Queensland Volunteering Strategy

Volunteering provides a great number of benefits by building individual and community wellbeing and strengthening the social, cultural and economic fabric of Queensland communities.

The Queensland Volunteering Strategy 2024-2032 (PDF, 2.8 MB) (DOCX, 1.4 MB) acknowledges the important role that volunteers play in Queensland and celebrates the significant value that volunteering delivers.

The strategy guides Queensland Government policies, programs and services to better meet the needs of volunteers and the volunteering sector. It was shaped by engagement with the sector and sets an ambitious but actionable roadmap in response to the significant challenges and opportunities they told us about.

Our vision is for a thriving volunteering ecoysystem that strengthens the fabric of every Queensland community.

Three focus areas will guide us over the coming years as we work towards our future vision for volunteering.

Supported and sustainable

Reinforce the foundations and strengthen the conditions for volunteering to thrive. We will:

• enable more people to volunteer more often
• ensure that volunteers are respected, valued, safe and supported
• value the vital function of volunteer management
• build the skills that people and the sector need for now and the future
• strengthen the conditions for volunteering to thrive.

Vibrant and inclusive

Promote inclusive volunteering that reflects the vibrancy and diversity of Queensland’s many communities. We will:

• ensure that volunteering has a place for everyone
• strengthen the role that volunteering plays in responding to social isolation and loneliness
• build community through volunteering
• provide more opportunities for people to volunteer, at every stage of life
• remove barriers to participation so that more people can experience the lifechanging experience of volunteering.

Recognised and celebrated

The true value of volunteering deserves to be recognised and celebrated. We will:

• ensure that volunteering is recognised in everything we do,
• provide more opportunities for people to recognise and celebrate the role that volunteering plays in their lives and communities
• celebrate the diverse interpretations of what it means for people give their time
• recognise and demonstrate the value of volunteering

Queensland Volunteering Strategy Action Plan 2024-2026

Through the Queensland Volunteering Strategy 2024-2032 we will strengthen the way we work together with the many people, organisations, institutions and governments in the sector to realise a future where volunteering is thriving across Queensland.

The Queensland Volunteering Strategy Action Plan 2024-2026 outlines a range of targeted cross-government actions which support the implementation of the strategy’s vision during its first two years.