The Amy Large Volunteer Awards

Nominations Have Closed

If you would like to submit a late nomination, please email events@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or call 202 9392 5119. 

About the Amy Large Volunteer Awards

The Amy Large Volunteer Awards honour local resident and much loved volunteer Amy Large. Amy was widely known for her long years of service supporting Birchgrove Public School committees, the Birchgrove Scorpions Junior Rugby League team, the Balmain Town Hall and the Back to Balmain Day Committees, as well as volunteering for the Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

Formerly known as Volunteer of the Year Awards, the Amy Large Volunteer Awards celebrate the enormous contribution volunteers make in the Inner West.

Celebrated each year during Volunteers Week in May, the Amy Large Volunteer Awards are part of Inner West Council's Community Awards program.

For more information see the Community Awards webpage.

Award Categories

Young Volunteer

• Aged 24 years old or under at time of nomination,
• Must have undertaken the volunteer work in the previous 12 months,
• Communities in the Inner West Council area must be significant beneficiaries of the nominee’s voluntary work OR the nominee must reside in the Inner West.

Adult Volunteer of the Year

• Aged between 25 and 64 years old at time of nomination,
• Must have undertaken the volunteer work in the previous 12 months,
• Communities in the Inner West Council area must be significant beneficiaries of the nominee’s voluntary work OR the nominee must reside in the Inner West.

Senior Volunteer of the Year

• Aged 65 years old at time of nomination or over,
• Must have undertaken the volunteer work in the previous 12 months,
• Communities in the Inner West Council area must be significant beneficiaries of the nominee’s voluntary work OR the nominee must reside in the Inner West.

Volunteer Team/Group of the Year

• Team/Group to be made up of more than one individual,
• Must have undertaken the volunteer work in the previous 12 months,
• Communities in the Inner West Council area must be significant beneficiaries of the nominee’s voluntary work OR the nominee must reside in the Inner West.

Sports Volunteer of the Year

• This is an individual award. Sporting teams or group can be recognised through the Volunteer Team/Group nomination,
• Must have undertaken the volunteer work in the previous 12 months,
• Sporting Clubs or Associations that are based in the Inner West Council area must be significant beneficiaries of the nominee’s voluntary work OR the nominee must reside in the Inner West.

Eligibility

• Volunteers who live in the Inner West OR work for the benefit of Inner West Council local residents (excluding those primarily servicing and benefitting the local government area in political and/or lobbying activities) during the past 12 months or more may be nominated.
• Previous award recipients are ineligible to be re-nominated.

Further Information

All nominees who give their permission will be nominated by the Inner West Council at the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards.

A separate nomination form for each group or individual is required. Four or more individual nominations received who volunteer for the one organisation will be regarded as a group nomination. 

Nomination forms become the property of the Inner West Council and information submitted may be used for publicity purposes.

A message from Amy's family

Volunteering comes in so many forms and impacts all walks of life. For our family, it was sewn into the fabric of our everyday lives. As children, we grew up knowing & understanding that volunteering was something we just did. In our world it was through sports like rugby league.

Through Mum and Dad's efforts, we had an endless stream of people coming to our house to help out with various tasks. Many young men of the time were able to be part of a club, a community and enjoy a nice meal with a family they felt part of.

Previous Amy Large Volunteer Award Recipients

Explore the incredible contributions that have been acknowledged as part of previous Amy Large Volunteer Awards.

2023 Amy Large Volunteer Awards

2022 Amy Large Volunteer Awards

2021 Amy Large Volunteer Awards

2020 Amy Large Volunteer Awards

2019 Amy Large Volunteer Awards

Help and Support

Contact awards@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or via 9392 5177. 

Translation Services

Council staff can help you submit a nomination in English. If you need our help, please call us using the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS). This is a FREE service. TIS phone number: 131 450 Ask the TIS interpreter to call 9392 5177.

消委会工作人员可以帮助你用英语提交的提名。如果您需要我们的帮助，请通过翻译和口译服务（TIS）给我们打电话。这是一个  免费的  服务。TIS电话号码：131 450询问TIS的传译员致电何超仪在9392 5177

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