UPPER YARRA STAR MAIL
Home » Mail » Flying high

Flying high



Healesville gymnast Dru Troon was selected as a flag bearer at the Masters Games on Saturday. Picture: John ConwayHealesville gymnast Dru Troon was selected as a flag bearer at the Masters Games on Saturday. Picture: John Conway

By Monique Ebrington
HEALESVILLE athlete Dru Troon was selected as a flag bearer for the opening ceremony last Saturday of the 12th Annual Masters Games in Geelong.
Mrs Troon teaches at the Healesville, Yarra Junction and Ringwood gymnastics clubs and it’s the 62-year-old’s first Masters Games.
Training regularly for the Masters Games and other competitions Mrs Troon says she aims to be a gymnast for as long as she can.
“I’m aiming to keep going. I’d like to see what I can still do and how long I can do it for,” Mrs Troon said.
“It’d be so good to still be competing at 70. I see 100-year-old competitors in the running races and I find them very inspiring.”
Competitions started on Sunday 22 and the Masters Games will be running until Sunday 1 March.

Digital Editions

More News

  • A deep dive into the history of the Upper Yarra River Reserve Committee of Management

    A deep dive into the history of the Upper Yarra River Reserve Committee of Management

    The Yarra/Birrarung River is one of Warburton’s defining features. The flows of the river has been the town’s soundtrack for over a century, and the Wurundjeri people’s for thousands of…

  • Cartoon: Hot Cold

    Cartoon: Hot Cold

    Award winning, Healesville based cartoonist Danny Zemp makes light of the wildly fluctuating temperatures in the past week.

  • Make this a reading year

    Make this a reading year

    Welcome to the 2026 edition of Passion for Prose, a column dedicated to promoting everything about books, especially those created by Australian authors and artists. To make up for my…

  • Prepare for hard waste collections

    Prepare for hard waste collections

    On behalf of Yarra Ranges Council, welcome to 2026 and the second edition of the Star Mail News for the year. I hope you are all reading this relaxed and…

  • A subpar modern persona

    A subpar modern persona

    Sentimental Value Starring Stellan Skarsgärd, Renata Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lileaas M 4/5 Nominated for seven Golden Globes, Sentimental Value is a comfortable but poignant Norwegian drama full of rich…