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DHL Global Forwarding has announced two appointments to its Asia Pacific management board. Niki Frank, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding India, will expand his portfolio to include the entire sub-region of South Asia and Yvonne Lee, Head of Strategic Projects, DHL Global Forwarding ASEAN and South Asia, and Head of Business Processes and Organisation, DHL […]

Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association (LBRCA) COO and active member of Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL), Bec Coleman, has a rich history in the road transport industry stretching back seven years. Coleman entered the trucking industry as an Office Manager with the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) in 2014, following a seven-year […]

UNSW Professor Veena Sahajwalla will spearhead a new national research centre investigating technology for waste reduction and materials processing, as part of the Federal Government’s $149 million National Environmental Science Program (NESP). NESP research will be prioritised to meet pressing environmental management and policy needs, with an emphasis on waste impacts, climate adaptation, threatened species […]

The Victorian Government has welcomed the appointment of the Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) first dual-female President and Vice President in its history, Emma Germano and Danyel Cucinotta. Minister for Agriculture, Jaclyn Symes, congratulated Germano and Cucinotta on their appointment and thanked outgoing President David Jochinke for his four-year service advocating for Victorian farmers. Under Jochinke’s […]

Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines is hosting a record number of secondary school aged girls at the annual Girls’ Focus on Mining Camp in the Goldfields this week. More than twice the number of previous attendees will attend this year, with 48 girls from schools across Perth and regional Western Australia signed up […]

It was while she watched a documentary at the University of New South Wales that revealed the impact that e-waste from western countries was having on the health of the population of African countries, that Celine El‑Khouri​ made a deep commitment to the WARR industry. “I have wanted to be in this industry since those […]

Charter Hall Group has appointed Carmel Hourigan as Office CEO, replacing Adrian Taylor who will leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Hourigan was responsible for leading AMP Capital’s $29 billion property investment and management business in her previous role as the Global Head of Real Estate. She oversaw the portfolio management and performance of […]

This year marks the highest rate of women in top corporate supply chain positions, with retail and consumer goods businesses showing the strongest leadership growth. Findings from Gartner’s 2020 Women in Supply Chain Survey are prompting young women to start a career in the Australian logistics industry. According to Gartner, Inc.’s 2020 Women in Supply […]

The Power of Engineering co-founder Felicity Furey is advising the sector that increasing the numbers of women in engineering could be the solution to Australia’s infrastructure boom skills shortage. Today is World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development and Ms. Furey said increasing the number of female engineers could provide a huge boost to existing infrastructure […]