Tony Collier was a founding member of the Goolwa Table Tennis Club. The club ran the Autumn competition each year on behalf of the GSTTA, using the Goolwa Primary School Hall as their base.

After his death in 2004, his family donated a trophy to be presented annually, at the discretion of the GSTTA committee, to recognise someone who had made a positive contribution to table tennis within the GSTTA.

It was first awarded in 2005. The recipients are as follows:

2005 – Justin Apap
2006 – Darren Lush
2007 – Eileen Taylor
2008 – P Wilkinson
2009 – Joy McKenzie
2010 – Chris Gorman Sr
2011 – John Woodward
2012 – Alan Pugh
2013 – not awarded
2014 – Steve Wynniatt
2015 – Graeme Rashleigh
2016 – Gavin Hunter
2017 – Peter Wheatley
2018 – 
2019 – 
2020 – 
2021 – Chris Horwood
2022 – Ian Morris
2023 – Meg Coleiro
2024 – Judy Morris