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Article: Aths: Stawell Gift could move to Ballarat
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- July 14, 2009
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
07-14-2009
Aths: Stawell Gift could move to Ballarat
By John Salvado
MELBOURNE, July 14 AAP - The Stawell Gift could be moved to Ballarat to save the iconic
professional running meet from prospective financial ruin.
The City of Ballarat has made a five-year bid worth $1.25 million to host the Gift,
which has been held in the western Victorian town of Stawell since its inception in 1878.
Stawell Athletic Club secretary Ian Lawrie said on Tuesday the SAC expected to make
a decision on whether to relocate the annual Gift carnival to Ballarat from 2010 onwards
by the end of July.
The Gift has run at a significant loss in recent years and the SAC has been told ...