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Record jumps
Aerial moves: Holly Garac and Briana McCrindley show the form that saw them win medals and break records in the long jump. Picture: Yanni
PENGUIN, Tasmania, was a happy hunting ground for two talented young Southern Peninsula athletes late last month. Holly Garac, of Eastbourne Primary, and Briana McCrindley, of Boneo Primary, competed there in the Australian School Sports Championships and have returned with records. Both are members of Southern Peninsula Little Athletics Centre and train at Truemans Rd, Rosebud West reserve. In the competitions, Holly won the under-12 long jump with a first leap of 5.03 metres. She had broken the state record a month earlier with a jump of 4.99 metres but her best jump – although not in competition - is 5.12 metres. She is the first female of her age to jump more than five metres. Holly was also a member of the 4 x 100 metre relay team which took gold and broke the national record. Her Victorian relay team has broken two national records two years running. She came fourth in the individual 100 metres in a race that was separated by just 0.06 seconds for the first four places. Briana is the national under-11 long jump champion with a leap of 4.34 metres. She has jumped 4.58 metres in training, but this was her biggest jump in competition. “The championships involve every school in Australia - so it is a genuine national ranking which is quite an amazing achievement,� Southern Peninsula Little Athletics Centre president Jason Hodson said. “Both girls have improved greatly over the past two months in their ability and technique. And they needed to improve to be able to beat the much favoured NSW girls.� Stephen Taylor
Warning for coming sizzler Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au PREDICTIONS of another sizzling hot summer have seen health authorities ramp up warnings about preparing for heatwaves. Mornington Peninsula Shire says it has developed “individualised emergency management plans� to assist “elderly and disabled residents in extreme heat conditions�. The shire’s manager of home and
aged care, Jenny Van Riel, told The News the shire had a heatwave strategy. Communicating with a range of community groups and local organisations on or prior to days of extreme heat was part of the plan. “In past years we have enacted the plan on several days over summer. Many aged care and other service providers dealing with other at-risk groups are contacted directly by the Department of Health and Department of Human Services as part of the state’s heat
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