Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Well done to all the Territorians named as finalists in the recent Australian Training Awards. The NT finalists were, for Australian Apprentice of the Year, Nathan Powell; Vocational Student of the Year, Kaylee Appleyard; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year, Sonny Bo-Neil Malmerin-Fejo; School-Based Apprentice of the Year, Tallulah Jayne-Ormsby; VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year, Chrissy Zelley; and Medium Employer of the Year, NEC Australia, NT branch.

Huge congratulations go to Kimberly Brewster, who took out the top gong, the Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year Award. Kimberly has an inspiring story. Having finished year 12 just before the birth of her first child, she took some time to focus on motherhood but then started her traineeship program with host company ConocoPhillips. She enrolled at CDU to complete a certificate III in business administration. Kimberly now provides the sole administrative support for 200 offshore workers with ConocoPhillips, is completing her certificate III in business administration and, most importantly, I guess, is the mum of two young children. I wish Kimberly all the very best for what I'm sure will be a very successful career, and once again I congratulate all the NT finalists—Territory proud. Well done to all the finalists, and Kimberly Brewster.

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