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Fifty years ago, Allen Pollock arrived at Central Park for the first time. He left as the 1976 Stawell Gift champion, in what was to be one of the big upsets in the race’s long and storied history. “It was my first visit to Stawell,” Allen recalls. “I wasn’t there

Sixty years on from that Easter Monday in 1966, Bill Howard can still see it all. “I can remember every detail of that race as if it were yesterday,” he says. “The race and the noise of the crowd are still very clear in my mind.” William (Bill) Howard was

Stawell Gift Event Management is proud to welcome Krause Bricks as a new sponsor of the Powercor Stawell Gift for 2026, strengthening the connection between one of Australia’s most iconic sporting events and a business deeply rooted in the local community. Krause Bricks is a family-owned brickmaker with a three-generation

As Easter approaches, anticipation is steadily building for the Powercor Stawell Gift, with the pro athletics sport’s most famous meeting set to light up western Victoria from April 4–6. Chair of Stawell Gift Event Management Murray Emerson says excitement around this year’s carnival remains strong, even with a slightly altered landscape on the athletics

Stawell, VIC, April 21, 2025: A record crowd packed into Central Park on Easter Monday, witnessing a thrilling blend of history, tradition and elite athleticism at the 143rd edition of the Powercor Stawell Gift. Olympic semi-finalist Bree Rizzo lit up the track to win the Powercor Women’s Gift from the