Volunteers was awarded the United Nations Global 500; other accolades received include multiple Banksia Awards and the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships.
 
  • In 2004 Conservation Volunteers launched Conservation Connect in partnership with Toyota; the only online booking system for volunteers in Australia.  Now more than 100 people book via Conservation Connect each week.
 
  • In 2006 Conservation Volunteers celebrated the 1000th volunteer to undertake the Certificate 1 in Active Volunteering; we were the first organisation in Australia to offer this qualification in partnership with Toyota.
 
  • During 2007 Conservation Volunteers will involve more than 10,000 volunteers, plant 1 million trees and train 1,000 groups and individuals.  All of this is only possible thanks to the dedication of our volunteers and our partnership with government and business.
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