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Jumping to the top of her class
IN what seems has jumped froma very short time, Geena Davy being an unknown one that has athlete to won a gold medal level. at the national Eleven-year-old only began showingGeena Davy, of Red Hill, ability in horizontal ing about 14 months ago, jumpaccording to mother Rebecca. her “At school athletics Geena quickly through to state proceeded Jump and silver level, picking up gold in triple in “She was selectedlong jump,” Ms Davy said. to nationals at Lakeside represent Victoria Stadium, Melbourn at the November for e in long jump.” The five-day six at Balcombeevent saw Geena, who is in grade Grammar School, make a gold Mt Martha, winning jump of 4.89 metres distance that was –a However, Geenaalso a personal best. says the triple favourite event but athletes are jump is her pete at the national not level until they able to comGeena joined Southern Peninsula are 13. ics last year Little Athletand broke a near record last week 30-year club with a 10.50 As the athletics metre season has just triple jump. is competing begun Geena in sprint, hurdles her jumps events, 100 metre and discus. On top of her was recently athletics achievements, Geena graded for her zen do kai. brown belt in karate, “Geena now has a personal from strength to strength,” coach and is going Ms Davy said.
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POWER company AGL is now called on by being ronment both the state Protection and and governments Biodiversity to provide further federal Conservation Act about likely The final scoping details impacts of the The decision 1999 (EPBC Act). requirements floating be made public import terminal followed will Communi with it wants to operategas residents to Environm letters from tion Crib Point. plan for the publican EES consulta- welcomed ty group Save Westernpo at Melissa rt Price detailing ent Minister in 2019. the state and The federal The Commonw federal govern- will not be allowed to their concerns ments’ about AGL’s government’s ealth Departme degrade the marine ecosystem plans. followed the Environment decision greater demands for AGL to nt of s of Western state governme and Energy The process provide provide detail about nouncement Port that said that the last week will now require what it terms so much benefit proposed AGL on 26 Novembent's an- project’s “many and pipeline AGL public operator APA processing terminal and hazards, including the cal recreation, fishing and sustain lor that potential comments are pipeline from to provide more informatio the businesse now open on and aquacultu health draft scoping Crib Point to Pakenham the Point residents” and safety risks to re s that rely requirements ronmental impactn, including an enviwas considere Crib for vironmental trolled action” Save Westernpo on a healthy bay.” . d a “constatement (EIS) effects statement the entailing likely “In light of AGL’s rt is urging members requiring assessmen of the public hazards to Western deand approval (EES). The 29-page t and its people are extremelypoor track record, to send submissio under the Federal draft scoping Port ments environment.assess require- the ns to Envi- these endangered species and report details concerned project and ment@delwp.vic. would be dealt how be investigat matters believe its many about gov.au by 5pm with. ed and document that will cannot be justified,” on 19 December risks EES for the gas To read ed in the member . Save Westernpo terminal and Julia Stockigt rt ments for the draft scoping requirepipeline. said. the EES go to “They want Savewesternport.org to know that this project
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