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NPA Volunteer Awards 2025

Posted by on in Summer 2025Leave a comment

The Volunteer Awards were announced at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 19 November and were presented by Executive Committee members Helen Wilson and Liz Jeremy. Some awards will be presented later.

The NPA Volunteer Awards were established in 2004 to honour Prudence Tucker, a longstanding and dedicated member of NPA. The Awards recognise consistent, persistent, innovative and significant effort by members in support of NPA’s aims, projects and member activities.

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Get Nominating!

Posted by on in Spring 2025Leave a comment

Helen Wilson, Recruitment and Awards Committee   

It’s time to get nominations in for NPA positions and volunteer awards (see notices on opposite page). We’d love to see some new faces, perspectives and energy on our various working groups. And we’d love to know who YOU think has made an exceptional contribution to NPA. As a voluntary organisation, we depend on the time and skills contributed by members. But to be vibrant and resilient into the future, we need to maintain strong diversity across all our groups, while also openly acknowledging the great efforts that members selflessly perform. 

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NPA Volunteer Awards – Autumn 2025

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The NPA Volunteer Awards are mostly announced at the Annual Dinner and reported in the Summer edition of Nature NSW. Exceptions are for Local Achievement Awards, that are often announced by the Branch at their own end of year events.

NPA is pleased to report on the following Local Achievement Award.

Local Achievement Award – for wide-ranging contribution to a Branch over a substantial period of time.

Pam McCann (Central Coast Branch)

Pam is an absolute cornerstone of NPA Central Coast Branch and an invaluable representative within the wider NPA NSW organisation. She has contributed way above and beyond in the role of Secretary of our Branch. Pam is an enthusiastic leader who is able to bring people together and use her knowledge and expertise to advance shared goals. Her love of, and tireless work to promote and protect, our natural environment is inspirational to all. 

  • Pam has been a diligent and enthusiastic member of the Central Coast chapter for 10 years. 
  • She has been Branch Secretary for the last 6 years and regional delegate as well. 
  • She has coordinated the quarterly meeting and AGM, sending out agendas, producing minutes and organising guest speakers. She also organised leader training days and grant applications. 
  • Her knowledge of the local Council has assisted with her ability to produce submissions to protect and enhance our Coastal Open Space System (COSS) lands and the local environment.
  • Pam initiated and co-ordinates a Conservation group within the branch, with a team of interested members who raise awareness of issues which affect our local natural environment and advocate for appropriate protections.