The John Ellem Memorial Award, the most prestigious award given at the Chelsea Little Athletics Centre, is presented to the athlete that achieves the greatest number of Personal Bests in a season. The award is named in honour of Chelsea Little Athletics Centre Life Member and LAV (VLAA) Life Governor, John Ellem. Sadly, John passed away on 30 July 2017 and the centre is proud to have this award named in his honor. The award can be attained by any athlete irrespective of ability, and concentrates on the core values of Little Athletics which are to have fun and be the best you can.
Honour Board
| Season | Athlete | P.B.’s |
| 1994/95 | Leah Browne & Robbie McLauchlan | 33 |
| 1995/96 | James Norton | 30 |
| 1996/97 | Samantha Clark | 30 |
| 1997/98 | Carly Chapman | 35 |
| 1998/99 | Carly Chapman | 33 |
| 1999/00 | Thomas Senior | 29 |
| 2000/01 | Jordan Ballerini | 33 |
| 2001/02 | Callan Douglas | 43 |
| 2002/03 | Monique Meade | 43 |
| 2003/04 | Chantelle Thompson | 36 |
| 2004/05 | Elissah Deas & Jayden Rozario | 32 |
| 2005/06 | Joshua Mertens | 36 |
| 2006/07 | Christopher Williams | 43 |
| 2007/08 | Lachlan Stock | 43 |
| 2008/09 | Tristan Scheirs | 34 |
| 2009/10 | Taylah Nelson | 44 |
| 2010/11 | Taylah Nelson | 33 |
| 2011/12 | Jodie Cullen | 35 |
| 2012/13 | Bradlee Willson | 36 |
| 2013/14 | Joshua Bell | 37 |
| 2014/15 | Chloe Toth | 29 |
| 2015/16 | Jasmine Tomac | 25 |
| 2016/17 | Vuna Ofahengaue | 35 |
| 2017/18 | Jonathan Mastorakos | 33 |
| 2018/19 | Brodie Macfarlane | 26 |
| 2019/20 | Milo Arrowsmith | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Jett Wallace | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Rhett Milsome | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Gabe Nayna | 32 |
| 2023/24 | Jake Macklin & Tom Jeffrey | 24 |