Nominations for 2023 Sports Star Awards Open

Five of the 12 awards are new and have been introduced to reflect the diverse range of athletes, volunteers and sporting clubs that operate in the City of Rockingham. 

Highlighting the calibre of talent in these annual awards, last year’s Junior Sports Star of the Year, Declan McGhee, won state and national BMX titles before representingAustralia at the UCI BMX World Championships and achieved two podium finishes. 

Meanwhile, Senior Sports Star of the Year, Ashlyn Mohr, excelled in tenpin bowling and was selected to represent Australia at the IBF Under 21 World Championships. She also secured a college scholarship in the United States as an international tenpin bowling athlete which allowed her to compete in the prestigious USA Collegiate Sporting System.   

City of Rockingham Mayor Deb Hamblin encouraged community members involved in local sporting groups to nominate a deserving recipient. 

“This year, the City’s Sports Star Awards will celebrate 26 years of recognising and rewarding the achievements of local sporting individuals, clubs and teams participating in international, national, state, regional and local competitions,” Mayor Hamblin said.

Sport and recreation plays a significant role in maintaining the mental and physical health of our community, and throughout the City we have a number of talented athletes, successful clubs and committed volunteers who should be celebrated for their efforts. 

The City gratefully acknowledges its sponsors for the 2023 Sports Star Awards:

The Sound Telegraph – long-term sponsor which has supported the event since its inception. Rockingham F45 Training – long-time sponsor of the awards.Street Hassle Events – previous sponsor of the awards.

Nominations will close at 5pm on Monday 31 July 2023. For more information and to download a nomination package visit Sports Star.  

The full 2023 Sports Star Award categories include:

IndividualClubSenior Sports Star of the YearChampion Club of the YearJunior Sports Star of the YearTeam of the YearMasters Sports Star of the Year (new)Inclusion Program or Event of the Year (new)Keren Kim Ugle (Senior) Indigenous Sports Star of the Year Award (new)Club Governance Award (new)Sports Person of the Year with Disability  Volunteer of the Year Junior Volunteer of the Year (new) John Brown Lifetime Achievement Memorial Award 

Image one: Last year's Junior Sports Star of the Year, Declan McGhee. 

Image two: Ashlyn Mohr was crowned Senior Sports Star of the Year in 2022.