National Volunteer Week 19-25 May 2025

Image: Intern Mahir Islam, Volunteers Yong Kheng Beh and Joe Xuanqiao Zhang, Intern Charmi Divecha, Meixuan Liao, Shrushti Ladage, Deekshitha Podeti with Staff Member Julia Koh (former intern and volunteer)

National Volunteer Week in Australia was held from 19-25 May 2025. This year's theme is "Connecting Communities," and the week celebrates and recognizes the contributions of volunteers across the nation.

Image: Volunteers Rex Porter, David Webb, Alexander Bull, Chris Baldwin and Anubhav Dattagupta

Our Infoxchange Volunteers waited to share some cake and celebrate with the new interns that started on Tuesday 27 May 2025

Welcome to our new interns: Mahir Islam, Charmi Divecha, Meixuan Liao, Shrushti Ladage, and Deekshitha Podeti

Image: Rex Porter, Robert Quoc Huy Tran, Lucia Anh Do Ngoc, Joe Xuanqiao Zhang and Stathis Avramis

They join our current volunteers: Anubhav Dattagupta, Chris Baldwin, Mihir Desai, David Webb, Dylan Reed, Eily Selvam, Flavia, Jason Lam, Jacinta Jiawei Qi, Joe Xuanqiao Zhang, Navodani Thennakoon, Rex Porter, Robert Quoc Huy Tran, Samantha Agius, Stathis Avramis, Todd Guanhua Tao, Van Lam Nguyen, Vy Ho Khanh Vy Vo, Waleed Sayeed, Yi Han and Yong Kheng Beh.


Image: Dylan Reed, Jacinta Jiawei Qi, Navodani Thennakoon, Alex Thi Ngoc-Bich Nguyen

We have had many volunteers who come back and forth as they are able and we have volunteers not mentioned here who assist us as they can. 

Image; Van Lam Nguyen, Jason Chun Kwan Lam, Todd Guanhua Tao, Anju Odedara, Yong Kheng Beh, Anubhav Dattagupta


Image: Flavia in the Media & Communication Team

Image: Samantha Agius, working remotely on SAcommunity

We also take the opportunity to farewell Malcolm, our volunteer who retired on the 28 April after 11.5 years volunteering for 15 hours a week with us.

Thank you for your service to SAcommunity and South Australia.

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