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Recognising Our Local Volunteers

Published on: September 2023

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-134585

Recognising Our Local Volunteers

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Volunteers in our local community are often the lifeblood of so many great causes and community organisations. The 2023 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards shine a spotlight on the incredible work of volunteer's across the North Shore region. We know that volunteers provide an irreplaceable service to the community. Volunteering benefits communities, the economy, and the health and wellbeing of the volunteers themselves. In my electorate of North Shore we have a strong volunteer ethos and community. There are a number of organisations and individual community members who give up so much of their time to others. I wish to offer my congratulations to North Shore Volunteer of the Year Gig Buddies friend Emma Cocking and our other award winners Lifeline Crisis Support volunteer Sue Swanson, Joke Klein-van Exel from Bear Cottage hospice and the tutoring team from the TAFE NSW Adult Migrant English Program. A special thank you to the Centre for Volunteering for welcoming me to present some of the awards on the day. The work that you do in recognising our volunteers is always appreciated.