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Inspirational Volunteer Awards: Cockburn’s 2020 winners announced

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a trying time for most sections of our community, it provided ideal conditions for the winners of the City of Cockburn’s 2020 Inspirational Volunteer of the Year Awards, to excel.The Award’s two categories – Volunteer of the Year, and Volunteer Organisation of the Year – attracted a healthy 49 nominations despite the challenges experienced by volunteer organisations as WA dealt with the unprecedented effects of COVID-19 and its restrictions.This year, the Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to joint winners – Renae Barker, President of Cockburn Toy Library and Phil Charles, of Feed it Forward Maori Stylz WA.Second and third place was awarded to Lani Slaughter, President of Treeby Community Association, and Alex Wychelley of South Beach Community Association, respectively. The Volunteer Organisation of the Year award went to Cooby Cares, with second and third place awarded to Yangebup Family Centre for its Cultural Cooking Program, and the Cockburn Chinese Community Association, respectively.The Volunteer of the Year award attracted 32 competitive nominations, with joint first place winners chosen from a field of deserving candidates.Membership activity at Cockburn Toy Library soared after Ms Baker introduced an online mystery box click and collect scheme during the pandemic shut down period.The library provided sanitised boxes of toys at a time when no other children's groups or playgrounds were open.

City of Cockburn 30 Nov 2020