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Metal fabricator wins top prize A LANGWARRIN metal fabricator won the top prize at a national event last month. Tyler Abbott works for TIB Welding. He won the gold medal at the WorldSkills Australia 2023 National Championships. The event was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre between 17 and 19 August. At the event, attendees were tasked with building a steel oil tank on a frame with an outlet at the bottom. Abbott said “it was pretty exciting to win the top prize.” “I was happy to win the regional competition for Melbourne East and be nominated for the national competition, but to win gold in that too was just unbelievable,” he said. “We had a limited time and limited materials to make the assigned project, and you’re judged on the quality of the fabrication, the quality of the cuts and dimensional accuracy.” Abbott graduated Holmesglen with a Certificate III in engineering earlier this year.
NEW multi-purpose courts at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve have been officially opened, and are being used by athletes like Scarlett (pictured below). Pictures: Supplied
Carrum Downs courts complete NEW $1.3 million multi-purpose sports courts at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve are now open for community use. The courts were officially opened by Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy, Frankston Council CEO Phil Cantillon, and Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny on 25 August. Conroy said “this awesome project includes four new courts – two multi-purpose courts for tennis and netball and two exclusively for tennis. This is a great win for the Carrum Downs Tennis
TYLER Abbott with his gold medal prize from the WorldSkills Australia 2023 National Championships. Picture: Supplied
Club and the Skye Football Netball Club.” “We thank the government for working closely with us to build a stronger, healthier and more vibrant community. Council is dedicated to delivering the absolute best for residents and at Carrum Downs the picture just keeps getting brighter with the new multipurpose courts complementing works including the upgraded $1.5 million district play space at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve opened last December.”
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Frankston Times
5 September 2023