Achievements

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

In the past year our volunteers:

• Planted over 550,000 trees
• Maintained more than 295,000 metres of walking track
• Collected more than 100,000kg of rubbish
  
• Repaired thousands of metres of fence line
• Delivered in excess of 800,000 hours of conservation volunteering
  

Our awards include:

• 2011 - UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organisations
• 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 Commnity 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)
• 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 - Admitted to Global 500 Honour Roll, 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)