Stawell Gift Preparations
A lot of preparation goes into getting ready for the Stawell Gift. On the Thursday afternoon we start measuring in the track, mark the lanes and getting signage and tents organised. ThenRead More…
Stawell Gift – Bell Lap
Runners can have issues keeping track of the number of times that they need to run around the circular track for the distance events. So apart from the judging of who goesRead More…
Australia Post Stawell Gift – Paying attention
If it wasn’t for a great group of people who volunteer to run the Australia Post Stawell Gift, the event just couldn’t survive. The Stawell Gift was first run in 1878 andRead More…
Stawell Gift Track – 2013
The pressure that a runner is under when participating at the Australia Post Stawell Gift is quite intense. Many photos show how runners must run through “gates” at the finish line –Read More…
Stawell Gift Preparations – How many people does it take ??
Everyone needs to get involved to ensure that the track is ready for the start of events on Saturday Morning. Here is a group of members of the Club looking intently atRead More…
Stawell Gift – Family Affair
One of our family traditions on Good Friday whist we prepare for the Stawell Gift is to have fish and chips at the park. As a member of the organising committee, itRead More…
Jane Duff Highway Reserve
Travelling back home after doing some work at Goroke, I stopped off and looked at a small Reserve on the side of the Road running from Goroke back to Natimuk in WesternRead More…
Burning the Stubble
A common site throughout the Wimmera is the burning of stubble after the end of the High Fire Risk season. This is part of the preparation for the next years crop. GreatRead More…
Sheep Hills Silo
Many small communities throughout the wheat belt of Victoria have small railway sidings and silos that are used for the storage of grain. They await the train to come and grain isRead More…
Sheep Hills Hotel
When looking around Sheep Hills the other day, I found that there were very few inhabited properties – even the local pub wasn’t used as a pub – but it is aRead More…