No one gives the club more than Kerry. At the time of this award, Kerry had run the juniors for the previous five years and has also been Treasurer. She has been instrumental in raising the quality of coaching for juniors and if there is a chance to give the juniors more coaching, more opportunity, more gear or more encouragement then Kerry is up for it.

Charlie was Junior President and was instrumental in amalgamating the seniors and juniors in 1986. This move was critical in saving the seniors set them up to be promoted to Premier Division in 1990.

Tony was Club President on numerous occasions and has held various committee positions along with coaching and playing.

Peter coached at Byron Bay FC with distinction for many years including six seasons at the helm of the Premier Division squad. Peter oversaw the club’s first Grand Final Championship in 2005 and first Pointscore Championship in 2006. He was won an ANZAC Cup as coach in 2007.

Graham was our first professional coach. It’s said Mark Stewart moved training from the pub to the Rec Grounds and Graham continued the growth by turned the side into a proper squad. In the first year with the team he avoided relegation and in the next season he took them to the grand final. Graham was named Football Far North Coast Coach of the Year in 2002.

In the early years people didn’t always have a designate role, they just did what was asked and no-one embodied this more than Joyce. She was a team manager, ran the canteen and was ground coordinator. Living across the road from the Byron Bay Memorial Recreation Grounds made Joyce the go to person and she was still custodian of the key to the lights up to 2005.

One of the founding fathers in 1970 who took on coaching and managing teams – and every other job that was going – when Byron Bay FC was getting established, Darryl played a major role in instigating the Summerland Soccer Association.

Chris coached at Byron Bay FC for 18 consecutive years from 1988 and returned again in 2012 after a small break. He has taken five teams to Grand Finals, winning three.

Debby started as a supporter of the Club in the late 1970's to support her mates who were playing and remains one of our most dedicated supporters. But that’s not all: Debby has also been a coach, a committee member, has run the canteen, been the hardest working fundraiser in the club’s history and a tireless event organiser.