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STAWELL, VIC (APRIL 19, 2025) – The Powercor Stawell Gift, Australia’s most prestigious professional foot race, is proud to announce a landmark extension and expansion of its partnership with Powercor. As naming rights sponsor since 2021, Powercor has now committed to supporting the event through to 2031, underscoring its deep

For four decades, Kevin Rickard – known affectionately by everyone as “Cabbage” – has been the quiet hero behind the world’s richest footrace. This Easter, as the Powercor Stawell Gift celebrates its 143rd running, Cabbage will mark a milestone of his own: 40 years of preparing the iconic grass track at

(Stawell, VIC) – Australian 800m star Luke Boyes has stamped his name on the start list for the 1000m Invitational Handicap at the Powercor Stawell Gift this Easter Monday. Boyes announced himself to the athletics world with his bold and fearless front-running style claiming the 2024 National Championship and will

A LOOK BACK TO THE RACE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE by MURRAY GOODWIN The win at Stawell in 2015 was, without a doubt, the most life-changing experience of my professional and sporting career. That single race shifted the trajectory of my life. Off the back of that season and victory,

As Chair of the Stawell Gift Event Management (SGEM) Board, Cr Murray Emerson is no stranger to the rich tapestry of Australian sporting history, but even he was stunned to discover a hidden gem of Stawell Gift heritage during a recent visit to Nagambie, the small Victorian town approximately 320