Recruitment incentives are needed to boost the number of emergency services volunteers to respond to natural disasters and take the pressure off the ADF.
Recruitment incentives are needed to boost the number of emergency services volunteers to respond to natural disasters and take the pressure off the ADF.
I volunteer with Disaster Relief Australia and worked alongside the ADF in Lismore. They often didn’t have the right tools for the job and we’d share our gear with them. If this is going to become the new norm they need a new approach to disaster management that is much more fit for purpose.
On the other hand, I genuinely think we’d all be better off if everyone was given two weeks paid service-leave each year to spend on a volunteer cause they’re passionate about. Everybody should feel secure enough donate their skills. There’s nothing more fulfilling.
Yeah, I use to volunteer a few hours each week back before I picked up more roles at work. It really does feel fulfilling when you know you’re giving back to the community. Would be great if there were provisions to allow more people to volunteer (outside of disaster response which already allows you to take a leave of absence for combat agencies in certain scenarios).