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By Kane Mathison<\/strong><\/p>\n BARINGA teen, Bella Taylor-Rose, has been in the sporting spotlight recently after winning the Fisher Award for Sportsperson of the year.<\/p>\n She won the award out of hundreds of people, recognising her incredible achievements within powerlifting and was also nominated for the 2026 Caloundra Community Awards: Young Achiever of the Year Award.<\/p>\n But the awards are the least of her worries as she is now eying a trip across the Pacific Ocean to Las Vegas in the USA.<\/p>\n Prior to her world championships event, she travelled to Victoria on the weekend of September 27-27 to compete in a national competition.<\/p>\n She qualified for the world championships before competing at nationals and will represent Australia at 16 years old and currently holds 11 Australian records.<\/p>\n Bella began her powerlifting journey earlier this year at just 15 years of age after moving away from her body building aspirations.<\/p>\n She has broken all of her 11 records in just this year, one of which is heaviest lifter for a 15 year old in Australian history with a record 315kg across a 110kg squat, 65kg bench press and 142.5kg deadlift.<\/p>\n She balances these incredible achievements, training six days per week all the while still completing year 11 of school at Baringa Secondary College.<\/p>\n Bella has set up a GoFundMe page to help fund the extortionary cost for her trip to the United States.<\/p>\n Also to assist her travel expenses, she and her family are hosting a \u2018mega raffle\u2019 which can be found on the Rotary Club of Caloundra Facebook page.<\/p>\n There are over $5,000 in prizes and tickets start at just $10, with the money going directly into supporting her journey.<\/p>\n After the World Championship event, she is aiming to continue her fantastic form, dreaming to compete on the biggest stage, at home in the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n