National Volunteer Week 2023 

#NVW2023 | Monday 15 - Sunday 21 May 2023

National Volunteer Week is Australia's largest celebration of volunteers.

Each year, more than 520,000 Western Australians volunteer to make our state a great place to live. They generously give their time to make a difference in community organisations, groups, clubs and as individuals. National Volunteer Week gives us the opportunity to collectively recognise the importance of volunteers and the vital work they do selflessly in our communities.

WA Volunteer of the Year Awards | Thursday 18 May, Crown Perth

Connecting and celebrating Western Australia's incredible volunteers

The WA Volunteer of the Year Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution of Western Australian volunteers, volunteer involving organisations, corporate volunteering programs, and volunteer managers at work within our community.

The WA Volunteer of the Year Awards are presented by Volunteering WA with the awards ceremony held during National Volunteer Week (15 - 21 May 2023).

Nominations open 1 December 2022 to 2 March 2023. Find out more awards.volunteeringwa.org.au

#NVW2023 Toolkit and Resources

National Volunteer Week 2023 resources will be available to download. Resources include logos, certificates, posters, social media tiles and email banners.

The #NVW2023 Toolkit is the go-to place for your National Volunteer Week planning. The toolkit included key messages, ideas and themes on ways to get involved. 

Tag @VolunteeringWA and use the #NVW2023  to share your volunteer stories and celebrations with us.

Follow along online: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  TikTok   

National Volunteer Week Grants

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

In 2022, 177 volunteer involving organisations, community groups and clubs received a National Volunteer Week Grant, supported by Lotterywest. View the 2022 recipients. 

Grant applications open from 27 January to 5 March 2023. 

Wave Your Appreciation

We invited everyone to put their hand up and thank all the volunteers around Western Australia by waving a special smile of appreciation to say thanks to our fellow volunteers for the enormous contribution they make each and every day.