NT Volunteer of the Year Awards 2022
Northern Territory Volunteer of the Year Awards
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.
2022 Winners
NT Volunteer of the Year Award
Winners: Peter Mostran, Rotary Alice Springs Henley on Todd Incorporated (Central Australia)
Cindy Holden, Berry Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Bushfires NT (Top End)
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Chief Minister’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Kevron Foster, Foodbank Alice Springs
Chief Minister’s Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Tyler Bevan, Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Bushfires NT
Chief Minister’s Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner – Peter Mostran, Rotary Alice Springs Henley on Todd Incorporated
Highly Commended – Russell North, Heart Foundation Alice Springs, Cycling Club, Alice Springs Running and Walking
NT SESVA Emergency Services Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Catherine Driver, NTES
Emergency Services Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Catherine Driver, NTES
Excellence in Volunteer Management Award
Winner: Simon Casey, Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Bushfires NT
INPEX Community Volunteer Organisation/Team of the Year Award
Winner: Purple House
TOP END
Chief Minister’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Daniel (Roque) Lee, Cox Peninsula Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Bushfires NT
Chief Minister’s Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Alina Biju - CDU Women’s Collective for Innovation and change
Chief Minister’s Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Yuba Panta, Nepalese Association of Northern Territory
Highly Commended: Christine Turner, St John NT and Edwin Lourdes Joseph MCNT, ADCNT, DASSAN, RfPA, FECCA, NEDA, MHFA, Saffron Day, IPAA, ACS, and others
NTSESVA Emergency Services Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Alwin Corporaal, NTES
Highly Commended: Fletcher Austin, NTES
INPEX Community Volunteer Organisation/Team of the Year Award
Winners:
Darwin Community Legal Service
Kindness Shake
Highly Commended: Red Cross - Connected Women Program
Excellence in Volunteer Management Award
Winner: Graeme Edward Steer, NTES
Highly Commended: Kindness Shake Volunteer Management
Emergency Services Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner: Cindy Holden, Berry Springs Volunteer Bushfire
Gallery - Awards Presentations
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)
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Past recipients
2021 Recipients
2020 Recipients
2019 Recipients
2018 Recipients
2017 Recipients
Winner: Donna Hunter, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)
Highly Commended: Dianne Tynan, Bushfires NT
Winner: David Joyce, Bushfires NT
Highly Commended: Peter Poole, St John Ambulance Service NT
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
Highly Commended: Vinnies Alice Springs
Winner: Vicki James, Riding for the Disabled Alice Springs Incorporated
Highly Commended: Gordon Coward, Douglas Daly Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Bushfires NT
Winner: Nella Willis, Drovers Volunteer Service Alice Springs Hospital
Highly Commended: Rosemary Burkitt, Red Cross
Winner: Geoff Kenna, NT Fire and Rescue Service, Alice Springs Rural Volunteers
Organisational
Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence - Small OrganisationWinner: 8CCC Community Radio Incorporated
Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence - Large OrganisationHighly Commended: Conservation Volunteers Australia