Landfill and waste management sectors traditionally may have been dominated by males. But just as the language surrounding waste is changing, so too is the gender balance. The City of Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, is indicative of the shift, with women taking the lead in the city’s resource recovery team. Hayley Page, […]
A common theme for those who start out in the waste industry is that it was never their intention to do so in the first place. This was the case for Amy Alessi who works for InSitu Advisory as an environmental consultant. That doesn’t mean that her Bachelor of Science degree didn’t come in handy […]
Master Builders Australia highlighted key initiatives it hopes will boost the number of women in the construction industry.Coinciding with International Women’s Day (March 8), Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said more action was needed. SEE MORE: Silica ban fast-tracked for Safe Work “Attracting more women to join the building and construction industry is not only a matter […]
Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to target and engage women to work in the trades.The trades industry is one area which continues to try and grow its female cohort having been historically a male-dominated field.With a welding shortfall of about 70,000 by 2030, Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden said action was needed now. SEE […]
Karli Sutherland was recently appointed to The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA). Karli and husband Jarrod have been operating Quicklift Crane and Access Hire for 24 years. Karli explains more about the business, her reasons for joining the board and her expectations for the recently formed Diversity Network Committee. “I’ve worked in our business […]
The Australian Football League (AFL) has announced a partnership extension with Coates that will increase support for women’s football for the next three years.Joining the AFL as the naming rights partner of the Coates Talent League (formerly NAB League) earlier this year, Coates has expanded its support to become an official partner of the Australian […]
This month, we asked the industry’s decision-makers, ‘What is the industry doing to encourage greater diversity across the sector?’ Sarah Marshall, Executive General Manager, People, Safety and Sustainability – Fulton Hogan Things are certainly changing and there seems to be a real desire to do better. At Fulton Hogan we’re doing a number of things to […]
Kate Lynch is a shining example of the value women bring to the construction industry; and represents a new generation of leaders in sustainable project delivery. Roads & Infrastructure sits down with the Alex Fraser Project Manager to learn more. According to the Australian Constructors Association, only 12 per cent of Australia’s construction workforce is female. Important […]
Roads & Infrastructure hears from four women who are thriving in the civil infrastructure space with the support of their employer Rokon. Rokon is one of Victoria’s largest civil contractors, but its growth has never come at the expense of family values. It’s an approach that Managing Director Jim Thomas says has been key to the […]
Sharing her unique and invaluable insight into the demolition theme of the February print edition of Inside Construction, Dr Gretchen Gagel delves into the metaphorical demolition of unconscious bias in the construction industry. By Dr Gretchen Gagel. When I considered the demolition theme of this edition of Inside Construction, I was prompted to think about not just […]