QFES Volunteerism Strategy Discussion Paper : 2017

Building healthy communities

QFES has strong working relationships across all areas of the community to enable a collaborative approach and responsibility in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. This is achieved and maintained through: • Enhanced and strengthened partnerships in place across all levels. • Strengthened community resilience through effective collaboration at all levels. • Cohesive understanding of shared responsibilities for better preparation

and response to our community’s divergent risk profiles. • Trusted partnerships that enhance volunteerism capability across Queensland. • Flexible work practices that encourage corporate volunteering.

There are a number of ways our department can work with our broader partners and communities to not only build resilience but also provide opportunities to enhance and encourage community citizenship.

Some points for discussion are:

• What ways can we assist in building and strengthening community engagement, collaboration and understanding of our shared responsibilities? • Is there a different or better way to enable inclusivity from the broader community? • What are the barriers to corporate volunteerism? What would better support this? • Would greater recognition of organisations who support volunteerism benefit this?

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olunteerism Strategy Discussion Paper : 2017

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