The Wire

What activity occupied adult Australians for 836 million hours in 2004? Volunteering! It’s national volunteers week and acknowledgement and gratitude are being issued to the nation’s 6.3 million volunteers. Indigenous Communities have numerous programs and agencies that exist primarily because of dedicated volunteers. Often these workers at the coal face need reprieve and advice. Project Officer Shea Rotumah says Indigenous Community Volunteers utilises the genorisity of fellow Australians to meet the needs of Indigenous communities.