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Sale resident Lorraine MacGillivray is a volunteer advocate with the Youth Referral and Independent Person Program. As a volunteer, she attends police interviews with young people in police custody when a parent of guardian is not available.

Lorraine answers the call for kids in strife

Police stations are generally not where people want to be, but this Sale volunteer is playing an important role whenever she walks through their doors.

Volunteer nominees Heathcote Healthfrom left Sue Waghorne, Steve Waghorne, Barry Rasmussen, Peter Austin, Sue Pace and Margaret Sullivan-More with Jack the dogPhoto by Chloe Smith Photo by Chloe Smith.

When patients need a boost, Jack brings a smile

This Australian Koolie is part of the team of volunteers at Heathcote Health, who donate their time and efforts to support patients, residents and staff.

Ballarat GrammarTom McCarthy year 12 with lifestyle assistant Judi Link (in purple)and resident Julie DuffyPhoto by Chloe Smith Photo by Chloe Smith.

Meet Tom, much-loved Ballarat aged-care home visitor

Know an unsung hero such as this inspiring student? Despite being only 17, Tom McCarthy is a long-time visitor to Nazareth House. NOMINATE NOW

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The Weekly Times- Peter Conheady.Long-time volunteer for Camperdown Football Netball Club and the Hampden Football League. Picture- Nicole Cleary

Peter Conheady is Camperdown’s champion clubman

Peter is a nominee in The Weekly Times Heart Volunteer Awards, and we’re on the hunt for more selfless volunteers like him. Nominate your community’s unsung volunteer hero here.

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Andrea Vallance, Nirranda, is a dairy farmer and Ambulance Victoria volunteer. Photo: DANNIKA BONSER

Helper aims to get school kids on side

Nirranda’s Andrea Vallance has gone above and beyond to instil a love for volunteering in the youth of her community. Andrea is a nominee in The Weekly Times Heart Volunteer Awards.

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Volunteer Awards: Mark BillingMark Billing is a CFA volunteer who is group officer for the southwest region. He is in charge of multiple brigades has operated as the incident controller at many large bushfire emergencies over the past decades. Pictured: Mark Billing and his dog named Ralph and the milkers.PICTURE: ZOE PHILLIPS

From dairy to fires, all in a day’s work

Larpent dairy farmer Mark Billing co-ordinates 17 CFA brigades and 450 active volunteers. He says leadership is ‘what you make it’. Mark is a nominee in The Weekly Times Heart Volunteer Awards.

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VOLUNTEERS: Murray Ross murals TongalaMurray Ross and the volunteer street artists have been painting murals and street art all over the town for the past 14 months.Pictured: Murray Ross with his work in progress at his home studio in Tongala PICTURE: ZOE PHILLIPS

Artists paint a bright future for Tongala

A crew of volunteers is turning this dairy farming community into a must-see attraction to boost locals’ spirits, as well as the local economy. Find out what inspired them to paint the town happy.

Jade Kirk, Tatong, is the Tatong area manager for the Good Friday Appeal. She is pictured at the Tatong Recreation Reserve where the annual appeal event is normally held. This year's event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Photo: DANNIKA BONSER

Tatong’s big heart for Royal Children’s Hospital

Jade Kirk has been volunteering with the Good Friday Appeal since she was a teenager. And she is always blown away by the town’s support for the fundraiser.

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VOLUNTEERS: Donald Collins from Woomelangseries on volunteers.Pictured: Donald Collins from WoomelangPICTURE: ZOE PHILLIPS

There’s no hesitating for Don

Don Collins has volunteered for just about everything that his Woomelang community needs. See why the 77-year-old is so valuable in his town.

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VOLUNTEERS: Geoff, From Smith FamilyThe Smith Family Learning Club at Gowrie Street Primary School.Pictured: Geoff Cobbledick with students Cooper Lafontaine 9yo, Ebony Grogan 8yo. PICTURE: ZOE PHILLIPS

Shepp volunteer engages kids in learning

This week’s nominee in the Heart Volunteer Awards believes every child deserves an excellent education, so he’s helping The Smith Family deliver that promise to Shepparton students.

CFA volunteers David Davis, Leighton Wraith, Paul Batista and Neil Sandford are all part of the Hamilton Air Base ground crew that fills aircraft with retardant during bushfire emergencies.

Locked and loaded for the aerial fire fight

The CFA volunteers who manage Hamilton Air Base run as tight an operation as an F1 pit crew.

Lake Boga Community Gardens, Lake Boga, Carol Webb, Picture by Yuri Kouzmin

Lake Boga gardeners plant seeds of joy

These volunteers have turned disused space into a green oasis to boost community wellbeing in their dry Mallee town.

VOLUNTEERS: Cricket Volunteer Rob OborneRob Oborne has been a long time volunteer in local cricket at Colac. Pictured: Rob Oborne at the Colac cricket clubPICTURE: ZOE PHILLIPS

Colac cricket volunteer pitches in

With more than 300 matches to his name, Colac Cricket Club’s committee president Rob Oborne is always first to put his hand up to help.

The Weekly Times Heart Volunteer Awards, supported by the Powercor Country Festival, honour volunteers who are crucial to rural communities.

Nominate someone for the Heart Volunteer Awards

Nominate a volunteer who is the beating heart of a rural community in the inaugural The Weekly Times Heart Volunteer Awards, supported by the Powercor Country Festival.

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