Past Winners of the Volunteer Recognition Awards

2022 Winners

• Young Volunteer: Denni Bathman
• Adult Volunteer: Furaha Baguma
• Adult Volunteer Special Commendation: Troy McKindley
• Team Volunteer: Shepparton Search and Rescue Squad
• Long Serving Volunteer: William (Bill) Brown
• Long Serving Volunteer Special Commendation: Sam Atukorala
• Pandemic Response Individual: Amy De Paola
• Pandemic Response Team: GV Cares
• Pandemic Response Team Special Commendation: Greater Shepparton Unites in Voice

Watch the 2022 Volunteer Recognition Awards

2021 Winners

• Young Volunteer: Tom Saxton
• Adult Volunteer: Severin Duhring
• Volunteer Team: Shepparton Foodshare
• Long-Serving Volunteer: Gwen Wallace and Geoff Long

Watch the 2021 Volunteer Recognition Awards

2020 Winners

• Female: Bree Findlay
• Male: Alex Sislov and Peter Findlay
• Youth: Fazela Abbasi
• Team: Heartbeat Goulburn Valley Branch
• Long Serving: Leigh Bamford

Watch the 2020 Volunteer Recognition Awards

Listen to OneFM presenter interview the 2020 Male Volunteer of the Year Award recipients Peter Findlay and Alex Sislov

2019 Winners

• Female: Linda Wood
• Male: Dhami Singh
• Youth: Mehdi Khademi
• Rural: Michelle Viney
• Team: Brian and Carol Merrett
• Long Serving: Stan Jezewski and Lorna Chandler

2018 Winners

• Female: Dawn Tricarico and Auntie Kella Robinson
• Male: John Nisbet
• Youth: Maya Ingham
• Rural: Janet Batten
• Team: Book Inn
• Long Serving: Joe Clarke

2017 Winners

• Female: Diane Cook
• Male: Justin Maskell
• Female Youth: Nimi Jumapili
• Male Youth: Hugo Ingham
• Long Serving: Jane Tremellen
• Rural: Frank Fitzgerald
• Volunteer Team: GV Hospice Care volunteers

2016 Winners

• Female: Heather Halsall
• Male: Sam Atukorala
• Female Youth: Jillian Goodman
• Male Youth: Brad Corken
• Rural: Tony Farrell
• Team: Shepparton Foodshare
• Long Serving: Joyce Block

2015 Winners

• Female winner - Cathie McMaster
• Male Winner - Damien Stevens
• Female Youth - Natalie Dobbyn
• Male Youth - Mason Montgomery
• Rural Winner - Margaret Feldtmann
• Team Winners -  Shepparton CFA Ladies Auxiliary & GV Health Volunteers

2014 Winners

• Male Volunteer - Carl Walters
• Female Volunteer - Lisa Niglia
• Male Youth Volunteer (aged under 25) - Steven Granger
• Female Youth Volunteer (aged under 25) - Georgina Poort
• Volunteer Team - Let's Get Together Group
• Rural Volunteer - Norma Sutherland

2013 Winners

• Female Volunteer - Leticia Harmer
• Male Volunteer - Barry Campbell
• Female Youth Volunteer - Alaina Tuckett
• Male Youth Volunteer - Kiel Egging
• Rural Volunteer - Wayne Backway
• Volunteer Team - L2P Program

2012 Winners

• Female Volunteer - Aunty Valda Doody
• Male Volunteer - Murray Yates
• Female Youth Volunteer - Chelsea Harrington
• Male Youth Volunteer - George Wagenknecht
• Rural Volunteer - Barbara Philp
• Volunteer Team - Community Assessibility
• Emergency Volunteer - Shepparton Search and Rescue

2011 Winners

• Male Volunteer - Ken Murray
• Female Volunteer - Pauline Muirhead
• Youth Male Volunteer - Brad Corken
• Youth Female Volunteer - Tamara Whittaker
• Rural Volunteer - Richie Mann
• Volunteer Team - Street Rider Night Bus Volunteer Drivers

2010 Winners

• Male Volunteer - Arthur Mawson
• Female Volunteer - Jennifer McPhee
• Youth Male Volunteer - Michael Ford
• Youth Female Volunteer - Sally Wilkinson
• Rural Volunteer - Margaret Law
• Community Event - Christmas For Those Alone