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Who says age matters?

A MATURE-aged Rio Tinto apprentice has proved the training model is for everyone, scooping the highest training award in Queensland.

Marion Lopez
Aaron Lobley, 36, has won the Harry Hauenschild Apprentice of the Year award in Queensland's Far North.

Aaron Lobley, 36, has won the Harry Hauenschild Apprentice of the Year award in Queensland's Far North.

Aaron Lobley, 36, has completed an air-conditioning and refrigeration apprenticeship at Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine where he is now working full time.  On Friday, his commitment and hard work were...

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