Suzanna Roeger brings home the Silver

Awarded Silver, Retail Butchery | WorldSkills Australia 2018

We are stoked to announce that our Ashgrove butcher, Suzanna Roeger has won Silver in Retail Butchery at WorldSkills Australia 2018, whilst competing 2nd to 4th June 2018.

What is WorldSkills Australia?

The National Championships is Australia’s biggest vocational education and excellence competition. Over three days at Skills Show Australia, selected Regional competitors bring their best to the national stage and compete against their industry peers from around the country.

This competition is not for the faint hearted.

Over 3 days, Suze was required to undertake a number of challenges. This included both skills and speed tests, a knife sharpening challenge and mystery challenge.

She was required to display her skills using a trunk of pork, full lamb carcass and forequarter of beef. Competitors were required to break up,  bone out, prepare, slice, roll, value add, pack and creatively display all final products. At the same time they were awarded marks for safety and hygiene, communication, product knowledge and accuracy relating to product numbers and weight.

We are so proud you are part of the Meat at Billy’s crew.

CONGRATULATIONS SUZE … YOU ARE TRULY INSPIRATIONAL!!

National Championship Fast Facts

• 500+ number of competitors
• 60 trades and skills represented
• 16-20 hours spent competing
• 3 days spent competing
• 159 medals awarded
• $10 million materials and equipment used
• An upside of Skills Show 2018 pack down is being able to pay it forward. Around 920kgs of assorted food items was donated to the Foodbank NSW & ACT, including 530kg of assorted meat.