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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Australian university has revealed new information about recycled concrete which it believes can reduce construction waste. Western Sydney University Professor Vivian Tam has spent the last eight years as part of a team working on CO2 concrete. “I have been passionate for the last 20 years about researching how we can reuse the material and […]
UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons has been named the winner of the annual 2023 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her achievements in creating the field of atomic electronics, with a mission to create the world’s first error-corrected quantum computer here in Australia. Prof. Simmons is the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre […]