9 December 2015
Melissa’s extensive volunteering efforts and incredible passion have made a huge impact on the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. She has commissioned artwork from Cerebral Palsy Alliance clients, organised fundraising challenges, organised events and opportunities and forged a great partnership between the two organisations.
4 December 2015
Blowfly Cricket Club founder Mark Rushton, of Sydney’s Mt Colah, has been crowned the 2015 NSW Volunteer of the Year for giving autistic children the opportunity to play competitive sport. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are run by The Centre for Volunteering – the State’s peak body for volunteering – to highlight the...
3 December 2015
When 17 year-old Tegan Butts from Newcastle joins 150 finalists at the 2015 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards in Sydney on Friday, it will symbolise how far she has come in four years. Despite experiencing family violence and homelessness at age 13, Tegan continued going to school and began volunteering with St John Ambulance...
15 October 2015
Janette Savage of Orange received the State’s top volunteering award when she was named 2015 Central West Volunteer of the Year at a special ceremony at Bathurst RSL today. A volunteer with Cancer Care Western NSW, Janette was joined on the winner’s podium by Liam Bosma of Forbes, Peter Endacott of Mudgee and the Camp...
14 October 2015
Local volunteers received the State’s top volunteering award for their contribution to the community at the NSW 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award ceremony at Dubbo RSL today. Top honours went to Sharyn Heydon of Dubbo who won the title of overall Orana 2015 Volunteer of the Year for her dedication to the Dubbo Neighbourhood...
13 October 2015
Eleanor Blow’s 30 years of volunteering earned her top honours at the Far West 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards at The Barrier Social Democratic Club today, placing her in the running for the State title. Eleanor was recognised for her outstanding work with the Far West Local Health District and was joined by other...
8 October 2015
Bexley’s Henry Pan took top honours at the regional 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards at Tradies Gymea today, putting him in the running for the overall NSW Volunteer of the Year. Henry was recognised for his outstanding volunteering with the Chinese Australian Services Society and was joined by other category winners Jesse Hanna of...
7 October 2015
Barbara Behan from Green Point was crowned 2015 Central Coast Volunteer of the Year by The Centre for Volunteering today, at a special ceremony at Shelley Beach Golf Club. As a volunteer with Big Brother Big Sister, Barbara was joined by other category winners Annalise Jones of Wyoming, Alanna Gayko of Mirrabooka and the Red...
6 October 2015
Seventeen year-old Tegan Butts of Wickham was named 2015 Hunter Volunteer of the Year by the state’s peak volunteering body-The Centre for Volunteering at Newcastle Yacht Club today. As a volunteer with St Johns Ambulance and the Samaritans Foundation, Tegan was joined by other category winners – Olivia Kerr of Croudace Bay, Leonie Johnson of...
30 September 2015
Campbelltown’s Jossleen Crane won the State’s top volunteering award when she was named the region’s 2015 Volunteer of the Year at a ceremony at the Campbelltown Catholic Club today. As a volunteer with Sector Connect and other local charities, Jossleen was joined by other category winners – Lakshmi Logathassan of Holsworthy, Julianne Johnson of Campbelltown,...
29 September 2015
Nowra’s Michael Evans received the State’s top volunteering award when he was named Illawarra 2015 Volunteer of the Year at a ceremony at Wollongong Golf Club today. As a volunteer fire fighter with the Illaroo Road Rural Fire Brigade for the past 45 years, Michael was joined by other category winners – June James of...
29 September 2015
Overall Winner of the 2015 Volunteer of the Year South Coast and Southern Inland Region Heather Foggett of Queanbeyan, Capes4Kids Australia In the 12 months since Heather started Capes4Kids the charity has grown to supply 50+ hospitals and children’s organisations throughout Australia and now has 160 volunteers who live in every state and territory in...