Communities across the Central West are being urged to jump online to nominate their local volunteers for the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, one of the largest celebrations of volunteering across the country.
The awards are an annual program run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding work of volunteers in every region across NSW.
Central West volunteers can be nominated for an award across seven separate categories, with recipients recognised at one of 25 regional ceremonies throughout the year. The Central West award finalists are then invited to represent their region at the State Gala ceremony, where the NSW Volunteer of the Year is announced by the Hon. Jodie Harrison, the NSW Minister with Responsibility for Volunteering.
The Centre for Volunteering CEO, Gemma Rygate, urged people from across the Central West to nominate their neighbours, colleagues or family members for an award in 2025. “Every day, volunteers are out there in their communities helping to run vital services and events,” Ms Rygate said.
Nominations are open until Friday 23 May 2025 at https://www.volunteering.com.au/awards/about-the-awards/