WorldSkills National Plastering Competition

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The WorldSkills National Plastering Competition was held on 16 – 19th October at Hilton on the Park. The medallists were announced on Friday 19th at a presentation dinner at the MCG Jim Stynes Room.

Congratulations to the following medallists:

Gold: Victoria
Ashley Coulthard – D&K Conder Plastering; Anderson Training Services
Daniel Withers – BDK Plastering and Maintenance; Holmesglen Institute of TAFE

Silver: South Australia
Vic Bentvelzen – SE Walls and Ceilings; TAFE SA, Gillies Plains
Lachlan McGlashan – Ceiling Concepts; TAFE SA, Gillies Plains

Bronze: Tasmania
Joshua Woolley – Brock Plaster; TAFE Tasmania
Ben Lawler – Foster Plastering; TAFE Tasmania

(l-r) Silver medallists, Vic Bentvelzen and Lachlan McGlashan;
Gold medallists Ashley Coulthard and Daniel Withers;
Bronze medallists, Ben Lawler and Joshua Woolley.

Other competitors represented Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales and New Zealand.

The WorldSkills National Plastering competition was held in conjunction with the 62nd National Conference for the Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries of Australia and New Zealand.  

The Plastering category is the only field that runs national competitions every year – all other WorldSkills national categories operate on a biennial basis continuing from the regional level.

The skills required include speed and accuracy while erecting steel studs and fixing and finishing a plasterboard, metal angle beads and fibrous plaster moldings.

Successful competitors may be eligible to receive an international scholarship to travel and work overseas as part of WorldSkills Australia’s pathways with BBM (Big Brother Movement) and AOF (Australian Overseas Foundation).

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