SOMERVILLE student Ruby Stubbs, pictured, placed second in the CT60 combined training section at the State Interschool Equestrian Championships at the Victorian Equestrian Centre, Werribee, during the second term holidays in April. This earned her a spot in the Victorian Inter-school Equestrian team to compete at the national level in the event, which involves both dressage and show jumping. The Australian Equestrian Godolphin Championships were held during the September school holidays at the Sydney Olympic Equestrian Centre. Ruby, who attends Mornington Secondary School, prepared her horse Aljerrer Park Emirra to look its best for the trials. She rode exceptionally well…
Day: October 18, 2016
SOME people have a goal in life they’re willing to work hard for, to give it their all, until it’s finally within their grasp. For 11 indigenous young men and women, that goal was achieved on Thursday 13 October when they graduated from recruit training in front of family, friends and the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, AO, CSC, RAN. For Seaman Star Marine Technician Jeff Andrews, the hard work was worth the effort. Awarded Recruit of the Intake and Sportsperson of the Intake, Andrews impressed with his performance, attitude, skill at motivating others and in helping fellow…
SOMERVILLE Primary School mum Leah Sherrin entered a competition to win the school a fully equipped mobile teaching kitchen valued at $25,000 – and she won. The national competition prize, donated by Nestle as part of its Healthy Active Kids program, was presented last week. The kitchen has a commercial convection oven for fast baking and cooking and an induction stove-top. It has a kitchen sink, clean and grey water tanks, lockable cupboards and drawers, child safe kitchen tools and utensils, and sturdy, lockable castor wheels. It allows cooking classes to be held anywhere in the school. Principal Sue Goodall…