Local Heroes Going to the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards State Ceremony
November 1st, 2018
See below the full list of finalists for the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards.
| Southern Sydney |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Emily Jane Miles, Dress for Success Sydney from Narwee
Paul Signorelli, Biaggio Signorelli Asbestos Foundation from Blakehurst Louise Temperley, Dress for Success Sydney from Sutherland Tradies Volunteers, The Sutherland District Trade Union Club from Gymea Paul Signorelli, Biaggio Signorelli Asbestos Foundation from Blakehurst |
| New England/Northern Inland |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Aimee Caulfield, Youth Insearch from Westdale
Buddy Knox, Tamworth Regional Youth Centre from Tamworth Ian Austin, Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive from Tamworth The Armidale EALD Homework Centre Volunteers, from Armidale Aimee Caulfield, Youth Insearch from Westdale |
| Mid Western Sydney |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Andrew Lindsay, Taronga Conservation Society Australia from Balmain
Andrew Green, Marist180 from Padstow Heights Peter Smith, Strathfield Rotary/Salvation Army from Homebush Balmain Parra Rowing Team from Balmain Peter Smith, Strathfield Rotary/Salvation Army from Homebush |
| Outer Western Sydney/ Blue Mountains |
Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Cheryl Adams, Connect Child and Family Services from Lawson
Helen Fitzgerald, Nepean Hospital Chaplaincy from Penrith NSW SES Bush Search and Rescue Unit from Rooty Hill Cheryl Adams, Connect Child and Family Services from Lawson |
| South Coast/Southern Inland |
Young Adult Senior Overall regional winner |
Vaughn Edmonds, Gymnastics NSW from Goulburn
Kurt Bailey, Yass Unit of the NSW SES from Yass Di Skelton, Eurobodalla Transport to Treatment Service from Malua Bay Di Skelton, Eurobodalla Transport to Treatment Service from Malua Bay |
| Northern Beaches |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Sophie Rothery, Whale Beach Surf Life Saving Club from Whale Beach
Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Lou?s Place from Manly Robyn Wynen, Cerebral Palsey Alliance from Collaroy Northern Beaches Palliative Care Volunteers from Mona Vale Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Lou’s Place from Manly |
| Central Sydney |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Eliza Dang, Royal Rehab from Putney
Evelyn Lester, Hills Unit of the NSW SES from Winston Hills Jan Pike, Riding for the Disabled from Winston Hills Heaven on Earth Volunteers, Heaven on Earth from Northmead Jan Pike, Riding for the Disabled from Winston Hills |
| Sydney City/Eastern Suburbs |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Chau Au, Code Club Australia from South Coogee
Tammy Callaghan, East Sydney Bulldogs Australian Football Club from Bellevue Hill Beverley Brandon, Our Big Kitchen from Bellevue Hill Mum for Mum Volunteers, National Council of Jewish Women of Australia from Woollahra Tammy Callaghan, East Sydney Bulldogs Australian Football Club from Bellevue Hill |
| Riverina |
Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Kay Locke, Murray Art Museum Albury from Albury
Doreen O’Connor, Riding for the Disabled Cootamundra Centre from Cootamundra Albury Transport to Treatment Drivers, Cancer Council NSW from Wagga Wagga Doreen O’Connor, Riding for the Disabled Cootamundra Centre from Cootamundra |
| Mid North Coast |
Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Tracey Parker, Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation from North Boambee Valley
Julie Brady, Great Lakes Women’s Shelter from Coomba Park Great Lakes Relay for Life Committee, Cancer Council NSW from Forster Julie Brady, Great Lakes Women’s Shelter from Coomba Park |
| Far West |
Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
David Blows, Far West HACC Services from Broken Hill
Wilcannia Unit, NSW SES from Wilcannia David Blows, Far West HACC Services from Broken Hill |
| Orana |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Zac Cherry, St John Ambulance Australia – Orana Combined Division from Dubbo
Samuel Swain, Taronga Western Plains Zoo from Dubbo Gordon Hill, Cobar Unit of the NSW SES from Cobar Beyond Barbed Wire Mentoring Program Volunteers, Barnados from Wellington Gordon Hill, Cobar Unit of the NSW SES from Cobar |
| Central Coast |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Madeleine Clark, Cerebral Palsy Alliance from Noraville
Christine Lavers, Umina Surf Life Saving Club from Umina Barbara Galvin, Shirley Shuttle Cancer Outpatient Transport Service Central Coast from Tascott We Care Uniting, We Care Uniting Program from Toukley Barbara Galvin, Shirley Shuttle Cancer Outpatient Transport Service Central Coast from Tascott |
| Hunter |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Jazmyn Wood, Meals on Wheels from Garden Suburb
Jane Lander, Tighes Hill Public School from Tighes Hill Geoffrey Nattrass, Northern Settlement Services from Cooks Hill HammondCare at Home Volunteers, HammondCare from Cardiff Geoffrey Nattrass, Northern Settlement Services from Cooks Hill |
| Northern Rivers |
Adult Senior Overall regional winner |
Wendy Dalton, Aboriginal Education Consultative Group from South Grafton
Karin Brown, Marine Rescue NSW from Evans Head Wendy Dalton, Aboriginal Education Consultative Group from South Grafton |
| Central West |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Elise Dukes, Forbes Youth Action Team from Forbes
Karlene Irwin, Pay It Forward Community Shed Orange from Orange Anne Hopwood, FoodCare Orange from Orange The Neighbourhood Centre Driver Supervisor Team, The Neighbourhood Centre from Bathurst Karlene Irwin, Pay It Forward Community Shed Orange from Orange |
| North Shore |
Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Narelle McGeoch, 2MWM Radio Northern Beaches from Cremorne
Anna Struthers, KNC from Roseville Raise Foundation Sparkle Ball Committee, Raise Foundation from Mosman Anna Struthers, KNC from Roseville |
| South Western Sydney/Macarthur |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Alice (Ally) Steen, Liverpool Unit of the NSW SES from Wattle Grove
Brett McGrath, Law Society of NSW (Macarthur) from Camden Park Carola Griesser, Australian Botanic Gardens from Rosemeadow Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living Volunteers, Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living from Mount Annan Brett McGrath, Law Society of NSW (Macarthur) from Camden Park |
| Illawarra |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Rianna Le, Camp Quality from Dapto
Nicki Bowman, Dress for Success Illawarra from Wollongong Audrey Walsh, Illawarra Cancer Carers from Fairy Meadow Port Kembla Branch United Hospital Auxilliaries, Port Kembla Hospital from Warrawong Nicki Bowman, Dress for Success Illawarra from Wollongong |
| Hornsby/ North Western Sydney |
Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner |
Cassidy Strickland, Hawkesbury’s Helping Hands from South Windsor
Sean Mooney, Sydney Story Factory from Cheltenham George Tillett, TAD from Glenhaven Hawkesbury’s Helping Hands Volunteers, Hawkesbury’s Helping Hands from South Windsor George Tillett, TAD from Glenhaven |
| Corporate Individual | Jenny Chenhall
Gemma Marshall Cassie Wallace |
Volunteer Rescue Association Macquarie Group Cancer Council NSW, Norths, Northern Sydney Leagues Club |
| Corporate Team | Club Rivers
Club Taree Pfizer Cares Australia |
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| Excellence in Volunteer Management | Raymond Jones
Colin Lott Joanne McColl |
Marine Rescue NSW Shoalhaven
Cancer Council NSW Royal Rehab |