When Janine Hanson, 37, moved from England to Australia 10 years ago, the plan was to continue working as a podiatrist – but the lure of the outback was calling. These days you’ll find her pulling 300 tonne triple side tippers at the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory. Working for MLG, from behind the […]
When people decide to work at Specsavers, they’re joining a company with a purpose to change lives through better sight and hearing – hence why more Australians and New Zealanders choose the optometry provider over any other. As one of the largest employers in the ANZ optometry sector, Insight sits down with an employee each month to hear […]
The ELSA: STEM in Schools program is being developed by world-leading education researchers at the University of Canberra (UC) to increase the participation of Australian students in STEM education and boost their STEM skills in the early primary school years. The program will provide students in Foundation year, Year 1 and Year 2 with the […]
The Australian College of Optometry (ACO) has announced Associate Professor Lauren Ayton and Ms Theodora Elia-Adams have been appointed vice president and treasurer respectively. They join ACO’s first female president, Ms Sophie Koh, marking the first time in the college’s history that women concurrently hold the roles president, vice president and treasurer. “I am honoured […]
Auto Parts Group (APG) has announced its Women in Collision initiative, with ten $1,000 Würth tool awards available to women in the collision repair industry. The Women in Collision initiative is open to all female trade apprentices in the collision repair industry, regardless of the company they work for, and nominations can be made by the […]
Congratulations to Greater Western Water (GWW)’s Anafrid Bennet, who won the Next CIO award at the 2023 CIO50 Awards earlier this week. Anafrid Bennet is GWW’s Head of Technology, Security and Property. She and Chief Operating Officer Michael Wootten travelled to Sydney last night for the award ceremony. This inaugural award recognises those rising stars […]
Kia Dowell is dedicated to repairing country by working with regulators to sustainably close and rehabilitate mine sites. A proud Gija woman, Kia Dowell is dedicated to working towards a better future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Dowell will take the stage at AusIMM’s Life of Mine Conference, to be held in Brisbane […]
The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) reflects on the progress it has made in addressing sexual misconduct and harassment in the mining industry, as well as the journey still ahead. It follows the one year anniversary of the Enough is Enough report, which was a report looking into sexual harassment against women in the fly-in fly-out (FIFO) […]
Something as simple as putting on a tool belt mightn’t seem like a big deal for most tradies.But for a percentage of Australians, many of whom are women, finding the right tool belt can be more frustrating than using a blunt saw. A group of fashion and vocational educations students at RMIT University took up the challenge […]
Australia’s most innovative producers in the natural health space were lauded with top honours at this year’s 2023 Naturally Good Awards. Held at Sydney’s ICC on Monday June 5, an impressive list of top exhibitors were nominated across 13 categories. Winners included Proper Crisps for Best Food Product; Teaesk for Best Beverage Product; Antipodes for […]