Congratulations and thank you to all 2016 nominees for their generosity, passion and commitment
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Leadership

  • Shorsh Ahmad, Kurdish Voice Program
  • Rikki Andrews, Impact100Melbourne, Inner North Community Foundation, Trust for Nature (retired)
  • Lovella Ashley-Coop, Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry
  • Peter Batchelor, Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd
  • Priya Bedi, United Voice of Australia
  • Faye Bendrups, Victoria State Emergency Service
  • Rufina Chan, The Lions Club of Melbourne Chinese & Chinese Stroke Support Group
  • Tracey Clarke, Foundation 97 Ltd
  • Christopher Codemo, Foodbank Victoria
  • Judith Cox, Wheelers Hill University of the 3rd Age
  • Anne Dempster, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Emily Fairweather, Flourish Programs
  • Ganesha Ganesha, Merri Health
  • Errol Hart, Wyndham Track and Field Club Inc.
  • John Ingham, Nippon Den Kempo Goju Ryu Inc.
  • Vanda Iwanowski, Delta Therapy Dogs
  • Margaret Kleeman, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
  • David Raymond Ling, Diamond Valley Learning Centre
  • James McCarthy, Office of the Public Advocate, CommUnity Plus (Community West), Anglicare and No to Violence
  • Mohamed Mohideen OAM, Islamic Council of Victoria
  • Alwyn Parker, Country Fire Authority
  • John Parnell, Country Fire Authority
  • Linny Phuong, The Water Well Project
  • Christine Rogan, Vision Australia
  • Lynnette Roycroft, Equestrian Victoria
  • Melinda (Mel) Spencer, UnitingCare lifeAssist
  • Luke Spielvogel, Hanging Rock Action Group
  • Moniquea Spiteri, Enveco Health (Enveco Association Inc.)
  • Marcia Timmers, Kinderlea 3 Year Old Pre-School
  • Celia Tran, Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network, the Vietnamese Community, Western Chances and Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
  • Deepak Vinayak
  • Annette Waters, ANZAC Centenary, Leo Club, Shire of Campaspe, Carers Victoria
  • Catherine Wise, Epilepsy Foundation

Change maker

  • Noel Clarke, Foundation 97 Ltd.
  • Frank Cutuli, The Bridge Inc.
  • Karen Dunwoodie, Lentara UnitingCare
  • Janina Dytman, Polish Community Council of Victoria
  • Rachel Honeychurch, Campbells Creek Primary School
  • Jenna Kelley, Walking Forward Disaster Relief Team, Country Fire Authority, Red Cross and St Johns
  • Megan Kennedy, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614 and St Mary's House of Welcome
  • Jenny Kerr, Outlook Victoria
  • Kathryn Lanyon, Boort Business & Tourism Council
  • Freya Munzel, Interchange Outer East
  • Bruce Pennicott, Balmoral Gardens Retirement Village Men's Shed
  • Moniquea Spiteri, Enveco Health (Enveco Association Inc.)

Impact

  • Janet Adcock
  • David Arnold, Ronald McDonald House Monash
  • Rosie Baker, Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry
  • Arthur Bligh, The City of Casey
  • Gabe Bouris, Brunswick Cycling Club
  • Edie Collier, Outlook Victoria
  • Barbara Currie, Keon Park Tennis Club Inc.
  • Laura Davies, Wintringham
  • Anne Dempster, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Abbey Doolan, Interchange Outer East
  • Pedro Duarte, OzChild
  • Joan Duncan, Seeing Eye Dogs
  • David Economidis, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Judy Ellison, Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry
  • Judy Fell, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Roy Francis, Cancer Council Victoria, National Stroke Foundation, beyondblue, Mornington Peninsula Prostate Support Group, Mornington Recreation Centre, Bentons Square Community Centre
  • Helen Freeman, Ardoch Youth Foundation
  • Colleen Grima, Self Help Addiction Resource Centre - Family Drug Help
  • Sherif Hagga, Deakin YMCA
  • Kietha Jamieson, Baptcare- Home-Start Mentors
  • Megan Kennedy, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614 and St Mary's House of Welcome
  • Diane Lang, Lethbridge community
  • Marian Lowe, Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
  • Maria Magno, Lentara UnitingCare
  • Charles (Chas) Martin, Retired Ambulance Association Victoria and Ambulance Historical Society Victoria
  • Jan Mc Donald, Whittlesea Community Connections
  • Marion McMahon, Baptcare- Home-Start Mentors
  • Marley McNamara, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Daniel Missen, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Boadie Morrissey, Interchange Outer East
  • Tamara Nagorcka, Country Fire Authority and Tyner Road Occasional Care Centre
  • Irena Naharnowicz, Polish Community Council of Victoria
  • Murray Oakley, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Alexander Paterson, AFL Auskick Carrum Downs
  • Ian Phillips, Country Fire Authority and Victoria State Emergency Service
  • Michael Pointer, Ardoch Youth Foundation
  • Sandra Ross, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Maya Savic-Djordjevic, Knox City Council
  • Elvi Scodellaro, Extended Families Australia
  • Christine Thomas, MS Community Visitors Scheme
  • Marcia Timmers-Leitch, Kinderlea 3 Year Old Pre-School
  • Bernie Warner, Ardoch Youth Foundation
  • Michael Weiser, Camp Awakenings
  • Merryl Whyte, Sunraysia Post Natal Depression Support Network
  • Trevor Wulf, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Catherine Young, St Brendan’s Primary School Flemington

Service

  • Robyn Anderson, The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
  • Susanne Archbold, Mornington Life Saving Club
  • Sam Atukorala 
  • John Baker, Elwood Primary School
  • Anastasios (Tasos) Bardakos, Fronditha Care, Thornbury Aged Care Facility
  • Maurice Barnes, Red Cross, Office of the Public Advocate, Melbourne City Council, and three aged care facilities
  • Erik Boman, Melbourne City Mission
  • Lucy Boothey, The City of Casey
  • Jean Bowes, Lord Somers Camp and Power House
  • David Bourke
  • Heather Boyle, Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre
  • Margaret Brabham, Jesuran Welfare Services
  • Tracey Bregazzi, Ross Creek Community Co-ordinators
  • Beverley Byron, Lyndoch Living Inc.
  • Denis Carruthers, Wavecare Counselling
  • Lois Carter
  • Robert Caulfield, Kidsafe Victoria
  • Karen Chambers, Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School
  • Jonny Choiselat, Launch Housing
  • Dorothy Collins
  • Ken Cormick, Launch Housing
  • Jan Dawson, Girl Guides Victoria
  • Kevin Day, Hume L2P learner driver program
  • Anne Dempster, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Lisa Denis, The Orange Pigeon
  • Sarah Di Tommaso, Alphington Community Centre Inc.
  • Ellen Doyle-Roberts, Old Colonists' Association of Victoria
  • Judy Drill, Old Colonists’ Association of Victoria and Southern Cross Aged Care
  • Dianne Dymond, Alfred Health
  • David Economidis, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Pauline Ellerby, Peninsula Health
  • Shameela Essop, Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Region
  • Judy Fell, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Robyn Fennell, Heartbeat Victoria
  • Jeffrey Fernee, Vision Australia
  • Vernon Fettke
  • Julie Geisler, 39plus trading as Southern Peninsula Community Care
  • Daniel Giles
  • Mervyn Goodall, St John Ambulance Victoria
  • Janice Graham, MS Community Visitors Scheme
  • Josephine Guichard, Cranbourne Christian Fellowship Centre Inc.
  • David Hannan, CatholicCare and Foodbank Victoria
  • Adrienne Hardy, Whitehorse City Council, Red Cross, Eastern Volunteers, Eastern Emergency Relief Network, St. Andrews and Woodhouse Grove Uniting Church, and Wesley Mission.
  • Naomi Hatch, LINK Community Transport Inc.
  • Bruce Heider, Guide Dogs Victoria
  • Ian Hendry, Bentleys Aged Care
  • Ann Hodder, 39plus trading as Southern Peninsula Community Care
  • Monika Holda, Polish Community Council of Victoria
  • Tony Honeyborne, Warrandyte Tennis Club
  • Jefferson Hoober, RACV Energy Breakthrough
  • Nayana Jayatissa, Araluen Centre
  • Lyn Keller, 39plus trading as Southern Peninsula Community Care
  • Megan Kennedy, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614 and St Mary's House of Welcome
  • Jon Lasarevic, Fitzroy Legal Service
  • Cheryl Lennox
  • Amy Lewis, Interchange Outer East
  • Albert Lillywhite, Benetas - Broughton Hall
  • David Luffman, Inclusion Melbourne
  • Anne Macdonald
  • Donald MacDonald, Vision Australia
  • Sharyn Mackay, e.motion21
  • Noela Macleod, Country Women's Association of Victoria Inc.
  • Rhonda Makey, South East Volunteers Inc.
  • Olga Marangio, MS Community Visitors Scheme
  • Charles (Chas) Martin, Retired Ambulance Association Victoria and Ambulance Historical Society Victoria
  • Cam McFarlane, Brunswick Cycling Club
  • Lachlan McLeay, Melbourne City Mission
  • Mary McLure, Old Colonists' Association of Victoria
  • Marley McNamara, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Helen Milgate, Wyndham City Council
  • Daniel Missen, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Zoe Moio, Laurimar Thunder Basketball Club
  • Penelope Montgomery, The Queen's Fund
  • David Morgan, Brunswick Cycling Club
  • Graham Charles Mould, Kiwannis International
  • Sharon Mullins, Darebin Community Health Planned Activity Groups
  • Murray Oakley, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Ian Phillips, Country Fire Authority and Victoria State Emergency Service
  • Yvonne Pilley, Eating Disorders Victoria
  • Gary Porter, Monash Health Dandenong Hospital
  • Judy Pullar, MOVE muscle, bone & joint health Ltd
  • Barbara Ridley, Alpine Shire - Alpine VIC Bright
  • Shirley Robinson, Kilmore community
  • Bill Romans, Mansfield Sub Branch RSL, Beolite Reitrement Village Committee, Bonnie Doon Cemetery Trust / Legacy, Bonnie Doon Football Club
  • Sorin Ronea, Jewish Care Victoria
  • Peter Ross, Foodbank Victoria
  • Sandra Ross, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614
  • Moira Ryde, Special Olympics Australia
  • Lata Satyen, Independent Pro-bono Psychologist
  • Teresa Schipano, Araluen Centre
  • Joan Selby, Yarrawonga community
  • Gerald Skipper, 39plus trading as Southern Peninsula Community Care
  • Elaine Smith, Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
  • Donna Socratous, Multiple Sclerosis Limited
  • Catalina Soto, Melburn Hurt
  • Sarah Thorn, Melbourne City Mission
  • Elaine Tisher, The Royal Women's Hospital
  • Dennis Turner, Rosanna Primary School
  • Maureen Turner, Ronald McDonald House Parkville
  • Brian Voysey, Office of Correctional Services Review
  • Peter Wadeson, Department of Justice
  • Evelyn Wakeling, Hedley Sutton Community - Baptcare
  • Meryl Waldron, AMES Australia
  • Resteta Wallace, VincentCare Victoria and Dianella Community Health
  • Viveka Warren, Wintringham
  • Farah Warsame, Somali Community Inc.
  • William (Jim) Watson, Conservation Volunteers Australia
  • Nicholas Watt, Country Fire Authority
  • Frank Webber, Youth Referral and Independent Person Program
  • Matthew Wren, Victoria State Emergency Service Brimbank and Heartfelt
  • Trevor Wulf, The Salvation Army Melbourne Project 614

Teamwork

  • 65k for Cystic Fibrosis
    Susan Biggar, Sue Emery, Julie Noorman, Kathy Ryan
  • 9th Caulfield Scout Group
    Andrew and Dianne Howard
  • ANZ Corporate Volunteers for Epilepsy Foundation
    Sam Astuto, Peter Bloomfield, Bryn Gaunt, Rob Jones, Brett Larkins, Nick Papahatzis, Steve Price, Catherine Wise, May Worng
  • Bestchance Community Support Volunteers
    Audrey Crane, Joan Evans, Dot Johnston, Barbara Lidgerwood, Barbara Mudge, Val Murray, Fay Sims, Maureen Stanton, Anne Soulsby, Marion Warden 
  • Brunswick Cycling Club - Junior Clinic
    Patrick Butler, Dave Morgan, Helen Morgan, Jessica Morgan, Kimberley Morgan
  • Combined Lions Golf Day Committee
    David Englefield, Kingsley Fiske, Bill Krogh, James Livingston, Graham Mackay, Graeme McLeod, Malcom Middleton, Rod Moss, Hendy O’Toole, Brian Wales
  • Dandenong Hospital Volunteer Multicultural Library Service
    Huu Lam, Hang Song, Tony Watts
  • Darebin Information Volunteer Resource Service
    David Arche, James Cameron, John Coppola, Albina Dal Santo, Marie-Louise Drew, Constantine Hatzi, Violet Murphy, Susan Pinchbeck, Lina Shaaban, Pratima Sharma
  • Hanging Rock Action Group
    Deidre Chandler, Natasha Gayfer, Georgie Garvey-Hawke, Matthew Nickson, Hilary Roberts, Penny Roberts, Luke Spielvogel
  • Interchange Outer East: School Holiday Program
    Brianna Dealy, Abbey Doolan, Keali Farrelly, Sonja Finlayson, Maria Leris, Amy Lewis
  • Kialla Golf Club Men’s Shed
    John Clarke, Dick Hutchinson, John Mahoney, Ben Simonis, Barry Thorpe, Jim Woodward
  • Kitchen Garden Team, Benalla P-12 College
    Shallyn Gow, Rhonda Hall, Hunni Murphy, Faye Scholz, Theresa Weigerink
  • Life Is Beautiful Magazine, Foundation 97 Ltd
    Noel Clarke, Tracey Clarke, Kath Davine, Peter Mitchell
  • Lyndoch Living TV Crew
    Robin Maguire, Roger Neal
  • Master Swimming Australia Nationals meet going GREEN!
    Tim Boness, Sal Cumming, Jeanete Holowiuk, Susan Kempson, Katie Mee, Neil Mitchell, Jane Monk, Catherine Watmough, Paul Watmough
  • Morwell and Districts Community Recovery Committee
    Jane Barr, Carolyne Boothman, Sheryl English, Teresa Greenough, John Guy, Brodie Logue, Graeme Middlemiss, Kerrie White, Howard Williams
  • PepperTree Place Social Enterprise
    Susan Agar, Jane Baxter-Swale, Avis Graham, Helena Kilminster, Mary Lamb, Mary Morrison, Peter Mulvenna, Antonetta Piccolo, Catherine Raleigh, Jane Spracklan
  • Pet Therapy Volunteers, Peninsula Health
    Sally Brisker, Susan Dabbs, Dave Edlond, Lisbeth Hay, Jeff Johnson, Judith Johnson, Madeleine McCabe, Ann Murray
  • Port Fairy Folk Festival Committee
    Bob Handby, Ann Holmes, Bruce Leishman, Shane Lenehan, Gordon McLeod, Gayle O'Keeffe, Jack Smits, Bernie Waixel, Margaret Whitehead, John Young
  • Reconnexions, EACH Social & Community Health
    Lisa Bransby, Rachael Broomhall, Sarah Felsinger, Phoebe Newman, James Szeto, Thau Mee Tsen, Stephanie Wakefield
  • Seaford Park Primary School Breakfast Club Volunteers
    Sue Cole, Pauline Stewart, Maureen Van
  • SisterWorks at Somers Camp
    Georgie Birch, Sarah Bowes, Heather Johnstone, Zena Lythgo, Michelle Masterson, Sophie Miezis, Sachie Seneviratne, Rebecca Yong
  • Sunraysia Disability Group
    Diana Boynton, Joy Clarke, Casie-Lee Eagles, Gail Treffene, Margaret Turvey, Mary Wood
  • Woodend Winter Arts Festival
    Kerri A'Vard, Don Drummond, Sheila Drummond, Tom Foote, John O'Donnell, Irene O'Duffy
  • Wyndham Track and Field Club's Team Shed
    Fabian Gargano, Peter Gavaghan, Errol Hart, Rodney Joyce, John Smith
  • Young Adults with Arthritis+, MOVE muscle, bone & joint health Ltd
    Stephanie Pow, Amanda Sobey