#NVW2025
Burdekin Community Association (BCA) enjoyed their 21st National Volunteer Week celebration on the 21st of May. The event recognised the vital work of our Volunteers and said thank you with a morning tea at the BCA Support Centre. A Luncheon was also held on Friday at the Ayr Anzac Memorial Club.
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia's largest annual celebration of volunteering, held from the 19th to 25th of May 2025. The event provides an opportunity to highlight the important role of volunteers in our community and invites former volunteers and those currently volunteering to come together.
The BCA’s Volunteer morning tea and luncheon are centred on the 2025 NVW theme, “Connecting Communities” and recognised the vast spectrum of possibilities and the impact that emerges when everyone finds their meaningful role in making a difference.
BCA CEO, Debra Cochran and Volunteer Service Manager, Rita Quagliata express their heartfelt thanks to all of the Volunteers for their time, dedication, and commitment to BCA and the community.
Volunteering can help change everyone’s life. It improves health and well-being, including increased longevity, adoption of healthy lifestyles and reduction in depression and stress. It allows you to develop and use different skills that lead to establishing a real sense of achievement, develops confidence, builds self-esteem and establishes new friendships.
BCA Volunteers help in the Community Information Centre in Queen Street Ayr, in other BCA offices, provide tutoring on the use of devices such as a mobile phone or tablet, visit elderly people at Regis Ayr and Home Hill and in their homes under the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS).
BCA’s always in need of more Volunteers, so please don’t hesitate to visit the Support Centre, 130 Queen St, Ayr and have a chat with Rita Quagliata about volunteering or give her a call on 4783 3744.
Contributed with thanks to BCA CEO, Debra Cochrane
Jo Rogers, Rita Quagliate, Nola Nendick, Joanna Penny
2: Mary Arrate, Dianne Noack
3: Karen Gage, Geraldine Chandler
4: Debra Cochrane, John Furnell
55: Fiona Smith, Brendan Matthews
6: Judith Rich, Sonya Tweedie
7: Beverley Edwards, Carmel Farmer, Joan Andersen
8: Stephen Tunbridge, Gladys Sgarbossa
9: John Bonassi
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