VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2025
Across Australia 1.8 million volunteers provide 158 million hours of their time each year!
The Volunteer of the Year award recognises a volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to their sporting organisation, club, team or program over the past year.
Nominations are encouraged from all volunteers in all sports recognised by Sport Australia.
Volunteers can self-nominate or be nominated by another person (e.g., coach, team manager, athlete, friend, relative).
Nominations will be assessed based on two criteria during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025):
- Impact of volunteer work within the sporting context
- Demonstrated commitment to volunteer community within their chosen sport
The Award nomination period closed on Wednesday 8th October 2025 and the Judging Panel are currently assessing all the nominations. Finalists will be advised early November and Award Recipients will be announced on Thursday 20th November 2025 at the Sunshine Coast Sports Annual Awards celebration at Altitude Nine.