If you’re reading this somewhere in regional NSW, there is a very good chance you’ve helped others, or have been helped yourself, by a community minded volunteer – someone who is working without pay to build a healthy and well […]
Nominations open for Australia’s largest celebration of volunteering
People from across NSW are being urged to nominate their neighbours, colleagues and family members for the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The Awards are presented at 21 regional events held across every corner of the state, culminating […]
NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards on the Radiowaves
2GB’s Ben Fordham interviews NSW Volunteer of the Year Winners for 2016 State Ceremony Ben Fordham was live at Norths, the venue for the NSW Volunteer of the Year State Ceremony to interview some of our VIP guests & winners […]
2016 NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year – Ben Matthews
Ben Matthews of Newport, Newport Surf Life Saving Club Ben Matthews is only 23 but he has been an active member of his local Surf Life Saving Club for 19 years: As a Patrol Captain Ben is responsible for managing […]
NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year – Salesforce
Salesforce Team Salesforce?allocate?7 days a year to enable all staff to volunteer online julietta casino for a not-for-profit of their choice. To encourage participation Salesforce has a portal where employees can search for volunteering activates, log their time, recruit others […]
NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year – Chris Bond
Chris Bond from Macquarie Band nominated by the Raise Foundation Chris has recruited more than 100 of his Macquarie Bank colleagues to volunteer with Raise Foundation, meaning the organisation is more able to provide life-changing one-on-one mentoring to at-risk students […]
2016 NSW Student Volunteer of the Year – Holly Johnson
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 […]
Overall Winner 2016 NSW Volunteer of the Year – Dr David Digges
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, […]
NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year – Sandra McDonald
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 […]
2016 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year – Women in Prison Advocacy Network Volunteer Mentors
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 […]