Community & Business
13 February, 2026
Time to celebrate our volunteers
VOLUNTEERS make a big difference in our community and now, there is a chance to recognise them through the Queensland Volunteering Awards.
Minister for Volunteers Ann Leahy said Queensland’s volunteers were at the heart of what made our communities strong, resilient and connected.
“The Queensland Volunteering Awards are an important opportunity to recognise and celebrate the extraordinary contribution volunteers and volunteer organisations make across our state,” she said.
“I encourage all Queenslanders to nominate the people and organisations who inspire them, because their efforts deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated.”
Volunteering Queensland chief executive officer Jane Hedger said the awards were the most significant event of the year in the state’s volunteering calendar and had been since its inception in 2016.
“It’s an important opportunity for us to come together and meaningfully acknowledge and celebrate the people and organisations that hold our communities together,” she said.
“As the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development, 2026 is your year to recognise the value of volunteers in your community. I encourage everyone to nominate an individual or organisation that inspires them for an award.”
The awards ceremony, to be held on 15 May, is echoed by National Volunteer Week from 18-24 May.
The theme, It’s Your Year to Volunteer, honours the contributions of volunteers and encourages people across Australia to make 2026 the year they get involved.
Nominations for the Queensland Volunteering Awards close 5pm, 31 March.
Nominate by going to https://awards.volunteeringqld.org.au/
