PRESENTED by the Victorian Government and Vicsport, nominations open on Wednesday, January 15 for the Victorian Sport Awards (VSAs) which acknowledges the full spectrum of Victorian sport across all levels during the 2024 calendar year.
The most prestigious night for our state’s sporting and active recreation community, the VSAs recognises and celebrates those who made an outstanding contribution to Victorian sport during 2024 by honouring the grassroots heroes who excelled at a community level, high-performance athletes who shone at a national and international level and everyone in between.
With 18 awards presented, individual and team athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, administrators, media personnel and the initiatives that ensure Victorians remain active will all be recognised.
The nomination process is open to all members of the public.
Nominations can be submitted via the Vicsport website between Wednesday, January 15 and Friday, February 14, 2025.
“In partnership with the Victorian Government, Vicsport is thrilled to once again recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our state’s sport and recreation community at the Victorian Sport Awards,” said Vicsport Chair, Jason Hellwig.
“The premier event on the Victorian sporting calendar, it is a special night where we have the opportunity to honour the grassroots heroes who keep our sport and recreation sector thriving as well as the high-performance athletes who starred on the world stage at events such as the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
“With 18 awards on offer, I strongly urge all Victorians to submit their nominations to ensure their sport is well represented on the night.”
Following the closure of nominations after February 14, four finalists for each of the 18 awards will be decided by esteemed judging panels and announced in March before the winners are revealed on Wednesday, May 14 in the Members Dining Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
All finalists, family, friends, sporting organisations and clubs are invited to attend the VSAs and celebrate the successes of sport in Victoria. Ticketing details will be announced soon.
Categories in the 2024 Victorian Sport Awards are as follows:
• Leasexpress Coach of the Year
• Gallagher Community Coach of the Year
• Sports Accounting Australia Official of the Year
• etrainu Community Official of the Year
• AFL SportsReady Young Team of the Year
• AED Authority Team of the Year
• My Sport Live Community Sporting Event of the Year
• Love the Game Community Sporting Club of the Year
• revolutioniseSPORT Victorian Sports Administrator of the Year – Eunice Gill Award
• Bunnings Trade Local Government Initiative of the Year
• VAILO Volunteer of the Year
• VicHealth Sport and Active Recreation Initiative of the Year
• Involve Masters Athlete of the Year
• rebel Young Athlete of the Year
• Outstanding Media Coverage of Sport Award
• Polytan Peter Norman Inclusion Award
• Frank Wilkes Award
• Kitty McEwan Award
More information on the 2024 Victorian Sport Awards can be found at vicsport.com.au/2024-vsas.
