Find out more about the various activities happening across the shire this Easter including the Powercor Stawell Gift, Great Western Rodeo and Stawell Lions Club Easter Carnival, along with school holiday activities at Stawell and St Arnaud libraries and Stawell Sports and Aquatic Centre.
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Council's annual Animal Registration Notices have been issued to pet owners with fees due by Friday, April 10. If your animal is deceased or its details have changed from those on the registration notice, please call us on (03) 5358 9096 to update your records. If you have a new pet and need to register it with council, please click the link below.
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The Powercor Stawell Gift returns to Central Park April 4 - 6, 2026 over the Easter long weekend with three action packed days of elite athletic racing. Marking its 144th year of racing, the Powercor Stawell Gift remains one of the richest footraces in the world and continues to be a prominent event on the Australian sporting calendar. The Powercor Stawell Gift Carnival attracts athletes from all over the world, providing an opportunity to showcase their raw talent, skill, and speed to a national audience. All of the action starts on Easter Saturday with the heats of the Powercor Stawell Gift and the Powercor Women’s Gift. Easter Monday is finals day, the pinnacle in Australian professional running. With a full day of elite running leading into the Powercor Women’s Gift and Australia’s oldest and richest short distance running race, the Powercor Stawell Gift. There’s no bigger day as Central Park comes alive to celebrate.
Get your tickets early and beat the queues! Tickets can be purchased online at www.stawellgift.com or Ticketek.
Central Park, 2-10 Main Street, Stawell, 3380, View Map
2-10 Main Street , Stawell 3380