2008 WorldSkills Australia National Competition,
Refrigeration Medallists Announced
Dear WorldSkills Supporter,
Congratulations to Nash Mason from the Hunter region for winning the national gold medal at the 2008 WorldSkills Australia National Refrigeration Competition.
The National Refrigeration Competition was held in Melbourne on 20th to 22nd April in conjunction with the ARBS (Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services) Exhibition at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre among industry members. The medallists were announced at a dinner held by RACCA Australia last night (Tuesday 22nd April).
The National Refrigeration medallists are:
Gold: Nash Mason, Hunter region – Hunter Institute of TAFE – Hastie M&H Air
Silver: David Restuccia, Sydney-West region – South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Techni Temp
Bronze: Leigh Coffill, Sydney-West region – South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Daikin Air

Nash Mason receiving his gold medal
A national gold medal was the icing on the cake for Nash Mason, who also celebrated his birthday yesterday. His gold medal-winning performance has now made him an eligible contender to join the Australian team, the Skillaroos, to represent his country at the International Competition in Canada, 2009. Refrigeration sponsors, Lu-Ve Contardo, have also set up Nash with a trip to Nuremberg, Germany to visit the Chillventa Exhibition, the largest refrigeration and air-conditioning expo in the world. In the meantime, Nash’s skills will be available for demonstration among the 53 other national categories at the WorldSkills National Competition in Sydney this July.
The three intensive competition days included four project modules:
Task 1 – Air Conditioning Unit Installation
Task 2 – Refrigeration Fault Finding & Repair
Task 3 – Electrical Fault Finding
Task 4 – Refrigeration Cabinet System Installation
The national refrigeration competitors will be at the final day of the ARBS Exhibition today to demonstrate their skills before returning home.
Congratulations to all the National Refrigeration competitors:
COMPETITOR |
REGION |
EMPLOYER |
Luke Allen |
Adelaide |
Peer Training / Seasonair |
Alan Logan |
Brisbane |
A Approved Air Pty Ltd |
Adam Sipeki |
Canberra |
Proactive Air Conditioning |
Nash Mason |
Hunter |
Hastie M&H Air |
Robbie Flemons |
Illawarra |
Comsec |
Neil Timmins |
Melbourne |
Data Aire Services |
Leigh Coffill |
Sydney - West |
Daikin Australia |
David Restuccia |
Sydney – West |
Techni Temp |
Josh Hay |
Tasmania |
DJ Williams Refrigeration |
Corey Field |
Western Australia |
Ford & Doonan Airconditioning |
Brendan Dorrington |
Western Australia |
SRA Commercial Refrigeration |

The 2008 National Refrigeration competitors |