Variety Awards
Tent 77 Honours
- 2011 Silver Heart Award - Runner up - Best performing tent Internationally
- 2011 Innovation Award - Most Innovative International program
- 2011 International Mobility Award - best performing Tent, Mobility Programs
Variety Life Members
- Maureen Hafey
- Clair Marsh OAM
- David Rayner
- Rod Collins APM
- Ian Johnson
- Mike Brady
- Doug Christie
Young Arts Achiever Award
Each year Variety the children’s charity has the opportunity to congratulate and honor a child under the age of 18 who has excelled in different areas of the arts.
- 2004 Tori Horgan & Annabelle Priftis Singing
- 2005 Kim Hopton Literature
- 2006 James Gunn Music
- 2007 Emmanuel Mustafa Kelly Music
- 2008 Daniel Kaye Art
Young Sports Achiever Award
The Variety Young Sports Achiever Award is presented each year to a special young person who has overcome adversity to achieve an outstanding level of success in the sporting arena.
- 2001 Michael Skaftouros Football
- 2002 Lichelle Clarke Swimming
- 2003 Dylan Alcott & Heath Davidson Wheelchair tennis
- 2004 Keziah Glenane Basketball
- 2005 Ahmed Mustafa Football
- 2006 Brydee Moore Athletics
- 2007 Caitlin Louise Agnew Swimming
- 2008 Gabi Maranellie Skiing
- 2009 Samantha Gandolfo Swimming
- 2010 Sarah Lazzaro Table Tennis
- 2011 Nicholas Hum Baskerball
Heart of Football Award
The annual Heart of Football Award is presented to a person in the football fraternity who has continually displayed outstanding commitment to children.
- 2001 Paul Dimattina
- 2003 Glenn Archer
- 2004 Matthew Richardson
- 2005 Joel Bowden
- 2005 Xavier Clarke
- 2006 Daniel Ward
- 2007 Andrew McLeod
- 2008 Robert Harvey
- 2010 Beau Waters
- 2011 Luke Power
Heart of Variety Award
This Award was created in 2002 to acknowledge and honour a prominent Australian entertainer for their outstanding contribution to children’s entertainment.
- 2002 – Doug McKenzie of Zig & Zag fame, and a former Moomba Monarch
- 2003 – Tommy Hanlon Jnr, “King of the Kids” and co-owner of Ashtons Circus
- 2004 – Dan Webb for his contribution to children’s educational entertainment.
- 2005 Patti Newton & John Michael Howson
- 2007 – Humprey B Bear
- 2008 – Playschool
- 2009 – The Wiggles
- 2010 - Mr Squiggle