The Volunteering Community Reference Group was established to provide direct advice to the Minister for Volunteering on issues and trends in the volunteering sector and to support the implementation of the WA Volunteering Strategy. Formally convened in by Volunteering WA in 2018, the VCRG brings together diverse expertise to promote collaboration and improve outcomes for volunteers across Western Australia.
The Reference Group includes representatives from the peak body Volunteering WA, the Department of Communities and the volunteering sector, with a mix of metro and regional-based members. Members of the Volunteering Community Reference Group are appointed for up to two years.
Members
- Minister for Volunteering the Hon. Hannah Beazley BA MLA.
- Craig Spencer, Volunteering WA and St John WA (Chair).
- Tina Williams, Volunteering WA CEO (Convenor).
- Dr Megan Paull, Murdoch University researcher.
- Karina Chicote, Department of Communities representative.
- Dominique Hansen, Volunteering WA.
- Heidi Madden, Bankwest, corporate sector representative.
- Hannah Godsave – WA Local Government Association.
- Elizabeth Acason, volunteering-involving organisation representative (metro).
- Vicki Pollard, Volunteer Resource Centres (Peel).
- Phil Scanlan, emergency services volunteer (metro).
- Esther Bliss, individual volunteer (Northam).
- Sandra Prosser, individual volunteer (Esperance).
- Dr Tina Firth, individual volunteer (metro).
- Rahul Seth CA, individual volunteer (metro).
- Michael Wainwright, individual volunteer (metro).
