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Amber Fielder

Amber worth her weight in gold

She has the weight of the world on her shoulders, and Amber Fielder couldn’t be happier. Now, the young weightlifting star has the Olympic Games in her sights.

North West
Gisborne fighters

Fighting spirit goes on show

It was their first major competition, but the youngsters from Gisborne Taekwondo didn’t hold back. The team will now represent their state at the national championships.

North West
Emerson Harvey is a go kart driver who has been nominated for a sports star award for motorsport. 24th July, Keilor, Melbourne Picture : George Salpigtidis

Speed drives Emerson’s sporting love

The speed and intensity of go karting attracted Emerson Harvey to the sport. He’s already won state cups and now he’s ready to really put his foot down to fast-track a career in Formula 1.

North
Northern sportsstar Anyanka

Ace Anyanka serves up success

Supportive coaches and fellow players inspire Craigieburn tennis star Anyanka Ibarra. And it’s served her well as she hopes to smash her way to international stardom.

 Local Footy
AFL Outer East (Div 2): Seville v Gembrook Cockatoo.Gembrook Cockatoo captain in the 0 jumper Michael FirritoPicture: Stuart Milligan

Embracing the number zero

Zero isn’t always a welcome number in sport. But thousands of grassroots footballers proudly wore the number on their backs to support a TAC road safety campaign. Here’s just a few.

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