❓ Hon. Ljiljanna Ravlich questions the Rottnest Island Authority's support for volunteers, citing concerns from the Rottnest Society about a perceived lack of support and growing disenchantment. The Minister's response affirms the value of volunteers and outlines ongoing efforts to address their concerns and provide support.
AnsweredQoN 806Legislative Council
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I refer to the Rottnest Island Management Plan 2009-2014, and in particular initiative 25, ‘Support Volunteers’. The Rottnest Society has made enquiries which have led them to the conclusion that, ‘the Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) pays lip service only to the notion of support for volunteers but that it is not necessarily forthcoming in their day-to-day activities. We are noticing some disenchantment in other volunteer organisations, apparently to do with the lack of support they receive from the RIA - there is a sense that some of the goodwill is ‘withering on the vine’. It is our belief that this disenchantment is growing and that it is with all levels of the RIA’, and I ask -
(1) Have these concerns been conveyed to management at the highest levels?
(2) Does management care about it?
(3) What kind of support is covered under the $30 000 per year allocated for ‘volunteer support’ in this draft?
(4) Will the Minister undertake to attempt to reverse this ‘withering’?
(1) Have these concerns been conveyed to management at the highest levels?
(2) Does management care about it?
(3) What kind of support is covered under the $30 000 per year allocated for ‘volunteer support’ in this draft?
(4) Will the Minister undertake to attempt to reverse this ‘withering’?
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Answered
19 August 2009
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Tourism
Response time
64 days
1) Comments made in the public comment period have been reviewed by the Rottnest Island Authority board members and management team.
(2) Rottnest Island volunteers are highly valued by the Rottnest Island Authority and any concerns raised are considered and addressed.
(3) The Rottnest Island Authority is negotiating with the volunteer groups as to the most effective way of providing support with the additional funding. In addition, work is almost complete to provide the various volunteer groups with better accommodation facilities, as indicated in the Rottnest Island Management Plan 2009-14.
(4) The Rottnest Island Authority will continue to work closely with and provide the support necessary to retain the goodwill of Rottnest Island volunteers.
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(2) Rottnest Island volunteers are highly valued by the Rottnest Island Authority and any concerns raised are considered and addressed.
(3) The Rottnest Island Authority is negotiating with the volunteer groups as to the most effective way of providing support with the additional funding. In addition, work is almost complete to provide the various volunteer groups with better accommodation facilities, as indicated in the Rottnest Island Management Plan 2009-14.
(4) The Rottnest Island Authority will continue to work closely with and provide the support necessary to retain the goodwill of Rottnest Island volunteers.
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