Hospitality Industry Rising Star
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When George Riley started a casual position at Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm while a college student, little did he know where his hospitality venture would lead him. A short few years later the 23-year-old has been become the face of the future after being crowned Hospitality Industry Rising Star. restaurant supervisor at Launceston’s Cataract on Paterson, Riley, the couldn’t have had a better mentor than owner Karen Burbury, who is among the most passionate workforce development leaders in the state. Since joining the Cataract team in April 2019 he has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence and was duly recognised at the Awards for Excellence. “When I was in college I was after some casual work, I started out at Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm and after year 12 I was looking for a more of a full time job. I saw there was a trainee position going at Cataract,” Riley said. “I just applied to see how that would go and got offered the job, I then did a [Certificate
II] in hospitality through that, I was part time for a couple of years and then a position to be a junior restaurant supervisor came up and I thought I couldn’t exactly say no. “At the time I sort of
first thought it [the first job] would just be some weekend work to fill in the gaps, but then as time went on, I saw this as really something I could see myself being in long term and I just stuck with
it from there.
“Here in Tasmania, we have some of the best produce in the world, best wine, best spirits. If you are doing something you love it is great.”
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