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.
There are twelve award 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
- sportscoverCommunity Sport Administrator of the Year
- Bankstown Sports ClubVolunteer Director of the Year
- 360 PlayerCommunity 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 Inclusion Achievement of the Year
- WT Sports & Recognition Innovation of the Year
- Distinguished Long Service Honour
2026 NSW Community Sports Awards
2026 Community Sports Awards finalists HERE
2026 Distinguished Long Service Honour Recipients HERE
2026 Event Program Download HERE
2026 Community Sports Awards Winners
NSW Dept.Communities and Justice COMMUNITY CLUB OF THE YEAR
Collaroy Tennis Club
Variety COMMUNITY COACH OF THE YEAR
Geoff Davenport - Squash
ACPE YOUNG COACH OF THE YEAR
Georgie Latanis - Little Athletics
People + Culture Strategies COMMUNITY EVENT OF THE YEAR
2026 Coffs Coast Festival of Rugby - Rugby Union
Valour COMMUNITY OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Charlie Cheesley - Touch Football
RevolutioniseSPORT YOUNG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Chesney Baillie - Gymnastics
Sportscover COMMUNITY SPORT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Ange Elliot - Artistic Swimming
Bankstown Sports Club VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Mark Bretag - Paddle
360 Player COMMUNITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
NSW Phoenix U15 Girls Beach Volleyball Team - Volleyball
Multicultural NSW INCLUSION ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR
A Splash of Colour Swimming - Swimming
WT Sports & Recognition INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
A Splash of Colour Swimming - Swimming
NSW Office of Sport LOCAL COUNCIL OF THE YEAR
City of Ryde
DISTINGUISHED LONG SERVICE HONOUREES
Angus Bruxner - Rugby Union
Barbara Junghans - Orienteering
Barry Richardson - AFL
Brian Cheers - Amateur Pistol
Con Gounis - Football
Geoff Hook - Swimming
Janet Nixon - Athletics
Jeff Cottrell - Paddle
Jenny Palmer - Bowls
Joan Hart - Hockey
Kerryn Blanch - Masters Swimming
Laurel Cunico - Netball
Lauretta Claus AM - Basketball
Lesley Pascoe - Tennis
Marie Cornish OAM - Cricket
Murray Slana - Motorsport
Peter Casey - Touch Football
Peter Worboys - Baseball
Raymond Watson AM - Surf Life Saving
Ron Junghans - Orienteering
Scott Campbell - Golf
Stephen Handley OAM - Rowing
Sue Stafa - Little Athletics
Tish Ennis - Sailing
Tony Barber - Gymnastics
Trevor Deeming - Football
PAST EVENTS
PAST AWARD WINNERS can be downloaded here
2025 NSW Community Sports Awards
2024 NSW Community Sports Awards
2023 NSW Community Sports Awards
2022 NSW Community Sports Awards
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2017 NSW Community Sports Awards >
