During emergency situations individual states or territories may coordinate a call for emergency volunteers to help with particular needs in their jurisdiction.
Examples include:
- During the 2019/20 Summer Bushfires, Queensland and the ACT called for volunteers to assist in bushfire recovery
- During the COVID-19 pandemic all states and territories in Australia have called for volunteers to assist people in their local community
There are opportunities to register your interest in volunteering to support your community in the event of an emergency. If you are called on to volunteer, you will work with organisations that are part of the formal response.
If you are a volunteer involving organisation looking for emergency volunteers, please contact your state or territory Volunteering Peak Body for assistance.
Emergency Volunteering Information from the Volunteering Peak Bodies
