Recognising volunteers

January 2017

Volunteering Tasmania has launched the 2017 Tasmanian Volunteering Awards.

The awards aim to recognise and reward the contribution of those who exhibit excellence in volunteering.

There are a wide range of categories of Awards to vote for including tourism, arts, heritage, sport and recreation, emergency volunteering and disaster relief, community care, education, science, animal care and conservation.

Individuals can also nominate their favourite Volunteer Manager or Corporate Volunteering program; in 2017 there is also a new category which allows people to vote for their favourite volunteering group.

Tasmanians are invited to nominate through the Volunteer Tasmania website: www.volunteeringtas.org.au.

Nominations open at 10.00am on Monday 5th December, and close at 5.00pm Friday 3rd March 2017.

Awards and prizes will be presented at the beginning of National Volunteer Week, 8th May 2017; in a ceremony at Government House, hosted by Volunteering Tasmania’s Patron, Her Excellency Professor the Hon. Kate Warner, Governor of Tasmania.