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Apprentices & Trainees Celebrated at Awards Event

31 October 2023

My Gateway recently held its annual Apprentice & Trainee Awards at Ottimo House, celebrating the achievements of our apprentices and trainees over the past year.

Camden Council’s IT trainee, Ryan Foster, was the major winner in the trainee categories, winning Certificate IV Trainee of the Year and Overall Trainee of the Year.

Electrical apprentice, Phoebe Lawrie, who is hosted to Stowe Australia, was the major winner in the apprentice categories, taking home the Female Apprentice of the Year and Overall Apprentice of the Year.

Full winners list

School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year – Helena Ostojic (hosted to Campbelltown City Council)

Certificate III Trainee of the Year – Khi Gurnett (hosted to Campbelltown City Council)

Certificate IV Trainee of the Year – Ryan Foster (hosted to Camden Council)

1st Year Apprentice of the Year – Logan Steward (hosted to St Hilliers)

2nd Year Apprentice of the Year – Adam Leach (hosted to Lendlease)

3rd Year Apprentice of the Year – Brendan Tornyi (hosted to Rodmar Landscaping Services)

4th Year Apprentice of the Year – Saharsh Joshi (hosted to Stowe Australia)

Female Apprentice of the Year – Phoebe Lawrie (hosted to Stowe Australia)

Adult Apprentice of the Year – Brendan Syron (hosted to Stowe Australia)

Overall Trainee of the Year – Ryan Foster (hosted to Camden Council)

Overall Apprentice of the Year – Phoebe Lawrie (hosted to Stowe Australia)


Congratulations to all the award winners, finalists, and their host businesses! We would also like to say thank you to all hosts who nominated their apprentices and trainees in this year’s awards. It was an incredibly tight field of nominees again.

Thank you to our event sponsors

We would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting our event this year:

Diamond Sponsor – Apprenticeship Support Australia

Platinum Sponsors – Campbelltown City Council and Superior Training Centre

Gold Sponsors – Australian College of Commerce & Management and MWLP – Linking Youth

Silver Sponsors – Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire Council

Bronze Sponsors – Austbrokers ABS, CBUS Super, National Cable Installations and Virtual IT Group

In-Kind Sponsor – Snap Print Solutions Campbelltown/Ingleburn


Thank you to our event photographer, Peter Secheny, for capturing the evening.

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