Best Licensed RSL and/ Services Club 

This award recognises a RSL and/or Services Club for the standard of the facilities it provides for members as well as its outstanding service to returned servicemen, women and the general community.  

 

Question 1: Welfare & support to returned servicemen - What support does the club give to the RSL community to enable them to provide welfare and other support to returned servicemen and women and their families? Please give examples of your initiatives.  

Question 2: Participation in memorial services - Detail your club’s participation in memorial services both within and external of your local community since 1 June 2024.  

Question 3: Facilities and services - List the range of facilities and services your RSL/Services club offers members and guests.  

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Best Bowls Club 

Is your club all about bowling? Do you provide superior bowling and social facilities for your members and guests to enjoy? Do you promote the game of bowls to the community and offer development programs to support this? This category recognises a bowls club that has taken their interest in bowling to the next level. 

 

Question 1: Grounds and facilities - List the range of greens and facilities provided by your club for bowls outlining any that have multi-uses.  

Question 2: Participation and development programs 

• Activities organised for members and the community – List any activities of participation, on a social and professional level, that your club has offered and organised for bowls since 1 June 2024. Detail how you involve your members and the community and promote general sportsmanship. Examples could include how many divisions are offered, competitions run, sporting demonstrations, etc.  

• Milestones – Did any members of your club achieve any major milestones in bowls during the last year, in order of importance.  

• Junior development – Please provide details of any junior development programs your club runs for males, females, schools (primary and/or secondary), inclusive specialty or other programs that you offer for bowls.  

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Best Football Club 

This award recognises a football club that encourages and supports any code of football (e.g. football, soccer, rugby), including junior and senior footballers, with an outstanding standard of sporting and social facilities available to members and guests. Clubs will also need to have a large emphasis on junior development and an active presence in their community.  

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Question 1: Grounds and facilities - List the range of grounds and facilities provided by your club for football, outlining any that have multi-uses.  

Question 2: Participation & development programs 

• Activities organised for members and the community – List any activities of participation, on a social and amateur/professional level, that your club has offered and organised for football since 1 July 2024. Detail how you involve your members and the community and promote general sportsmanship. Examples could include how many divisions are offered, competitions run, sporting demonstrations, etc.  

• Milestones – Did your club achieve any milestone in football during the last year?   

• Junior Development – Please provide details of any junior development programs your club runs for males, females, schools (primary and/or secondary), inclusive speciality or other programs that you offer for football.  

• Development of women in sport – Please provide details of any development programs your club runs for females, how many female teams competing in local/state competitions and any other milestones you have achieved in women’s football.  

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Best Surf Life Saving Club 

Applicants will be assessed on the range and quality of facilities they provide to their members along with their community participation, junior development programs and their involvement with major milestones.  

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Question 1: Facilities & Equipment - List the range of facilities and equipment provided by your club for surf life saving.  

Question 2: Participation & development programs 

• Activities organised for members & the community – List any activities of participation, on a social and professional level, that your club has offered and organised for surf life saving since 1st June 2024. Detail how you involve your members and the community and promote general sportsmanship. Examples could include how many divisions are offered, competitions run, sporting demonstrations, etc.  

• Milestones – Did any members of your club achieve any major milestones in surf life saving during the last year? If so, please provide details of up to four major milestones your members have achieved in the last year.  

• Junior Development – Please provide details of any junior development programs your club runs for males, females, schools (primary and/or secondary), inclusive speciality or other programs that you offer.  

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Best Sports Club 

This award recognises sporting clubs that concentrate their core business activities on one or more sports (other than Bowls, Football and Surf). For example, Golf Clubs, Cricket Clubs, etc. Thes clubs have a consistently high standard of facilities for those sports.  

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Question 1: Grounds and facilities - List a range of grounds and facilities provided by your club for your identified sport/s outlining any that have multi-uses.  

Question 2: Participation & development programs 

Activities organised for members & the community – List any activities of participation, on a social and professional level, that your club has offered and organised for your sport/s since 1st June 2024. Detail how you involve your members and the community and promote general sportsmanship. Examples could include how many divisions are offered, competitions run, sporting demonstrations, etc.  

•  Milestones – Did any members of your club achieve any major milestones your identified sport/s during the last year? If so, please provide details of up to four major milestones your members have achieved in the last year. 

• Junior Development – Please provide details of any junior development programs your club runs for males, females, schools (primary and/or secondary), inclusive speciality or other programs that you offer.  

• Development of women in sport – Please provide details of any development programs your club runs for females, how many female teams competing in local/state competitions and any other milestones you have achieved in women’s sport/s.  

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Best Social or Cultural Club 

This award recognises social or cultural clubs that concentrate their core business activities on allowing members and guests to mingle, interact and socialize. The winning club will offer outstanding support to its local community and have a strong focus on its own social culture.  

Please note, this category is exclusive to social and cultural clubs, do not enter this category if your club’s relevant core purpose category is Bowls, Football, Surf Life Saving or Sports. 

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Question 1: Facilities and activities - List the range of facilities and social/cultural activities that create connection provided by your club for your members, guests and local community.  

Question 2: Support to community groups - Please list any community groups that utilize your facilities and how you support the activities they are involved in.  

Question 3: Club reinvestment - Please outline details as to the club’s reinvestment strategy, specific to recent reinvestment plans to develop the club, its facilities, services and other areas that contribute to making the club a better social outlet for its members and guests.  

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