Hogs AFL, Googong Hogs Netball, Monaro Panthers Googong has three sports teams within the township. The Googong Hogs is a community-based AFL club that was formed in 1976 as the Harman Australian Football Club before a vote was passed in 2015 to change its name to the Googong Australian Football Club. They play at Rockley Oval. The Googong Hogs also has netball teams from the junior ages through to senior teams. The netball teams play on courts made from ‘reconophalt’. The Monaro Panthers is a Premier League Football Club with players from Googong as well as Queanbeyan, Jerrabomberra, Bungendore, Canberra, Sutton, Michelago and the surrounding regions. Googong Sports and Recreation Club The Queanbeyan Whites Sports and Social Club will be contained within the upcoming sports precinct. It will be built in two phases with the first phase expected to open late 2023. It will be home to local community sports clubs including the Googong Hogs AFL, Googong Hogs Netball, and Googong Monaro Panthers Football. The club is owned and operated by the Queanbeyan Rugby Union Football Club, who are based in the nearby town of Queanbeyan, New South Wales. They have earned the nickname 'Queanbeyan Whites' due to the colour of their playing jersey. The club competes in the ACTRU Premier Division. The club has produced several former professional and international rugby union stars including David Campese, Matt Giteau and Anthony Fainga’a. Awards and recognition UDIA Awards In 2019, Googong received top honours at the 2019 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW awards, winning both the Excellence in Masterplanned Communities and Excellence in NSW Regional Development categories. In 2020, Googong won the award for Excellence in Marketing. The UDIA runs a prestigious annual awards ceremony for projects and leaders in the urban development industry. The township was also the winner of several other UDIA Awards including: UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence – Concept Design 2011 UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence – Excellence in Southern NSW Regions and ACT Development 2016 Commendation UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence – Environmental Technology and Sustainability 2016 UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence – Masterplanned Communities 2019 UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence – NSW Regional Development 2019 UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence – Marketing 2020 ACT Property Council Awards Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards In 2020, Googong was awarded the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) ACT Development of the