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REGISTERED JUDGES

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The Australian Culinary Federation (ACF) is proud to present our selection of National Judges, representing the highest standards of food expertise across the nation. In collaboration with Worldchefs, these judges uphold the judging levels designed by the Culinary Competition Committee (CCC), advancing standards of excellence through professionalism, leadership, and collaboration. Each judge is committed to fostering talent, ensuring consistency in food standards, and progressing through the judging levels throughout their career and competition experience. Their dedication to excellence reflects their leadership and expertise in the field, setting the benchmark for others to follow.

VICTORIA

Bernd Uber, ACF competition judge

Bernd Uber

Worldchefs Honourary

Brendan Hill, ACF competition judge

Brendan Hill

Worldchefs International
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2029
Observer
Pastry Arts
EXP 2027

Alan Orreal-Liang, ACF competition judge

Alan Orreal - Liang

WorldChefs International
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2028

Matt McBain, ACF competition judge

Matt McBain

Worldchefs International
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2028

Dale Lyman, ACF competition judge

Dale lyman

Worldchefs Continental
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2029

Belinda Clements, ACF competition judge

Belinda Clements

National
EXP 2026

Kellie Smith, ACF competition judge

Kellie Smith

National
EXP 2026

Antonio Scotto Di Perta, ACF competition judge

Antonio Scotto Di Perta

National
EXP 2027

Andrew Wisken, ACF competition judge

Andrew Wisken

Regional
EXP 2028

Barbara Porter, ACF competition judge

Barbara Porter

Regional
EXP 2027

Francesco Munafo, ACF competition judge

Francesco Munafo

Regional
EXP 2028

Keith Jackson, ACF competition judge

Keith Jackson

Regional
EXP 2027

Targ Howorth, ACF competition judge

Targ Howorth

Regional
EXP 2027

Trevor Jenkins, ACF competition judge

Trevor Jenkins

Regional
EXP 2025

Leslie Chan, ACF competition judge

Leslie Chan

Regional
EXP 2028

Noel Fonseka, ACF competition judge

Noel Fonseka

Regional
EXP 2028

Mark Sweeting, ACF competition judge

Mark Sweeting

Regional
EXP 2025

Johnny Jong Wun Teck, ACF competition judge

Johnny Jong Wun Teck

Regional
EXP 2025

Krishna Thaachawr, ACF competition judge

Krishna Thaachawr

Regional
EXP 2028

Gurpreet Singh, ACF competition judge

Gurpreet Singh

Regional
EXP 2028

Sze Ching Leung, ACF competition judge

Sze Ching Leung

Regional
EXP 2028

Dinesh Kumar, ACF competition judge

Dinesh Kumar

Regional
EXP 2028

Dalton Kendrigan, ACF competition judge

Dalton Kendrigan

Regional
EXP 2028

Yuan-Qing He, ACF competition judge

Yuan-Qing He

Junior
EXP 2025

Kellie Grieg-Burrows, ACF competition judge

Kellie Grieg-Burrows

Junior
EXP 202

Alicia D'Aniello, ACF competition judge

Alicia D'Aniello

Junior
EXP 2028

Laarni Bryne, ACF competition judge

Laarni Bryne

Junior
EXP 2028

Abhishek Roy, ACF competition judge

Abhishek Roy

Junior
EXP 2024

Sarah Maric, ACF competition judge

Sarah Maric

Junior
EXP 2024

Kin Sang Chow, ACF competition judge

Kin Sang Chow

Junior
EXP 2028

Deanne Bogusz, ACF competition judge

Deanne Bogusz

Junior
EXP 2028

SOUTH QUEENSLAND

Dr Rick Stephen, ACF competition judge

Dr Rick Stephen

Worldchefs International
EXP 2025
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
Instructor & Observer

Danny Ward, ACF competition judge

Danny
Ward

National
EXP 2028

Gary Johnson, ACF competition judge

Gary
Johnson

National
EXP 2028

Amanda Young, ACF competition judge

Amanda Young

Regional
EXP 2028

John Perraton, ACF competition judge

John
Perraton

National
EXP 2026

David Clem, ACF competition judge

David
Clem

National
EXP 2028

Stephen Furlong, ACF competition judge

Stephen
Furlong

Regional
EXP 2028

Surojit Bhattacharya, ACF competition judge

Surojit Bhattacharya

Regional
EXP 2027

Justin Powell, ACF competition judge

Justin
Powell

Regional
EXP 2028

Martin Bouchier, ACF competition judge

Martin
Bouchier

Regional
EXP 2028

Martin MacInnes, ACF competition judge

Martin
MacInnes

Regional
EXP 2024

Andrew McKenzie, ACF competition judge

Andrew McKenzie

Regional
EXP 2028

Tong Lu, ACF competition judge

Tong
Lu

Regional
EXP 2028

Kim Lohman, ACF competition judge

Kim
Lohman

Regional
EXP 2028

Glenn Flood, ACF competition judge

Glenn
Flood

Regional
EXP 2028

Kaiyue Wangyang, ACF competition judge

Kaiyue Wangyang

Regional
EXP 2028

Jeffrey Walker, ACF competition judge

Jeffrey Walker

Regional
EXP 2028

NSW ACT & REGIONS

Karen Doyle, ACF National President and competition judge

Karen
Doyle

Worldchefs Continental
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2026
Vegan
EXP 2027

Roshan Thammitaarachchi, ACF competition judge

Roshan Thammitaarachchi

Worldchefs Continental
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2028

Kurt Von Buren, ACF competition judge

Kurt Von
Buren

Worldchefs International
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2026

Darren Ho, ACF competition judge

Darren
Ho

Regional
EXP 2027

Sebastian Tan, ACF competition judge

Sebastian
Tan

Regional
EXP 2028

Nick Walters, ACF competition judge

Nick
Walters

Regional
EXP 2028

Elke Travers, ACF competition judge

Elke
Travers

Regional
EXP 2028

Asa Passfield, ACF competition judge

Asa
Passfield

Regional
EXP 2025

Billy Ramadas, ACF competition judge

Billy
Ramadas

Regional
EXP 2028

Gunawan, ACF competition judge

Gunawan


Regional
EXP 2028

Prakash Chand, ACF competition judge

Prakash
Chand

Regional
EXP 2027

Pavan Kapoor, ACF competition judge

Pavan
Kapoor

Junior
EXP 2028

Woottisak Simhong, ACF competition judge

Woottisak
Simhong

Junior
EXP 2028

Vicki Bellero, ACF competition judge

Vicki
Bellero

Junior
EXP 2028

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Peter Tischhauser, ACF competition judge

Peter Tischhauser

Worldchefs International
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2025

Cheekwong Ho, ACF competition judge

Cheekwong Ho

Regional
EXP 2028

Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef

NORTH QUEENSLAND

Alan Beggs, ACF competition judge

Alan
Beggs

Regional
EXP 2025

Natalie Cashin, ACF competition judge

Natalie
Cashin

Junior
EXP 2027

Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Michael

Michael Strautmanis

Worldchefs International
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2026

Pauline Hembrow, ACF competition judge

Pauline Hembrow

Regional
EXP 2027

Shana Dunn, ACF competition judge

Shana
Dunn

Regional
EXP 2027

Steven Clark, ACF competition judge

Steven
Clark

Regional
EXP 2027

Hamish Robertson, ACF competition judge

Hamish Robertson

National
EXP 2026

Jenni Key, ACF competition judge

Jenni
Key

Regional
EXP 2028

TASMANIA

Andre Kropp, ACF competition judge

Andre
Kropp

Worldchefs Continental
Culinary Art & Hot Kitchens
EXP 2026

Stephen Lunn, ACF competition judge

Stephen
Lunn

National
EXP 2026

Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef

NORTHERN TERRITORY

David Brown, ACF competition judge

David
Brown

Regional
EXP 2028

David Lamb, ACF competition judge

David
Lamb

Regional
EXP 2028

Leah Sloan, ACF competition judge

Leah
Sloan

Regional
EXP 2028

Chef Hat for the chef
Chef Hat for the chef
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