Winners Announced and Long Service Celebrated
Published Fri 30 Jun 2023
Photo: Matthias Engesser - Narrative Post
Sport NSW announced 12 Community Sports Award category winners and honoured 23 men and women with a Distinguished Long Service Award at the 2023 Sports Foyer NSW Community Sports Awards last night.
Conducted at CommBank Stadium, the presentation evening saw recipients from a wide cross-section of sports receive their Awards from the Hon. Stephen Kamper, NSW Minister for Sport.
The Community Sports Awards and the Distinguished Long Service Awards acknowledge outstanding achievements and contributions to community sport.
This years Awards also saw the introduction of two new Awards, the Inclusion Award and the Innovation Award.
The 12 Community Sports Award were shared among nine different sports with Royal Life Saving, Cricket, Surf Life Saving and Gymnastics each collecting two Awards.
Sport NSW Chairperson, Chris Hall paid tribute to Award recipients.
“It is fitting these community sports recipients are recognised and honoured. It is because of their efforts that NSW remains the premier sports state in Australia,” said Mr Hall.
“Sport in NSW relies on these selfless volunteers who have dedicated their time to community sport. Put simply, sport would not exist without them.
“Their enduring contributions showcases why community sport is the beating heart of community sport in NSW and we thank all staff and volunteers for their exceptional dedication,” said Mr Hall.
The Community Sports Awards category winners are:
|
Award |
Recipient |
Sport |
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Community Club of The Year |
Hills Hornets Touch Football Association |
Touch Football
|
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Community Coach of The Year |
Amber Cross |
Netball
|
|
Community Event of The Year |
Gymnastics NSW Country Championships |
Gymnastics
|
|
Community Official of The Year |
Rozlynn Grey OAM |
Royal Life Saving
|
|
Community Sports Administrator of The Year |
Andrew Bowden |
Royal Life Saving |
|
Community Team of The Year |
North Cronulla Open Women’s Beach Relay Team, and Equestrian NSW State Interstate Team (joint winners)
|
Surf Lifesaving Equestrian |
|
Inclusion Award |
Gymnastics NSW, and Pasifica Youth Cup hosted by Sydney Junior Rugby Union (joint winners)
|
Gymnastics Rugby Union |
|
Innovation Award |
Live Heats |
Surf Lifesaving
|
|
Volunteer Director of The Year |
Amanda Fraser |
Cricket
|
|
Young Coach of The Year |
Elysa Oliveri |
Cricket
|
|
Young Official of The Year |
Fiorella Collins |
Little Athletics
|
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Local Council of The Year |
Blacktown Council
|
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The Distinguished Long Service Award recipients are:
|
Name
|
Sport |
|
Angelo Santangelo |
Fencing
|
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Anita Keelan |
Netball
|
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Barbara and Kevin Weimer |
Tennis
|
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Bernadette Spedding |
Gymnastics
|
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Bill Anderson |
Cricket
|
|
Chris Baker |
Motorcycling
|
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David Archbold |
Athletics
|
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Dereck Fineberg |
Little Athletics
|
|
Eli Demeny |
Sailability
|
|
Gerry Knights |
South-West Sydney Academy of Sport
|
|
Gwyn Mulholland |
Motorsport
|
|
Ian Matthew |
Touch Football
|
|
Jillian Long |
Hockey
|
|
Larry Brown |
Deaf Netball
|
|
Margaret and Allan Gregson |
Swimming
|
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Margaret Beaumont |
Basketball
|
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Maureen Worth |
Surf Life Saving
|
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Mike Mackney |
Paddle
|
|
Steve Woodger |
Northern NSW Football
|
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Terry Bluett |
Orienteering
|
|
Terry Hellyer |
Archery |
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