Short shift for volunteer numbers
Every year about 6 million Australian volunteers chip in more than 500 million hours of unpaid labour but raising the retirement age will reduce people’s ability […]
Community groups battle volunteer decline
Volunteer numbers in grassroots organisations are in dire need of future leaders, according to a new study. Data collected as part of a Flinders doctoral thesis […]
Volunteering worth $290 billion a year
The monetary value of volunteering in Australia is worth much more than originally calculated, new figures from Flinders University researcher Lisel O’Dwyer show.
Why don’t Aussies volunteer?
The reasons why Aussies volunteer, and the benefits they bring to society, are well known.
Flinders recruits volunteer history expert
Melanie Oppenheimer is the new Professor of History in the School of International Studies at Flinders University.