At the recent Community Newspaper Association of Victoria (CNAV) Annual Conference and Awards, Connecting Sebastopol Community News was awarded ‘Best Sports Reporting’ for an article from the Sebastopol Football Netball Club in our June issue. Written by and photos supplied by Janine Lyon from the club, the judges' comments are below and the winning article is attached.
Best Sports Reporting
Winner: Connecting Sebastopol Community News
Sebastopol Football Netball Club celebrates Indigenous Round
This article draws you in with a fantastic front page image. The editorial is clear and concise and touches on a number of interesting topics including the club's recent 1975 premiership reunion, the Indigenous Round, junior involvement in the special event, and also club efforts to raise funds for MND keeping the reader interested and engaged.
The story spills to inside with a fantastic supporting image of one of the junior players which participated in the Indigenous Round and wraps with a great pointer encouraging readers to follow the local club for updates with a fun Burra graphic. A great story and overall design.
Ed10 Sebastopol Community Newsletter June 2025, Pages 1 and 4.
For a full list of CNAV 2025 Award winners and more about the Community Newspaper Association of Victoria, click here.
Connecting Sebastopol is a Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre project in collaboration with the Sebastopol community.
