Meeting places: drivers of change in Australian Aboriginal cultural institutions

Who are the future volunteers in rural places? Understanding the demographic and background characteristics of non-retired rural volunteers, why they volunteer and their future migration intentions

“…However, the fragmented nature of the voluntary sector has made it difficult to capture the 'state of play' or to forecast future needs. This fragmentation is repeated in the scholarship on rural volunteering, where studies have focused on specific sectors or organisations including health services (Fahey et al, 2014), emergency services (McLennan et al, 2009), sports clubs (Tonts, 2005), art organisations (Jones and Birdsall-Jones, 2014), tourism (Davies, 2015;Edwards, 2012) and environmental management (Byron and Curtis, 2001;Lockstone-Binney et al, 2016).…”

Role of art centres for Aboriginal Australians living with dementia in remote communities

“…Activities facilitated by art centres provide a safe place for people to learn new skills, explore and deal with both personal and community trauma and dysfunction, and build social networks. We also know that remote community art centres provide respite and informal care and support for older people in the absence of other social services that may be found in larger settlements [38]. Less well known is the specific contribution to people with dementia and their carers and how this contribution can be incorporated in the broader role of these centres.…”