Volunteers

Volunteer Rewards Program (2026)  

Ride & Rise: Equestrian Victoria Volunteer Rewards Program 

An EV volunteer is any person who freely offers their time, skills, and labour for the benefit of others or a cause, without receiving any financial payment.  

Volunteers  

  • Must have a profile in EA database ‘JustGo’ - https://equestrianaustralia.justgo.com - no membership required – but must choose ‘Victoria’ as the designated state.  Upload child safeguarding card here under ‘credentials’.   

How Volunteers Earn Points  

  • Participation:   Any volunteer  role (general or discipline-specific):  10 points - 1 role per day.  

  • Each separate day can be claimed if an event runs for multiple days  

  • A full-day shift (6+ hrs):  Is an extra +5 points  

Education:   

  • Any approved  online  module/workshop: 10  points  per full day. 

  • 5 points for a course 4 hours or less (1 day education = more than 4 hours) . This includes: Any  S.I.A. and Vic Sport child safe courses, AUS  Sports  Commission  and Sport  Medicine  Australia  courses and EV induction TBA.  

  • EA  officials' courses:  30  points includes new officials training TD/ CD, Stewards, jumping judges or CDs. (2 days plus pre learning =30 points)  

Points Cap: A Max of 30 points per day. 

Recognition Tiers  

  • Bronze:  60pts → Digital badge + Volunteer Notebook & Pen   e.g. 3  full  day s rural  or  2 days and  3 courses  etc  

  • Silver:   80pts +pts → EV merch (cap) + social media shout-out = 5 days or  4  days and  2  online  courses etc  

  • Gold:  Over 100+ pts → EV Drink Bottle + mention annual report  e.g. 5 days and a CD/TD course plus an online course  

  • Platinum:  180+ pts → EV Platinum Volunteer Prize – Presented at EV Annual Awards Night.  

Tracking  

  • Self-tracking using the  JotForm  submission  

  • Education completions logged  via  certificate details on the JotForm  or provision of certificate from  AUS sports commission education,  VIC sport,  Sport  Medicine Australia -concussion Education  etc.  

  • Simple dashboard or excel spreadsheet for totals from Jot form  

Prize Allocations 

  • Platinum Prizes to be given at the awards and during the year at events. 

  • Bronze, Silver, Gold prizes presented at the next event volunteer is attending, upon achievement.  

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