The Territory’s band of committed, unsung sporting volunteers will be acknowledged at the first Northern Territory Regional Sports Volunteer Awards, to be held in the middle of the year.
Volunteers will be recognised for their efforts to get grass roots sports back up and running as communities transitioned to a new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The efforts of volunteers have been critical to the ongoing delivery of community sporting initiatives which enriches the lives of Territorians.
These new awards will be in place this year following the annual NT Sports Awards being cancelled due to the COVID pandemics impact on sport during 2020.
Nominations are open from 19 April to 14 May in the following categories:
- Volunteer member/group award – awarded to an individual or group who displayed outstanding contribution and achievements for their club/organisation throughout the response to COVID-19.
- Volunteer coach award – awarded to an individual who has displayed outstanding contribution and achievements for their club/organisation throughout the COVID-19 response in an unpaid volunteer coaching role.
- Volunteer official award – awarded to an individual who displayed outstanding contribution and achievements in an unpaid role for their club/organisation throughout the COVID-19 response in a volunteer officiating role.
- Remote community volunteer award – awarded to an individual or group who displayed outstanding contribution and achievements for their remote community throughout the COVID-19 response.
All nominees will be recognised at award ceremonies at:
- Alice Springs – Thursday 1 July 2021
- Tennant Creek – Thursday 8 July 2021
- Katherine – Thursday 15 July 2021
- Darwin – 22 July 2021
- Nhulunbuy – 30 August 2021
Nominate an outstanding volunteer at: https://tfhc.nt.gov.au/ntrsva
Source: NT Government