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Celebrating Volunteering

Throughout the year, Volunteering WA hosted several events and online campaigns to recognise and celebrate Western Australia’s 600,000 volunteers, including the International Volunteer Day Garden Party in the beautiful Government House Gardens, the WA Volunteer of the Year Awards, National Volunteer Week, and National Student Volunteer Week.

“Volunteering has the power to bring people together, build community cohesion and revitalise our regions,”  The Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for Volunteering.

Highlights: Volunteering Celebrations

  • Thousands of organisations, community members and volunteers joined us online to say ‘thank you’ with their virtual Wave of Appreciation during National Volunteer Week.
  • Over 270 nominations were submitted for the 2021 WA Volunteer of the Year Awards, with the sector coming together for the annual gala dinner in May.
  • 500 volunteers and organisations joined us in the beautiful gardens of Government House for the annual International Volunteer Day Garden Party.
  • Thanks to support from Lotterywest, Volunteering WA provided $185,391 in grants to 161 organisations across Western Australia to celebrate their volunteers during National Volunteer Week.
  • We launched the Spirit of Volunteering Award in partnership with ABC Radio. Chosen by the people, Wagin’s Maurice Becker won all our hearts and took out the 2021 Spirit of Volunteering Award which was announced at the WA Volunteer of the Year Awards. You can hear ‘Uncle Maurie’s’ story on the ABC Radio website here

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In May the Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) brought together senior executives from their company to participate in a joint volunteering day, alongside the Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for Volunteering during National Volunteer Week. They worked together to sort clothing at local organisation, Dress for Success, that supports women needing confidence to re-enter the workforce.