2025 AUSTRALIAN PRIDE IN SPORT AWARDS
WHEN:
Wednesday 16 April 2025
WHERE:
CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park Olympic Blvd Melbourne VIC 3000
TIME:
6:00pm – 10:00pm AEST
DRESS CODE:
Semi Formal / Fabulous
TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
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The 2025 Pride in Sport Awards will be our biggest yet and held at the world-class CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park in Australia’s iconic epicentre of sports.
Experience an unforgettable night with enjoy networking on a stunning terrace with spectacular views of the Melbourne skyline, three-course dinner, drinks, world-class entertainment by Stellar Perry and the highly anticipated Awards Ceremony hosted by ABC’s Patricia Karvelas!
The Australian Pride in Sport Awards acknowledges achievements around the inclusion of people with diverse genders and sexualities in Australian sport. Recognising smaller clubs, LGBTQ+ community sport initiatives, coaches, role models, media outlets, and allies for their contributions to this space.
This event includes a 3 course dinner, drinks, networking, as well as the much anticipated award ceremony. It is also a fundraising opportunity for Pride in Sport, enabling the program to continue our work supporting Australian sport to be inclusive of LGBTQ+ people.
Award recognition on the night includes:
• Results from the current year’s Pride in Sport Index (PSI)
• Results from the current year’s Community Sports Club – PSI
• Recognition of several community based nomination awards
The night is considered a must-attend on the LGBTQ+ sporting calendar and is celebrated by leading advocates, sports administrators, athletes and corporate supporters, including Pride in Sport Co-Patrons; former Australian Cricket Captain Alex Blackwell, and former Australian Rugby League player Ian Roberts.
Join us in celebrating the achievements in LGBTQ+ inclusion across Australian sport!
TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
BUY TICKETS HERE View Award Finalists
All prices displayed exclude GST and will be added at checkout.
Please note that ticket sales are non-refundable.
Early Bird ticket sale will end at 9am AEDT Monday 10th February 2025.
Final ticket sales will close at 9am AEDT Monday 31st March 2025 unless sold out sooner.
Premium Table includes:
- Premium table placement near stage with 8 seats
- Philanthropic tax deductable donation to ongoing LGBTQ+ inclusion work in Sport ($330 philanthropic donation for members and $410 for non-members)
- Premium table recognition by MC from the stage
- Table signage with your logo and Premium table identification
- 1 x Sponsored Single Ticket for a Community Sporting Organisation or Not-For Profit Organisation to attend (in addition to your 8 seats)
Standard Table includes:
- Table with 8 seats
- Table signage with company name
Mob Tix: These tickets are available exclusively to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members. Pride in Sport offers Mob Tix to support increased engagement from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, in line with ACON’s broader commitment to supporting and working in partnership with First Nations people.
SPONSORS
To find out about currently available sponsorship opportunities, please email info@prideinsport.com.au
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2025 SPONSORS!
PLATINUM SPONSOR: revolutioniseSPORT
At this moment in history, we stand at a critical juncture for diversity and equality. Today’s world is more interconnected than ever, and our businesses and communities thrive on the rich tapestry of different perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas. Yet, as we push forward, challenges to inclusivity persist.
Protecting diversity and equality is not just a moral imperative—it is a business imperative. Research consistently shows that diverse teams outperform homogenous ones, driving innovation, creativity, and better decision-making. However, to harness these benefits, we must create environments where everyone feels valued and respected.
It is essential that we actively challenge bias and systemic inequality. This means implementing inclusive hiring practices, fostering equity in leadership opportunities, and ensuring pay transparency. It also requires us to listen—to hear the stories and experiences of those who have been marginalized and make meaningful changes.
Software is a great enabler for all of these goals, and we #standproud at revolutioniseSPORT to be championing this in everything we do. In protecting these values, we shape a future where everyone can thrive. We foster resilience, drive progress, and leave a legacy of equity for generations to come. Together, we have the power to be the architects of a more just, inclusive world. Let us embrace that responsibility with purpose and unwavering commitment.
GOLD SPONSOR: EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION TO AUSTRALIA
The European Union (EU) has had a presence in Australia through its Delegation in Canberra, since 1981. Tasked with managing official relations with Australia, the Delegation collaborates closely with the 25 EU Member States’ diplomatic missions in the country.
Australia and the EU, being like-minded partners, share robust political, economic, and cultural connections, actively collaborating on global issues like sustainable development and climate change while upholding international law.
The rights of LGBTQIA+ persons remain part of the EU’s public diplomacy efforts. EU in Australia is proud to sponsor the Australian Human Rights Awards and provide the annual Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture, sponsor the EU Rainbow Award at Flickerfest Film Festival and Mardi Gras Film Festival, and actively participate in national and local pride celebrations.
The EU in Australia proudly sponsors Pride in Sport 2025, reflecting the EU’s commitment to celebrating diversity as a collective richness, free from discrimination, exclusion, or violence.
SILVER SPONSOR: HSBC
For 160 years, HSBC has been helping connect people to a world of opportunities.
Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – is why we exist. We’re here to use our expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunities for our customers. We’re bringing together people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.
Through a network of branches and offices across Australia, HSBC offers a comprehensive range of financial services including, personal and wholesale banking, trade finance, treasury and financial markets, global payment solutions, asset management and securities custody.
HSBC Australia champions Diversity and Inclusion and respects all people, regardless of gender, age, faith, ethnicity, sexuality, responsibilities or physical ability.
BRONZE SPONSOR: NIKE
Nike’s mission is what drives us to do everything possible to expand human potential. We do that by creating ground-breaking sport innovations, by making our products more sustainably, by building a creative and diverse global team and by making a positive impact in communities where we live and work. We believe in a fair, sustainable future where everyone thrives on a healthy planet and level playing field. Our Purpose is to move the world forward through the power of sport – breaking barriers and building community to change the game for all.
BRONZE SPONSOR: COACHMATE
CoachMate transforms grassroots sports with participant-centric app, tablet and desktop technology that integrates sporting organisations coaching curriculum with modern coaching, and team management tools.
Volunteer coaches, teachers and caregivers are the biggest influencers of a child’s sporting experience and are entrusted to deliver amazing first experiences to all participants, but often lack the required support.
CoachMate platforms empower and educate the entire community around the participant through world class, best practice activity videos, modern micro-learning resources and management tools.
This creates a supportive and inclusive environment, enhancing the sporting experience for participants, coaches, and volunteers creating lifelong participants, fans and supporters. With key partners including NZ Football, Basketball NZ, Golf Australia, Cricket Australia, and NZ Rugby League, CoachMate is setting a new standard in grassroots sports.
MEDIA PARTNER: SBS
SBS is Australia’s multi-cultural and multi-lingual broadcaster, committed to telling stories that help Australians understand who we are, where we have come from and what we could become. SBS gives expression to a wide range of perspectives and voices across all our platforms as part of our desire to reflect the true diversity of Australia, to all Australians. At SBS, we are dedicated to promoting inclusion and social cohesion. Diversity has always been at the heart of SBS and we’re proud of the job we do and incredibly proud of our diverse workforce and inclusive culture. That’s why we’re committed to continuing to champion diversity in all its forms: because when we think a little differently, take a different perspective and celebrate the things that make us unique, it makes a world of difference.
PRODUCTION PARTNER: ENCORE
At Encore, we’ve been creating memorable event experiences that connect and inspire organizations for decades. With a customer-first mindset backed by world class service, we have an unmatched breadth and depth of event production services to support our customers through every step in the event planning and management process. Encore’s Pride group is proud to sponsor the 2025 Australia Pride in Sports Awards as their principal production supplier. Encore knows that by supporting the pride community, we allow people to turn up as their whole selves to life and this allows us to better connect and inspire a better world.
AWARD PARTNER: PLAY BY THE RULES
Play by the Rules supports the people who dedicate themselves to fair play and respect in community sport so that it can be inclusive, safe, and fair for all. We empower volunteers, administrators, parents, players, and leaders with the resources, training, and guidance they need to change sport for the better. Together, we work to decrease barriers to participation and incidents of harm in sport and shape the culture of Australian sport to make a lasting impact on communities across the nation.
AWARD SPONSOR: THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN AUSTRALIA
The UK Government believes that human rights are universal and should apply equally to all people. We are opposed to all forms of discrimination and we work to uphold the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ people in all circumstances. Every person should have a fair opportunity in life no matter who or where they are. We fly the rainbow flag with pride on appropriate occasions around the world, including at the Sydney Mardi Gras and our High Commission in Canberra. The UK Government is proud to be a partner of Pride in Sport Australia in 2025.
AWARD SPONSOR: VICHEALTH
Together with our partners, VicHealth is reshaping systems for a healthier, fairer Victoria. At the heart of this is our commitment to equity—led by and informed through the voices and experiences of our diverse Victorian communities.
We’re proud to support Pride in Sport, which is dedicated to creating safe and inclusive spaces for the LGBTIQ+ community to be physically active in ways that suit them.
ACCESSIBILITY
- The venue, CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park, is wheelchair accessible and has accessible bathrooms.
This is event will have Auslan interpreters on stage.- Please be aware there will be moving lights and light haze during the event.
- For any questions regarding accessibility at this event, please reach out to our team at info@prideinsport.com.au
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