Good Sports Awards 2025
The Good Sports Awards pay tribute to the heart and soul of community sporting clubs and recognise their efforts to reduce harm from alcohol and other drugs – no matter their size or sporting code.
Nominations are now closed
The Awards celebrate the star clubs who are community leaders, helping to disrupt the link between alcohol and sport, reducing risky drinking and children’s exposure to alcohol.
It’s a chance to recognise the strong clubs and dedicated people who are role models in their community – who are passionate about the health and wellbeing of their members, and making their club the very best it can be.
Entering is easy and you may even qualify to enter multiple categories – share your club’s story for a chance to win up to $2000 for your club.
Celebrate your best and nominate your club for the Good Sports Awards 2025 today!
The categories
There are seven categories to enter – whether it’s managing alcohol responsibly, role modelling healthy behaviour for junior members, supporting club members’ mental health or celebrating your champion volunteer, we’d love to hear your story.
- Club of the Year
- Club Volunteer of the Year
- Safe Transport Award
- Community Club Award
- Mental Health Excellence Award
- Junior Club of the Year
- New Club of the Year
Winners will receive a cash prize that will be used to benefit their club. A total of $13,500 in prizes is up for grabs!
Key dates
- Monday, November 10: Nominations close
- Awards ceremony: TBC early 2026
How to nominate: Logging into the Good Sports online portal
Nominations are submitted through the Good Sports online portal.
If you have an account, log in to the portal.
Need to create an account, or not sure if you already have one?
- Create your new login by going to the online portal sign up page.
- Enter your club details. If your club is already signed up to the program, you’ll be able to search for your club in the system, and all your club details will be carried across.
- After you’ve entered your info, click on the verification link in the email that will be sent to you (don’t forget to check your spam/junk folder if it doesn’t arrive).
- You’ll be taken straight back to the portal, where you’ll see a notification with the link to the Awards nomination form.
- Your club will need to be an ‘Accredited’ or ‘Gold Accredited’ Good Sports club to be eligible to win an Award. You can find this info in the portal, and if you’re not yet, progress through your action plan to get accredited.
Eligibility
To enter, your club:
- not be a professional sporting club (e.g. A League, National Basketball League), National Sporting Organisation or State Sporting Organisation
- must be an ‘Accredited’ or ‘Gold Medal Accredited’ Good Sports club
- must nominate through the Good Sports online portal (instructions for logging in below)
- also meet the eligibility criteria.
| Category |
Prize |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Club of the Year |
$2,000 for national winner and $500 for state winners |
Must be a Gold Medal Accredited club |
| Club Volunteer of the Year |
$500 for national winner and $250 for each state/territory winner | Must be a club volunteer; Be nominated by a club member other than themself and be supported by their club |
| Safe Transport Award |
$1,000 |
No extra eligibility criteria |
| Community Club of the Year Award |
$1,000 |
No extra eligibility criteria |
| Mental Health Excellence Award |
$1,000 |
No extra eligibility criteria |
| Junior Club of the Year |
$1000 |
No extra eligibility criteria |
| New Club of the Year |
$1,000 |
Must have joined the Good Sports program in the last 12 months |