Stawell is an Australian town in the Wimmera
region of Victoria 237 kilometres west-north-west
of the state capital, Melbourne. Located within the
Shire of Northern Grampians local government
area it is a seat of local government for the shire
and its main administrative centre. At the 2011
census, Stawell had a population of 6,150. The
economy of Stawell is sustained by the mining,
agriculture, manufacturing, retail and tourism
industries; the upcoming addition of the only
neutrino observatory in the southern hemisphere,
the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory in a
transitioning gold mine, represents a significant
shift. Along with the Stawell Gift, run each Easter
long weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club, Stawell
also has many other sporting outlets and teams.