Stawell's Ash Cowen.
Stawell Gift winner Luke Versace holds the bullet casing from the starter's gun. Below, Versace and Gus Carty-Cowling cross the line together in a blanket finish.
Olympian Jana Pittman in action.
John Steffensen competed in the 550 metre event at Stawell.
Australia's fastest woman, Melissa Breen, powers down the track in her heat of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
Nicholas Rayson crosses the finish line first in the little athletics event on Sunday.
Marli, Bridget and Oliver Hicks of Blackburn enjoyed the Stawell Gift action at Central Park on Saturday.
Four year old Ellie Uebergang enjoyed being able to pat this chicken in the animal zoo at Central Park.
Ararat youngster Tiffany Boatman wins her heat of the Strickland Family Women's Gift on Saturday.
Stawell Gift winer Luke Versace admires the Stawell Gift trophy.
Teresa White, formerly of Stawell, with bookmaker Mick Turner.
Part of he busy colours team L-R Darcy, Chloe, Brydie and Kasey.
The boys in pink supporting Stawell athlete Ash Cowen, who claimed a winning double at Stawell.
The smoke bellows out of both guns the starter Maurice Campbell holds, to signal a false start in the 15th heat of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
Stawell Athletic Club president Jeremy Irvine, flanked by his father Robert, officially opened the 2014 Australia Post Stawell Gift.
John Adams in the green moves out of the blocks in his heat of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
The 2014 Australia Post Stawell Gift winner, Luke Versace, looks across anxiously as he finished second in his heat of the Australia Post Stawell Gift. Fortunately he had one of the fastest losing heat times and advanced his way into the history books.
Five year old Mia Woodman from Melbourne was having fun at the Stawell Gift on Saturday.
Sam Jamieson was on a mission as from his backmark, he was on his way to winning his heat of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
Shane Woodrow was going through his warm up routine before walking to the starting blocks in his heat of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.