Semester 2 came to a close with a celebration of our amazing volunteers at the MGA Annual Volunteer Awards Lunch
Published Date 3/11/2026
The MGA was delighted to gather together with members of our amazing volunteer community at the Caulfield campus in late October.
Our fabulous student volunteers congregated over lunch to celebrate the end of another successful year. This was but a small token of our appreciation for all the time and effort these students have selflessly contributed in 2026.
Over the course of the year, over 300 active MGA volunteers contributed a whopping 3,900 hours of service to their community.
Jay, Xinyu, Ananya, Parv and Viktoriia, all representatives on the MGAEC, opened the ceremony with a word of thanks to all of our volunteers before announcing the winners. So, without further ado...
2026 MGA Volunteers of the Year
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Rising Star: Ashwin Arjunan
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Team Spirit: Maseline Kamasara
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Outstanding Leadership: Sarah Neo
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Top Caulfield Volunteer: Wufan (Connie) Hu
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Top Clayton Volunteer: Ziya Liu
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Top Parkville / Peninsula / off-campus volunteer: Ayuka Sewaminggi
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Most Dedicated – General volunteer: Ariessa Purwidyasari
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Most Dedicated – Volunteer leader: Siyao (Sonia) Chen
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Volunteer of the Year: Quynh Nguyen
Most dedicated volunteers
Special mentions were due for the following volunteers who have put in the hours to give back to their community:
- Siayo (Sonia) Chen: 152 hours
- Quynh Nguyen: 100+ hours
- Ariessa Purwidyasari: 80+ hours
- Ziya Liu: 76 hours
- Sarah Neo: 75 hours
We also had to shout out Connie for the outstanding contribution she has made since only just joining our volunteer community in July, as well as Akuya for keeping the wheels turning at the Peninsula campus!
After the ceremony concluded, volunteers took snaps with an MGA polaroid camera to commemorate the day and the successful year that was.
Interested in joining our volunteer community in 2027?
You can submit an expression of interest to volunteer in 2027 here.