Welcome to People on the move – October 2022, Insight’s monthly bulletin to keep the Australian ophthalmic sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes. If you’d like to tell the marketRead More

Australian Governments offer billions of dollars of grant funding over approximately 5,000 programs. To complicate matters, the grants landscape is constantly changing, with programs expiring and emerging daily. Manufacturers’ Monthly interviewed Dr Bec Barnes, RSM’s national grants manager. Barnes is devoted to helping companies navigate and access Government funding, turning a convoluted grants landscape into [...]

The intersection of science communication, and water makes a lot of sense. In Tanya Ha, she has forged a high-profile path in sustainability and water conservation with Science and Technology Australia and Westernport Water. Tanya Ha describes herself as an award-winning strategic science and environmental communicator and leader. She has 20 years of experience making [...]

Boral has appointed Belinda Shaw as its chief financial officer, replacing Jared Gashel, who has held the position of acting CFO since 19 April 2022. Shaw has experience in senior executive and finance roles. She is currently acting CFO at Sydney Airport, where she has also held senior finance roles since 2019. Prior to her [...]

There’s been a gender gap throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world, according to the United Nations. Even though women have made progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields. But Global Resource Recovery (GRR), part of Cleanway [...]

The new CEO of Clean Up Australia, Jenny Geddes, will join the environmental not for profit in October, replacing retiring chief executive Terrie-Ann Johnson. Pip Kiernan, Chair of Clean Up Australia, said Geddes’ expertise spans government and public affairs, brand management, strategy, and financial management. “The Board and I feel fortunate to have found such [...]

A new campaign, ‘She Built It’, has been launched by Minister for Industrial Relations Tim Pallas in a bid to encourage more women to pursue a career in the construction industry. The digital, radio and print campaign highlights the success of women in the industry and has recently been introduced at a social housing construction site [...]

Dr Gretchen Gagel looks back upon 25 years of project excellence and forward to the challenges we face as an industry. By Dr Gretchen Gagel Serving as one of the four judges for the 25th anniversary of the Australian Construction Achievement Award in 2022 was an uplifting event that solidified the tremendous pride I feel [...]

The trial of a Culture Standard will be piloted at NSW construction sites to improve facilities, working conditions and encourage more women to consider a career in construction. The program will be tested at the new Wentworth Point High School and Mulgoa Road upgrade stage 1 construction sites to address a number of cultural issues. [...]

Rachael Keiley’s career in construction spans almost 20 years across plumbing and building, both on and off the tools. Now in a project management position for boutique developer, Coulson Operations, the plumber by trade is heading up an exciting, new project soon to be revealed to the public. Kicking off her trade as a plumber [...]