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. icare 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. Sport NSW Community Event of the Year
  11. Multicultural NSW Inclusive Achievement of the Year
  12. Vailo Innovation of the Year
  13. Distinguished Long Service Awards

 

2025 NSW Community Sports Awards Ceremony

The 2025 NSW Community Sports Awards will take place at Commbank Stadium on Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Nominations to open Mid-March 2025

Further information to come

 

PAST EVENTS

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