V4U Day 2026 Project List.xlsx

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2		V4U Day 2026 Project List		REGISTER HERE
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6	Project No.	Project Name	Project Type	Project Partner	Project Description	Project Tasks	Project Location	Requirements	Notes

7	1	Buckingham Reserve, Kororoit Creek Clean-Up	Community Clean-up	Maribyrnong River & Waterways Association	Clean-up the reserve and creek around Buckingham Reserve	- Pick up litter using tongs or pick-up sticks. - Bring the collected litter back to the central area. - Assess and bag the litter.	2a Buckingham Reserve, Sunshine West		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
8	2	Roxburgh Park Railway Station Wetlands Litter Clean Up	Community Clean-up	Clean Up Australia	Clean Up Australia and Chain of Ponds will help run a litter Clean Up event for VU Students, with collaboration from Melbourne Water.	- Picking up litter from the environment using gloves and bags (provided by Clean Up Australia)	Roxburgh Park Train Station		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended. Remark: Volunteers need to sign in using the QR Code provided on the day before commence the task
9	3	Bluestone Toy Library Support	Organisation Support	Angliss Neighbourhood House	The Bluestone Toy Library project is a critical part of our community development programming. It provides local families with access to quality toys to borrow, while creating opportunities for children and parents to connect with others in the community. The project also promotes sustainability and strengthens community connectedness.	- Label storage containers and organise toys into appropriately sized tubs. - Check and clean toys to ensure they are clean, safe and free from damage. - Clean and organise Toy Library shelving and storage areas. - Complete a stocktake of toys and document missing toys or small parts - Create and install clear signage for toy categories as guided, such as baby toys, puzzles, games, STEM and vehicles. - Organise and stocktake Messy Play equipment, including labelling and sorting items for storage or community events. - Organise and stocktake the Bluestone Family Craft Club cupboard, including labelling supplies, stocktake of stationery and craft items and disposing of broken or expired items. - Assist with general tidying, cleaning and support for Angliss NH community programs as require	Unit 2 11 Vipont Street, Footscray VIC 3011		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended
10	4	Extra Hands for Williamstown Hospital Op Shop	Organisation Support	Western Health Foundation	Sort donations and tidy the storage/sorting area at the rear of the shop.	- Sort clothing - Sort and tidy books - Tidy shelves, - Sweep and dust.	47 Ferguson Street Williamstown
11	5	Getting YCC Organised	Organisation Support	Yarraville Community Centre	A working bee style project where volunteers help our staff and make everyone who comes into our centre feel proud of their community centre.	Combination of much-needed tasks with a creative art project that everyone can participate. -Archiving, cleaning, scanning, food bank, washing - One collective art project to be determined (or), - Run a BBQ for our volunteers and community who come in for meals (TBC)	59 Francis Street Yarraville	WWCC
12	6	House & Garden Working Bee	Organisation Support	Kensington Neighbourhood House	Spring clean Kensington Neighbourhood House	- Gardening (weeding, pruning) - Window cleaning - Washing walls and surfaces - Sorting and washing toys	89 McCracken Street, Kensington VIC 3031		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
13	7	West Welcome Wagon	Organisation Support	West Welcome Wagon	Volunteers from VU are invited to participate in making refugees and people seeking asylum welcome by sorting, storing, picking & packing donations.	- Sorting and storing donations (weighing and recording weight of all incoming donations) - Picking and packing goods requests for clients ready for delivery to their homes - Assembling furniture	Unit 3, 42-46 Vella Drive, Sunshine West Vic 3020	WWCC	Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
14	8	Ballam Ballam Community Garden Expansion	Organisation Gardening	Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre	Support the ongoing maintenance and development of the community garden, helping to create a healthy, attractive and welcoming outdoor space for the local community.	- Prune plants, shrubs and trees as required. - Weed garden beds and surrounding areas. - Dig garden beds and prepare soil. - Shovel and spread mulch or soil.	20 Princes St, Carlton North		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
15	9	Exterior Working Bee	School Working Bees	Footscray Primary School	Improve the appearance and presentation of the school grounds by maintaining garden areas and tidying the school perimeter. The project will help create a clean, welcoming environment for students, staff and the wider community.	- Weed garden beds and surrounding areas. - Remove rubbish from outdoor areas. - Tidy and maintain garden beds.	100 Geelong Rd, Footscray	WWCC	Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
16	10	Garden Revamp	School Working Bees	Sunshine Harvester Primary School	Replant, mulch, and revive garden beds across the school	- Weeding - Diging - Planting - Spreading mulch - Watering	132 Hertford Road	WWCC	Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
17	11	Landscape work	Organisation Gardening	The Pines Scout Camp	Moving mulch and gravel around The Pines Scout Camp	- Moving mulch and spreading it over a garden bed area - Remaining mulch to be spread around activity equipment - Weeding and moving and spreading gravel in carpark and driveway	The Pines Scout Camp Altona Rd Altona		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
18	12	Spring Clean & Planting	Community Gardening	Maribyrnong City Council	Sweep out storeroom, plant supplied grasses and native seedlings in garden beds.	- Sweeping - Shallow planting - Watering	9 Randall Street, Maribyrnong VIC 3032		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
19	13	Sunshine Primary School Working Bee	School Working Bees	Sunshine Primary School	Outdoor working bee beautifying the grounds	- Painting - Staining - Trimming trees - Mulching - Other general gardening tasks	Corner Hampshire & Derby Roads, Sunshine	WWCC	Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
20	14	Arts & Craft Project	Art & Craft	Doutta Galla Aged Services Footscray	Making little Christmas gifts for the residents	Engage in arts & Craft projects	2/48 Geelong Road		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
21	15	Community Walking Group	Community Bonding	Doutta Galla Aged Services Yarraville	Assisting residents for a community walk	Assisting residents by w/c or with guidance of staffs for community walking group	52 Sommerville Road Yarraville Vic		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
22	16	Helping Setup Storage Rooms	Organisation Support	Doutta Galla Aged Care Grandtham Green	Cleaning up storage areas and Taking Residents for wheelchair walking	- Setting up the area - Arranging Physio Storage, PPE storage, activity storage rooms	28-32 Magnolia Street, St Albans		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
23	18	GFA Administration	Organisation Support	Uncle Bobs Club	Administration and filing	- Collate paperwork. - Fill envelopes. - Sort and file paperwork. - Sort photographs. - Complete online data entry. - Print documents.	4/41-43 Allied Drive, Tullamarine VIC 3043		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
24	19	Cafe Hop for People with Disabilities	Community Support	EnAccess Maps	EnAccess Maps is an Australian registered charity helping people with disabilities find accessible venues. VU volunteers will support participants with disabilities on a café hop in Footscray, visiting local cafés and assessing their accessibility. Volunteers will help map and review features including mobility, hearing, vision and sensory accessibility, contributing data to the free EnAccess Maps platform.	- Induction - learn about accessibility and empathy building - Grouped and provided routes for mapping - Sent out to review accessibility features at each café (entrance, seating, bathrooms, sensory environment, hearing loop, etc.) - Submit venue accessibility reviews to the EnAccess Maps platform using provided forms/app	Footscray, VIC 3011	Smartphones are required for submitting accessibility reviews via the EnAccess Maps app	- Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are recommended.
25	20	Garden Shed & Garden Clean Up	Community Gardening	Ascot Vale Heights School	Cleaning up the garden shed Organising materials/ tools in a way students can easily find what they need Label the tubs with visuals Weeding in the garden area	Clean up- sweeping, dusting Move equipment to their designated areas, in tubs etc Cut and stick visuals the shed so students can easily find what they are looking for. Pull out weeds in the garden area	1 Tasma st, Ascot Vale	WWCC	Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
26	21	Garden Working Bee!	Community Gardening	Dinjerra Primary School	Each year, we are fortnuate to benefit from the volunteer support from the VU Volunteers! Due to us being a small school with no maintnenance worker or gardener, we rely heavily on volunteers to help us keep our grounds beautiful! We would love support to maintain our school gardens.	General gardening Weeding Planting shovelling and spreading mulch	Dinjerra Primary School, 44 South Rd, Braybrook VIC 3019, Australia	WWCC	Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
27	22	Iramoo Native Plant Nursery Working Bee	Community Gardening	The GREEN Lab @ Iramoo (Victoria University)	Iramoo Native Plant Nursery grows wildflowers for the restoration of remnant native grasslands in Melbourne's west. Our work helps to create and improve habitat for threatened species such as the Button Wrinklewort and Striped Legless Lizard. At our working bee, you will be able to help our nursery keep delivering great results for our grasslands. Its lots of fun and some of our jobs are really meditative!	Plants work on their own schedule and sometimes they do not fit in with our plans. So, here is a list of potential jobs that will be available during the working bee on V4U Day: * Collecting, sorting and cleaning wildflower seed * Potting wildflower seedlings * Cleaning/removing weeds from existing stock * Weeding garden beds * Tidying up the nursery * Planting at Iramoo Wildflower Grassland Reserve (only if we have a lot of rain in the week before V4U day)	Victoria University, Building 1J, Kirner Road North South, St Albans		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
28	23	Storage Locker Tidy Up	Community Clean-up	300 Blankets - Soul Kitchen	Our storage locker in Braybrook needs to be reorganized and tidied up	Remove items from locker into hall way all small items nothing heavy, tubs of decorations and supplies plus blankets mainly, we may have a lot of small toiletry personal care items to pack into gift bags and then reorganize and repack back into locker	Fort Knox Storage - 268 Ballarat Rd Braybrook		Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty are recommended.
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30		This project list is subject to change. Changes will be updated as soon as applicable.
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