CRGT Success Stories

Lindsey McKay & Walters IGA - Tully

Lindsey was recently awarded the 2007 Australian Vocational Student Prize for demonstrating exceptional skills, commitment and achievement in vocational education and training.

Lindsey was hosted with Walters IGA in Tully during her Certificate II in Retail Operations, commencing in November 2005 and completed successfully in August 2007. During her employment with CRGT, Lindsey took on extra responsibilities acting as a team leader on occasion and a point of reference for some of the junior staff. She is currently completing Year 12 and hopes to be accepted into the Army in 2008, a role that will be well supported by her love of the outdoors and involvement in various sporting activities.

Salsa Bar & Grill – Port Douglas

Five CRGT apprentice chefs are hosted to Salsa Bar & Grill, which this year took out 3 awards in the prestigious North Queensland Restaurant & Catering Awards. The Salsa Bar & Grill were awarded Best Alfresco Dining, Best Modern Australian and Restaurant of the Year.

Dedication and team work is essential to winning these awards, with Head Chef Goran Zonai providing a great teaching environment for our apprentice chefs. CRGT’s aim is to continue to work together with the team at Salsa Bar & Grill to provide quality apprentices who look forward to making the best out of their apprenticeship and career. CRGT is proud our apprentices can be part of a winning team.

Joshua Anthony & Eden Carpentry

HIA is the largest building industry association in Australia supporting the business and interests of builders, contractors, manufacturers, and business partners in the industry.

The Australian Housing Awards recognise excellence in the construction, design, innovation and technology of housing. Judged by industry professionals, the HIA Housing Awards acknowledges the talent of builders and building companies who plan and construct quality housing.

CRGT apprentice Joshua Anthony won 2007 HIA Cairns BCITF Apprentice of the Year held in September.

Joshua commenced his Carpentry apprenticeship in 2006 as a school based apprentice with Glenn Eden from Eden Carpentry and went onto to become a full time apprentice currently in the 2nd year.

Glenn has a long association with CRGT, having commenced his apprenticeship with us some 10 years ago. We are proud that Glenn has gone on to become a builder in his own right and has continued his association with CRGT as a host employer to provide the same opportunities as he was offered as a young adult. Glenn currently employs two full time carpentry apprentices with CRGT.

Joshua will now go onto the HIA Regional Finals held in Townsville on 13 October and CRGT wishes him all the very best.

George Sailor & Ronald Kris - RoadTek Trainees to the Rescue

Recently, George & Ronald were returning from Weipa to their worksite along the Peninsula Development Road late on a Sunday afternoon. A speeding 4WD overtook the boys, lost control in the dirt and rolled several times. The vehicle eventually came rest upside down, surrounded by leaking fuel.

George & Ronald’s first-aid training quickly came into practice. All 3 of the passengers were removed from the up-turned vehicle, placed into the back of George & Ronald’s utility and treated with basic first-aid, before being transported to the Weipa Hospital. Two of the passengers required air-lifting to the Cairns Base Hospital. All of the passengers involved in the accident were very thankful and lucky the RoadTek boys were on the scene and their newly acquired first-aid skills learned as part of their traineeship came into practice.