Community
25 May, 2026
Helping to save lives in communities as a volunteer
This Volunteer Week (May 18-24), Ambulance Victoria Loddon Mallee Regional and Clinical Operations director Matt McCrohan said volunteers make a big impact in their communities and to the lives of Victorians.
VOLUNTEERS play a crucial role supporting Ambulance Victoria’s work right across the state, including in Charlton and across the Loddon Mallee.
This Volunteer Week (May 18-24), Ambulance Victoria Loddon Mallee Regional and Clinical Operations director Matt McCrohan said volunteers make a big impact in their communities and to the lives of Victorians.
“At Ambulance Victoria, we are very proud of our hundreds of community-minded, selfless Victorians who give their time to support the vital work of our organisation right across the state,” he said.
“This National Volunteer Week (18-24 May), we’re calling on people in the Loddon Mallee region who have ever thought about volunteering, to consider the life-saving impact you could have at Ambulance Victoria and make 2026 Your Year to Volunteer.
“To all our volunteers, thank you for your generosity, dedication and passion for your local community. You are the reason we have the amazing community connection, reach and impact that we do at Ambulance Victoria.”
Ambulance Victoria Auxiliaries have a proud history dating back more than 100 years and boast more than 360 volunteers across more than 40 auxiliary branches – and are very welcoming of new members.
The auxiliaries play an integral role in providing their local branches and communities with equipment and education through fundraising initiatives, in addition to raising awareness of Ambulance Victoria and the work of its people. More recently, auxiliaries have funded new technology to enhance paramedics’ and first responders’ access to training, additional equipment for local ambulances, new public automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and more.
In Loddon Mallee, Ambulance Victoria Auxiliaries are located in Charlton, Donald, Inglewood, Kerang, Kyneton, Maryborough, and beyond.
There are also more than 150 CERT members across Victoria.
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