THE Mansfield Marathon was a huge success, with 300 runners enjoying the Great Victorian Rail Trail over two, five, ten, 21.1 and 42.2 kilometres. People travelled from all over Australia for the event confirming Mansfield has what it takes to hold...
EXCITEMENT is building as the Merton Campdraft Club prepares for its first event at the Merton Recreation Reserve on the weekend of April 15 and 16 after what committee secretary Lisa Smith describes as "a long haul starting from...
FOOTBALL is a rough and tumble game and up until 2017 it was always boys and men who played the Australian Rules game – with perhaps the exception of backyard footy or street footy in the days when it was safer for kids to play in the...
AS the summer sports season draws to a close and school gets back into full swing, community sporting groups are encouraging locals young and old to join their teams. A report commissioned by Sport and Recreation Victoria in 2020 titled The Value of...
THE Fox Superflow is coming to Mt Buller next month, promising tight competition as the Victorian series concludes for the year. The endurance race will offer double the tracks and double the points, being categorised as two rounds of the wider...
PUNTERS at the recent Marks IGA Mansfield Cup came dressed to impress, with strong contenders in all categories of Fashions on the Field. Sponsored by Delatite Wines, and hosted by media personality Sarah Duffy, the competition took place in the...
DON Cummins, convenor of the Benalla Mansfield Road Upgrade Group (B–MRUG) has expressed his concerns at the most recent delay to the 'Magills Lane to Barjarg fire shed' road upgrade. The road, located west of Mansfield, connects the Midland...
Sportsperson of the Year – August nomineeSponsored by Mansfield Pharmacy, Cathy HenryErin Brond – NetballWHAT a season for junior star Erin Brond, who is the Sportsperson of the Year nominee for the month of August. Erin brought home the league...
ULTIMATE Frisbee athletes across Australia are taking part in the Mixed Ultimate Championships at Shepparton's Sports City Precinct over two weekends. The national level event pits the country's top teams against each other for a three day...
MANSFIELD Little Athletics Club has a strong heritage and has provided a wonderful avenue for juniors to get into the sport and increase their fitness since 1972."Athletics is a sport for everyone and one of the few sports you can get everyone doing...
BENALLA Squash Club recently enjoyed round nine of their Spring competition for 2022.A number of interesting matches with results detailed as follows:Section 1 played on the October 5:Barkly Street Vets defeated Smith Dosser Accountants 4 rubbers to...
ST MARY'S celebrated their last day of school before the holidays, with a nod to the upcoming Grand Final, with students donning their team colours on Friday. Following a parade of football teams, students competed in a sing–off of 'Up There...
BULLER Ski Lifts' season members gathered on Spurs deck recently to celebrate the start of spring. The festivities were a chance to toast being back skiing, snowboarding and enjoying everything Mt Buller has to offer in the snow season after...
WITH the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony taking place on Thursday, July 28 in Birmingham, local primary school St Mary's decided to recognise the event with their own take on the games. Each class picked a Commonwealth country and came dressed in...
FOR the first time in many years, 11 Mansfield Secondary College students were eligible to participate in the State Cross Country at the Yarra Valley Racing Club on Thursday July 14Students achieved sufficiently high placings in earlier competitions...
THE 2022 Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships were held at Bundoora on Saturday, July 23 with a strong turn out from Mansfield. The championship is run by Athletics Victoria and is the selection trial to represent Victoria at the...
THE second half of Benalla's squash year has started up again with the first night of free 'Come and Try' sessions being held on Monday night and the second this Wednesday at 6:30pm. Don't worry if you miss these because there is another two free...
NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2022 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards (VDSR Awards).The VDSR Awards are a celebration of the achievements of sportspeople with disability, the coaches, organisations, officials and volunteers who...
MANSFIELD Pony Club's senior member Molly Lines and her Off–The–Track horse Tadpole recently competed at the prestigious Melbourne International Three Day Event. Taking place from June 9 to 13 at the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the...
MANSFIELD'S Hayley Wilson has become the first woman to be on the cover of skateboarding magazine Slam, together with an eight page interview, photographic spread and pull out poster. Hayley recalls that she received her first Slam subscription at...
