Communities from across the Riverina region are being urged to get behind their local volunteer finalists for the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards to be held in Sydney on Tuesday December 10.
They include the Riverina Volunteer Team of the Year the Barellan Working Clydesdales Committee.
The Riverina finalists will join more than 200 of their peers in Sydney next month at a gala celebration to help mark the announcement of the NSW Volunteer of Year for 2024.
The NSW Volunteer of the Year finalists were chosen from 25 regions across the state and announced at local and regional celebrations over the past few months.
Other finalists for 2024 are:
- Riverina Young Volunteer of the Year: Velika Hayes, Miss Wagga Wagga Quest
- Riverina Adult Volunteer of the Year: Lourene Liebenberg, Deniliquin Local Health Advisory Committee
- Riverina Senior Volunteer of the Year: Noel Porter, Carevan Wagga.
The Centre for Volunteering CEO Gemma Rygate said the awards had uncovered countless stories of people giving their time to help build better and stronger communities.
“More than four million people volunteer each year across NSW, contributing a staggering $178 billion in social and economic benefits,” Ms Rygate said.
“Volunteers across the Riverina region are an important part of this incredible effort. We wish the Riverina Volunteer of the Year finalists the very best for the state awards.
“Most importantly we thank all the volunteers across the region for their selfless and remarkable contribution.”
The NSW Department of Communities and Justice and ClubsNSW are the Principal Partners for the awards.
This article appeared in the Narrandera Argus, 5 December 2024.
