Volunteering WA is proud to announce and congratulate the incredible 2023 WA Volunteer of the Year Award Finalists!
The WA Volunteer of the Year Awards program is presented by Volunteering WA as part of National Volunteer Week (15 - 21 May 2023) and is made possible with thanks to our Award Partners.
Congratulations to the truly-deserving WA Volunteer of the Year Award Finalists.
We will be celebrating our finalists and announcing the winners of each award at this year's 2023 WA Volunteer of the Year Awards Gala Presentation Dinner, to be held at the Crown Perth on Thursday 18 May.
All members of the public are invited to celebrate the diamonds in our community and attend the Gala Dinner.
2023 WA Volunteer of the Year Award Finalists
WA Excellence in Volunteer Management, presented by INVOLVE
- Leeanne Bates, Hope Community Services (York)
- Suzanne Wetherall, Dress for Success Perth (Perth)
- Vicki Pollard, Peel Volunteer Resource Centre (Mandurah)
WA Volunteer for Multicultural Communities, presented by Office of Multicultural Interests
- Belinda Wong, Asian Australian Lawyers Association & Lighthouse Club (Claremont)
- Karla Benitez, Umbrella Multicultural Community Care & Multicultural Labor Organisation (Bedford)
- Susanne Becker-Hamersley, Bunbury Multicultural Group (Bunbury)
WA Lifetime Contribution to Volunteering, presented by Silverchain
- Amanda Draper, Foster Carer, South West Mathematics Association, Bunbury Soccer and Basketball Clubs (Dalyellup)
- Barbara Groves, St John Ambulance WA & the Katanning Community (Katanning)
- John Connell, University of WA Little Athletics Centre, Wembley Football Club and Leederville Sporting Club (Leederville)
WA Young Volunteer of the Year, presented by Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
- Leo McHugh, Bull Creek Library – City of Melville (28 years old, Mount Pleasant)
- Samuel Thomas, Sam's Spares (19 years old, Gosnells)
- Talei Williams, Ignite Mentoring Executive & Youth Advocate (22 years old, Fremantle)
RAC WA Volunteer of the Year, presented by RAC
- Amanda Draper, Foster Carer, South West Mathematics Association, Bunbury Soccer and Basketball Clubs (Dalyellup)
- Bradley Miller, Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre (Gosnells)
- Rahul Seth, Activate Mental Health (Balcatta)
WA Excellence in Corporate Volunteering Award, presented by NeonLogic
- Bankwest (nominated by staff and Little Things for Tiny Tots)
- PageGroup WA (nominated by Dress for Success)
- REIWA (nominated by The Salvation Army)
WA Community Volunteer Organisation of the Year Award, supported by Lotterywest
- Friends of the Community Inc
- Invisible Illnesses Inc
- Rotary of Elizabeth Quay
Tickets include a beautiful three course meal, premium wines and live entertainment by Adam Hall and the Velvet Playboys.
Volunteering WA and our amazing sponsors would like to extend our congratulations and thanks to all our finalists.
