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...
13 June 2018
For Emma Belenus you can’t put a price on the feeling she gets from volunteering. Emma established the Artscape Garden about three years ago in a community housing development in suburban Newcastle as a way to encourage greater engagement, participation and social interaction between the local residents. With the help of the residents, there are...
7 June 2018
Back in 2011, a small group of recently retired blokes decided to put the skills they’d learnt over a life time to good use – they formed the Dural Men’s Shed. Seven years on the Dural Men’s Shed has more than 100 members and they devote their time to mentoring and developing skills for young...
6 June 2018
The Centre for Volunteering pairs thousands of volunteers with charities and not-for-profits. Here is the story of the impact of a single volunteer, Julianne, on one organisation, as told by Brendan Lonergan, Chief Executive Officer of Beehive Industries Co-Operative Ltd. “We, the not-for-profit social enterprise Beehive Industries Co-operative, decided to hold a special event to...
9 April 2018
Why did you decide to volunteer? In the past, I have studied and have a keen interest in art. Volunteering at the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) has reignited that passion. Why did you choose this particular role? I saw it as an opportunity to make the gallery experience as welcoming as possible. Many of...
9 April 2018
Why did you decide to volunteer? The main reason I decided to volunteer is I miss my Mum and Dad. Since they died a few years ago, leaving a big hole in my heart, I have no older person to visit as now I am the senior person in the family. I am not lonely...
9 April 2018
Why did you decide to volunteer? They say that payment is all part of the joy. Well, I have been paid in some wonderful ways over the years that I have been a volunteer. And there is nothing greater than a warm smile or the wag of a tail from a dog to make you...
9 April 2018
Why did you decide to volunteer? My parents migrated to Australia during the 1970s. They instilled the idea of giving back when you can, a belief that also resonates strongly with my religious faith. I became a volunteer when I turned 18. I have worked as a volunteer at the Starlight Foundation since 1997. Why...