LOCAL SuniTAFE student Saxon Van Heumen claimed a silver medal at AusTAFE's Culinary trophy state finals last Wednesday, leaving the talented 21-year-old with a tough decision.

Cooking is just one of Van Heumen's passions - the apprentice cook juggles study and his job at Swan Hill District Hospital while climbing the ladder of umpiring Australian rules football.

But when he travelled to Geelong...