5 December 2016
Holly Johnson from?Albury (aged 14), Amnesty International, Culcairn House and Jindera Nursing Home Volunteering propelled Holly from a shy and cripplingly anxious teenager into a confident advocate for others. For the first two years of high school Holly’s anxiety was so acute she barely spoke at all – volunteering with Amnesty International has literally helped...
5 December 2016
Dr David Digges of Bellevue Hill – National Dental Foundation: Co-Founder After volunteering in East Timor David Digges realised there were also many needy people in his homeland. Encouraging his fellow dentists to become members of the National Dental Foundation, Dr Digges tells them: When you reach out to help people you not only relieve...
5 December 2016
Sandra McDonald of Long Point – Beautiful Minds Sandra is passionate about improving conditions within acute mental health units – often forgotten, under resourced places at the back corridors of hospitals. Sandra founded Beautiful Minds, a community organisation committed to improving the lives of people with mental health issues. Building Zen gardens in mental health...
5 December 2016
Women in Prison Advocacy Network Volunteer Mentors (WIPAN) WIPAN take a grassroots approach to addressing women’s social justice issues by directly engaging criminalised women pre and post-release. The group partners trained volunteer Mentors from the community with women enduring the judicial and/or correctional system, particularly during their complex transition from custody to the community. For...
5 December 2016
Royal Rehab Volunteer Services, Royal Rehab The loving nurturing of the volunteers at Royal Rehab by the Volunteer Services Department has ultimately meant a better quality of care for the clients. The team share a vision of ‘magnificence in contribution’ that impacts on all team members. While the team handle hundreds of volunteers every year,...
2 December 2016
The co-founder of the National Dental Foundation, Dr David Digges, is the 2016 Volunteer of the Year recognised for establishing a national network of dental practices offering pro bono services to the most needy in the community. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are run by The Centre for Volunteering – the State’s peak...
2 December 2016
Volunteering helps teen beat anxiety For the first two years of high school 14 year-old Holly Johnson was so crippled by anxiety she could barely bring herself to talk in public – including to her classmates at school. Volunteering with her school’s Amnesty International group helped Holly identify a cause she believes in and along...
7 November 2016
The finalists for Excellence in Volunteer Management have been narrowed to three. They are: Royal Rehab Volunteer Services UTS Shopfront, The University of Technology, Sydney Judith Beeny, Cerebral Palsy Alliance The winner will be revealed at the 2016 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards gala ceremony on December 2. Chief Executive Officer of The Centre...
7 November 2016
Three corporations have teams in the running for the state finals of the 2016 Corporate Volunteer Team of the year. They are: Salesforce Team Club Rivers CRcommuniTeam Macquarie Specialist Investment Solutions Higher Purpose Team The winners will be revealed at the 2016 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards gala ceremony on December 2. The winners...
1 November 2016
Riverina #VNSWA16 Photo Gallery To save an image please click the image, which will pop up, then right click and select the “save image as” option. For a list of winners from the Riverina Volunteer of the Year regional ceremony view the media release
1 November 2016
For a list of winners from the 2016 New England/ Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year regional ceremony view the Media Release here To save an image please click the image, which will pop up,then right click and select the ‘save image as’ option from the menu.
1 November 2016
Northern Rivers #VNSWA16 Photo Gallery To save an image please click the image, which will pop up, then either right click (for windows) or ctrl-click (for apple) and select the ‘save image as’ option. For a list of winners from the Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year regional ceremony view the Media Release here