Rotary Club of Wentworth have taken out the Far West Volunteer Team of the Year award at the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards at the Broken Hill Musicians Club.
The 65 members of the Rotary Club of Wentworth have helped raise more than $80,000 over the past 12 months to support local heritage, community groups, local schools and clubs, and social programs.
The team also gives almost 20,000 hours of their time each year managing the Wentworth Pioneer Museum, Wentworth Gaol and the Wentworth Community Op Shop.
The Awards are now in their 20th year and celebrate the work of thousands of individuals and volunteer teams from a diverse range of organisations across the state.
Other individual and team awards announced yesterday:
Far West Volunteer of the Year: President of the Broken Hill Breast Cancer Support and Fundraising Group and event organiser for the Paint the Town Pink and Pink October campaigns Leeann Clogg.
Far West Young Volunteer of the Year: Anna Loechel from Broken Hill.
Far West Adult Volunteer of the Year: Allan Pearce from Broken Hill.
Far West Senior Volunteer of the Year: Leeann Clogg from Broken Hill.
Far West award recipients will be invited to represent their region at the State Gala Award Ceremony at the end of the year, where the NSW Volunteer of the Year in each category will be announced.
