SUPPORTING OUR VOLUNTEERS

Nic Street MP, Minister for Community Services and Development

This is a Government committed to making a difference for all Tasmanians, and we acknowledge the critical role of volunteering to the social fabric of our communities, without which many events, services and supports across the State would otherwise not be possible.

The 2022-23 Tasmanian Budget includes $440,000 to ensure the continuation and extension of Volunteering Tasmania’s Safeguarding Volunteering Project, to increase local planning and engagement for volunteering to combat predicted volunteering shortfalls.

The Project will help increase the number of people volunteering across Tasmania through engagement with selected councils utilising local knowledge to drive place-based and community driven solutions to support and build capacity of volunteers across the state.

This comes on top of our funding for Volunteering Tasmania of more than $2.3 million over 6 years to support its peak functions, projects, and the Emergency Volunteering Community Response to Extreme Weather service (EV-CREW).

With an estimated 140,000 volunteers in Tasmania stood down during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are continuing to invest in Volunteering Tasmania to ensure it can provide the leadership and direction needed to rebuild our vital volunteer workforce.

We thank all volunteers across Tasmania who have provided their time and skills to help build stronger and more connected communities across the state.

The 2022-23 Tasmanian Budget is about strengthening Tasmania’s future, and I am confident this funding will enable us to continue building thriving, connected communities.