Awards
& Events
Events
International
Volunteer Manager's Day
Established in 1999, International Volunteer
Manager's Day is celebrated each year on November
1. It is a day set aside to recognise the important
work of volunteer program managers and the international
committee overseeing IVMA Day is chaired by OzVPM
Director Andy Fryar.
2007
events planned for Australia
Brisbane
- Click
here for details
National
Volunteer Week (Australia)
In Australia, National Volunteer Week is held during
May of each year. The dates for National Volunteer
Week 2008 are May 12th - 18th. A list of dates for
future years is available on the Volunteering
Australia web site.
Volunteer
Awareness Week (NZ)
In
New Zealand, National 'Volunteer Awareness Week' is
held during the third week of June each year. The
2007 dates are Sunday 17 - Saturday 23 June
Volunteer
Day Public Holiday (South Australia)
A
proclaimed public holiday for volunteers in South
Australia has been celebrated for several years now.
The day shares celebrations with the Queen's Birthday
public holiday on June 8th. To our knowledge this
is the only government proclaimed public holiday to
celebrate volunteer effort anywhere in the world.
Awards
National
Volunteer Awards (Australia)
The National Volunteer Awards (formerly the
National Community Link awards) were established in
1997 by the National Bank, who in partnership with
Volunteering Australia have raised the profile of
these awards to be Australia's premiere volunteering
showcase.
National
Honours Award Scheme
Know of an Australian who has rendered outstanding
achievements to the community through their voluntary
activity? Why not nominate them for an Australian
honours award?
Prime
Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community
Business Partnerships
This annual award, established in 1998, seeks to publicly
recognise business and community groups who are working
together in a ‘spirit of social coalition, to
tackle problems of disadvantage and to build stronger
local communities’. |
