Maryborough Highland Gathering attracts record crowd with highland events and $15,000 race.

The 162-year-old Maryborough Highland Gathering drew over 4,000 people to Princes Park on New Year's Day. The event featured highland dancing, games, strongman and strongwoman contests, and athletics, including the $15,000 Max Martin Memorial Maryborough Gift race. Maryborough Highland Society president Andrew Rae reported a record number of athletes, crediting equal prize money for men and women and the event's second-highest prize money in Victoria behind the Stawell Gift.

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