November 2007 Support Payment Recipients

Recipients of the November 2007 Support Payments were announced at the award presentation on November 13 2007.

Robyn Bastock

Robyn has a home based business called Blossom Cakes which specialises in wedding and occasion cakes and small event catering. 

She would like a chance to expand her knowledge in the field of handmade chocolates and has asked for her support payment so she can attend courses at Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School in Melbourne.

www.blossomcakes.com.au

Keva Freeman

Keva is a qualified Bread Baker and Pastry Cook and is employed at the Hyatt Regency Adelaide. 

In September 2006 she competed as part of the winning BakeSkills team and as Australian National Champions the team won a trip to Singapore to attend a chocolate course at the Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy. 

She would like to concentrate on mastering her hand skills with chocolate and has asked for her support payment so she can attend numerous courses at Savour. 

Nicole Green

Nicole has recently completed her apprenticeship as a Bread Baker with Bakers Delight at Marryatville.

As her interests are in the Cake and Pastry area she has requested a Support Payment so she can complete individual cake and pastry units at TAFESA, Regency.

Lynn Green

Lynn lives on a rural property at Bute on the Yorke Peninsula and is originally from Ohio, USA.

In 2006 she established Geraldton Hill, Bute South Australia and manufactures her delicious artisan toffee from her kitchen on the family farm. Her favourite remains the hand made Chocolate Almond Toffee Bark dipped in Belgian chocolate.

Lynn is planning to complete a Cert IV in Small Business Management and various courses at Savour.

www.geraldtonhill.com.au

Gina Irving

Gina was a mature aged apprentice and is now a qualified bread baker and pastry cook - Congratulations Gina.

She has been in the baking industry for approximately 20 years. 

She is especially interested in the effects of food intolerances and would like to increase the market for foods minus allergy creating ingredients, particularly gluten free products. 

Ginas support payment is for books and courses at Planet Cake in Sydney.

Rachel Nield

In November 2006 Rachel completed a Bachelor of Food Science and Technology based at both Adelaide University and TAFESA Regency. 

She is currently employed as a Food/Process Technologist with Provisor Pty Ltd.

Her support payment will allow her to complete 4 SAI Global Training Courses as she would like to further her knowledge in food safety allowing her to assist others in the industry.

Lia Riley

Lia works at Bracegirdles at Glenelg. She would like to become a great chocolatier and create her own product of praline or truffle.

Lia has consequently enrolled in various courses with Savour School in Melbourne for courses in January and May 2008.