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22 December, 2024
Volunteers asked to share voice
The State Government has launched a Parliamentary Inquiry into volunteers and is calling for Queensland volunteers and volunteering organisations to share their views and experiences, after data shows participation rates among volunteers have fallen by more than 10 per cent over the past three years.
The Committee will examine the valuable contributions of the state’s volunteering sector, identify key challenges, find opportunities to remove barriers and support pathways to volunteer in the future.
Minister for Volunteers Ann Leahy said submissions from current volunteers and volunteering organisations would be vital to the success of the Supporting Our Volunteers Inquiry.
“These are passionate people who give selflessly of their time for their communities, but over the past few years we have seen their numbers across our state fall,” Minister Leahy said.
“I know there are a range of obstacles stopping people from volunteering and our government wants to investigate these so we can address them and reverse the decline in volunteering numbers.”
