Ballarat Cycle Classic 2020: Fiona Elsey's legacy, 30 years on

Melanie Whelan
February 11 2020 - 7:30pm
PROUD: Gail Elsey says her daughter Fiona would be incredibly grateful for Classic efforts in boosting Ballarat's cancer research. Picture: Kate Healy
PROUD: Gail Elsey says her daughter Fiona would be incredibly grateful for Classic efforts in boosting Ballarat's cancer research. Picture: Kate Healy

FIONA Elsey convened a meeting in her family lounge room 30 years ago to start fundraising for cancer research. Not long having turned 13 years old, Fiona was realising the vital importance of research while at the same time undergoing own aggressive treatment for Ewing's sarcoma, a cancer that forms in bone and soft tissue.

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Melanie Whelan

Melanie Whelan

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