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olunteerism Strategy
Discussion Paper : 2017
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Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Enhancing community capability through local volunteerism
Education through conversation
• Effective, community-led and culturally relevant education about risks
allows for a cohesive, integrated and engaged community population
that fosters ownership and a sense of shared responsibility.
Risk-based decision-making
• Integration of local people and local organisations in all planning,
preparation, response and recovery phases of emergency management.
Sustained local leadership
• Enabling a more adaptive, flexible and inclusive model for volunteering
by redefining volunteer roles to support new ways of engaging and
supporting local leaders.
Empowering community and volunteerism
• Targeted strategies to empower and engage at the community level
by actively involving volunteers in open dialogue and decision-making.
Time to connect
• Reconnecting with our communities through community-based
and community-focused partnerships.
Benefit realisation: our roadmap to resilience
Next steps: stakeholder engagement
• Discussion Paper – open discussion to internal and external stakeholders
• Hold deliberate consultation and workshops across the state
• Have an online presence to enable information capture
• Develop strategy draft and circulate for feedback
• Identify key initiatives and prioritise for development