HGT Employees - Meet your Industry Consultants

Dale started out in the hospitality industry at the age of 15 when he got his first job working as a kitchen hand at Horsham in country Victoria. He spent the next three years there and at the same time completed Year 12 then completed a 1 year course in Hospitality Management at Casey College in Melbourne.

The next few years saw Dale undertaking casual work with AVS Catering and then on to commence his apprenticeship at Halls Gap in the Grampians then transferred to the Findon Hotel under HGT. Dale then spent the next 6 years running Mick O'Shea's then the Broadway Hotel for another 6 years.

Dale started working with Hospitality Group Training in August 2009 as a consultant. Dale gained his Certificate in Workplace Training and Assessment several years ago and is currently studying for a Certificate III in Frontline Management.

Dale also continues to work as a casual chef at the Broadway Hotel and can be seen in his role as guest chef on many a weekend at Clare Gourmet Reilly's Wines.

Dale can be contacted by email or on 0414 756 376.

Susan comes to us from the Parissi Restaurant where she has worked as a chef for the past 8 years. She has a broad business background with an Associate Diploma in Marketing. She has also owned her own business for four years.

She currently holds a Cert IV in frontline Management and a Cert IV in Training and Assessment

Susan can be contacted by email or on 0414 761 042.

Cath has worked in the hospitality industry for over 30 years. She first started in a nursing home in the Blue Mountains as a kitchen hand and then progressed to cooking  which she continued with an apprenticeship.
Later Cath and her husband ran a successful Seafood restaurant in Springwood N.S.W. for many years.
After selling that business she moved to South Australia where she worked as a Head Chef at many venues throughout the State and also in Kakadu in the Northern territory.
While working as a Chef, Cath saw the need for more trainers in the industry and completed  Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She worked casually at Woodcroft College teaching community cooking classes while still cooking in kitchens.
Cath started work with HGT in July 2010 where she is following her dream of training tomorrows chefs

Cath can be contacted by email or on 0411 611 997.