We are extremely pleased to announce the finalist for the 2017/2018 NSWTA Awards. The NSWTA Awards recognise excellence in all endeavours of our sport and organisation.
The Gala Blues Dinner where the awards are handed out is the most important night on the NSWTA calendar. It is the night that gives our organisation the opportunity to publicly celebrate the efforts and achievements of our amazing volunteers, Affiliates and Regions.
Of the highest order on the evening is the presentation of the Rod Wise Medal for the Volunteer of the Year. The Awards will also recognise those outstanding Affiliates and Administrators from all six Regions prior to naming State Winners in each category. We also will find out which Region has been adjudged the best for the past 12 months in all aspects of their operations.
The NSWTA Awards will be handed out at our Gala Blues Dinner to be held in the Grand Ballroom of Bankstown Sports Club on Saturday October 13 and will again include the Smith and Boland Medal count. The Dinner is also part of the NSWTA State Conference and we encourage all of our members to attend both the Dinner and the Conference. To nominate for the State Conference please click here.
If you wish to purchase tickets to the Blues Awards, they can be purchased here.
Alternatively, you can organise the purchase of a whole table (8 People) by contacting NSW Touch Football Business Operations Manager Kylie Hearne via [email protected] by no later than 5pm Wednesday October 4th
Congratulations to all the finalists, with over 110,000 members of the NSWTA it is a great achievement to be listed as a finalist in these Awards. Those named as finalist will be contacted over the next week with relevant information on the evening. We look forward to all of our finalist’s attendance so we can as sport and organisation celebrate their tremendous efforts over the past 12 months.
Rod Wise Medal (Volunteer of the Year)
Nominees:
John Turnbull – Central Coast Touch Association
Phil Rainger – Taree Touch Association
Georgia Randall – Northern Beaches Touch Association
Melinda Walls – Maitland Touch Football Association
Joel Begnell – City of Orange Touch Association
Tony Webb – Ballina Touch Association
Les Bouveng – Sydney Rebels
Affiliate of the Year
Southern Suns Affiliate of the Year
Nominees:
Wollongong Touch Association
Nowra Shoalhaven Touch Association
Milton Ulladulla Touch Association
Leeton Touch Association
Sydney Rebels Affiliate of the Year
Nominees:
South West Sydney Raptors Touch Association
St George Touch Association
Eastern Suburbs Touch Association
Bankstown Sports Touch Association
Sydney Mets Affiliate of the Year
Nominees:
Western Suburbs Touch Football Association
Balmain Touch Football Association
Balmain Junior Touch Association
Penrith Touch Association
Sydney Scorpions Affiliate of the Year
Nominees:
Hills Hornets Touch Football Association
Manly Warringah Touch Association
Northern Beaches Touch Association
Northern Suburbs Touch Association
Hunter Western Hornets Affiliate of the Year
Nominees:
Maitland Touch Football Association
City of Orange Touch Association
Bathurst Touch Association
Parkes Touch Association
NSW Northern Eagles Affiliate of the Year
Nominees:
Evans Head Touch Association
Forster Tuncurry Touch Association
Camden Haven Touch Association
Murwillumbah Touch Association
President of the Year
Nominees:
Scott Henderson – St George Touch Association
Glenn Fabian – Penrith Touch Association
Rod Hetherington – Parramatta District Touch Association
Melinda Walls – Maitland Touch Football Association
Col Curry – Wallsend Touch Association
Graham Knights – Manly Warringah Touch Association
Administrator of the Year
Southern Suns Administrator of the Year
Nominees:
Sue Hensley – Milton Ulladulla Touch Association
Nick Altin – Griffith Touch Association
Cody Hutchinson – Albion Park Touch Association
Tim Robinson – Wollongong Touch Association
Sydney Rebels Administrator of the Year
Nominees:
Nathan Loveday – Bankstown Sports Touch Association
Mette Kitiona – Bankstown Jets Touch Association
Edward Stanmore – South West Sydney Raptors Touch Association
Mary Wachman – Eastern Suburbs Touch Association
Sydney Mets Administrator of the Year
Nominees:
Aida Catalano – Western Suburbs Touch Football Association
Katrina Kyneur – Balmain Juniors Touch Association
Kris Currie – Penrith Touch Association
Caroline Braddick – Canterbury Touch Association
Sydney Scorpions Administrator of the Year
Nominees:
Lara Long – Manly Warringah Touch Association
Georgia Randall – Northern Beaches Touch Association
Pam Hetherington – Parramatta District Touch Association
Brad Mitchell – Hills Hornets Touch Football Association
Hunter Western Hornets Administrator of the Year
Nominees:
Melinda Walls – Maitland Touch Football Association
Joel Begnell – City of Orange Touch Association
Rebecca Jackson – Newcastle City Touch Association
Sandy Praszczalek – Berkley Vale Touch Association
NSW Northern Eagles Administrator of the Year
Nominees:
Kendall Stirrat – Macksville Touch Association
Scott Turner – Ballina Touch Association
Megan Johnston – Forster Tuncurry Touch Association
Jenny McFarlane – Lismore Touch Association
Affiliate Referee Director of the Year
Nominees:
Rina Janson – Norther Suburbs Touch Association
John Turnbull – Central Coast Touch Association
Sam Clark – Nelson Bay Touch Association
Ben Harris – Mudgee Touch Association
Caren Friend – Manly Warringah Touch Association
Ivan Cole – Maitland Touch Football Association
Youth Leader of the Year
Nominees:
Ray Wehbe – Hills Hornets Touch Football Association
Katoa Mairi – Bankstown Sports Touch Association
Grace Quinn – Mudgee Touch Association
Finalists for the:
Selector of the year
Open player of the year – Female & Male
Junior player of the year – Female & Male
Senior player of the year – Female & Male
Coach of the year – Open, Junior & Senior
Team of the year – Open, Junior & Senior
Will be announced on Wednesday the 26th of September
