Sports MANAGER of the Year -
Eunice Gill Award

Nominations for the Victorian Sport Awards open 13 January 2027.

Presented by:

This award is open to Victorian sports managers who have demonstrated an outstanding level of achievement during the 2026 calendar year at the State Sporting Association, Regional Sports Assembly, National Sporting Organisation (Victorian based) or Local Government Authority. The recipient’s contribution will have provided benefit to, or had a positive impact upon, an individual sport or the industry as a whole, and their standards of excellence will have distinguished them from peers.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to be considered in this category, the nominee must:

• Be employed (in a paid position) at a State Sporting Association, Regional Sports Assembly, National Sporting Organisation (Victorian based)
• Be nominated and endorsed by a relevant State Sporting Association (regardless of level employed in the sports industry)

A State Sporting Association may only nominate one individual from within their sport.

Selection Criteria:

1. Outstanding leadership demonstrated through achievement in the competitive positioning of the organisation, and/or the development and delivery of projects/initiaives across a number of years to enable more Victorians to enjoy the benefits of sport
2. The impact of their contribution/initiative to the wider Victorian sporting industry
3. The extent to which the individual has delivered beyond expectations across a number of years.

Selection Process & Voting:

For all information regarding selection and voting processes, return to the nominations information page here.

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