Victorian Sport Awards nominations open from 14th January 2026
Nominations for the Victorian Sport Awards opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026. The awards recognise contributions across Victorian sport and active recreation during the 2025 calendar year. The Victorian Government and Vicsport present the awards.
The Victorian Sport Awards cover the full sporting landscape across the state. The program includes 18 award categories recognising athletes, teams, coaches, officials, volunteers, administrators, media contributors, and participation initiatives.
The awards recognise achievements across community and high-performance sport. Grassroots contributors feature alongside athletes who competed at national and international levels. Together, the categories reflect participation, leadership, and performance across Victorian sport.
Members of the public can submit nominations through the Vicsport website. Nominations remain open until Friday 13th February 2026. After the closing date, appointed judging panels will assess submissions for each category.
Vicsport Chair Jason Hellwig said the awards recognise achievement across the sport and recreation sector. “In partnership with the Victorian Government, Vicsport is excited to once again recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our state’s sport and recreation community at the Victorian Sport Awards,” he said.
“This night allows us to honour grassroots contributors and high-performance athletes together,” Hellwig said. “Both groups play a vital role in strengthening sport and recreation across Victoria.”
“With 18 awards to be presented, I strongly urge all Victorians to submit their nominations to ensure their sport is well represented on the night,” he said.
Judging panels will select four finalists for each award following the nomination period. Organisers will announce finalists in March. The awards ceremony will take place in May.
Award categories and event details
The 2025 Victorian Sport Awards include the following categories:
• 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
• 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
• Vicsport Volunteer of the Year
• VicHealth Sport and Active Recreation Initiative of the Year
• Involve Masters Athlete of the Year
• Southern Cross Trophies Young Athlete of the Year
• Outstanding Media Coverage of Sport Award
• Polytan Peter Norman Inclusion Award
• Frank Wilkes Award
• Kitty McEwan Award
The Victorian Sport Awards will be held on Wednesday 13th May 2026. The event will run from 6.00pm to 9.30pm. It will take place in the Members Dining Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Richmond.
Finalists, sporting organisations, clubs, and invited guests can attend the event. Ticketing and access details will be announced closer to the event date.
