SUPERB achievements by competitors from across central Victoria will be celebrated at Friday night's 50th Bendigo Bank Bendigo Advertiser Prime 7 Sports Star of the Year awards.
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The Sports Star family has grown dramatically since the awards inception in 1965-66.
Race walker Judy Fisher holds the distinction of being the first monthly winner in March, 1965.
Cycling legend Frank McCaig was awarded the first gold statuette.
Just who receives gold at Friday night's presentation will be eagerly anticipated.
It's not just the outstanding feats of the past year that are in the spotlight.
The Hall of Fame induction by Basil Ashman, a founding member of the Sports Star panel, is a highlight.
The Hall of Fame includes cycling champion Robert Burns, pictured with then-Premier John Cain, at Sports Star 25 years ago.
Last year the Faith Leech inspirational award was presented for the first time. Women's National Basketball League champion, Bendigo Spirit netted the title.
The Sports Focus Administrator is an established part of Sports Star, as are the Cyril Michelsen and Maxine Crouch Trust Funds.
Bendigo Health's-sponsored healthiest school is a new feature to an event that is the longest running of its kind in the country through the outsanding support from media partners and sponsors.
It's not just the outstanding feats of the past year that are in the spotlight