(above: Target 2020 judges Richard Ferlazzo, Chief Designer GM Holden and Neil McDonald, Motoring Journalist, Herald Sun)

The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Target 2020 ‘Car of the Future’ competition.

“The standard of entries has been particularly high this year,” VACC General Manager, Communications and Marketing, Tim O’Brien said.

“Students have not only produced highly innovative and incredibly stylish designs, but they have also thought deeply about the economic and environmental challenges facing this industry and personal transport,” Mr O’Brien said.

Winners in the Design and Model-making categories will be presented with individual cheques for $3000, plus an additional $3000 for each prize winner’s school, TAFE or University.

Winners in the Essay categories will receive $500, plus an additional $500 for each prize winner’s school, TAFE or University.

The winners and shortlisted entries will be exhibited at this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show (February 27 to March 9). The Target 2020 presentation ceremony will be on Saturday March 7. Click here to see the winning entries on the Target 2020 website.

The winning students and their colleges are as follows:

Winner – Secondary design category
Nishant Mathur – Melbourne High School

Winner - Tertiary design category
Matt Blythman -Swinburne University, Prahran

Winner - Secondary Model Making Category
Cameron Newnhan - Scotch College, Hawthorn

Winner - Tertiary Model Making Category
Kevin Lee - Monash University, Caulfield East

The short listed students and their colleges are listed below:

Short listed - Secondary design category
Robert Novak, Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Wodonga
Matthew Campisi, Whitefriars College, Donvale
Matthew Den Hollander, Loyola College, Watsonia
Mark Mazzone, St Joseph’s College, North Melbourne
Aykan Sengoz, Minaret College, Springvale
Jarle Dixon, Lavalla Catholic College, Traralgon
Thomas Smith, Eltham High School, Eltham
Daniel Sun, Marcellin College, Bulleen
Gabriel LaRosa, Marcellin College, Bulleen

Short Listed – Tertiary design category
Edwin Yi Yan, RMIT University, Melbourne
Michael Denham, RMIT University, Melbourne
Kirk Dyer, Monash University, Caulfield East
Hamit Kuralkan, Monash University, Caulfield East
Kim McLeod, Swinburne University, Prahran
Alexander Vittouris, Monash University, Caulfield East
Bryan Lee, Monash University, Caulfield East
Minh Huynh, Monash University, Caulfield East
Heather Barrett, Monash University, Caulfield East
Aaron Muldowney, RMIT University, Melbourne
John Bof, RMIT University, Melbourne
Joshua Saling, Monash University, Caulfield East
Carson Tully, RMIT University, Melbourne
Mathieu Lewis, Swinburne University, Prahran
Kevin Lee, Monash University, Caulfield East
James Nissen, Monash University, Caulfield East
Daniel Fitzgerald, Swinburne University, Prahran
Sheldon Agrez, Monash University, Caulfield East
Jung Ok Cho, Monash University, Caulfield East
Ryan Fonceca, RMIT University, Melbourne

Short listed – Secondary model-making category
Andrew Lim, Scotch College, Hawthorn
Angus Hamilton, Scotch College, Hawthorn
Sebastian Woodard, Scotch College, Hawthorn

Short listed – Tertiary model-making category
Edwin Yi Yuan, RMIT University, Melbourne
Alexander Vittouris, Monash University, Caulfield East
Joshua Saling, Monash University, Caulfield East
Steven Simmons, RMIT University, Bundoora
Peter Verde, RMIT University, Bundoora
Damian Lucaciu, RMIT University, Melbourne
James Nissen, Monash University, Caulfield East
Sheldon Agrez, Monash University, Caulfield East
Ryan Fonceca, RMITUniversity, Melbourne