5 December 2019
Organisation: Islamic Women’s Welfare Association Seventy year-old Abla Tohamy Kadous continues to be an outstanding advocate and role model for Islamic women from all nationalities. She began her volunteering 35 years ago, when she established the Muslim’s Women’s Association before going on to set up the Islamic Women’s Welfare Association. Today, she is still President...
5 December 2019
Organisations: Blacktown City Netball Association, SydWest Multicultural Services, Eastern Creek Pioneers Netball Association, NSW Kookaburra Kids, Western Sydney Aboriginal Men’s Group, Karabi Neighbourhood Centre, Blacktown Community Area Centre, Blacktown / Seven Hills Bears Rugby Leagues Club The volunteering resume of Blacktown Police Chief Inspector Bob Fitzgerald runs over several pages. It is a life of...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Asylum Seekers Centre Two years ago, Oscar moved from volunteer to volunteer manager. In that short time he has demonstrated the value that successful volunteer management can bring to Volunteer Involving Organisations. He manages more than 400 volunteers at the Asylum Seekers Centre, as well as supporting 10 program managers. He manages training and...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Dignity Ltd. The 78 volunteer cooks and drivers at Dignity Dishes epitomize the value that volunteering brings to the community and to each and every volunteer themselves. Each week they turn food recovered by OzHarvest into thousands of lovingly cooked meals that are distributed to 27 homes managed by homelessness charity Dignity. The homes...
5 December 2019
Organisations: MYAN – Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network, Youth off the Streets, Beachwood Aged Care Year 10 East Hills Girls Technology High School student Sonia Sharma has been volunteering throughout her high school years, putting her own needs aside to help others. As a MYAN Youth Ambassador, she gives her time to support and advocate for...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Qantas The 20 members of the Qantas Cabin Crew Team Australia have banded together over the past three years to help rural families in six regional areas – many suffering under the harsh and devastating conditions of the current drought. They were enlisted by Frontier Services, which links volunteers with isolated farming and rural...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Bloomberg Vicki Thompson is the Global Projects Manager at International finance news and data service, Bloomberg. However, she is also a passionate volunteer who supports the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney’s Community Greening Program via her workplace volunteering program. Vicki makes regular visits to a large social housing complex in Waterloo to weed, mulch, plant...
31 October 2019
Volunteers working across the banking and finance sector, pharmaceutical and aviation industries, and the transport and professional services businesses have been selected as finalists for the NSW 2019 Corporate Volunteer of the Year Awards. The awards are a part of the NSW Volunteer of the Year program, one of the largest celebrations of volunteering across...
16 October 2019
The amazing community spirit of the Club Taree Community Team has earned the 48-team members the honour of being named the Mid North Coast 2019 Volunteer Team of the Year. This special recognition is part of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards which is an annual program run by The Centre for Volunteering. The...
3 October 2019
Volunteers from across the Northern Rivers region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering at a special ceremony in Lismore. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual program run by The Centre for Volunteering which has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering across the country. Regional finalists...
1 October 2019
Volunteers from across the Orana region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering at a special ceremony in Dubbo. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual program run by The Centre for Volunteering which has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering across the country. Regional finalists for...
