The induction ceremony took place at Crown Palladium in Melbourne tonight.
A new Unsung Hero award was introduced this year. The first winner was Allan Chandler, after four decades of championing grassroots sports while caring for his ill wife.
Grassroots hero Allan Chandler honoured as first Sport Australia Hall of Fame Unsung Hero
At the ceremony, former Australian women’s cricket captain Belinda Clark was elevated to Hall of Fame Legend status, alongside Andrew Gaze. F1 star Oscar Piastri was named the winner of the Don Award, Australia’s highest sporting honour.
Surfing legend Layne Beachley received this year’s Dawn Award.
Dawn Fraser was named co-patron of SAHOF alongside former PM John Howard.