• Nominations open for WA Volunteer of the Year
• Nominations closing soon for WA Volunteer Service Awards
• $1000 National Volunteer Week grants
• WATCH: Volunteer Cook Gabriele tells us the secret to a good pizza dough
• Exciting new volunteering opportunities
• Volunteer Expo at Coogee Live
• Workshops for the diary
• New faces for Cockburn Volunteer Resource Centre

Nominations Now Open! WA Volunteer of the Year

Pay tribute to a worthy volunteer in your community like Egon

• Excellence in Volunteer Management, presented by INVOLVE
• WA Volunteer for Multicultural Communities, presented by Office of Multicultural Interests
• Lifetime Contribution to Volunteering, presented by Silverchain
• WA Young Volunteer of the Year, presented by the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
• RAC WA Volunteer of the Year, presented by RAC
• Excellence in Corporate Volunteering, presented by NeonLogic
• Community Volunteer Organisation of the Year, supported by Lotterywest

Nominations closing soon!

WA Volunteer Service Awards

The WA Volunteer Service Awards Program acknowledges the significant efforts of Western Australia’s volunteers.

This Program promotes and celebrates the dedication of WA’s volunteers and raises awareness to the wider community of the importance of volunteers.

Categories include:

• 25-49 years of volunteer service
• 50-59 years of volunteer service
• Lifetime of volunteer service (60 years or more of volunteer service

Nominations must be submitted before Monday 27 February 2023 at 5pm
Awards will be distributed during National Volunteer Week in May 2023.

SERVICE AWARDS NOMINATION FORM HERE

Applications now open for National Volunteer Week grants

Thank your volunteers with grants of up to $1000!

Supported by Lotterywest, each year Volunteering WA offers grants of up to $1,000 to be used by organisations to celebrate their volunteers during National Volunteer Week. 

In 2022, over 176 Western Australian volunteer organisations received a grant with 213 events held across Western Australia recognising more than 12,231 volunteers.

If you have any additional queries contact grants@volunteeringwa.org.au
 

Grant applications are open until Sunday 5 March 2023.

GRANT NOMINATION FORMS HERE

Finding your own way to contribute

What is the secret to a good pizza dough? "The Passion!" cook Gabriele shouts covered in flour, arms flailing.

And passion is what Gabriele Caratti seems to have an endless supply of. He's been making the pizzas and his famous garlic bread for the Cockburn Senior's Centre for an incredible seven years!

Inspired by Gabriele? Check out the volunteering opportunities below...

The Cockburn Volunteer Resource Centre is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Volunteer Expo at this year's Coogee Live.

If you've been thinking about volunteering or perhaps, you're a not-for-profit organisation considering taking on volunteers, now's your chance to find out more information. Take a look at our jobs board, meet with our local volunteer hero's, take a selfie with Volunteer Ted and spin the wheel for a prize.

Have a yarn to some of this year's stall holders including:

• Local Volunteer Fire Brigades
• The Hub 6163
• Cockburn Chinese Community Association
• Save the Children Op Shop

Expressions of interest are still open to Cockburn community groups to be a stall holder. Reach out to Kristine volunteering@cockburn.wa.gov.au if you would like to be involved.

Coogee Live is a FREE community festival.
Coogee Live | 11 & 12 March | Coogee Beach & Reserve

About Us

Helping Cockburn volunteering thrive

If you've popped into the Volunteer Resource Centre lately you would have noticed a new plant or two and some fresh new faces.

Kristine Thomson joined the City as the VRC Coordinator. Bringing with her a multitude of skills and volunteering experience from the environmental sector, Kris has a passion for biodiversity, conservation and is now striving to keep her office plants alive.

New to her team as the VRC Officer is Tracey Armstrong. Tracey has returned to Perth after working in Fiji for the past four years. Besides sipping coconuts in a hammock Tracey has racked up many years of volunteering from chief toastie maker in sporting club canteens to cooking lessons for migrants and refugees.

"Our mission is to help volunteers and our community organisations to thrive."
Kristine and Tracey

You can catch up with Kristine and Tracey at our Volunteer Expo, Coogee Live or make an appointment to see us at the Volunteer Resource Centre situated next to the Senior's Centre.