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December 14, 2022

Bringing women forward at Engineers Australia

When people think about engineers, they often think of men crunching numbers or wearing hi-vis. However, they find creative solutions to challenging problems, and Zhenya Pavlinova is working on getting and keeping more women in the sector. Zhenya Pavlinova is a highly regarded engineer at multinational technical professional services firm GHD and plays a vital [...]
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December 14, 2022

DHL Supply Chain appoints CIO

Mihaela Isac’s new role will boost DHL’s digitalisation agenda and processes to drive further growth in the Asia Pacific region. Contract logistics provider and business division under Deutsche Post DHL Group, DHL Supply Chain, has appointed Mihaela Isac as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Asia Pacific. Isac was most recently Vice President of [...]
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December 14, 2022

CTAA congratulates reappointed Ports & Freight MP

Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) has congratulated Melissa Horne on her reappointment as Minister for Ports & Freight under the re-elected Andrews Labor government in Victoria. It notes she has also been appointed to the Roads & Road Safety portfolio. During the last several years of international supply chain disruptions, container logistics congestion and associated [...]
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December 14, 2022

Providing a better life in the workplace

The reasons for increasing gender diversity in the workplace are well-known, from having the ability to tap into a wider talent pool, to gaining different perspectives and points of view which can spark creativity and innovation.  The importance of inclusivity cannot be understated, and its principles are being adopted by more and more businesses as [...]
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December 14, 2022

More women pursuing rail careers

Leading rail industry education provider, Training Ahead Australia (TAA), says the number of women interested in pursuing a career in the industry has doubled in the past three years, as a skills shortage continues to cripple the critical industry. In 2022, more than 6200 people have contacted TAA about working in the rail industry. Of [...]
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December 14, 2022

Driving the Difference scholarship winners announced

Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL) has today announced its Driving the Difference scholarship winners for 2022. Now running for four years, TWAL – together with its sponsor Daimler Truck Australia Pacific – provides this opportunity annually to women in the transport and logistics industry who want to either advance their career or to enter our [...]
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December 14, 2022

Inside the WA training centre putting more women behind the wheel

The transport industry has long had a problem with driver diversity, namely not enough women want to drive trucks. Driver Risk Management (DRM) in Perth WA is trying to change that, with six-week driver training courses that target aspiring female drivers. ATN sat down with DRM's general manager Mia Taylor to talk about the program [...]
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December 14, 2022

Second generation now at the helm

The founder of a Dubbo-based truck dealership established over 30 years ago, has passed the baton onto his daughter, who looks to steer the family business into the future in her new role as dealer principal. Located in the Great Western Plains region of NSW, Tracserv was started from the back of a ute by [...]
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December 14, 2022

Dancing to a different tune

At only 20 years of age, Emily Coe had spent years perfecting her craft as a dancer, but after getting a taste for truck driving, she has no plans of turning back. Based in Wollongong and working for Hornby Transport Services, she currently holds an unrestricted HC licence and plans to upgrade to her MC [...]
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