Modern Australian

Why rural Australia is facing a volunteer crisis

  • Written by Amanda Davies, Associate professor, Curtin University
Why rural Australia is facing a volunteer crisisIn some rural Australian towns, there's nobody left to help the elderly or coach cricket teams.From Shutterstock

The small town of Coorow is located in the wheat-belt region of Western Australia, about a three hours drive north of Perth. With a population of 400 people, the town funds many of its essential services and community facilities with...