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;
- Valour Community Official of the Year
- RevolutioniseSPORT Young Official of the Year
- Variety Community Coach of the Year
- ACPE Young Coach of the Year
- sportscover Community Sport Administrator of the Year
- AICD Volunteer Director of the Year
- UNSW Community Team of the Year
- NSW Communities and Justice Community Club of the Year
- NSW Office of Sport Local Council of the Year
- People + Culture Strategies Community Event of the Year
- Multicultural NSW Inclusive Achievement of the Year
- WT Sports & Recognition Innovation of the Year
- 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
Hear from guests, finalists and winners HERE
Hear from Wally O'Hara OAM and why he volunteers 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