The NSW Community Sports Awards, recognise outstanding achievements and contributions to community sport in NSW – largely carried out by a volunteer workforce.

More than 500,000 people across NSW voluntarily dedicate their time every year through their involvement in sporting clubs and organisations. 

The NSW Community Sports Awards provide State Sporting Organisations and State Sporting Organisations with a Disability an opportunity to recognise the efforts and achievements of their dedicated volunteers, because put simply, sport would not exist without them.

Nominations are invited in twelve categories, plus the Distinguished Long Service Awards for those that have given exceptional service to their sport for over 25 years.

Awards categories are;

  1. Valour Community Official of the Year
  2. RevolutioniseSPORT Young Official of the Year
  3. Variety Community Coach of the Year
  4. ACPE Young Coach of the Year
  5. sportscover Community Sport Administrator of the Year 
  6. AICD Volunteer Director of the Year
  7. UNSW Community Team of the Year
  8. NSW Communities and Justice Community Club of the Year
  9. NSW Office of Sport Local Council of the Year
  10. People + Culture Strategies Community Event of the Year
  11. Multicultural NSW Inclusive Achievement of the Year
  12. WT Sports & Recognition Innovation of the Year
  13. Distinguished Long Service Honour

 

2025 NSW Community Sports Awards

2025 Community Sports Awards Finalists HERE

2025 Distinguished Long Service Honour Recipients HERE

2025 Event Program download - FLIP BOOK

2025 Event Program download - PDF

 

2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED - 30 June 2025 @CommBank Stadium

View the photo gallery HERE

Hear from guests, finalists and winners HERE

Hear from Wally O'Hara OAM and why he volunteers HERE

Read the Media Release HERE

 

2025 Community Sports Awards WINNERS

NSW Dept.Communities and Justice COMMUNITY CLUB OF THE YEAR

Collaroy Tennis Club

 

Variety COMMUNITY COACH OF THE YEAR

Karley Banks - Touch Football

 

ACPE YOUNG COACH OF THE YEAR

Max Marsters - Touch Football

 

People + Culture Strategies COMMUNITY EVENT OF THE YEAR

Your Local Club Academy Games - hosted by Northern Inland Academy of Sport

 

Valour COMMUNITY OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Murray Smith - Swimming

 

RevolutioniseSPORT YOUNG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Luke Schmude - Hockey

 

Sportscover COMMUNITY SPORT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Liam James - Rowing

 

AICD VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Melinda Stewart - Gymnastics

 

UNSW COMMUNITY TEAM OF THE YEAR

Terrigal U17 Female Ski Relay Team - Surf Life Saving

 

Multicultural NSW INCLUSION ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

Chris Tucker – Rowing

Basketball NSW

 

WT Sports & Recognition INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

Club Standards and Benchmarking Framework - Football NSW

 

NSW Office of Sport LOCAL COUNCIL OF THE YEAR

Dubbo Regional Council

 

 

DISTINGUISHED LONG SERVICE HONOUREES

 

Kristine Agosto - Squash

Wendy Archer AM - Netball

Sue Badenoch Kinsey - Football

Alan Beveridge OAM - Surf Life Saving

Paul Cini - Touch

Sharon Cooper - Cricket

Kirsten Crocker - Athletics

Stephen Croot - Rowing

Les Friend - Equestrian

Brian Gibson - Bowls

John Goh - Rugby Union

Ian Hook - Baseball

John Hughes - Northern NSW Football

Mary (Pat) Lusty - Swimming

Walter (Wally) O'Hara OAM - Gymnastics

Leeanne Palmer - Basketball

Ian Parker - AFL

Lynn Parker - Paddle

Mark Stephenson - Ice Hockey