There are 7 categories for the Awards. These include:
How to Nominate
The nomination form allows for two types of recognition for the volunteers of NSW.
Nomination for Recognition
This is the simplest way to acknowledge volunteers. These nominations will not be judged; however, the nominee will be invited to their local regional ceremony (if their personal email address is provided, not the organisation’s or nominator’s email address). The nominee will be presented with a certificate to acknowledge their contribution to the community. This nomination requires you to complete four parts of the nomination form only.
Nomination for Judging
These nominees will be judged for the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards in their appropriate category. This nomination requires nominators to complete six parts (parts 1 to 6), all of which must be completed to be accepted by the judging committee. To be included in Judging, the nominee’s personal email address MUST be provided (ie. not the organisation’s or nominator’s email address). If this is not provided, the nomination will be moved into the Recognition section of the Awards.
Nomination Guidelines
Individuals or teams can be nominated in the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards.
All volunteers in the Recognition stream will be acknowledged with a certificate at one of 25 regional ceremonies where we celebrate their contribution to their local community. Four parts of the nomination form must be completed to be eligible for this stream.
You can also nominate volunteers or volunteer teams for inclusion in the final judging for a Regional and State Volunteer of the Year Award. This nomination requires you to complete six parts of the nomination form (three extra questions). All parts must be completed to be accepted by the Judging Committee.
Volunteers and Volunteer Leaders and managers are not permitted to nominate themselves.
All nominators must have permission to disclose the personal information of the person or team you are nominating.
Please read the Nomination Guidelines before completing your award entry.
Nominations are open from Monday 10 February 2025.
Nominations close 5pm Friday 23 May 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bulk Nominations
For those organisations wanting to recognise 20 or more volunteers, we also have a bulk nomination spreadsheet. We have tailored this for you to make it even easier to celebrate each and every one of your volunteers.
For bulk nominations, contact award@volunteering.com.au and the Awards team will send you out the details.
