14 February 2019
Closing the Gap Report Announcement Today in Parliament, The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, released the Closing the Gap report. Closing the Gap began in response to a call for governments to commit to achieving equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health and life expectancy within a generation. It is the story of a...
12 February 2019
2019 State Election priorities to grow volunteering in NSW The Centre for Volunteering has released a blueprint to help grow volunteering in NSW and build strong, healthy and well connected communities across the state. As we approach the next NSW Election, the plan will help guide the NSW Government and all Members of Parliament on...
4 February 2019
The Multicultural Youth Australia (MYAN) Census Status Report 2017-18 was produced through a collaboration between the University of Melbourne, MYAN NSW and a range of government and community organisations from around Australia. The national study is the first of its kind and presents rich insights into how multicultural young people are faring socially, economically and culturally....
7 January 2019
MYAN NSW (Multicultural Youth Affairs Network) has released the ‘NSW Youth Settlement Snapshot: A report on the data 2016-17’. This is a comprehensive report on youth settlement trends in NSW across the Humanitarian, Skilled and Family Migration programmes. The report provides an overview of the settlement trends and basic demographic data, provided by the Department...
30 November 2018
Esteemed local aboriginal leader Wendy Dalton has been named the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year for her tireless support of young indigenous people and advocacy and care for aboriginal women fighting breast cancer. The announcement was made today in front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and marks the end of...
30 November 2018
2018 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year With 45 years experience working for computer software company IBM, George Tillett has so much knowledge and so many skills to offer his peers and the community. George now spends much of his time volunteering for the Unique Solutions Service at TAD Disability Services in Sydney’s west, where...
30 November 2018
Local community leader Wendy Dalton has been selected at the 2018 NSW Adult Volunteer of the Year for her ongoing support for young aboriginal people, elders and aboriginal women around the Grafton and Brewarrina communities. The announcement was made in front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and marks the end of...
30 November 2018
Colin Lott from St John Ambulance NSW is a true veteran of volunteering. He has volunteered for more than 40 years and is now the Assistant Commissioner for Metropolitan Operations at St John where he oversees 1,600 volunteers working over 30 divisions for St John Ambulance Australia (NSW). His tireless work coordinating the volunteer activities...
30 November 2018
The group of 12 volunteers from the Wellington Beyond Barbed Wire Volunteer Mentors has been selected as the 2018 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year for their support for mothers who are in or have been released from prison. The announcement was made in front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and...
30 November 2018
Twenty-one year old Aimee Caulfield from Tamworth has been named the 2018 NSW Young Volunteer of the Year for her work supporting young people throughout the New England region. The announcement was made in front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and marks the end of a state-wide six month search spanning...
30 November 2018
The Pfizer Cares volunteer team has been selected as the 2018 NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year at a special ceremony in Sydney today. The announcement was made in front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and marks the end of a state-wide six month search spanning 112,000 individual nominations across...
30 November 2018
Macquarie Foundation Ambassador, Gemma Marshall has been named the 2018 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year at a special ceremony in Sydney today. The announcement was made in front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and marks the end of a state-wide six month search spanning 112,000 individual nominations across 20 separate...