The club is vying for the top honour in Fostering Grassroots Sport, Mental and Social Wellbeing and Sustainability.
MBC sales and marketing manager George Santos said it was a significant moment for the club to be recognised.
“To be named a finalist in three categories is a tremendous honour,” Mr Santos said.
“We are a club that prides ourselves on being a major part of the local community.
“This is the first time since 2020 that the awards have been held, so it is wonderful to be recognised again.”
MBC is one of 14 finalists in the Fostering Grassroots Sports category.
The club has been recognised for its work in Fostering Girls and Women’s Cricket for a better future.
“We are a sporting club ourselves and recognise the benefits that sport plays in the local community,” Mr Santos said.
“We support more than 80 community organisations all up, including many sporting clubs, through grants and community sponsorship.
“This particular nomination has focused on the female side of cricket, and the growth of girls and women’s cricket in this region.”
MBC is one of 21 finalists in the Mental and Social Wellbeing category.
The club has been recognised for its support of the Breaking Down Barriers for Better Mental Health event.
“At the request of the Echuca Football Netball Club, we helped facilitate a guest speaker for the night,” he said.
“It was a night which focused on the mental and social wellbeing of younger players, older players, families, officials, not just in Echuca but also in the wider area.”
MBC is one of nine finalists in the sustainability category.
“We are at the end of the NSW grid,” Mr Santos said.
“In the past few years, we’ve been able to generate 80 per cent of our needs with solar panel.
“Most of the roof of the club is covered by solar panels, and we’ve also go rows of batteries which store power for us.
“We only really plug into the network on Fridays and Saturdays when we are at our busiest.”
Mr Santos said the club had also taken significant steps inside the four walls.
“Disposable utensils are a thing of the past, no plastics, paper straws instead of plastic, they are measures that really came into effect during COVID,” he said.
“In the office we introduced sustainable measures, we try to minimise printing on paper, even at a board level, to use less ink, less paper.
“They are steps which have allowed us to be far more efficient, while also being a more sustainable workplace.”
The ClubsNSW Clubs and Community Awards are being held at Luna Park on Thursday, May 18.
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