SAcommunity Volunteers & Interns

My Volunteer Experience - Govinda Gurung

Welcome Govinda!
Govinda Gurung joined our Data Analytics Team as a volunteer, whilst he studies his Masters at Flinders University beginning with the team this year on the 23 February 2023.

My Volunteer Experience - Waleed Sayeed

Our Volunteer Waleed - Personal Biography
Waleed is a former student at the University of Adelaide, who had commenced study in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He has also worked as a volunteer with Leep, now known as Digital Literacy Foundation, where he helped clients learn to use their technological devices. 

My Volunteer Experience - Yang Jiao

Welcome Yang!
Yang Jiao joined our SAcommunity Data Analytics Team as a volunteer, whilst he undertakes his PhD at university and searches for employment. Yang started with the team on the 22 February 2023 and attending ~4 hours a week at the Connecting Up office around his studies. 
 
Yang completed 37 hours by National Volunteer Week held on the 15 - 21 May 2023 and 55.5 hours by August 2023, and we are pleased to announce that in September 2023 we were able to respond to a reference check and he found full-time work in the same company as former volunteer Hang Zhang.

Adelaide University Internships - Nicole Cheng

Welcome Nicole!
Nicole Cheng joined our Media and Communications Team for her Adelaide University Media Industry Transitions Internship for Semester 1, 24 March 2023 - 19 May 2023.

She completed a 100-hour internship onsite at the Connecting Up Office, 22.5 hours a week for about 8 weeks around her university classes: (2 - 3 days x 7.5 hours each week to complete her internship). Nicole Cheng's Portfolio of media articles written for the SAcommunity service is >>here.

My Volunteer Experience - Alexander Bull

Alexander Bull
Alex has been a volunteer with Connecting up since 30 September 2019. He has a Bachelors degree in Social Sciences from the University of Adelaide and a Certificate II in Business Administration from TAFESA. He is passionate about social and cultural issues, particularly those that effect the most vulnerable in society. Alex has previously volunteered for other organisations, such as Anglicare and JFA Purple Orange, and worked in the printing industry.
 

Adelaide University Internships - Rhea Rao

Welcome Rhea!
Rhea Rao joined our Media and Communications Team as part of her internship course, Media Industry Transitions at the University of Adelaide for Semester 2, 2023 21 March 2023 - 10 May 2023.
 
She is completing a 100-hour internship onsite at the Connecting Up Office, 22.5 hours a week for about 8 weeks around her university classes: (7.5 hours/ 3 hours, 7.5 hours, 7.5 hours each week to complete her internship). Rhea Rao's Portfolio of articles for the SAcommunity Team is >>here.

My Volunteer Experience Camille Sze Pui Ko


Welcome Camille!
Camille Sze Pui Ko joined our Data Analytics Team as a volunteer, whilst she studies her Masters at University beginning with the team this year on the 21 March 2023.
 
She attends for ~4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up Office around her classes,  completing 26 hours by National Volunteer Week on the 18 May 2023.

Total Hours 115 This Year 37 Joined 21 March 2023 Last Check-in 9 April 2024

Personal Biography

My Volunteer Experience - Rex Porter

Photo: Rex Porter SAcommunity Team Member at the Connecting Up office, Infoxchange

Our Volunteer Rex Porter
Rex has been regularly volunteering since 22 March 2019, as part of the SAcommunity Volunteer Partnership Program in conjunction with the City of Prospect. Rex has a degree in Mathematical Science and has extensive experience working in the Australian Government sector, specifically the Australian Bureau of Statistics.<

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