How to nominate for the 2024 Victorian Sport Awards

The search is on for Victoria’s best sporting contributors, on and off the field, and you can nominate someone from your club. Here’s how.

BMX racer Cameron Gatt won the 2023 Young Athlete of the Year Award. Picture: Josie Hayden

The search is on for Victoria’s best sporting athletes and contributors.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Victorian Sport Awards which acknowledges the efforts of people and clubs throughout all levels of competition.

There are 18 awards up for grabs and can be presented to individual and team athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, administrators, media personnel and the initiatives which ensure Victorians remain active will all be recognised.

Winners of the awards, presented by the Victorian Government and Vicsport, will be presented at an awards evening on Wednesday, May 14.

Four finalists for each of the awards will be revealed in March.

“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,” Vicsport chair Jason Hellwig said.

“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.”

Nominations can be completed on the Vicsport website.

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