3 December 2020
The volunteer coordinator for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation Kylie Elliott has taken out the 2020 NSW Excellence in Volunteer Management Award. Kylie has excelled over the past 12 months, helping to increase volunteer participation on the back of improved communication, management systems and engagement. The award was announced at a virtual ceremony for the...
3 December 2020
The 2020 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year has been awarded to joint winners for the first time in the Award’s history. The Foodbank NSW & ACT Distribution Centre volunteers and the Mid-South Coast Wires volunteers took out the award, signifying the remarkable work of both teams during an unprecedented year of volunteering. The NSW...
3 December 2020
A strong and passionate supporter of multicultural youth, gender equality and mental health awareness and support has been named the 2020 NSW Young Volunteer of the Year. Twenty-year-old Harpreet Kaur Dhillon was awarded the accolade at a virtual ceremony for the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards today in front of more than 400...
3 December 2020
The 250 team members from the regionally based Greater Bank have earned the 2020 NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year Award, for going above and beyond to help their nine charity partners over the past 12 months. The award was announced at a virtual ceremony for the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards...
3 December 2020
The 2020 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year is career management specialist Andrew Bredin from Right Management, who has been volunteering with Dress for Success for the past decade. The announcement was made during a virtual ceremony for the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards today in front of more than 400 special guests,...
9 November 2020
about regional: WIRES Mid South Coast Branch a finalist in NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Goulburn Post: Bryan Mulquiney awarded Senior Volunteer of the Year Bega District News: Tathra’s Carleen Maley named Senior Volunteer of the Year for South Coast Batemans Bay Post: WIRES Mid South Coast Branch in running for state award Coast...
5 November 2020
The efforts of our dedicated volunteer managers were celebrated today at a special virtual ceremony for the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. About 100 special guests, volunteer managers and community leaders came together for the virtual event to recognise and celebrate our professional managers of volunteer programs. Four finalists were announced at the...
5 November 2020
Volunteering excellence across the workplace was in the spotlight today as we celebrated the efforts of teams and individuals giving their time to help others as part of structured corporate volunteering programs. Finalists for the Corporate Volunteer of the Year Awards are announced each year in both a team and individual category as part of...
9 October 2020
After 24 ceremonies across all corners of the state, the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards rolled into Broken Hill today to celebrate the region’s amazing cohort of volunteers. They play their part across the emergency services, sporting fields, health and community services -wherever there is a need. We couldn’t make it into town...
8 October 2020
The southern inland area of NSW is a vast area, but communities like these are well connected, stronger and healthier thanks to the never-ending support of their volunteers. It has been a torrid year, racked by fires, drought and the pandemic and volunteers have stood tall and kept fighting. We have their stories, and they...
7 October 2020
It’s been tough across the NSW South Coast – but the region and its people are bouncing back thanks to the support of its committed volunteering community. Strong communities come together during tough times to rebuild and volunteers are always there at the core. So it’s timely to recognise this effort. The South Coast regional...
2 October 2020
Volunteers from across Newcastle and the Hunter regions stood in the spotlight today for a dollop of thanks and a heap of praise for the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The awards were held virtually this year, but their stories of community spirit and goodwill were very real. Thank you to all the...