On December 2, 2016 volunteers from across NSW came together for the 10th Annual NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards at Norths Leagues Club, located in Cammeray.

Joining us in the celebrations included VIPS:

The Hon. John Ajaka, NSW Minister for Ageing, Multiculturalism and Disability Services and the Award Patron
Valerie Hoogstad, Chair of the Board of The Centre for Volunteering
Paula Duncan AM , Ambassador, NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards
Anne Fitzgerald, Executive Manager, Member Services & Marketing, ClubsNSW
Simon Watts, Director Disability Inclusion and Volunteering, Department of Family and Community Services
Gilly Podd, General Manager and Head of Volunteering, BUPA Aged Care Services
Robert Virgona, CEO, Etchcraft
Glenn Ward, General Manager, Norths
Martin Wren, CEO, Nova Employment

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For a list of winners from the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards State ceremony view our media release

L-R Valerie Hoogstad, Carolyn Digges and Dr David Digges

Guests arriving at the State Ceremony

L-R Gemma Rygate, The Centre for Volunteering & NSW Volunteer Team of the Year – @WIPANOZ – Mary Boland,Jennifer Lonji & Grace Dawson

L-R Hon. John Ajaka, Gemma Rygate, Paula Duncan AM

2016 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards – State Gala Ceremony

Aunty Millie Ingram

Auntie Millie Ingram

Gemma Rygate

Valerie Hoogstad

Paula Duncan AM

Lexie Duncan

Chris Bond, Macquarie Bank

Jarrod Irwin, ING Direct

L-R Chris Bond & Fran Killoway, Aspirante Foundation

Chris Bond, 2016 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year

Chris Bond, NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year 2016

L-R ClubsRivers Team – Stuart Jamieson, Nicole Heinrich, Michael Free

L-R Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions Team

L-R Andrew Hill, Grace Lee and Davinder Mann from Salesforce

Rose Cox

Laura Cook

Jake Beaumont

Lucas Di Cicco

Curtis Hayne

Holly Johnson

Chantel Johnston

Andrew Lockett

Zachary Moore

L-R Andrew Lockett & Zachary Moore

Anna Xu

Vincent Sham

Claire Mudford

L – R Holly Johnson, NSW Student Volunteer of the Year 2016 & Martin Wren, NOVA Employment

Alix Hill

Cake by Sweet Art

L-R Hon. John Ajaka MP & Valerie Hoogstad, The Centre for Volunteering

L-R Award for Outstanding Contribution Recipient – NSW Rural Fire Service Leigh Pilkington, Bronwyn Jones & Les Fowler

Award for Outstanding Contribution Recipient – NSW Rural Fire Service

L-R Lane Sinclair & Anja Nissen

L-R Lane Sinclair, Lexie Duncan & Anja Nissen

L- R Caroline Cox and Rose Cox

Maxima Ayoub

Jaime Carter

Eleanor Conway

Ben Matthews

Hannah McInerney

Rosemarie Taliano

Reagan Williams

L-R Ben Matthews and Jerry Schwartz, Schwartz Foundation

NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year 2016, Ben Matthews

L-R Association of Fee Free Migration Agents Team – Daniel Fong, Megan Sturges and Joel Gedeon

L-R Bidwill Community Garden – Angelina Castellano, Marjorie Mead and Greg Keatings

L-R Bring A Mate Peloton Volunteer Leaders – Greg Brooker, Tim Sheaves and Michael Attard

L-R Broken Hill Hospital Kiosk Auxiliary – Betty Sammut and Mary Leehane

L-R Dial-a-Mum Team – Lesley Greig, Georgie Wallace and Judy Atkinson

L-R Early Years Support Service Team, 3Bridges Community – Anne Van Vuuren and Lina Willmott

L-R Little Wings Volunteer Operations Team – Stefan Janic & Rochelle Koller

Mentor Connections – Ann Dib

L-R MLHD Local Health Advisory Committee – Annette Parr and Jason Grighton

L-R Port Kembla Hospital Palliative Care Volunteers – Julie Waugh and Helen Smith

L-R Ride for the Chopper 7 Day Charity MTB Ride – Lee-Anne Venrooy and Ken West

L-R – Thurgoona and District Lions Club Lyn Jacobsen & Lyn Taylor

L-R NSW Volunteer Team of the Year 2016, Women in Prison Advocacy Network – Grace Dawson, Mary Boland and Jennifer Lonji

L-R UTS Sydney Shopfront Community Program – Robert Bunzli and Lisa Anderson

L-R Royal Rehab Volunteer Services Management Team – Delia Gray and Ayse Dalkic

Judith Beeny, Cerebral Palsy Alliance

L-R Royal Rehab Volunteer Services Team – Ayse Dalkic and Delia Gray

L-R Excellence in Volunteer Management Winner 2016, Royal Rehab – Delia Gray and Ayse Dalkic and Gordon Elliot, H&T Realty

Charlie Moir, NSW SES Volunteer Association – Award for Outstanding Contribution Recipient

Sue Frederick from Exodus Foundation accepting on behalf of Kulendran Anaimugan

Susan (Suzie) Boyd

Stephen Cantrill

Dr David Digges

Sharon Fulcher

Gaynor Hobart

Kate Kesby

Lisa Mamo

Cameron McFarlane

Anne Robinson

Susan Thomas

Michael Truloff

Anne Fitzgerald, ClubsNSW

Lucy Bates

Harold Becker

John Brumby

Lindsay Cutler

Kathy Furney

Lorraine Griffiths

Fat Leong

Sandra Mcdonald

Geoffrey Milton

Peter Robert Mogliotti

Elisabeth Pidd

George Poon

Gaye Sheehan

Anne Slade

Doug Stinson

Lesley Sumsion

Maria Cheng Leng Nominator of Dr Leng Tan

L-R Sandra McDonald, 2016 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year & Eleanor Blows, 2015 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year

Sandra McDonald, 2016 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year

Annette Turner, State President of the CWA

Hon. John Ajaka MP

L-R Dr David Digges & Hon. John Ajaka MP

L-R Dr David Digges, Hon. John Ajaka MP & Paula Duncan AM

Dr David Digges takes the stage

Front: Dr David Digges; Back Row L-R Hon John Ajaka, Paula Duncan AM & Gemma Rygate;

L-R Dr David Digges, NSW Volunteer of the Year for 2016 & Carolyn Digges

L-R Lesley Morgan, Dr David Digges & Wendy Chin from National Dental Foundation.

L-R; Grace Lee, Davinder Mann and Andrew Hill from Salesforce, NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year

L-R Jennifer Lonji, Mary Boland & Grace Dawson from @WIPANOZ – NSW Volunteer Team of the Year and Valerie Hoogstad, Chairperson The Centre for Volunteering