18/05/2026
It’s National Volunteer Week 2026 – a time to thank our many volunteers and to encourage other Club members to discover how volunteering helps the Club continue to do what it does.
Our most obvious volunteers are our wonderful instructors who take weekly classes in Behaviour Training, Trick Dog, Agility, Obedience Trialling, Flyball, Rally, Scent Work, Tracking and Dances With Dogs. Then there are our Dogs-As-Therapy teams who visits aged care residences and our Display Team who put on a show each October at Floriade. Our Main Committee and sub-committee members give their time to keep everything running behind the scenes – organising classes, hosting dog sports trials, co-ordinating grounds maintenance, managing our finances, posting on social media, maintaining training equipment, minimising waste, keeping us safe and secure, managing the shop and so much more. Volunteering is at the heart of the Club – and there are many ways to get involved. We especially need more members to help at our many dog sports trials – keeping track of entrants, providing refreshments, keeping scores, setting up equipment (and putting it away again) and much more. Whether you are just starting out in a sport or thinking about it, helping out at trials will help you see where your training will lead. And if you’ve been training for a while, please consider volunteering so that we can continue to offer the activities you value. It is absolutely true – many hands do make light work. Want to know more about volunteering at the Club? Email [email protected].
