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March 8, 2024

Happy International Women’s Day 🌺

To celebrate the International Women’s Day we have prepared a special surprise for you! Tell us more about the female industry leader who inspires you every day, and the best entryRead More

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December 8, 2023

Women in Industry returns for 2024

The Women in Industry Awards is back again in 2024, with the event to be hosted in Sydney following this year’s record-breaking ceremony. The 2023 event was memorable for countless reasons. One of them being Woman of the Year and Safety Advocacy awards recipient Giselle Phillips. Sitting down with The Australian Pipeliner to reflect on [...]
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November 15, 2023

SRL East supports high school girls’ career aspirations

An innovative trainee program is giving Victorian high school girls a unique chance to kick-start a career in construction by working on Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East from Cheltenham to Box Hill. Delivered in partnership with Laing O’Rourke, Head Start and Holmesglen TAFE, the NextGen Construct program provides work experience to girls studying science, technology, engineering and [...]
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November 15, 2023

Empowered Women in Trades promotes gender diversity in the workplace

Empowered Women in Trades’ Hacia Atherton shares her ideas on the best ways to promote a company culture that supports gender diversity. By Hacia Atherton, chief executive officer and founder, Empowered Women in Trades. Gender diversity in the workplace is a pressing issue that organisations need to tackle head-on. According to a 2019 report from McKinsey & [...]
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November 15, 2023

BMD supports women athletes through employment program

BMD has welcomed Brisbane Lions AFLW player Lily Postlethwaite to its team as part of the company’s Athlete Employment program. The Athlete Employment program supports women athletes by providing opportunities for them to pursue both their sporting career and a career off-field through flexible work. The program aligns with the Australian Women in Sport Advisory Group’s recommendation that [...]
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November 15, 2023

Holgate named on Asia business power list

Team Global Express Group CEO Christine Holgate has been named in Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2023 list. Holgate, who took the reins of the former Toll subset back in 2021, after Allegro Funds purchased the logistics business for $7.8 million, was selected for her “achievements and track record as an international business leader.” Two years [...]
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November 15, 2023

School leaver’s program cements future career path

Due to having a mild intellectual disability, Estelle Synaphet joined Nadrasca in 2014 as part of its school leaver’s program, My Life My Future. She has since progressed to be a leader within the organisation’s warehousing team, responsible for all transport bookings, including pick-ups and deliveries. Nadrasca is a disability support organisation based in Melbourne’s [...]
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November 15, 2023

New VP announced at UD Trucks

Volvo Group Australia has announced the appointment of Philippa Wood as Vice President, UD Trucks Australia. The role will also see her become a part of the wider Volvo Group Australia leadership team. With a background in sales, marketing and strategy in local and international automotive segments, Wood most recently held the position of Volvo [...]
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November 15, 2023

Future looking brighter for female truckies

It’s hardly groundbreaking news that the heavy vehicle driver workforce is overwhelmingly male. What is groundbreaking however, is the incredible support WiTA’s Commonwealth funded female heavy vehicle driver training and recruitment Foot in the Door (FitD) initiative is receiving from industry employers. Administered by the NHVR, this program continues its work with RTOs Australia-wide to [...]
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November 15, 2023

Bullas new rail commissioner for ATSB

Julie Bullas has been appointed as the new rail commissioner for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) for a three-year term. Bullas brings with her an impressive industry pedigree, most recently serving for 10 years as Executive Director, Policy, Reform and Stakeholder Engagement at the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR), and before [...]
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