Claire Osborn is being recognised for her commitment to helping kids achieve their dreams on the field through the Surf Coast Little Athletics Club.
Ms Osborn was named Surf Coast Shire’s latest Local Legend for her role in forming the club while on maternity leave close to three years ago, which now has more than 150 young members.
“It is very nice to have been identified for the Local Legend award by my family in Little Aths but it is very much a group contribution to making this happen,” she said.
“One thing I noticed when talking with parents who were keen to enrol their children is that, much like me, they had such fond memories of the friendships they formed in Little Aths.
“I thought our community would benefit from having something like that accessible, because I felt that families who would like to participate were not participating because of logistics.”
Ms Osborn worked as a paramedic and team manager at Ambulance Victoria’s Armstrong Creek Branch and said she participated in little athletics at Box Hill when she was young.
“You could see some of them wanting to pursue Olympic representation of their country through their experience of doing Little Aths, and it’s not so far-fetched,” she said.
“Part of it is also celebrating the talent that we have within our community. It makes you incredibly proud of what we have to celebrate here in our special little spot.
“I wanted something that would be available for my young kids to do in years to come and felt that living in such an active community it would benefit so many kids and their families.”
