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VNSWA16 State Ceremony Photo Gallery

Volunteer Awards

December 7th, 2016

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

: 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

: 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

: 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 & 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

: Hon. John Ajaka MP

: Hon. John Ajaka MP

: Hon. John Ajaka MP

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

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

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

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

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

: L-R Dr David Digges & 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

: Dr David Digges takes the stage

: Dr David Digges takes the stage

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

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

: 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

: L-R Jennifer Lonji, Mary Boland & Grace Dawson from @WIPANOZ – NSW Volunteer Team of the Year

: Holly Johnson, 2016 NSW Student Volunteer of the Year

: Ben Matthews, 2016 NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year Awards

: L-R Ayse Dalkic and Delia Gray from Royal Rehab Excellence in Volunteer Management Winner

: L-R Peter Robert Mogliotti, Mary Mogliotti & Guner Kanli

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

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

: Dr David Digges, NSW Volunteer of the Year 2016

: Dr David Digges, NSW Volunteer of the Year 2016

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

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Chris Bond, NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Chris Bond, NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Chris Bond, NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Ben Matthews, NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Ben Matthews, NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Excellence in Volunteer Management Winner 2016, Royal Rehab – Ayse Dalkic & Delia Gray

: L-R Gemma Rygate & NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year – Salesforce – Andrew Hill, Grace Lee & Davinder Mann

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Holly Johnson, NSW Student Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Sandra McDonald, NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year 2016

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

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

: L-R Team from H&T Realty, including CEO Gordon Elloit (middle) and Martin Wren, CEO of Nova Employment (far right)

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Dr David Digges, NSW Volunteer of the Year 2016

: L-R Gemma Rygate & Dr David Digges, NSW Volunteer of the Year 2016