17-year-old Pearl Blackburn of Cobar will join over 300 people in Sydney on 4 December at the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards as she vies for the prestigious title of NSW Young Volunteer for 2025.
Pearl was selected earlier this year as regional winner for the statewide volunteer award in the Orana area for her long list of volunteer works.
“I am so excited to be heading to Sydney for the Awards,” said Pearl. “It’s been a busy year, and everything is coming up all at once. The Volunteer Awards is the day before we have our Cobar Christmas Parade and I want to be home for that,” laughed Pearl…