Driven duo chosen to help at car rally

Pania Moulton and Richard Pawa are on the Sunshine Coast helping out at the Rally of Australia after impressing rally organisers with their work during the recent Rally of Whangarei.

Two people from NorthTec are in Australia to promote an international car rally.

Richard Pawa and Pania Moulton were involved with the Asia Pacific Rally Championship when it was in Whangarei in April. Both were chosen to assist in the third stage of the rally at Imbil on the Sunshine Coast.

Mr Pawa is in his second year of a Bachelor in Applied Management, and will help as a media assistant after he dazzled the media team at the Whangarei rally with his grammar and speed.

Ms Moulton is a marketing assistant and will be aboard for Queensland for the second time. She will be helping the rally secretariat sell tickets, manage equipment, and run errands.

"It's a great experience, with it being an international event," she said.

"The Australian stage of the rally is very different to the Whangarei stage, where everything is close by and the rally takes place on gravel roads."

NorthTec provided much of the assistance for the Asia Pacific International Rally when it made its way to Whangarei in April, with more than 40 volunteers.