Celebrate the NSW community sector by nominating an inspiring partnership for the NCOSS Awards!

The NCOSS Awards recognise and celebrate the vital work of the NSW community sector, the people and organisations strengthening communities across our state.

This year, NCOSS have added a new award category to recognise the power of working together: Excellence & Impact: Collaboration. This award celebrates a partnership, team or joint initiative across two or more organisations, including cross-sector partnerships.

Nominations close soon, on Friday 18 September, so if you have an inspiring partnership in mind that you’d like to see recognised and celebrated, do not wait any longer!

Shelter NSW works closely with NCOSS, with our focus and expertise in housing justice complementing NCOSS’s broader work across community services, poverty and inequality. Together, we build a strong evidence base for better policy-making and coordinate strong social justice advocacy in NSW, so we look forward to celebrating the work of the sector in October!

The awards ceremony will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on 27 October 2026: Book your tickets online now if you’d like to join the festivities.