Cancer awareness campaigner, inspirational fundraiser and mentor Molly Croft has been named the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year.

2DU's Matt Watson spoke with the Dubbo teenager who received the award at a special ceremony in Sydney today honouring her work to fund research into rare cancer, and for her support and care for young people battling illness and adversity.

Molly turned pain into purpose after being diagnosed at 12 years of age with a rare form of aggressive bone cancer, enduring treatment that removed most of the bone in one leg and part of a lung.

She gives her time to the Kids with Cancer Foundation, as an ambassador for national mental health charity Stand Tall, and with The Tie Dye Project, which she helped establish with Australian netballer Amy Parmenter.

Molly has since helped raise over $2 million for children’s charities, including $1 million for The Tie Dye Project.

Interview audio aired on Friday 5th December, 2025.