The annual TIO Automotive Apprentice of the Year Awards were held on Friday 7 February at Parliament House in Darwin.
Over 270 people in attendance saw Waylon Tully from Cummins Darwin take home the Overall NT Automotive Apprentice of the Year Award. Waylon also took out the 3rd/4th Year Heavy Diesel Apprentice of the Year Award. Thanks to our sponsor, MTAA Super, Waylon will be heading to Bathurst in October to work in Triple 8 Racing’s pit crew.
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A full list of winners and runner ups from the award ceremony are listed below:
| Award | Name | Business | |
| MTA President's Award | Jeffrey Stafford | Quality Marine NT | WINNER |
| Indigenous Automotive Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Award | James Martin-Jard | Peter Kittle Motor Company | WINNER |
| 2nd Year Marine Apprentice of the Year Award | Jason Cooper | Byron Hazel Marine | WINNER |
| 3rd/4th Year Marine Apprentice of the Year Award | Peter Cooper | In & Outboard Marine | RUNNER UP |
| 3rd/4th Year Marine Apprentice of the Year Award | Jeffrey Stafford | Quality Marine NT | WINNER |
| 1st Year Spray Painting Apprentice of the Year Award | Mitchell May | Bodyline Crash Repairs Pty Ltd | WINNER |
| 2nd Year Spray Painting Apprentice of the Year Award | Krittawat Saengpatomratana | PK Crash Repair | WINNER |
| 3rd/4th Year Spray Painting Apprentice of the Year Award | Daniel Nelson-Adams | P & V Panel Works | WINNER |
| 1st Year Panel Beating Apprentice of the Year Award | Rowan Boscato | Boscato Panel Works | WINNER |
| 2nd Year Panel Beating Apprentice of the Year Award | David Mathieson | P & V Panel Works | WINNER |
| 3rd/4th Year Panel Beating Apprentice of the Year Award | Joshua Masters | Bodyline Crash Repairs | WINNER |
| 1st Year Auto Electrical Apprentice of the Year Award | Heidi Hughes | GTNT - Gemco | WINNER |
| 2nd Year Auto Electrical Apprentice of the Year Award | Jarrod Ross | J & T Auto Electrics & Air Conditioning | WINNER |
| 3rd/4th Year Auto Electrical Apprentice of the Year Award | Dean Tinning | J & T Auto Electrics & Air Conditioning | RUNNER UP |
| 3rd/4th Year Auto Electrical Apprentice of the Year Award | Alvaro De Castro | Freddy's Car Installations | WINNER |
| 1st Year Heavy Diesel Apprentice of the Year Award | Melanie Scorgie | GTNT - Gemco | WINNER |
| 2nd Year Heavy Diesel Apprentice of the Year Award | Craig Syme | McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd | RUNNER UP |
| 2nd Year Heavy Diesel Apprentice of the Year Award | Rowan Hughes | Vanderfield North West | WINNER |
| 3rd/4th Year Heavy Diesel Apprentice of the Year Award | Andrew Creber | Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd | RUNNER UP |
| 3rd/4th Year Heavy Diesel Apprentice of the Year Award | Waylon Tully | Cummins Darwin | WINNER |
| 1st Year Light Vehicle Mechanical Apprentice of the Year Award | Jeremy Backhaus | Paddy's Professional Workshop | WINNER |
| 2nd Year Light Vehicle Mechanical Apprentice of the Year Award | Jamieson Galbraith | Darwin Mazda | RUNNER UP |
| 2nd Year Light Vehicle Mechanical Apprentice of the Year Award | Benjamin Nowland | Berry Springs Mechanical | WINNER |
| 3rd/4th Year Light Vehicle Mechanical Apprentice of the Year Award | Matthew Johannsen | GTNT - Bridge Toyota | RUNNER UP |
| 3rd/4th Year Light Vehicle Mechanical Apprentice of the Year Award | Elliot Williams | Kerry's Automotive Group | WINNER |
| Employer of the Year Award (Under 20 Employees) | Berry Springs Mechanical | WINNER | |
| Employer of the Year Award (Over 20 Employees) | Hastings Deering | WINNER | |
| School Based Apprentice of the Year Award | Oscar Kernich | Berry Springs Mechanical | WINNER |
| VET Automotive Student of the Year Award | Kira Vanderkley | Taminmin College | WINNER |
| Joshua Jeffkins Memorial Award | Jeremy Backhaus | Paddy's Professional Workshop | WINNER |
| Overall Automotive Apprentice of the Year Award | Waylon Tully | Cummins Darwin | WINNER |
A special thanks go to our sponsors TIO, Capricorn, MTAA Super, the Territory Government, Territory Families – the Office of Youth Affairs, SP Tools, Ashdown Ingram, Wurth, Palmerston Paint Supplies, PPG, Industry Skills Advisory Council NT, Channel 9, Charles Darwin University, MTAA, I-CAR, CoolDrive, Darwin Motor Group, Burson Auto Parts, GTNT and Repco.