Nominations for the 2025 South Australian Volunteer Awards are open.

This is your chance to shine a light on the invaluable contributions of volunteers, volunteer managers, community organisations, and businesses to the South Australian community.

20 years of celebrating volunteer excellence

This year is a special milestone as we mark 20 years of formally celebrating volunteer excellence. Since its inception, the South Australian Volunteer Awards have highlighted the selflessness and passion that volunteers bring to their communities every day.

Award categories

You can nominate yourself or someone you know across the following categories:

• The Joy Noble Medal – South Australia’s highest distinction for an individual volunteer.
• ‘The Andamooka’ Community Project Award – Recognising a community or group volunteer project of significant community benefit.
• The Young Volunteer Award – Honouring an impressive young volunteer aged 12 to 25.
• The Excellence in Volunteer Management Award – Honouring a volunteer manager for their outstanding contribution to the profession.
• The Premier’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility – Recognising the community contribution of a South Australian for-profit business.

Nominate today

Nominations close Sunday 30 March 2025.

Learn more and nominate via the Volunteering SA&NT website.

The 2025 South Australian Volunteer Awards will take place on 22 May, coinciding with National Volunteer Week, which runs from 19 to 25 May.

The awards are proudly presented by Volunteering SA&NT and supported by the South Australian Department of Human Services.