Light vehicle initiative has potential to foster heavy industry opportunities A Victorian program is seeking to address the automotive gender imbalance and wider industry skills shortage. Women in Automotive (WinA) and the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) launched a new state-funded program called Accelerating Women into Automotive (AWIA) in a joint effort to grow […]
The pandemic has forced the postponement of the Daimler-sponsored Transport Women Australia Driving the Difference conference Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL) has announced that due to continuing border closures, lockdowns and other restrictions, it has been forced to postpone its Driving the Difference conference, which was due to be held in late October. The new […]
One young woman has approached the road transport industry from a different angle to most, and it’s paying dividends for both her business and her customers’ slick-looking trucks. The great thing about road transport is the variety. There is so many different areas within our industry, from drivers and loaders to allocators and managers, store […]
In a traditionally male-dominated industry where females make up only one per cent of the workforce, Emily Smith is looking forward to breaking the mould as she pursues her dream job of becoming a diesel technician. At just 22, the young mother-of-two juggled family life and studies as she studied a Certificate II in Automotive […]
Transport Women Australia Limited and Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific are calling for applications for a new round of Driving the Difference scholarships. The Daimler-backed Driving the Difference initiative enables Transport Women Australia Limited to offer scholarships to six women this year. First introduced in 2019, the scholarship program was developed by Transport Women […]
Port Macquarie optometrist Candice Pearson is one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a ‘flying optometrist’ after gaining her commercial pilot licence with the support of an $8,000 scholarship. The Flight Training Scholarship from Airservices Australia and the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA) is designed to increase opportunity for more women to pursue a career […]
AgUnity, a global technology platform, has announced that its digital mobile platform project in Bali, Indonesia has been recognised as one of the ten winners of the Women Enterprise Recovery Fund (WERF). In a rigorous and independent selection process, AgUnity was shortlisted from a pool of 83 applicants. It was chosen for its relevance, impact, sustainability and scalability, team experience, risk profile and value for money. […]
Prominent Melbourne retinal disease researcher Professor Robyn Guymer is encouraged by the Phase 3 results of a trial she’s been involved in, investigating a new therapy she says is the only intervention shown to significantly slow the growth of lesions in dry AMD. The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) deputy director and head of […]
The Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA) will host its next Diversity and Inclusion Conference on 27 October in West Perth, featuring a former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister as the keynote speaker. The Hon Julie Bishop, the former Foreign Affairs Minister and the current chancellor of the Australian National University, headlines a stellar line-up of speakers […]
The energy sector is one of the lowest ranked in terms of female representation in leadership positions. As such, the industry is currently facing an ageing workforce and a demand for new skills, with declining appeal among younger people. Kate Cuic is the Recruitment Manager at Peter Norman Personnel (PNP) – an industry-specific recruitment specialist. She sat […]