Hall of Fame
Inductees in the OGAPC Hall of Fame can be past entrants who have been multiple major winners or judges who have given many years of service to our pie competition.
Mike French
Inducted 2019
Mike received the honor of being inducted into the OGAPC Hall of Fame as Chief Judge for his 23 years of dedication to the competition and extensive knowledge in the art of pie-making.
Mick DeSalvatore
Inducted 2019
Mick received the honor of being inducted into the OGAPC Hall of Fame as Senior Plain Pie Judge for eight years of consecutive entry, winning more than 180 gold medals, 35 category wins, and seven major overall wins.
Michele Walsh
Inducted 2021
Michele has participated in the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition Judging for more than 20 years and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Senior Sausage Roll Judge. She has extensive industry experience recommends that all entrants make sure to bake your pastry thoroughly and ensure attention to detail.
Brendan Carter
Inducted 2021
Brendan has been a judge for more than 22 consecutive years, he specialises in the gourmet categories which he has been Chief Judge for 15 years. In this time it is estimated that he has tasted over 3000 individual pies which is a massive undertaking!
Pinjarra Bakery, Four Seasons Bakery & Patisserie,
and Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes
Inducted 2022
Over the past decade Pinjarra Bakery, Four Seasons Bakery & Patisserie, and Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes have EQUALLY won three Major Titles and 21 Minor Titles (including top 5 overall rankings in different categories). Well done to all and thank you for helping us raise the standard of pies and sausage rolls in Australia.
Dani Lindsay
Inducted 2022
Dani has organised and run the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition for the last 10 years. We thank Dani for all the long hours and hard work she has dedicated to the piemaking industry.
Steve Pinnuck
Inducted 2023
Steve received the honour of being inducted into the OGAPC Hall of Fame for his 15 years of dedication to the competition and extensive knowledge in the art of pie-making.
Kim Banfield
Inducted 2023
Kim received the honour of being inducted into the OGAPC Hall of Fame for his 19 years of dedication to the competition and extensive knowledge in the art of pie-making.
Jason Riley
Inducted 2024
Jason is a Qualified Baker /Pastry Chef with 34 years experience in the industry and over 10 years of judging at the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition. He has also judged a broad selection of other national baking competitions including (but not limited to) The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Trump, various Royal Agricultural Show’s and Bake Skills for the past 24 years.
Andy Le
Inducted 2024
Andy Le from Four Season Patisserie in WA has won countless gold medals across all categories since 2013. In 2024, he won the Heinz Plate along with the pork and apple gourmet pie categories.