SPORTSBET | SYDNEY
Let’s Make a Difference Together.
At Sportsbet, we’re all about backing the communities we’re part of. Through team volunteering we can Do More Together to give back all year round.
The OnHand team is available to help organise your next team volunteering activity – so simply select the experience that you’re interested in from the list below and click on the button to send an email,
stating your team size and preferred dates.
As a reminder, all Sportsbettors have two paid volunteer days each calendar year and we want to see as many of our
team members out supporting the community as possible. The OnHand team will take care of all the
arrangements, including payment of any fees associated with volunteering.
Watch your Sportsbet teammates in action and get inspired to make a difference.
Sydney Street Level Mission
Where: Street level Surry Hills: Derby Lane (Off Albion Street) Surrey Hills
Number of Participants: 3-10 people
About the charity:
Sydney Streetlevel Mission is a place where everyone is invited to come and connect with others in the community. They have two centres operating out of Surry Hills and Waterloo which offer a variety of opportunities for people to engage and share in life together or to just come and relax. Services provided include a cafe, hair dresser, recreation activities and op shop.
Volunteering experience:
Volunteers play a vital role at the centre assisting with kitchen duties, helping to cook lunch, supporting op-shops, engaging with the community through activities like card games, board games, or art sessions, and helping with maintenance or sorting tasks as needed. Christmas specific roles would include sorting toys and Christmas hamper donations, helping with setting up the Christmas toy room, helping with Christmas festivities etc.
SecondBite & Addy Road
Where: Addison Road Community Organisation, Marrickville
Time: Thursday mornings, 9am - 12.30pm (fortnightly sessions)
Number of Participants: 10-15 people
About the charity:
SecondBite and Addi Road are tackling food insecurity in Sydney, where 1 in 3 households go without. SecondBite rescues enough food for 50 million meals a year, while Addi Road supports 8,000+ people weekly with over 8 tonnes of rescued food. Together, they’re fighting hunger and food waste.
Volunteering experience:
Unpacking, sorting, and assembling food hampers for distribution to food-insecure individuals across Sydney. Includes a guided tour of Addi Road's historic and bustling community space.
Clean up Australia
Where: Sydney
Number of Participants: No limit
About the charity:
Clean Up Australia inspires and mobilises communitiesto improve and conserve our environment, eliminate litter and end waste. More than 22 million Aussies have participated in Clean Up Australia activities and events over the past three decades.
Volunteering experience:
Create a DIY Business Clean Up Event: organise your own suitable location, day and time; register your event on line (can register for multiple sites) via the Clean Up Australia website and receive a kit for up to 10 staff including gloves and materials to help guide event
Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney
Where: 149 Barker St Randwick
Times: Vary
When: TBC
Number of Participants: 10 people
About the charity:
Ronald McDonald House Randwick offers free accommodation and support for up to 32 families each night, keeping regional and rural families close while their seriously ill or injured children receive treatment at Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Volunteering experience:
Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House Randwick support families by preparing and serving meals, organising donations, cleaning common areas, setting up rooms, and providing friendly, hands-on assistance to create a warm, welcoming home away from home.
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Greyhounds As Pets
Where: 382 The Driftway, Londonderry
Time: 9.30pm/10am - 3pm
Number of Participants: 5-12 people
About the charity:
Greyhounds As Pets NSW is an initiative of Greyhound Racing NSW to assist greyhound racing owners and trainers to transition their greyhounds into pet life. The program has been in operation since 2008 and has facilities in Western Sydney and NSW Central Coast; and regional programs.
Volunteering experience:
Greyhound enrichment & facility maintenance including walking, grooming and cuddling greyhounds; light cleaning and gardening tasks; making toys for the dogs etc
Greyhounds As Pets NSW is an initiative of Greyhound Racing NSW to assist greyhound racing owners and trainers to transition their greyhounds into pet life. The program has been in operation since 2008 and has facilities in Western Sydney and NSW Central Coast; and regional programs.
Oz Harvest ‘Cooking For a Cause’ & ‘Waterloo Market’
Where: Warehouse G3/G4, 46-62 Maddox StAlexandria
When: Monday - Friday 9am - 12pm/1pm - 4pm
Number of Participants: 8-80 people
About the charity:
OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, drives its mission to “Nourish our Country” by saving 250 tonnes of food weekly from 2,600 donors and delivering it to 1,500 charities, while fighting food waste, feeding those in need, educating the nation, and pushing to halve Australia’s food waste by 2030.
Volunteering experience:
‘Cooking for a Cause’ – a unique team building activity where OzHarvest chefs teach participants zero-waste cooking skills, while you transform rescued ingredients into gourmet meals to support vulnerable communities; ‘Waterloo Market’ – volunteers help to replenish shelves, chat with patrons, and provide customer service to the market’s 200+ daily customers. It's a great way to experience firsthand the community that has been built around this innovative space.
Sydney Children Hospital Foundation
Where: Randwick Sydney Children Hospital
When: 9:30-3pm weekdays
Number of Participants: Up to 8 people
About the charity:
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation is a charity dedicated to ensuring that all children have access to the best possible healthcare, regardless of their circumstances.
Volunteering experience:
Volunteers will help facilitate art stations in the hospital foyers and distribute activity packs to patients in wards.
DV Collective domestic violence support
Where: Penhurst & Taren Point
Number of Participants: 8-10 people
About the charity:
The DV Collective unites Australia’s domestic violence support services, providing urgent crisis aid, safe housing, and recovery resources, while partnering with frontline groups and communities to ensure every woman and child gets help when they need it most.
Volunteering experience:
DV Collective has a range of team volunteering opportunities with domestic violence support agencies, including ‘Pick and Pack’ – helping assemble kits containing the essentials, for mums and kids fleeing domestic violence in a hurry; ‘Assemble the goods’ – sorting, organising and preparing new and pre-loved household goods to furnish a home for women fleeing crisis accommodation … and more.
Lifeblood
Where: Lifeblood Donation Centres – Sydney CBD and suburbs
Time: flexible
Number of participants: No limit
About the charity:
Lifeblood collects, processes, and delivers lifesaving blood, plasma, platelets and stem cell donations, ensuring hospitals around the country have the critical supplies they need to save lives every day.
Volunteering experience:
Book in for your team to donate blood or plasma together – when doing so a reminder to ask to be registered under the Sportsbet ‘team’ so that we can capture the impact of your donations.
Is there something you're interested in arranging that isn’t listed here? Just email groupvolunteering@beonhand.co.uk with the details and the OnHand team will investigate this for you.
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Lead: Nerida Crake
Contact: nerida.crake@sportsbet.com.au