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Online emergency volunteering register launched

The Victorian Government has launched an online emergency volunteering register for Victorian's who are willing and able to volunteer during an emergency can submit their details online to be called upon

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Online emergency volunteering register launched

A volunteer at the 2009 bushfires in Victoria.

10 Jan 2012

The Victorian Government has launched an online emergency volunteering register for Victorian's who are willing and able to volunteer during an emergency can submit their details online to be called upon.

The information provided will be supplied to local councils and emergency organisations in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

Peter Ryan, Acting Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, said "the intention of the Emergency Volunteer Register is to harness that goodwill [provided by Victorians in time of need] and provide a mechanism to better manage and direct the offers of assistance during emergency or disaster events."

The register asks potential volunteers to list specific interests and skills that would help local councils coordinate the use of volunteers by matching skills, interests and capacity to local tasks at hand.

"In addition to regular volunteers, during emergency or natural disaster events we often see a large spike in spontaneous volunteers offering support which has in the past inadvertently added pressure on local resources to manage," Mr Ryan said.

"The new register is designed to provide a system for local government to better manage volunteer resources and achieve better outcomes on the ground."

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