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Investing in Volunteer leadership

Investing in Volunteer leadership

19 November 2018

In 2010 the Productivity Commission (PC) reported that on best estimates more than 5 million Australians volunteered in 2007, 88% of them with not for profit organisations, contributing over 135 million hours with an estimated value of $14.6 billion in a single year. Around two thirds of those who volunteer do so with NFPs that...

Local Heroes Going to the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards State Ceremony

Local Heroes Going to the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards State Ceremony

1 November 2018

See below the full list of finalists for the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Southern Sydney Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner Emily Jane Miles, Dress for Success Sydney from Narwee Paul Signorelli, Biaggio Signorelli Asbestos Foundation from Blakehurst Louise Temperley, Dress for Success Sydney from Sutherland Tradies Volunteers, The Sutherland...

Cheering on our volunteers from Hornsby and the Hills

Cheering on our volunteers from Hornsby and the Hills

28 September 2018

Volunteers from across Hornsby and the Hills District were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Castle Hill. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW...

Feel the buzz at the NSW 2018 Volunteer of the Year Awards in Wollongong

Feel the buzz at the NSW 2018 Volunteer of the Year Awards in Wollongong

27 September 2018

Volunteers from across the Illawarra region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Wollongong. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW 2018 Volunteer of...

Three Cheers for South West Sydney volunteers!

Three Cheers for South West Sydney volunteers!

26 September 2018

Volunteers from across the Macarthur region and Sydney’s South West were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Mount Pritchard. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country....

Local Volunteers Shine at the North Shore Award Ceremony

Local Volunteers Shine at the North Shore Award Ceremony

25 September 2018

Volunteers from across Sydney’s North Shore region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Northbridge. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW 2018 Volunteer...

Cheering on our NSW Far North Coast Volunteers

Cheering on our NSW Far North Coast Volunteers

17 September 2018

Volunteers from across the Northern Rivers region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Lismore. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW Volunteer of...

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