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Recognising Victoria’s Valued Volunteers

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards

By Portal Admin - 20th May 2018 - Back to News

Do you know an outstanding volunteer from or working in Gippsland?

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards, which celebrate the enormous contribution of Victoria’s volunteer community.

The Andrews Labor Government today opened nominations for the awards, which will recognise up to 60 volunteers for their service to the community.

One award recipient will be selected as Victoria’s Volunteer of the Year, winning a $10,000 donation to a charity of their choice and receiving the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award.

A further four award categories recognise:

Impact – volunteers who have delivered a significant improvement or achievement for their organisation, sector or community through their service
Leadership – volunteers with or without formal leadership positions that have succeeded in bringing groups of people together to solve a problem or provide a service to the community
Service – celebrating volunteers who have dedicated their efforts over a significant period of time
Teamwork – for groups of volunteers that through collaboration and teamwork have delivered exceptional results for their project, organisation or community

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Government House later in the year.

Last year, the Labor Government invested $145,000 into Victoria’s volunteering sector to further strengthen organisational capacity and community building by promoting recruitment of more Victorians from diverse backgrounds into volunteering roles.

Victoria’s volunteer sector is worth more than $2.3 billion to the state economy, a figure that is expected to increase to $4.2 billion by 2021.

Nominations close on Monday, 28 May, 2018 at 5pm, at the conclusion of National Volunteer Week, which runs from 20-27 May, 2018.

To nominate an exceptional and valued volunteer in Gippsland for an award, visit volunteer.vic.gov.au/awards.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos

"I encourage every Victorian to think of the services they access in their community that simply wouldn’t be possible without dedicated volunteers, and nominate those people for an award."

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing:

"Volunteers are at the heart of every community in Gippsland – they work tirelessly to help others, without any expectation of reward or recognition, and they make an extraordinary difference to the lives of others."

"This is a great opportunity to celebrate everything they do, and I would strongly encourage people to nominate a hard-working local volunteer for the celebration they deserve."

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: support@gippsland.com

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