Following on from the success of our Northern Gramps Girls Can campaign last year where council lit up exercise spaces in the early mornings, several of the shire’s sporting facilities are due to light up again in 2026. Between May 4 and September 30, spaces in Stawell and St Arnaud will light up from 6pm to 7.30pm on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and from 6am and 7am on Wednesday mornings.
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George McNeill (born 19 February 1947) is a Scottish former world professional sprint champion and the only man to have won both of the most famous professional footraces in the world – the New Year Sprint (1970) in Scotland and the Australian equivalent – the Stawell Gift (1981). McNeill had previously played professional football in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian, Greenock Morton, and Stirling Albion.
Come and enjoy this one-man-show highlighting the trials, tribulations and triumphs involved in winning the Stawell Gift through photos, film and music.
Stawell Entertainment Centre, 59-69 Main Street, Stawell.
Wednesday, 5 April from 7pm
Thursday, 6 April from 7pm
Friday 7 April from 3pm
Saturday, 8 April from 7pm
McNeill - The Flying Scot and his obsession with the Stawell Gift
Stawell Entertainment Centre, 59-69 Main Street, Stawell, 3380, View Map
59-69 Main Street , Stawell 3380
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