MEDIA STATEMENT: A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government calls for community engagement for volunteers Inquiry

A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government calls for community engagement for volunteers Inquiry

• Crisafulli Government launches a landmark Parliamentary Inquiry to support Queensland volunteers.
• Consultation officially opens today, volunteers and community organisations are encouraged to contribute.
• Committee report to be delivered to the government by September 2025.  

The Crisafulli Government has today launched the Supporting Our Volunteers Parliamentary Inquiry and is calling for Queensland volunteers and volunteering organisations to share their views and experiences.

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.

The Inquiry delivers on a key commitment from the Government’s 100 Day Plan and will deliver a lifeline to the sector.

Participation rates among volunteers have fallen by more than 10 per cent over the previous three years.

Minister for Volunteers Ann Leahy said submissions from current volunteers and volunteering organisations would be vital to the success of the 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 that from engaging with the sector, 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.

“I want people to know that our government is listening and the voices of volunteers on the frontline are crucial to finding a better way forward.

“I encourage those groups and individuals with an interest to get involved.”

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Terms of reference for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Supporting our Volunteers available at: https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_12_11_DAILY.pdf (page 341).

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