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

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1. Nominated Volunteer

First Name

Last Name

Sport

Age Group

Contact Number

Sporting Club

Date of Birth

First Nations? YesNo

Does the volunteer have a disability? YesNo

Gender

Post Code

2. Person making the Nomination

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number

Relationship to Nominee

3. Impact of the volunteer's work during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025)

Impact of volunteer work within sporting context. E.g. improved club efficiency and outputs, culture, growth of membership, economic or social gains for club or community (max 300 words).

4. Demonstrated commitment to volunteer community within chosen sport during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025)

Demonstrated commitment to volunteer community within their chosen sport. E.g. weekly hours of service, longevity of service, nature of volunteer work such as ongoing member communications and culture building (max 300 words).