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NT Volunteer of the Year Awards

Nominations are now closed - Thank you to everyone who nominated.

The Northern Territory Volunteer of the Year Awards recognise the outstanding contribution of the Northern Territory volunteers, volunteer involving organisations, corporate volunteering programs and volunteer managers at work in our community.

Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain. These prestigious Awards promote the important contribution of volunteering to the social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being of the Northern Territory, paying tribute to those who inspire and promote the spirit of volunteerism through exemplary endeavours.

The Awards, established in 2014, are an initiative of Volunteering SA&NT. Nominations are assessed by an independent Judging Panel chaired by Volunteering NT.

You can nominate volunteers, volunteer managers or volunteer involving organisations in the following categories:

  1. Chief Minister’s Volunteer of the Year Award
  2. Chief Minister’s Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
  3. Chief Minister’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Volunteer of the Year Award
  4. NT SESVA Emergency Services Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
  5. Emergency Services Volunteer of the Year Award
  6. INPEX Community Volunteer Organisation/Team of the Year Award
  7. Excellence in Volunteer Management Award
  8. Higher Education/TAFE Student Volunteer of the Year Award

Nominations are now closed.

Do you need guidance on how to nominate - it's easy! Watch the video below to see how easy it is.

Sponsors

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AWARD SPONSORS                                   

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Media

Top Honours for two NT Volunteers - media release
Dual Win for Emergency Services Volunteer - Central Australia - media release 
Celebrating Exceptional NT Volunteers - media release 
Radio ad (30 sec)

Contact Us

Darwin
Megan Saltmarsh
Email T 8989 4502

Alice Springs
Email  T 8950 0530
Gallery

Central Australia Awards: Alice Springs, 18 October 2022

Top End Awards: Darwin, 20 October 2022 


2020
Image gallery (Facebook)
Awards presentation video   

Past recipients

2022 Recipients
2021 Recipients
2020 Recipients
2019 Recipients
2018 Recipients
2017 Recipients 
Chief Minister's Medal for Volunteering Achievement

Winner: Donna Hunter, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)
Highly Commended: Dianne Tynan, Bushfires NT

Chief Minister's Medal for Volunteering Service

Winner: David Joyce, Bushfires NT
Highly Commended: Peter Poole, St John Ambulance Service NT

Chief Minister's Medal for Emergency Service

Ron Green, Northern Territory Emergency Services

Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence (Small)

Winner: Multicultural Youth NT
Highly Commended: Alice Springs Beanie FestivalSt John Ambulance NT

Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence (Large)

Highly Commended: Vinnies Alice Springs

Chief Minister's Medal for Volunteering Achievement

Winner: Vicki James, Riding for the Disabled Alice Springs Incorporated
Highly Commended: Gordon Coward, Douglas Daly Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Bushfires NT

Chief Minister's Medal for Volunteering Service

Winner: Nella Willis, Drovers Volunteer Service Alice Springs Hospital
Highly Commended: Rosemary Burkitt, Red Cross

Chief Minister's Medal for Emergency Services

Winner: Geoff Kenna, NT Fire and Rescue Service, Alice Springs Rural Volunteers

Organisational

Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence - Small Organisation

Winner: 8CCC Community Radio Incorporated

Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence - Large Organisation

Highly Commended: Conservation Volunteers Australia