Conservation Volunteers Australia is an Australian not-for-profit conservation organisation that attracts and co-ordinates volunteers for environmental restoration projects. History The organisation was founded in Ballarat, Victoria in 1982 as the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers. The organisation's Head Office remains in Ballarat, and Conservation Volunteers now has 25 offices around Australia. Timeline 1982 – organisation founded as Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers 1989 – Banksia Environmental Foundation Award Winner – Community Service Category 1990 – Banksia Environmental Foundation Award Winner – Community Service Category 1995 – Banksia Environmental Foundation Award Winner – Land Management Category 1996 – Banksia Environmental Foundation Award Winner – Community Groups Category 1999 – Leading partner in forming the international Conservation Volunteers Alliance 2000 – New name and logo launched as organisation becomes Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) 2000 – Admitted to United Nations Global 500 Honour Roll for Environmental Achievement – one of only 14 organisations from 12 countries recognised for the year 2001 – Launch of Revive Our Wetlands, a 10-year partnership between Conservation Volunteers Australia and BHP Billiton to deliver Australia's largest national wetlands revival program 2001 – Launch of Shell Coastal Volunteers, a community business partnership between Conservation Volunteers Australia and Shell Australia 2001 – CVA reaches milestone of 1 million volunteer days in the International Year of Volunteers 2002 – CVA wins Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships for Revive Our Wetlands program with BHP Billiton 2003 – CVA wins Australian Financial Review Corporate Partnership Award for Revive Our Wetlands program with BHP Billiton 2006 – Launch of Conservation Volunteers New Zealand with an office in Auckland 2007 – Banksia Environmental Foundation Award Winner – Water Category 2009 – CVA wins the National Ecotourism Award from Ecotourism Australia 2011 – CVA is presented with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation / UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organizations for the project 'Connecting People with the Environment, W James Whyte Island Reserve: tourists volunteering to protect biodiversity – Conservation Volunteers (Australia)' 2012 – CVA wins Green Lifestyle Award (not for profit business category) 2013 – CVA wins Coastal Award for Excellence (WA) – Community Group Effort 2014 – CVA wins Victorian Tourism Award – New Tourism Development for Naturewise Eco Escapes in partnership with Parks Victoria Projects All Conservation Volunteers projects involve practical conservation, with activities typically including tree planting, weed control, seed collection, track and trail building and