BRISBANE, Queensland, March 20 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers

The Honourable Ann Leahy

Public hearings to shape future of Queensland volunteering sector

* More than 500 submissions received for Supporting Our Volunteers Parliamentary Inquiry. * Public hearings tocommence Monday 24 March, volunteers and community organisations encouraged to register to attend. * Committee report to be delivered to the Government by September 2025.

More than 500 Queensland volunteers and organisations have had their say, as the Crisafulli Government's Parliamentary Inquiry into Volunteering heads to South East Queensland fo...