2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Winners

Winners of the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award were announced at a gala ceremony on Friday, 5 December, at Sydney's Parliament House. ABC Radio host Adam Spencer MC'd the ceremony and and the NSW Minister for Volunteering, the Hon. Graham West, presented the Awards. The 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award winners are:
 

• Layne Beachley, 2008 NSW Volunteer Ambassador Award winner
• Shu Fen Wang, 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year
• Lorraine Clark, 2008 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year
• Krystle Marsh, 2008 NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year
• Karen Carmichael, 2008 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year

The 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award State Ceremony Photo Gallery is available to view on Flickr.

The Centre received almost 450 nominations this year, much larger than we anticipated, and the judges found their role fascinating and enjoyable but difficult none-the-less. All of the judges wished they could give an Award to every nominee! As a way of recognising the fabulous work of these volunteers, the names of every nominee have been published alongside those of the Regional Winners on the region pages (see below links). In the coming weeks we will be updating these pages with information on each volunteer and the work they do in their community. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated.

Find out who has been named the 2008 Volunteer of the Year, 2008 Senior Volunteer of the Year and 2008 Youth Volunteer of the Year in your region:
 

• Central Coast Region
• Central West Region
• Hunter Region
• Illawarra Region
• Mid North Coast Region
• Murray Region
• New England/Northern Inland Region
• Northern Rivers Region
• Orana/Far West Region
• Riverina Region
• South Coast/Capital Region
• Sydney East Region
• Sydney Greater West and Blue Mountains Region
• Sydney Inner West Region
• Sydney North Region
• Sydney South/Macarthur