%T Connections, compliance and communities: The changing nature of volunteering in regional Australia %A Suzi Young %I Net Balance Foundation %D 2012 %K Rural and remote communities, %K Rural conditions, %K Volunteering, %K Community development %U https://apo.org.au/node/30435 %X Exploring the state of volunteering and how it impacts the prosperity and resilience of communities, this study consulted more than 400 stakeholders throughout the Wimmera region in Western Victoria. To understand the changing dynamics of volunteerism in the Wimmera, Wimmera Volunteers and Net Balance Foundation conducted this study to explore the role and social value of volunteering. %9 Report