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AGELESS ATHLETE LES WILLIAMS’ 50th LEAGUE SEASON THE LAUNCH OF LES WILLIAMS’ BIOGRAPHY – ‘LES’ Monday, 20 March 2023 – Melbourne The Victorian Athletic League (VAL) wishes to extend congratulations to veteran athlete Les Williams, now 67, on his rem...

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Series Details Open to all registered athletes aged 45+ on the day of competition. Points are obtained by competing in each Series race event throughout the season. The 20 top scoring athletes at the end of the rounds, will progress to the invite final. Emergenc...

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A ‘one man’ fun filled show about a Scotsman realising his dream to win the Stawell Gift - told by the man himself using the big screen showing photos…newspaper cutting…music…archive film. Told by the man himself- George McNeill - winner in 1981 Stawell Gift. ...

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VAL and MSL partner up for 2022 - 23 season The Victorian Athletic League (VAL) together with My Sport Live (MSL) are excited to announce a new partnership that will see many of the 2023 VAL events broadcast live via the MSL suite of apps. Six of the remaining nine VAL Meetings will be st...

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Bonus Lift Incentives for Stawell   Open/Men’s and Women’s Gifts The table below contains the lifts that will be applied to each event winner’s handicap for the Stawell Men’s and Women’s Gifts. The VAL Board may alter this lift schedule in the event of chang...

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Notice is hereby given for the 2022 Victorian Athletic League Annual General Meeting. Saturday 16th July 2022 from 2:00pm at Deakin University, Burwood Campus, Building LB, 70, Elgar Rd, Burwood VIC 3125 The AGM will be held on the same date as the inaugural VAL & VRTA Awa...

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      2022 POWERCOR STAWELL GIFT EVENT GUIDE Download your 2022 Stawell Gift Event Guide here.

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    ~ ENTRIES NOW OPEN ~ ENTER NOW - CASTLEMAINE GIFT (entries close 11th of Feb)   ENTER NOW - MARIBYRNONG GIFT (entries close 19th of Feb)   ENTER NOW - RINGWOOD GIFT...

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VALE John Holloway  The Victorian Athletic League express their sincere condolences on the passing of VAL life member John Holloway. A great supporter of the VAL and great friend to many, John was a VAL Steward for over 15 years. ...

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  The VAL hope you enjoyed some well deserved time with friends and family over the holiday period - we look forward to welcoming you back for the first race of 2022!  The following practices are being implemented to ensure the health and safety of all VAL stakeho...

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Stewarding Introduction for season 21/22 Welcome everyone to the 21-22 season. Our Commitment to you: As the new Chief Steward, I’m looking forward to enjoying the summer of athletics and doing my part to ensure that myself and the VAL Stewarding Team maintain a fair and&nbs...

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VAL REGULATION CHANGES The VAL Rules Committee was convened and asked to review a number of items across the VAL Regulations and VAL Handicap Guidelines, as has been done prior to each previous season. The full list of changes to the Regulations and Handicap Guidelines can be found in the respect...

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STAWELL LIFT'S Men’s and Women’s Gifts The table below contains the lifts that will be applied to each event winner’s handicap for the Stawell Men’s and Women’s Gifts. The VAL Committee may alter this lift schedule in the event of changes to the season calenda...

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As per the latest updates from the Victorian Government, the below CovidSafe Settings will apply to VAL competitions until further notice. NOTE - Events that contain VAL competitions are not classified as 'Community sport' and must adhere to the Victorian Government CovidSafe Se...

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