How has the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards impacted winner, Mark Rushton On the cricket field, Mark Rushton stands out for his enthusiasm for his young players. Mark’s wheelchair is the least noticeable part of his busy life. Running […]

2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards – Photo Gallery
Images from the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards, held at 99 on York on Friday, December 4 2015. To save an image, please click the image, which will pop-up, then either right click (for windows) or ctrl-click ( for […]

2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards – Photo Gallery
Images from the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards, held at 99 on York on Friday, December 4 2015. To save an image, please click the image, which will pop-up, then either right click (for windows) or ctrl-click (for apple) […]

2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards – Photo Gallery
Images from the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards, held at 99 on York on Friday, December 4 2015. To save an image please click the image, which will pop up, then either right click (for windows) or ctrl-click (for […]

2015 Adult and Volunteer of the Year – Mark Rushton, Blowfly Cricket Club
This year Mark Rushton has taken out both the Adult Volunteer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year for 2015. While Mark Rushton was recovering from an accident in 2007 which left him wheelchair-bound, he had a conversation with […]

2015 Lifetime Achievement Award – The Holocaust Survivor Volunteer Guides, Sydney Jewish Museum
The Holocaust Survivor Guides, now aged between 70-95 years, were the foundation of the Sydney Jewish Museum when it began 23 years ago and remain the centre of the Museum’s activities. Every visitor who has the opportunity to hear a […]

2015 Senior Volunteer of the Year – Eleanor Blows
Eleanor has been tirelessly volunteering for her community for 30 years. Most notably Eleanor was instrumental in getting the mobile breast cancer bus to Broken Hill to provide free screenings for all women in the remote region. Eleanor supports people […]

2015 Volunteer Team of the Year- Sailors with disABILITIES
This volunteer team has provided programs to 3,000 children and disadvantaged youth each year for 21 years. The Winds of Change program focuses on what participants can do rather than their disability. It teaches teamwork, empowerment, trust, opportunity, self-esteem, and […]

Excellence in Volunteer Management – DigiVol program – The Australian Museum, Sydney
Team from digiVol working with The Australian Museum, Sydney – Excellence in Volunteer Management Winners The innovative DigiVol program began in 2011 and has now grown to 80 volunteers who work both onsite and online to capture scientific data and […]

2015 Youth Volunteer of the Year – Joshua Osborne
Josh is the Local Area Controller and Unit Controller for the Armidale-Dumaresq NSW SES Unit. He is one of the youngest ever controllers in SES history. Josh manages volunteer members of the Unit who provide community support in the form […]