Resources for Groups

Resources for Environmental Not for Profit Groups

These resources have been collated to assist with managing and creating environmental groups and their projects – Click on list items to go to resource:

• • Cardinia Shire Council Environmental Volunteer Guidelines PDF

• • National Standards for Volunteer Involvement

Incorporating a Not for Profit Environmental Organisation:

• • Running an Incorporated Association – Consumer Affairs Victoria

• • Incorporating your Environmental Group – Consumer Affairs Victoria

• • Role of Committee & Committee Members – Consumer Affairs Victoria

• • Role of Office Holders – Consumer Affairs Victoria

Australian Charities & Not For Profits Commission

• • Who Can Apply to be Registered as a Charity ?

• • Charity Definition / Legal Meaning of a Charity

• • Search for a Charity / Confirm Registration

• • Charitable Purpose / Recognised Charitable Purposes

• • Standards & Financial Reporting

• • Charitable Purposes Examples for Governing Documents

• • What is A Not For Profit

• • Governing Document Templates & Model Rules

• • Responsible People – Board or Committee Members

Australian Taxation Office

• • ATO Help for Not For Profits

Australian Business Register

• • Apply for An ABN

• • ABN Look Up

Insurance

• • Landcare Victoria Inc Insurance FAQ

• • How to Become a Landcare Victoria Inc Member

Starting a Landcare Group

• New Group Starter Kit – Landcare Australia

Occupational Health & Safety

• Landcare Group Risk Prevention Toolkit PDF

Revegetation

• Greening Australia – Revegetation Techniques

Strategic Planning

• Landcare strategic Planning Notes

Volunteering Victoria

• Volunteering-is-Catching-A-study-into-young-peoples-volunteering-in-Victoria.pdf
• National-Standards-for-Volunteer-Involvement-2024.pdf
• Youth-Ready-Guide_24-Aug.pdf
• Youth-Ready-Assessment_24Aug.pdf