The Berrima District Sports Awards has been in existence since 1979 with the sole purpose of recognising and promoting the sporting talent in our local area. In that first year “Sportsperson of the Month” awards were announced and, in the same way it is still done, they were presented to the winners at an end-of-year ceremony. At that first ceremony we made our first senior and junior “Sportsperson of the Year” awards. Teams were included in the Sports Awards presentation in 1982 and from 1988 separate junior and senior “Team of the Year” awards were announced.
In 2011 the Committee introduced a new award for “Club Person of the Year”. This award is in memory of the late Alex MacLean, a long standing member of the Berrima District Sports Awards.
The Committee is elected each year at the AGM in July. This meeting is open to the public and everyone at the meeting is eligible to stand for election.
This feat of 40 years would not be possible without the support of past and present sponsors and all the people who have given up time to be on the Sports Awards Committee, plus the associations, mums and dads, friends, along with the press and radio who have also given great assistance.