Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation Awards
We honour, celebrate and recognise outstanding people within the Victorian disability sport and recreation community.
Awards ceremony
Live Stream
Date: Thursday 3rd October, 2024
Time: 5.00pm - 8:30pm
Venue: EY, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Event Program: 2024 DSR Awards Program
2024
Winners
​Volunteer of the Year Sponsored by etrainu
Madeline Seiter - Achilles Melbourne Incorporated​
Team of the Year Sponsored by Inspire Group
Triathlon Team - Inclusive Sports Training​
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Coach/Fitness Leader of the Year Sponsored by My Sport Live
Manuela (Manny) Dalla Costa - Special Olympics Melbourne Inner East​​
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Sport Initiative of the Year Sponsored by Reclink Australia
Blind And Low Vision Basketball - Frankston and District Basketball Association
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Active Recreation and Leisure Initiative of the Year Sponsored by Clublinks
Achilles Hike - Achilles Melbourne Incorporated
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Inclusive Sport, Recreation or Open Space Infrastructure Sponsored by Polytan
Northcote Aquatic Recreation Centre - Clublinks
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Marg Angel Junior Sportsperson of the Year Sponsored by Carbine Club
Chloe Gee - Tenpin Bowling Victoria
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Masters Sportsperson of the Year Sponsored by The Owl Insights
Ned Brewer-Maiga - Cricket Victoria
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Community Team Member of the Year Sponsored by The Y Australia
Omar Coles - Helping Hoops
Madeline Seiter - Achilles Melbourne Incorporated
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Elite Sportsperson of the Year Sponsored by In Place Living
Alana Forster - AusCycling
Sarah Larcombe - Sport Climbing Australia / Adaptive Climbing Victoria​​
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Kevin Coombs Lifetime Achievement Award
Elle Steele, PLY
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To view all previous award recipients, click here
Our awards
The annual Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation (VDSR) Awards recognise the accomplishments of people with disability; those who support them and the inclusive sport and recreation sector across the state.
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It is an opportunity to celebrate the athletes, volunteers, officials, administrators, clubs, venues, and programs that enable and empower people with disability to get active and achieve their goals.
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The awards provide an opportunity to discover notable champions and rising stars and celebrate what is great about accessible and inclusive sport.
Key
dates
Nominations open
Monday 1st July
Nominations close
Sunday 11th August
Judging
Late August
Awards Ceremony:
Winners announced
Thursday 3rd October
Sponsors and supporters
A copy of the sponsorship prospectus is available below.
Please complete the expression of interest form within the pack, if you are interested in supporting
the VDSR awards as a sponsor and we will be in touch with you to discuss further.
VDSR 2023 Award Ceremony Highlights
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Volunteer of the Year
Team of the Year
Sportsperson of the Year - Elite
Team Member of the Year - Community
Masters Sportsperson of the Year
Initiative or Event of the Year - Sport
Initiative of the Year - Active Recreation
Kevin Coombs Lifetime Achievement Award
Junior Sportsperson of the Year
Administrator of the Year
Coach/Fitness Leader of the Year
Inclusive Sport, Recreation or Open Space Infrastructure
2023 Winners
The winners from the 2023 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards are listed here:​
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Sport and Recreation Victoria Volunteer of the Year - Anne Cherny
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Love the Game Team of the Year - Team Vic, Special Olympics
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My Sport Live Coach/Fitness Leader of the Year - Sally Francis OAM
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WorkSafe Victoria Administrator of the Year​ - Shane Bicknell
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Sport and Recreation Victoria Sport Initiative of the Year - AFL Barwon Inclusion League
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Clublinks Active Recreation and Leisure Initiative of the Year - emotion21, Inclusion Foundation
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Polytan Inclusive Sport, Recreation or Open Space Infrastructure - Camp Manyung, YMCA
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Carbine Club Marg Angel Junior Sportsperson of the Year - Jack Howell
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My Sport Live Masters Sportsperson of the Year - Ross Patterson
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Active Melbourne Community Sportsperson of the Year - Chris Henderson
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Polytan Elite Sportsperson of the Year - Sarah Larcombe
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Kevin Coombs Lifetime Achievement Awards - Danni Di Toro, Julie Cass and Aileen Marshall
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To view all previous award recipients, click here