2024 SPORTS FOYER AWARDS FINALISTS

Sport NSW today announced the finalists in each of the 12 categories for the 2024 Sports Foyer NSW Community Awards.

 The category Award winners will be revealed at a ceremony at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta on June 19.

 The Awards are a tribute to the exceptional dedication and unflagging contribution to sporting communities across NSW which is largely conducted by a volunteer workforce.

Volunteers are the unsung heroes who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure men and women, boys and girls, are able to enjoy the health, social and community benefits sport provides.

 Sport NSW Chief Executive, Stuart Hodge, said his organisation received an unprecedented number of nominations across the 12 Award categories.

 “It is fantastic to see such an extraordinary response from NSW community sports clubs and organisations, and we congratulate all finalists for their exceptional work over the judging period,” said Mr Hodge.

 “The contribution to sport by so many clubs, teams, volunteer coaches, match officials and administrators and local Councils is quite overwhelming.

 “It is appropriate that these Volunteer Award finalists are being announced during National Volunteers Week. It is because of their unflagging commitment that sport in NSW is the backbone of Australian sport from grassroots to the elite level.

 “It is particularly pleasing to see such a broad range of sports represented among the finalists. This highlights the diversity of choice sports participants can choose to remain fit, healthy, and engaged,” he added.

 The Awards night will also see 21 men and women honoured with Distinguished Long Service Awards for exceptional service to sport for more than 25 years.

The Sports Foyer NSW Community Awards finalists:

NSW Communities and Justice COMMUNITY CLUB OF THE YEAR

Bathurst Giants Australian Football Club – AFL

Callaghan District Netball – Netball

Maitland Touch – Touch Football

Northern Districts (Butchers) Cricket Club – Cricket

Swansea Football Club – Northern NSW Football

Toronto Croquet Club – Croquet

icare COMMUNITY COACH OF THE YEAR

Joe Burgess – Athletics

Tracey Hansford – Archery

Timothy Hill – Basketball

Danny Silvestri – Football

Jenny Towers – Volleyball

Cara Wilde – South West Sydney Academy of Sport

Sports Foyer COMMUNITY EVENT OF THE YEAR

Bowls NSW State Championships – Bowls

Gymnastics NSW State Championships – Gymnastics

Netball NSW Junior State Titles – Netball

NSW Beach Volleyball Tour – Volleyball

Swimming NSW – Country Regionals 2024 – Swimming

Valour COMMUNITY OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Pearl Butcher – Dragon Boat

Rohan Kennedy – Gymnastics

Gregory Smith – Rowing

Rachel Soars – Surf Life Saving

Mark Thompson – Motorcycling

sportscover COMMUNITY SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Kay Barney – Equestrian

Amanda Fraser – Cricket

Glenn Morrison – Bowls

Shelly Rush-Nichols – Touch Football

Sandra Slattery – Surf Life Saving

UNSW COMMUNITY TEAM OF THE YEAR

Balmain U11 Boys Little Athletics Relay Team – Little Athletics

Central Coast Men’s Opens Touch Football Team – Touch Football

Chinese Youth League Mixed Dragon Boat Team – Dragon Boat

Enfield Rovers U16/1 Boys Football Team – Football

Illawarra U14 Girls Basketball Team – Basketball

Newcastle Northstar Para Ice Hockey Team – Para Ice Hockey

Multicultural NSW INCLUSIVE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

Basketball NSW – Basketball

Football NSW – 2023 NAIDOC Cup – Football

Gymnastics NSW & PCYC NSW – Gymnastics

NSW Rugby Union – Rugby Union

Schofields Cricket Club – Cricket

Vailo INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

Central Coast Ocean Beach SLSC, Taking it to the Beach – Blackspot – Surf Life Saving

Cerebral Palsy Sport and Recreation Association of NSW – CPSARA

Equestrian NSW Equibility Project – Equestrian

Manly District Cricket Club – Cricket

Netball NSW Cultural Competency and Reflective e-Learning (C.A.R.E Program) – Netball

NSW Office of Sport LOCAL COUNCIL OF THE YEAR

Blacktown City Council

Camden Council

Central Coast Council

City of Ryde

Dubbo Regional Council

AICD VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Madeleine Bowditch – Motorcycling

Dilys Kindleysides – Bowls

Glenn Schwarzel – Triathlon

Georgie Staley – Mountain Bike

Costa Zakis – Little Athletics

icare YOUNG COACH OF THE YEAR

Macy Clark – Water Polo

Declan Ellis – Paddle

Andrew Olsen – Volleyball

Vasilija Simunovic – South West Sydney Academy of Sport

Laine Wyllie – Little Athletics

Revolutionise Sport YOUNG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Hamish Biddle – Rugby Union

Cooper Ellis – Basketball

Tory Emme – Little Athletics

Lachlan Micalos – Netball

Caleb Walz – Touch Football

DISTINGUISHED LONG SERVICE AWARDS

Barry Antella OAM  – Surf Life Saving

Jenny Bailey – Northern NSW Football

Margi Bohm – Paddle

Colleen Brook – Equestrian

Francis ‘Bernie’ Delaney – Rugby League

Beverly Dew OAM – Netball

Armando Gardiman AM – Football

Neil Holmes – Rowing

Warren Jarrett – Cricket

Maree Kirby – Motorcycling

George Louie – Dragon Boat

Clinton Mallett – Hockey

John Martin – Basketball

Heather Mitchell – Athletics

John Oliver – Orienteering

Barbara Pearson – Gymnastics

Stan Pedersen – Tennis

Glenn Pincott – Motorsport

Ronald Pollett – Little Athletics

Warren Rosser OAM – Judo

John Turnbull – Touch Football

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