@mastersthesis {bnh-5695,
	title = {Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services},
	volume = {Master of Philosophy},
	year = {2019},
	month = {06/2019},
	school = {University of Wollongong},
	address = {Wollongong},
	abstract = {<p>Volunteers are the lifeblood of emergency services in Australia, and are integral to the nation{\textquoteright}s emergency management capabilities and overall disaster resilience. The concurrence of an increase in the risks posed by a range of climate change-related natural hazards and a decline in formal volunteering rates threatens Australia{\textquoteright}s emergency preparedness.</p><p>The Valuing Volunteers Study aims to provide a better understanding of the primary motives for formal volunteering in Australian emergency services, and the broader contemporary influences on such important civic participation. The research aims to generate evidence-based outputs that inform policies and practices, with the ultimate goal of maximising the retention of emergency service volunteers.</p>},
	keywords = {Community safety, Emergency management, emergency services, SES volunteers, volunteers},
	url = {https://apo.org.au/node/244761},
	author = {Bill Calcutt}
}
