Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Stephens, I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

five million Australians volunteer in their communities every year,

(ii)

effectively realising the full potential of volunteers requires skilled, knowledgeable and professional volunteer managers who are responsible for their recruitment, training, administration and support,

(iii)

volunteer managers provide leadership, direction, inspiration and motivation that allows people to effectively serve their communities,

(iv)

well managed volunteer programs demonstrate that organisations value the involvement of the community and strive to make the most efficient use of resources, and

(v)

5 November marks World Volunteer Managers Day, recognising and promoting greater awareness of the role of volunteer managers in mobilising and supporting the world’s volunteers; and

(b)

thanks Australia’s volunteer managers for their commitment to our community organisations.

Question agreed to.