The Gippstar Awards acknowledge outstanding sporting achievements by Gippslanders. They have been running since 1960.
Monthly awards are made in senior and junior categories, with annual awards to the most outstanding achievers for the year.
Keith Ferguson won September's Senior Award following his dramatic win in the Australia Cup skeet shooting competition.
Keith defeated Australia's two Olympic representatives immediately prior to their departure for Beijing and established himself as one of Australia's best in the class.
Keith is now aiming for next year's World Championships.
The Junior Award was won by Australian Cross Country Athletics Champion, Mia Ross.
Mia recently won a 1500 metres title and secured a second gold medal on the same day as a member of the Victorian team in the 3km event.
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Will Tomlinson won this year's Senior Gippstar of the Year Award. As an amateur 62kg-class boxer, Will has had a rapid rise to success. He won the Victorian, Australian and Oceania boxing titles in close succession and he has also defeated the Asian Champion.
Will undertook a great deal of his preparation in Sydney and his commitment to boxing has lead Will to the recent decision to move there. Will has also turned professional and he believes that, at his Blacktown base, he will have access to facilities and support that will best serve his future progress.
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Our news stories are archived so that you can look back on the previous awards for the current Gippstar year.
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Jeremy Meyer won the Junior Gippstar or the Year Award. He was nominated in July last year, after his breaststroke performances as a member of the Australian junior team in the Trans Tasman series. Jeremy had scored several wins and placings.
Jeremy Meyer, Junior winner
Jeremy has continued to achieve wonderful milestones of success throughout the year. For the second time he won the Australian 16 years 100 metres breaststroke title.
Jeremy was then selected into the Australian team to swim at the World Junior Championships at Mexico, in July 2008. His best result was an eighth place in the 200 metres final.
The Gippstar Team of the Year was won by Gippsland Grammar's Coxed Rowing Team. The team finished 6th in last year's Australian Schools Championship, an event which provided inspiration for the team to do better. This year, despite some changes in their line-up, Gippsland Grammar won the title.
Most of the team's members are in year 12 which means that they face heavy academic commitments. Despite this, the team has been dedicated to their goals and undertook a demanding schedule of training, travelling and competition necessary to achieve success.
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Public nominations of worthy Gippsland sportsmen and women are welcome. Details are on our Nominations page.
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