Nominations are now open for the 2026 Volunteer of the Year award!

Volunteering Redlands and STAR Community Services are calling for your nominations for 2026 Volunteer of the Year awards and Volunteer long service recognition. The awards ceremony will take place at Community Celebration 2026 to be held on 16 May 2026, 2pm-630 pm at Redlands Performing Arts Centre , 2/16 Middle Street Cleveland.


2026 Volunteer of the Year Award
Does your organisation have a volunteer/s who goes above and beyond? A person/s who is deserving of recognition for their community spirit and dedication to helping others?

Please celebrate their contribution by nominating them for the 2026 Volunteer of the Year Award.

There will be four Volunteer of the Year award winners, who will each receive an engraved plaque, a $400 cash prize + a $100 donation made on their behalf to their charity of choice.

2026 Volunteer long service recognition
Please nominate your long term volunteers to recognise and celebrate them. A representative of your organisation will be invited on the stage for a 5 minute presentation to acknowledge your volunteers' long service. Your organisation is responsible for any physical reward i.e. Certificate or gift.

Nominations close at 12pm on Friday, 1st May 2026. For any more information please contact THill@starct.org.au

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* 1. Your name

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* 2. Your organisation name

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* 3. Your email address

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* 4. Your phone number

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* 5. Name of the volunteer you are nominating

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* 6. Contact details of the nominee

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* 7. How long has the nominee volunteered with your organisation?

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* 8. What role/s does the volunteer hold?

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* 9. Is this nomination for Volunteer of the Year or long service?

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* 10. If this nomination is for Volunteer of the Year Award, please explain why this volunteer is being nominated. For example, what makes them outstanding? Tell us about their qualities, initiative and their community contributions. If the nomination is for long service please enter NOT APPLICABLE.

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* 11. When the judges are considering the nominees is there anything else they should know about this volunteer?
If the nomination is for long service please enter NOT APPLICABLE

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* 12. I agree for the nominee to be contacted by STAR/Volunteering Redlands or their agents regarding consent for media coverage of their award nomination.

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* 13. If you have a photo of the nominee available, you can upload it here. You may also email it at a later date to THill@starct.org.au

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