A successful mature age indigenous apprentice, Arnold Murray, was the star of the night at the 'Skills Night Out' in Atherton and Tully in May. The event aimed to link potential trainees and apprentices with employers.

Queensland Apprenticeship Services (QAS) requested that Arnold be showcased for the event due to his achievements in obtaining Certificate III in Conservation Land Management as a result of an apprenticeship hosted by Terrain.

Arnold now leads Terrain's Tablelands Land Management Team which is responsible for rolling out the on ground works for Barron Catchment Care's Green Corridor Project. The team also undertakes weed surveys for the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).

Terrain's Landscape Rehabilitation Officer Geoff Onus represented Terrain as the employer on the night and Arnold was the star apprentice.

Max Walker (national television presenter and cricketer) was the Master of Ceremonies whose wit and sense of humour facilitated questions and answers between the pair and the audience.

"I feel honoured to be in this position where I can continue to gain experience in something I love doing and be someone the younger ones can look up to," said Arnold.

The night was hosted by Qld Apprenticeship Services (QAS) and Queensland Government Training organisations. Terrain NRM is a community-based not-for-profit organisation supporting natural resource management (NRM) in the Wet Tropics region.

Arnold and Geoff from Terrain NRM at the front of public discussions and celebrations at the 'Skills Night Out' in May 2011.