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Shane Jones is a sports reporter for Leader, Herald Sun and CODE Sports, who has been covering sport around Australia for almost a decade. He was based in Bundaberg from 2015 until 2020, covering local sport for the NewsMail before making the move to Victoria in 2022 to cover country sport around the state.

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From athletes who overcame the odds and battled through adversity to those who set the record books alight. These are the 50 young Aussies who have made us proud.

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The best cricketers produced in country Victoria

Regional Victoria has been the breeding ground for international cricket stars and local heroes since 2000. We rank the very best. See who came in at number one.

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Victorian Badminton Open. Rosaland Yu . Picture: Valeriu Campan

REPLAYS: Doubles specialists hit Victorian Open badminton heights

Gronya Somerville and Kenneth Choo showed off their promising partnership – but it wasn’t the only success the duo enjoyed at one of Badminton Victoria’s premier tournaments. Relive the action.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24: Gronya Somerville poses for a portrait during the Sudirman Cup on May 24, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia. Twenty-one year old Australian badminton star Gronya Somerville is known world-wide as the Ôglamour girl of badmintonÕ, and one of the sports most talented and marketable athletes. The badminton pin-up is this week competing at the 2017 Total BWF Sudirman Cup, the mixed team world championships on the Gold Coast. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Gronya Somerville

Live stream: Why big home event is so special for badminton star

She’s competed at the top level overseas but there’s no place like home for Aussie doubles expert Gronya Somerville. Catch her LIVE on KommunityTV at the Victorian Open this weekend.

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