❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information about the Volunteering Community Reference Group, including meeting frequency, discussion topics, recommendations, and strategies to increase volunteer numbers. The Minister provides details on meeting dates, discussions, and ongoing work, but notes no formal recommendations have been made yet.
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I refer to the Volunteering Community Reference Group announced in the media statement on 21 February, and I ask: (a) how many times has the reference group met, and on what dates; (b) has the reference group discussed volunteer attrition rates; (c) will the Minister please table any agendas prepared for Volunteering Community Reference Group Meetings; (d) what recommendations has the reference group made to the Minister and have any of these recommendations been implemented; (e) what solutions has the reference group offered to increase volunteer numbers across the State; and (f) does the reference group have a final reporting date?
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Answered
20 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Volunteering
Response time
12 days
(a) The Volunteering Community Reference Group has formally met on four occasions: 6 December 2017; 12 February 2018; 7 May 2018; and 10 September 2018.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes, with personal information redacted. See tabled paper no.
(d) No recommendations have yet been made.
(e) The Group has considered a range of strategies to increase volunteer numbers, including:
Oversight of the development of the Department of Communities publication, Volunteer Checks: Information for WA Volunteer Involving Organisations; supporting the appropriate assessment and management of people with police records applying for volunteer positions, and will be reviewing Volunteering WA’s research paper, Prospective Volunteers with Police Records; contributed to a draft policy regarding Public Sector Employee Volunteering produced by Volunteering WA; and investigating insurance requirements for volunteers and Volunteering Involving Organisations to remove potential barriers.
(f) No, the work of the Volunteering Community Reference Group is ongoing.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes, with personal information redacted. See tabled paper no.
(d) No recommendations have yet been made.
(e) The Group has considered a range of strategies to increase volunteer numbers, including:
Oversight of the development of the Department of Communities publication, Volunteer Checks: Information for WA Volunteer Involving Organisations; supporting the appropriate assessment and management of people with police records applying for volunteer positions, and will be reviewing Volunteering WA’s research paper, Prospective Volunteers with Police Records; contributed to a draft policy regarding Public Sector Employee Volunteering produced by Volunteering WA; and investigating insurance requirements for volunteers and Volunteering Involving Organisations to remove potential barriers.
(f) No, the work of the Volunteering Community Reference Group is ongoing.
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