2025 Sport NSW Awards | Accepting nominations

Published Wed 09 Apr 2025

Sport NSW is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 NSW Community Sport Awards and the Sport NSW Hall of Champions. These nominations require the endorsement of the relevant State Sporting Organisation, so Rowing NSW is collecting nominations for 2025, which we will review and consider for submission to Sport NSW.

Details are below - Rowing NSW will accept community nominations until COB, Friday 2 May 2025.

 

 

NSW Community Sport Awards

The NSW Community Sport 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. 

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:

  1. Valour Community Official of the Year
  2. RevolutioniseSPORT Young Official of the Year
  3. Community Coach of the Year
  4. 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. Community Event of the Year
  11. Multicultural NSW Inclusive Achievement of the Year
  12. Innovation of the Year
  13. Distinguished Long Service Honour

In 2024, Greg Smith was recognised as Community Official of the Year, and Neil Holmes was presented with a Distinguished Long Service award.

Award guidelines are available here.

Click here to submit your nomination/s.

 

 

Sport NSW Hall of Champions

The Hall of Champions, located at Sydney Olympic Park, showcases the stories of sportsmen and women from NSW who have achieved at the highest level of their sport, and the annual induction of new athletes is a celebration of their careers and successes.

Every year, athletes who have achieved at the highest level of their sport are selected for induction. Since 1979, hundreds of sportsmen and women representing over 50 sports have been added to the Honour Roll including sporting icons such as Sir Donald Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Shane Gould and Dally Messenger. More recent champions include Ian Thorpe, Layne Beachley, Michael O’Loughlin and Lauren Jackson.

The NSW Hall of Champions is a sport museum and hall of fame which pays tribute to this state’s greatest sporting successes, and its significant collection helps bring our sporting heritage to life.

View the Selection Criteria here.

Click here to submit your nomination/s.

 

 

In addition to all of the above, nominations are also open for select awards at Rowing NSW's Annual Presentation Dinner for 2025. Click here for details.