Volunteer Awards

8 December 2022

The One Meal Northern Beaches Co-op is a volunteer-run charity providing dignified and free access to healthy, fresh cooked meals to the homeless and vulnerable.

8 December 2022

The impact of Rose’s work cannot be understated, as she continues to inspire and empower those around her.

8 December 2022

Managed by a Board of up to ten volunteer Directors, The Australian Wildlife Society benefits from their tireless dedication, collective breadth of knowledge and innovative strategic direction.

6 December 2022

The impact of Joy's work resonates not only through the one-on-one support she provides grieving parents but more broadly, in supporting the organisation’s capacity to deliver support to families locally and nationally.

12 December 2021

We had such a great time meeting everyone in person at the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards State Gala Ceremony. Please download or share photos of your favourite volunteers, using the hashtag #NSWVolunteerAwards on social media.

2 December 2021

Abbie Kelly was honoured for her inexhaustible volunteering in her local community and can do attitude to making the world a better place. At just 12 years old Abbie Kelly is making her mark as a community activist through her volunteering as an environmentalist, lobbyist, fundraiser, performer and radio show host. Her ability to cultivate support for...

2 December 2021

Kay Ching-Kue Tang from Chatswood Kay has been a volunteer instructor at Willoughby City Council’s MOSAIC Multicultural Centre for 27 years. At 92 she commutes to MOSAIC to teach three classes a week, with students travelling up to two hours each way for her classes. Kay speaks English, Mandarin and Japanese and helps bring people...

2 December 2021

Sayeed is President of the Australian Afghan Hassanian Youth Association. During the extraordinarily tough times of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sayeed Karimi initiated a unique care package distribution designed to help migrants, refugees, individuals who had lost their job, and the vulnerable and elderly. It has supportedover 500 migrant refugees and asylum seekers, and more than...

2 December 2021

Employees from Aristocrat have provided the equivalent of $2.5 million over 13 years of volunteering to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Aristocrat funds CPA’s Accessible Gym, Sports and Exercise Programs, which have supported thousands of people living with disability to achieve their personal best in sport. Aristocrat also support CPA’s Aquatic and Hydrotherapy Programs; 10-week autism...

2 December 2021

The Royal Rehab Volunteer Services team have been incredibly successful, bringing on 648 new volunteers in recent years. The team focusses on organisation, effective communication and consistency to ensure the smooth placement and ongoing support of Royal Rehab volunteers. They always take the time to acknowledge and recognise their volunteers and ensure they are well...

2 December 2021

The COVID-19 palliative care team was set up in 2020 – a time when the impact of visiting restrictions in hospital and community settings, limited people at funerals, border closures and no memorial services made their work more needed than ever. The team support families with bereavement packs for families, telephone numbers for support services,...

2 December 2021

The retired cattle farmer and Wagga RSL member sources steers for local high schools and mentors agriculture students in raising the animals and preparing them show at events such as the Canberra and the Melbourne Shows. Every steer is then auctioned to raise money for local schools and charities, including Country Hope, Beyond Blue, McGrath...