Achievements

Conservation Volunteers has received many awards recognising our work and the commitment of our volunteers.

In the 2011/2012 Financial year, our volunteers:

• Planted over 800,000 trees
• Completed 104 wildlife surveys 
• Built 550 kilometres of new tracks and boardwalks
• Collected 99 tonnes of rubbish
  
• Repaired 182 kilometres of fences
• Built 98 kilometres of new fences
• Delivered in excess of 480,000 hours of conservation volunteering
  

Our awards include:

• 2012 - Winner, Business - Not-for-Profit, Green Lifestyle Awards
• 2012 - Finalist, WA Environment Awards - Community Achievement Metropolitan Category
• 2011 - UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organisations
• 2011 - Winner, WA Environment Awards - Environmental Education and Communication Category
• 2011 - Finalist, United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards - Community category
  
• 2010 - Commendation Excellence in Parks Award, Economic Category (in partnership with Parks Conservation and Lands ACT)
• 2010 - Canberra Tourism Award - Ecotourism for Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (in partnership with Parks Conservation and Lands ACT)
• 2010 - Highly Commended, Keep Australia Beautiful ACT Sustainable Cities Awards, Heritage and Culture Category - Tidbinbilla Volunteer Interpreter Program
• 2010 - Finalist, WA Environment Awards - Biodiversity Conservation Category
• 2010 - Finalist, WA Environment Awards - Community Achievement Metropolitan Category
• 2010 - Finalist, WA Environment Awards - Environmental Education & Communication Category
• 2009 - Ecotourism Award Winner, Sustainable Tourism Awards
• 2009 - Environment and Sustainability Award Winner, Regional Achievement and Community Award
• 2009 - Finalist Excellence in Sustainable Tourism, Victorian Tourism Awards
• 2009 - Winner, WA Environment Awards - Coastal, Marine and Estuarine Category
• 2008 - Qantas Australian Tourism Award - Ecotourism (in partnership with National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Montague Island Naturewise Program)
• 2008 - NSW Tourism Award - Ecotourism (in partnership with National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Montague Island Naturewise Program)
• 2008 - Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism, Victorian Tourism Awards
• 2007 - Qantas Australian Tourism Award - Ecotourism (in partnership with National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Montague Island Naturewise Program)
• 2007 - Golden Backpack Award - Best Responsible Tourism Program
• 2007 - NSW Tourism Award - Ecotourism (in partnership with National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Montague Island Naturewise Program)
• 2007 - Banksia Award - Water Category (Revive Our Wetlands, in partnership with BHP Billiton)
• 2006 - NSW Tourism Award - Ecotourism (in partnership with National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Montague Island Naturewise Program)
• 2005 - NSW Tourism Award - Best New Product (in partnership with National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Montague Island Naturewise Program)
• 2003 - Winner, The Australian Financial Review Magazine Corporate Partnership of the Year, BHP Billiton partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia - Revive our Wetlands
• 2003 - Winner, The Australian Financial Review Magazine Science, Environment, Health and Education category, BHP Billiton partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia - Revive our Wetlands
• 2002 - Winner, Prime Minister's Award for Excellence, Community Business Partnerships
• 2001 - Banksia Award - Coastal & Marine Category (Joint submission with WWF, Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation, NT Department Of Primary Industries And Fisheries)
• 2001 - Finalist, Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year Award, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 2000 - Global 500 Roll of Honour, United Nations Environment Program
• 2000 - Finalist, Community Groups Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 2000 - Finalist, Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year Award, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1998 - Finalist, Community Groups Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1998 - Finalist - Banksia Award - Government Category (Green Corps Program), Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1996 - Banksia Award, Community Groups Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1995 - Banksia Award, Land Management Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1995 - Finalist, Rural Community Groups Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1990 - Finalist, IBM Conservation Award
• 1990 - Banksia Award, Community Service Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1990 - Victorian Landcare Award - Business Category, Landcare Victoria
• 1989 - Banksia Award, Community Service Category, Banksia Environmental Foundation
• 1988 - Bicentennial Sylvaspade, Australian Bicentennial Authority
• 1983 - Merit Award for Outstanding Architecture, Royal Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter)