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The Bay Sheffield

Named after the English city which first staged such a foot race, the Bay Sheffield is a handicap sprint event. Held around Proclamation Day- 28th December- on Glenelg’s Colley Reserve and organised by the South Australian Athletic League, this is its 128th year. Runners of all ages and abilities wearing bibs resembling the colours of

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178th Proclamation Day

South Australia commemorates its founding under the Old Gum Tree, Glenelg. The Mayor of Glenelg, Stephen Patterson, welcomes incoming Governor Hieu Van Lee, a former refugee from Vietnam, to the 178th Proclamation (or “Proccie”) Day. Earlier Robert Taylor gave an inspiring Welcome to Country and a traditional aboriginal song to bless the land. Afterwards, of

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