MORNINGTON student Geena Davy has jumped her way to a gold medal at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Fiji. The 17-year-old, who attends Balcombe Grammar School, has now been crowned the under 18 Oceania long jump champion.Geena had to overcome challenging conditions and ill health to triumph over Adelaide’s Lilly Smart, coming out on top with a jump of 5.95 metres. “At this level of competition, there are no easy jumps,” said Geena’s coach Jason Hodson. “There was just a few centimetres separating the top competitors and each athlete had to push the boundaries to get the best results in…
Browsing: gold medal
SOMERS landscape designer Ellen Freeman has won two awards at this year’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show with Eclipse, her entry in the Challenger Achievable Gardens section.Eclipse won a gold medal and the specialist award, Best Use of Plant Life. One side of Freeman’s creation comprises silver and blue toned plants while the other side has purple, red, and black plants. The two sides are separated by a white limestone path and circle. Textures also add contrast between the two halves of the garden, with more matte plants on the lighter half and shiny leaves opposite. Plants chosen by…