…and the results are in

After three days of exhilarating competition the Ultimate Skills Challenge has come to an end. Competitors, judges, volunteers, friends & family celebrated their achievements at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney this evening, where the winners of the 2012 WorldSkills Australia National Competition were officially announced.

AUTOMOTIVE

Autobody Repair Medallists
Gold: Dayne Ciborowski – Melbourne
Silver: Lindsey Scarlett – South West WA
Bronze: Nathan Williams – Hunter

Automotive Mechanics Medallists
Gold: Timothy Taylor – Ballarat/Wimmera
Silver: Craig Shepley – Adelaide
Bronze: Travis Taylor – Illawarra & Luke O’Gorman – New England

Heavy Vehicle Mechanics Medallists
Gold: James Ripa – Sydney
Silver: Leon Archibald – Perth North
Bronze: Bryan Rowland – Riverina Murray

Vehicle Painting Medallists
Gold: Andrew McCormick – Sydney West
Silver: Dylan Ward – Hunter
Bronze: Blake Duke – Sydney

VETiS Automotive Services
Gold: Aaron Walters – NSW
Silver: Matthew Hobbs – NSW
Bronze: Anthony Bazouni – NSW

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

Bricklaying
Gold: Todd Richards – Central Queensland
Silver: Alan Ramsden – Perth South
Bronze: Matthew Barratt – Tasmania

Cabinetmaking
Gold: Brett Cahill – Sydney West
Silver: Jaycob Hargreaves – Perth North
Bronze: Nathan Cardwell – Sydney

Carpentry
Gold: Patrick Markovic – Sydney West
Silver: Timothy Knight – Canberra
Bronze: Samuel Nancarrow – Tasmania

Electrical Control
Gold: Angus Sweet – South East SA
Silver: Timothy Annetts – Riverina Murray
Bronze: Shaun Francis – North Queensland

Electrical Installation
Gold: David Cummings – Macquarie
Silver: Daniel Salucci – North Queensland
Bronze: Ryan Baldwin – Brisbane

Joinery
Gold: David Corrigan – Sydney West
Silver: Nikolas Skibola – Sydney
Bronze: Fabian Guseli – Melbourne

Landscape Construction
Gold: Alden Meale – Melbourne
Silver: Ryan Dahlblom – Vic Country
Bronze: Jackson Bramley – New England

Painting & Decorating
Gold: Justin Halliday – Adelaide
Silver: Justin O’Neill – Illawarra
Bronze: Benjamin Hackett – Sydney West

Plastering
Gold: Jarred Denning – Adelaide
Silver: Scott Louw – Tasmania
Bronze: Stephen Howden – Perth North

Plumbing
Gold: Alex De Koeyer – Riverina Murray
Silver: Joshua Cemal – Mid Coast
Bronze: Chris Cremona – Sydney West

Plumbing Team Challenge
Gold: Tyrone Bloomfield & Alishia Ford
Silver: Jamsy Bellou & Peter Shepherd
Bronze: Wade McEwan & Ramone Watson

Refrigeration
Gold: Mitchell Barron – Sydney West
Silver: Matthew Zambrowski – Hunter
Bronze: Jonathon Cross – Adelaide

Signage
Gold: Mitchell Croke – Illawarra
Silver: Andrew Brkic – Illawarra
Bronze: Nyla Smith – Northern Territory

Wall & Floor Tiling Medallists
Gold: Luke Wray – Canberra
Silver: Emma Boughton-Lane – Perth South
Bronze: Samuel Poli – Sydney West

VETiS Construction
Gold: Jack Salzke – NSW
Silver: Michael Crewes – QLD
Bronze: Justin Gauci – VIC

VETiS Electrotechnology
Gold: Maddison Sheehan – NSW
Silver: Jake Mortimer – NSW
Bronze: Alexander Werts – VIC

CLIENT SERVICES

Beauty Care
Gold: Hannah Colquhoun – North Queensland
Silver: Alaine Watson – Sydney West
Bronze: Saan Williamson – Riverina Murray

Fashion Technology
Gold: Ashleigh Huntley – Sydney
Silver: Genevieve Hutty – Illawarra
Bronze: Zjarie Butterworth – Sydney West

Floristry
Gold: Dayne Robinson – Melbourne
Silver: Erin Lamb – Perth South
Bronze: Elizabeth Brouwer – Sydney West

Hairdressing
Gold: Emma Rissmann – Geelong
Silver: Savannah Smith – Northern Territory
Bronze: Jessamy Mooney – South West WA

VETiS Retail
Gold: Gabrielle Wilton – NSW
Silver: Brooke Waugh – NSW
Bronze: Courtney Mahaffey – QLD

VETiS Tourism
Gold: Claudia Davis – QLD
Silver: Lauren Gardner – QLD
Bronze: Caitlin McCracken – WA

COMPUTING & BUSINESS

Business Services
Gold: Candyce Dunford – South East SA
Silver: Rachel Mammatt – Illawarra
Bronze: Megan Puckeridge – Sydney West

IT Software Solutions
Gold: Keith Buckley – Sydney
Silver: Rebecca Walsh – Wide Bay
Bronze: Mitchell Tamsett – Hunter

PC & Network Support
Gold: Rhys Walsh-Tindall – Southern Queensland
Silver: Jason Frost – Riverina Murray
Bronze: Paul Wu – Sydney West

Printing & Graphic Arts
Gold: Ethan Hoare – Melbourne
Silver: Courtney Proud – Adelaide
Bronze: Nathan Smith – Sydney

Web Design
Gold: Mitchell Larosa – Sydney
Silver: Chris Schofield – Sydney
Bronze: Luca Chiaravalloti – Melbourne

VETiS Business Services
Gold: Jade McConnell – NSW
Silver: Klara McCaw – NSW
Bronze: Benita Hicks – QLD

VETiS Information Technology
Gold: Alex Cowle – NSW
Silver: Julia Wong – NSW
Bronze: Madisson Spanhel – NSW

HOSPITALITY

Cookery
Gold: Richard Pascoe – Brisbane
Silver: Georgia Ramsay – South West WA
Bronze: Jessie Lucas – Southern Queensland

Meat Retailing
Gold: Matthew Papandrea – Sydney
Silver: John Voss – Sydney West
Bronze: Ben Field – Illawarra

Restaurant Service
Gold: Jessica Martin – Sydney
Silver: Weikang Chen – Brisbane
Bronze: Ryan Spiteri – Canberra

Retail Baking – Bread
Gold: Richelle Hassett – Brisbane
Silver: John Reminis – Illawarra
Bronze: Bradley Jackley-Hirsch – North Queensland

Retail Baking – Pastry
Gold: Amy Kelly – Hunter
Silver: Angela McCauley – Sydney
Bronze: Felicina Franco – Adelaide

VETiS Commercial Cookery
Gold: Aaron Sweeney – NSW
Silver: Penny Duggan – NSW
Bronze: Stephanie Greendslade – WA

VETiS Food & Beverage
Gold: Casey Whittingham – WA
Silver: Courtney Stevens – QLD
Bronze: Courtney Collins – NT

METALS & ENGINEERING

Construction Steel Work
Gold: Kurt Maier – Riverina Murray
Silver: Scott Brown – Illawarra
Bronze: Jay Ingley – South East SA

Fitting
Gold: Stephen Beelitz – Adelaide
Silver: Nathan Crossman – Illawarra
Bronze: Matthew Trotter – Central Queensland

Jewellery
Gold: Tayron Scagnetti – Perth South
Silver: Amy Kennedy – Victoria Country
Bronze: Erin Thomson – Perth Noth

Mechatronics
Gold: Tyler Cook & Joshua Kleinig – Macquarie
Silver: Rowan Diggins & William McLennan-Dye – Riverina Murray
Bronze: Rebecca Atcheson & Ben Brown – Hunter

Sheetmetal Work
Gold: Jay Logan – Brisbane
Silver: Joshua Boag – Tasmania
Bronze: Nick Borg – Sydney West

Turning
Gold: Brandon Gillett – Central Queensland
Silver: Philip Matthews-Frederick – Brisbane
Bronze: Mathew McGlashan – Illawarra

Welding
Gold: Lachlan Mayled – New England
Silver: Tom Hornemann – Northern Rivers
Bronze: Matthew Hensel – South East SA

VETiS Metals & Engineering
Gold: Matthew Garlan – NSW
Silver: Rhys Creed – NSW
Bronze: Jacob Holmes – VIC

RURAL & FARMING

VETiS Primary Industries
Gold: Max Ridley – NSW
Silver: Jordan Kerr – NSW
Bronze: Lucina Yeomans – NSW