EMMA-SUE Greentree of Morisset has starred for Team Lake Macquarie, winning the locals' only individual gold medal in their six-medal haul at the 2013 International Children's Games in Canada.
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Greentree, competing in her second consecutive International Children's Games, won gold in the high jump with a leap of 1.7 metres.
She fulfilled her goals to relax and enjoy the occasion, and to clear 1.6 metres in the high jump.
The locals also scored gold when Isobel Warby, Bernice de Jager, Grace Weir and Celeste Alley teamed up to win the girls 4x100 relay.
The medal winning locals were:
● Girls high jump, Emma-Sue Greentree, 1.7m (gold);
● Girls high jump, Grace Weir, 1.67m (bronze);
● Girls long jump, Isobel Warby, 5.5m (silver);
● Girls 4 x 100m relay, Isobel Warby, Bernice de Jager, Grace Weir, Celeste Alley (gold);
● Boys gymnastics, Bailey Sansom, William Bradley and Peter Newell (silver).
● Boys high jump, Matteo Mazzantini, 1.65m (silver).
Team Lake Macquarie was due to fly home to Australia yesterday.
Meanwhile, at the closing ceremony of the Games, representatives from Lake Macquarie City including mayor Jodie Harrison were presented with the official International Children's Games flag.
Lake Macquarie will host the 2014 Games.
"Bringing the flag of the International Children's Games home with me to Lake Macquarie City has been one of the highlights from my time as mayor of Lake Macquarie," Cr Harrison said.
"Being a part of the 2013 Windsor International Children's Games meant I was able to experience the importance of this event and witness some of the achievements our young athletes from Team Lake Macquarie made on an international level.
"I am looking forward to bringing the International Children's Games to our shores next year so the world can experience all that Lake Macquarie has to offer, to see how wonderful our city truly is."
The 2014 Lake Macquarie International Children's Games will be held from December 6 to 11.
