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It was with great pride that I attended the National
Finals of the 2009 Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE
Culinary Challenge in Canberra and witnessed the
dedication, passion and skills of so many talented
apprentice chefs from Australia. The overall standard
was amazing and we would like to congratulate all
participants who represented their states. We also
extend our thanks to all team managers, judges and
event co-ordinator, Ernst Schwab, for putting on
such an excellent event and making the programme
possible.
On behalf of the Fonterra Foodservice team I
would like to wish you all a super Christmas and
fabulous New Year and encourage you to visit
www.fonterrafoodservices.com.au for some
Christmas recipe inspiration.
Troy Hudgson, Marketing and Channel Development Manager, Fonterra Foodservices
Click for Delicious Christmas Inspiration
Find the latest festive recipes online at www.fonterrafoodservices.com.au

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Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE
The National Final of Australia’s largest Apprentice Chefs competition was
held in October, at Canberra Institute of TAFE.
Gary Patterson, Jung Moon Chang, Peter Wright. The judging process underway. A delicious dish prepared by an apprentice chef.
Following Regional and State Finals, the 38
top Apprentices and Commercial Cookery
trainees qualified to compete for the trophy
of National Champion.
Colin Wilson, a 2nd year apprentice chef
from Chateau Yering in Victorias’ Yarra
Valley, was crowned the overall winner of
the ‘Ernst Schwab Perpetual Trophy’, named
after the founder of the competition.
Competitors from all eight states and
territories challenged each other for
the three individual section trophies.
Colin Wilson, winner of Section 2, won
the National Trophy by a fraction of a
percentage point.
The atmosphere was electric and all
competitors enjoyed themselves immensely;
the second and first year entrants looking
forward to enter the competition next year.
Ernst Schwab, founder and chairman of the
competition, declared the competition the
most successful so far. He congratulated
the host institute, CIT Canberra, for their
effort. “The Tourism & Hospitality staff and
students put on a faultless show” he said.
At the awards presentation, Ernst expressed
his gratitude and a special thank you to
the four sponsors: Fonterra Foodservices,
the major sponsor, and Simplot Australia,
Unilever Australia and Moffat Equipment.
Special Thanks
The following people must be thanked for
their efforts as state team managers.
ACT: Tony Mudge, Canberra Institute.
NSW: Scott Wilson, Sydney Institute, Ultimo.
NT: Antonio Tjung, Charles Darwin
University, Darwin.
QLD: Darren Sandrini, Sunshine Coast
Institute, Mooloolaba.
SA: Darren White, Regency International,
Adelaide.
TAS: Peter Henderson Tasmanian Skills
Institute, Hobart.
VIC: Jacqueline Bates, University, Melbourne.
WA: Kathryn Tindal-Davies, South West
Regional TAFE, Bunbury.
Overall winner
Colin Wilson. Winner of an
eight day trip to Singapore.
Colin will be staying at a 5-Star
Hotel and visit ‘FoodAsia’ Exhibition,
including one of the worlds largest
cooking competitions.
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3
Section
1st Year Apprentice Cooks &
Certificate II in Commercial Cookery
2nd Year Apprentice Cooks
3rd Year Apprentice Cooks &
Certificate III in Commerical Cookery
Trophy Winners
Jung Moon Chang
Box Hill TAFE
Colin Wilson
Holmesglen TAFE, Melbourne
Zoe Hibbert
Central Gippsland TAFE, Moe
Gold Medal Winners
Jung Moon Chang
Elise Roncari
Colin Wilson
Elizabeth Payne
Zoe Hibbert
Silver Medal Winners
Ashleigh Collins
Caitlin Egan
Cameran Kossack
Bradley Newman
Jacob Baker
William Jolley
Adi Rejieli James
Zoe McIver
Gittima Sasela
Mikaela Carruthers-Hogg
Gurpinder Singh
Andrew Smyth
Dylan Crismani
Elouise Sidebottom
Bronze Medal Winners
Emma Bonython
Young Jin Lee
Edward Noble
Bhavani Ranganathan
Amy Goldstraw
Ben Nutting
Matthew Barwick
Jing Liu
Haleigh Cox
Nietta Lynch
Jessica Klobucar
Jason Germono
Kacey Riley

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Culinary Trophy 2009
ACT team
NSW team
NT team
QLD team
This year AUS-TAFE expanded nationally
and 29 TAFE Institutes from all eight
states & territories were involved.
38 Finalists were selected from over
1000 trainees.
SA team
Competitors travelled from every corner
of the country, from Hobart to Darwin
and Townsville to Bunbury.
VIC team
They won a total of 5 Gold, 14 Silver
and 13 Bronze medals.
Former Fitter and Turner Wins First
Second year apprentice chef, Colin Wilson of Chateau Yering in the Yarra Valley, Victoria has
won the national final of the 2009 Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE Culinary Challenge.
From a pool of around 1000 apprentice
chefs from all over Australia, Colin
competed against 35 finalists in Canberra
on 15 October, receiving the highest
overall score for his Boudin a la Richelieu
with butter poached chicken breast, pea
puree, potato foam and baby vegetables.
Colin, a former fitter and turner by trade
for more than 15 years, said winning the
Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE Culinary
Challenge trophy was very encouraging,
giving him a great deal of confidence as
he continues with his apprenticeship.
“When I started I knew very little about food
other than the enjoyment I got out of eating
it,” said Colin.
“It was quite a career change moving from
fitting and turning to food, but I think
I’ve been able to use some of the skills I
learned in my previous trade like attention
to detail and discipline – and you need
plenty of both to be good with food.
“I’ve learnt a huge amount about food over
the past 16 months of my apprenticeship,
and want to continue expanding my
knowledge, and one day, I hope to open
my own family-run restaurant,” he said.
In addition to his gold medal, Colin also
receives a wild card entry into the 2010
Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a
Chef competition.
Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef is
designed to publicly recognise and reward
the dedication and commitment of Australian
apprentice chefs, giving 30 lucky third or
fourth year apprentices the opportunity to
participate in two days of master classes
conducted by top Australian and international
chefs, produce experts and sommeliers.
This year’s line up includes celebrity
chef Eric Teo, from Mandarin Oriental,
Singapore; Melbourne’s Shane Delia,
owner of iconic Maha Bar and Grill; and
Peter Howard, one of Australia’s most
recognised food and wine experts.
Of his opportunity to take part in Fonterra
Foodservices Proud to be a Chef next year,
Colin said “It will be a great opportunity for
me and I’m going to take as much experience
away from the master classes as possible.”

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Breakfast is served Pink
50 TAFE chefs from William Angliss
Institute, Box Hill Institute, NMIT and
Holmesglen College served up morning
tea treats in the heart of Lygon Street,
Melbourne on Sunday 25 October.
All money raised went to the McGrath
Foundation and Fonterra were pleased
to help sponsor such a worthy event.
FREE computer
mouse
On the back of an envelope, write your
full name, establishment, address and
the regular fonterra products that you
buy to get a free mouse.
Chefs served up morning tea treats.
In the heart of Lygon Street breakfast is served.
Send to: Free Mouse
Fonterra Foodservices
327 Ferntree Gully Road
Mt Waverley VIC 3149
Offer ends: 31 Dec 2009.
The Fonterra Foodservices Sales Team would like to wish all of our customers a very
Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Fonterra Foodservices Sales Managers, Andrew Howard (NSW), Sean Gleeson (QLD), Garry Stone (National), Erich Schwensen (SA) with Shane Delia (Centre).
Contact Fonterra Foodservices
National Telephone 1300 738 484 Email fsorders@fonterra.com Web www.fonterrafoodservices.com.au
Victoria
Donna Waters 0408 372 482
Jamie Hall 0400 624 408
Jenny Cursio 0437 360 132
Queensland
Ted Boxall 0418 742 396
Rhys Holbeck 0438 082 935
Jeffrey Michl 0419 305 307
Tasmania
Upendra Navaratne 0419 113 208
New South Wales / ACT
John Zoghbi 0447 541 655
Michael Wisman 0417 262 560
South Australia / Northern Territory
Taso Roubos 0448 595 165
Western Australia
Jacqueline Manning 0458 911 820