Ms ADDISON: Congratulations to Ballarat sporting icon Steve Moneghetti on being inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. ‘Mona’ represented Australia at four Olympics, four Commonwealth Games, six world championships and 10 cross-country championships. He won four medals, including gold in the 1994 marathon at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.

Steve has never forgotten his Ballarat roots and has continued to compete at a local level. His 16 minute 10 second lap of Lake Wendouree while representing the YCW Harriers is the stuff of folklore, and his record still stands today. Steve continues to serve in numerous roles, including on the boards of Commonwealth Games Australia and Sport Australia, and he was three times chair of the Victorian Institute of Sport. He is also an ambassador for the Ballarat Foundation’s Run for a Cause.

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