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2017: Favourite Matthew Rizzo takes the Open Gift and Liv Ryan completes the double with the 70m

According to Stawell Athletic Club historian Murray McPherson who will celebrate 50 years on the committee next year, 2017 proved to be a particularly successful carnival with strong entries, beautiful weather and competitive racing on the track which resulted in the best attendance for 10 years. “This proved to be

Jesse McKenna would love to be a part of history come Easter Monday

Jesse McKenna believes he is in the shape of his life and coach Aidan Debernardi says he will be primed and ready to go over the Easter weekend. “Jesse is in excellent condition, both mentally and physically, he is more than capable of taking out the title. We know how

Jessica Payne and her squad are set for Stawell, but coach Shane believes it’s all about the mental preparation

Dual Change our Game Women’s Gift Finalist Jessica Payne is finding her form and sprinting well leading into Easter, and her coach Shane McKenzie couldn’t be more pleased. He talked us through what is so special about the Powercor Stawell Gift and what it would mean to win the coveted

2016 – Controversy surrounds Women’s Gift winner, Lauren Wells wins 400m 20 years after Cathy Freeman

The 135th running of the Powercor Stawell Gift was shaping up to be an exciting one. The track was in superb condition, another women’s race was giving equal prize money to the winner and a string of elite athletes were on their way to compete at Stawell. “As usual the

2015 Equal prize money for the Women’s Gift won by Grace O’Dwyer, Murray Goodwin takes the Open Gift

The Stawell Athletic Club was proud to announce in 2015 that the prize money for the Strickland Family Women’s Gift would rise to $60,000, up from $6000 the previous year. For the first time the female winner would be taking home $40,000, the same as the winner of the equivalent