Released 23/05/2018
Congratulations to Natalie Wright who has been awarded ACT Volunteer of the Year, at the 2018 Volunteering Awards run by Volunteering and Contact ACT.
Ms Wright is a prominent leader in the Canberra community and an influential role model for hundreds of Canberra school students through her volunteer work with the St Vincent de Paul Society.
She is the Mini Vinnies Coordinator a social justice group for primary school children which has grown to a group of 120 students, the largest Mini Vinnies group in Australia.
The ACT Government is proud to be a major partner of the Awards and to sponsor the 2018 Canberra’s Choice Awards category, voted for by the public, with a record breaking total of 11,000 votes received.
Congratulations to 2018 Canberra’s Choice Award winner Soroptimist International Canberra Inc, part of a global volunteer organisation inspiring action and creating opportunities to transform the lives of women and girls.
Other category award winners include:
- Volunteer Team of the Year Award: The Big Heart Project Committee;
- Senior Volunteer of the Year Award: Delia Quigley;
- Young Volunteer of the Year Award: Allanah Marshall;
- Profound Influence of the Year Award: Andrew Prowse;
- Innovation Award: Fiona Jarvis;
- Thought & Leadership Awards: Andrew Gradie; and
- Corporate Volunteer of the Year: Beyond Bank Staff.
Thank you to the thousands of volunteers who each week give their time to help others, organise local sports and cultural activities, and protect and preserve our cultural heritage.
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Rachel Stephen-Smith, MLA | Media Releases