NATIONAL AWARDS RECOGNISE LOCAL HEROES
Monday, 5 December 2011
To celebrate International Day of the Volunteer local Member of Federal Parliament Gary Gray has awarded five outstanding local volunteers with the National Volunteer Award.
“These Awards say thank you to individuals who make an important contribution to our community through volunteering,” Mr Gray said.
“All volunteers are an essential part of our community helping to ensure the success of our local community groups and organisations. Volunteering builds a stronger local community.
“Our community relies heavily on the contribution of volunteers – the unsung heroes who give up their free time to deliver services, in the areas of community welfare, emergency services and sport.
“2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. The theme for the world- wide celebrations is ‘Inspire the Volunteer in You’ – recognising that everyone can be a volunteer and make a valuable contribution to their community.
“To mark this special year we are recognising those individuals who work tirelessly as volunteers, whose commitment to helping others goes above and beyond.
“I am delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s National Volunteer Award are:
· Dianna Broadhead – Innovation in Volunteering Award
Volunteering at Peter Carnley Anglican School – uniform shop, community garden etc
· Margaret Flower – Long-term Commitment to Community Service Award
Volunteering at Scaled Community Centre – administration
· Anne Young – Long Term Commitment to Community Service Award
Volunteering at Peel Riding for the Disabled in Baldivis - worked for 25 years at the group, training new coaches, side-walks with children and horse-handles
· Connor Warn (16) – Junior Volunteer Award
Volunteering through Kolbe Catholic College – both school based and extra curricular, sports carnivals, raising funds for project compassion, coordinating stalls and events for the school, soup patrol and lifelink.
· Peter Skilton – MP’s Volunteer of the Year
Volunteering through the Baldivis Bush Fire Brigade – is secretary of the brigade and a communications/electronics specialist responsible for the joint operation of all aspects of radio communications.
The National Volunteer Awards will be presented to recipients by Gary Gray at his electorate office on Monday 12 December at 3PM.
The Gillard Government is working to acknowledge the important role volunteers play in the community.
Last week the Government launched the National Volunteering Strategy. The strategy sets out how volunteering will be encouraged, supported and recognised across the nation over the next 10 years.
The Strategy can we downloaded at www.notforprofit.gov.au/news/launch-national-volunteering-strategy