Congratulations to the 2025 Winners and Finalists!
Although the 2025 awards season has come to a close, please see below for more information about the awards, each category and who can nominate.
It’s now time for the Sunshine Coast sporting community to Shine Bright!
The Annual Awards uphold Sunshine Coast Sports’ core values and commitment to the development and progression of our sportspeople.
Nominations will be assessed by an independent panel of experienced sports administrators from the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions.
The Sunshine Coast Sports Annual Awards recognise athletes, teams, coaches, clubs, officials, volunteers and sporting events for outstanding achievements that have taken place between 1st October 2025 and 30th September 2026 (i.e. the Annual Awards period).
WHO CAN NOMINATE?
To be eligible for an award, nominees must be:
- A permanent resident, both during and outside of competition periods, of the Sunshine Coast or Noosa local government areas; or
- Represent or be a life member of a sporting club or association based on the Sunshine Coast or Noosa local government areas; or
- Have lived/ trained/ competed for the majority of their Junior career in the Sunshine Coast or Noosa local government areas and have moved away to attend tertiary education, to participate in a recognised high-performance pathway and/ or compete at an elite level in a sport that's aligned to a national sports governing body.;
- Satisfy one of the above criteria for >75% of the time leading up to the sporting achievement assessed as part of the Annual Award years they have nominated.
