Awards

Awards to Kitchen Staff

2024

• Deluxe Restaurant of the Year
• Deluxe Bar of the year

2023

• Superior Accommodation of the Year
• Regional Hotel Restaurant of the Year
• Best Club Reception
• Finalist Best Ceremony Venue
• Best Club Reception Winner
• 2 Glass Rating
• 3 Glass Rating

2022

• 2 Glass Rating
• 3 Glass Rating
• Accomodation of the Year
• Restaurant of the Year

2021

• Best Club Wedding Reception Winner

2020

• Food and Beverage Team Member of the Year- Harrison Caruana
• Club Manager of the Year
• Best Club Reception Winner

2019

• Best Club Wedding Reception Winner

2018 

• Fonterra Roud to be a Chef - Finalist - Emma Cook

2017

• LTB Award for Excellence - Bronze Medal - Harrison Caruana & Emma Cook, Bistro
• LTB Award for Excellence - Best Dessert - Harrison Caruana
• Gault & Millaua (Aust) Pastry chef of the Year - 1st place - Pierrick Boyer
• Austafe - Bronze Medal - Emma Cook
• Selected to join the culinary squad for ACF - Emma Cook
• Restaurant of the Year - Richard Stockman, 3MP Breakfast Program - winner MDR
• Savour Patissier of the Year - Winner Best Éclair - Josh Cochrane.
• Savour Patissier of the Year - equal 2nd placing - Josh Cochrane & Luke Johnson

2016

• Dilmah Christmas Tea Inspired challenge - Runner up - Jade Heynsbergh. 
• Thierry Marx career development apprentice chef competition - 2 finalists. MDR Masahide Arakane. Bistro Lewis Purvis.
• Executive chef of the year. 2nd place winner. Mark Normoyle

2015

• LTB Award for excellence - Bronze medal-Sam Smith MDR - Bronze medal Jesse Pelle Bistro
• William Angliss Scholarship - Sam Smith
• Thierry Marx Career Development Award - Finalist – Trent Richardson + Jesse Pelle
• Fonterra Proud to be a Chef Cooking Competition - Best Savoury Course - Sam Smith 

2014

• Fonterra Foodservice Battle of the States Restaurant Challenge - Silver Medal - Rory Greenwood 
• Fonterra Foodservice Battle of the States Restaurant Challenge - Silver Medal - Gil Zamudio 
• Fonterra Foodservice Battle of the States Restaurant Challenge - Bronze Medal - Sam Smith
• AUS TAFE State Final - Bronze Medal - Sam Smith
• Static Competition Savoury Buffet Centrepiece - Silver Medal - Won Seok 
• Static Competition Three Course Luncheon - Bronze Medal - Gavin Liang 
• LTB Award For Excellence - Gold Medal – Sam Smith
• LTB Award For Excellence - Silver Medal – Adam Pierconte
• National VIC TAFE Culinary Finals - Silver Medal + First Place Overall - Sam Smith
• Fonterra Proud to be a Chef Cooking Competition - Finalist  - Adam Pierconte

2013

• National AUS TAFE culinary finals - Gold Medal + Second Place Overall - Sam Smith
  
• Regional AUS TAFE Culinary Challenge - Silver Medal + State Winner - Sam Smith
• Regional AUS TAFE Culinary Challenge - Bronze Medal - Isaac Williams
• Thierry Marx Career Development Award - Finalist – Rory Greenwood-McNeair
• Fonterra proud to be a chef - Finalist - Rory Greenwood-McNeair
• LTB Award For Excellence - Bronze Medals - Rory Greenwood-McNeair + Adam Perconte
• AUS TAFE Culinary challenge (Regional finals) – Bronze medals and qualified for State finals in September - Isaac Williams + Sam Smith
• Dilmah High Tea Competition - Silver Medal - Sahan + Dhamikka
• Thierry Marx Career Development Award - Finalist – Rory Greenwood
• VIC TAFE Regional Apprentice Chef Cooking Competition - Bronze Medals - Sam Matthews
• VIC TAFE Regional Apprentice Chef Cooking Competition - Bronze Medals - Isaac Williams
• Les Toques Blanches (LTB) Award for Excellence - Apprentice cooking competition - Bronze Medal - Adam Pierconte
• Les Toques Blanches Award for Excellence - Apprentice cooking competition - Bronze Medal - Rory Greenwood

2012

• Les Toques Blanches Award for Excellence Apprentice Cooking Competition - Beth Candy
• VIC TAFE Cookery Challenge - Bronze Medal - Beth Candy + Lorin Smith
• AUS TAFE Culinary trophy 3rd Year Apprentice - Regional Final Gold Winner - Lorina Smith
• Thiery Marx Career Development Award - Beth Candy

2011

• Les Toques Blanches Award for Excellence Cooking Competition - Bronze medal & Judges Award for Outstanding Effort - Beth Candy 
• Thiery Marx Career Development Award - Finalist - Beth Candy 
• AUS TAFE Culinary Challenge - Gold Medal - Lorina Smith
• VIC TAFE Culinary Challenge - Gold Medal - Beth Candy
• Pacific West Young Chef Scholarship - Beth Candy
• Clubs Vic Chefs Table - Bronze Medal - Ben Tweed + James Blight
• Fine Foods - Bake Skills - Representing Victoria – Silver Medal - Pastry Angela Zinnow
• State final AUS TAFE challenge - Gold Medal over all 2nd place - Lorina Smith
• CCAV Chef of the Year Mark Normoyle
• Employer Champion Award via YouthNow Work Experience Programme

2010

• AUS TAFE Regional Final - Silver Medal - Beth Candy
• AUS TAFE Regional Final - Silver Medal - Christian Tai 
• Clubs VIC Comp Finalist - Most creative entrée - James Read + Barney McRae
• LTB Award for Excellence Silver Medal - Best Dessert - Teagan Barnetby 
• Le Chain de Rotissiere - Andrew Wright
• Thiery Marx - Finalist - Sebastian Forconne 
• AUS TAFE Culinary Trophy - Gold Medal - Beth Candy
• AUS TAFE Culinary trophy - Silver Medal - Christian Tai
• Good Food show
• Seafood Challenge - Bronze medal - Kevin Garcia  
• Restaurant platter for 2 - Bronze medal
• Three course luncheon - Bronze medal
• Seafood challenge - Bronze Medal - James Turno 
• Restaurant Challenge - Bronze Medal - Richard Wills 
• Barney McCrae
• Sandeep Shoran
• Savoury Buffet Centre Piece - Silver Medal - Alfred lai
• Buffet platter for 8 - Silver Medal - Gavin Liang 

2009

• Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Entrant - Kevin Garcia
• Holmesglenn Tafe Student of the Year - Noel Paguliio
• AUS TAFE Culinary Trophy Regional Final - Anglis Chapter 2nd year Apprentice Cooks Gold Medal and Overall Winner - Going on to State Final - Samantha Ross 
• AUS TAFE Culinary Trophy Regional Final - Anglis Chapter 2nd year Apprentice Cooks - Bronze Medal - Sebastian Forconne 
• AUS TAFE Culinary Trophy Regional Final - NMIT (Preston) Chapter 2nd Year Apprentice Cooks - Nejip Nezir 
• Nestle Golden Chefs Hat Award (No gold medal was awarded) - Silver Medal - James Read + Robin Turner 
• Les Toques Award for Excellence Apprentice Competition - Bronze Medal - Tegan Barnetby
• Best 1st Year Apprentice 
• Most Creative dessert

2008

• Les Toques Award for Excellence Apprentice Competition - Bronze Medal - James Read
• Clubs Victoria Chefs Table Competition - State finalist & Winner Best Entree
• Nestle Golden Chefs Hat Award for Young Chefs Entrant
• VIC TAFE Culinary Challenge - Silver Medal - James Read
• Holmesglenn Cert 3 Cooks Competition - Gold Medal - Noel Pagulio
• AUS TAFE Culinary Trophy - Bronze Medal - Frank Mamone
• AusCulinary Challenge Entrant – Fonterra Challenge - Silver Medal - Richerd Wills, James Read + Noel Pagulio 
• AusCulinary Challenge Entrant - Aquanas Seafood Challenge - Jimmi Sato

2007

• Clubs Vic. Employee of the Year Mark Normoyle
  
• Nestle Golden Chefs Hat Award for Young Chefs Entrant
  
• Tassal Seafood Challenge - Royal Melbourne Show - Silver Medal - Richard James
• Tassal Seafood Challenge - Royal Melbourne Show Soover - Bronze Medal - Sebastian
• Capaldi Challenge Apprentice Team Comp – Silver Medal - Adam, Anthony + Frank 

2006

• Melbourne Culinary Challenge
• Les Toques blanches Award for Excellence - Apprentice Cooking Competition - Bronze Medal
• High Country Pork Competition Entrant
• Open Category Dessert Section - 3 x Gold Medals 
• Apprentice - (1 pastry, 1 plated 3 course, 1 plated appetisers) - 3 x Gold medals
• Victorian Open kitchen Team Competition - Bronze Medal