NSW Volunteer of the Year State Ceremony Video
16 December 2019
Watch all the excitement of the day in this short video of the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year State Ceremony held on Thursday, December 5.
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Western Sydney volunteers scoop the pool at 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards
5 December 2019
Blacktown Police Chief Inspector and father of seven Bob Fitzgerald has been named the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year for a life spent helping community and sporting groups, and the people of Western Sydney. The announcement was made today in front of more than 250 community, business and political leaders and marks the end...
2019 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year: Abla Tohamy Kadous
5 December 2019
Organisation: Islamic Women’s Welfare Association Seventy year-old Abla Tohamy Kadous continues to be an outstanding advocate and role model for Islamic women from all nationalities. She began her volunteering 35 years ago, when she established the Muslim’s Women’s Association before going on to set up the Islamic Women’s Welfare Association. Today, she is still President...
2019 NSW Adult Volunteer of the Year: Robert Fitzgerald
5 December 2019
Organisations: Blacktown City Netball Association, SydWest Multicultural Services, Eastern Creek Pioneers Netball Association, NSW Kookaburra Kids, Western Sydney Aboriginal Men’s Group, Karabi Neighbourhood Centre, Blacktown Community Area Centre, Blacktown / Seven Hills Bears Rugby Leagues Club The volunteering resume of Blacktown Police Chief Inspector Bob Fitzgerald runs over several pages. It is a life of...
2019 Excellence in Volunteer Management Award: Oscar Mussons
5 December 2019
Organisation: Asylum Seekers Centre Two years ago, Oscar moved from volunteer to volunteer manager. In that short time he has demonstrated the value that successful volunteer management can bring to Volunteer Involving Organisations. He manages more than 400 volunteers at the Asylum Seekers Centre, as well as supporting 10 program managers. He manages training and...
2019 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year: Dignity Dishes
5 December 2019
Organisation: Dignity Ltd. The 78 volunteer cooks and drivers at Dignity Dishes epitomize the value that volunteering brings to the community and to each and every volunteer themselves. Each week they turn food recovered by OzHarvest into thousands of lovingly cooked meals that are distributed to 27 homes managed by homelessness charity Dignity. The homes...
2019 NSW Young Volunteer of the Year: Sonia Sharma
5 December 2019
Organisations: MYAN – Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network, Youth off the Streets, Beachwood Aged Care Year 10 East Hills Girls Technology High School student Sonia Sharma has been volunteering throughout her high school years, putting her own needs aside to help others. As a MYAN Youth Ambassador, she gives her time to support and advocate for...
2019 NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year: Qantas Cabin Crew Team
5 December 2019
Organisation: Qantas The 20 members of the Qantas Cabin Crew Team Australia have banded together over the past three years to help rural families in six regional areas – many suffering under the harsh and devastating conditions of the current drought. They were enlisted by Frontier Services, which links volunteers with isolated farming and rural...
2019 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year – Individual: Vicki Thompson
5 December 2019
Organisation: Bloomberg Vicki Thompson is the Global Projects Manager at International finance news and data service, Bloomberg. However, she is also a passionate volunteer who supports the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney’s Community Greening Program via her workplace volunteering program. Vicki makes regular visits to a large social housing complex in Waterloo to weed, mulch, plant...
Community Trauma Toolkit
26 November 2019
With the current fire situation in NSW, natural disasters can be difficult events for families to navigate, particularly when there are children involved. The Community Trauma Toolkit, from Emerging Minds, contains resources to help and support adults and children before, during, and after a disaster or traumatic event. It will help you understand some of...
Free Social Impact Toolbox
6 November 2019
A toolbox that empowers organisations to evaluate their social impact in a way that is reliable, accessible & free! When it comes to evaluating social impact only a minority of organisations in Australia are currently equipped to meet the expectations of funders and other stakeholders. UTS Business School and Community Sector Banking have released a...