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’sRead More

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 [...]

Welcome to People on the move – October 2023, Insight’s monthly bulletin to keep the Australian ophthalmic sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes. If you’d like to tell the market about a new person in your company, practice, or clinic, please send the person’s name, position, image and a short description about their role to editor Myles Hume for consideration [...]

Employers and community members across Victoria are invited to have their say on how to boost women’s participation and advancement in manufacturing and energy industries. Minister for women, Natalie Hutchins, welcomed the release of a discussion paper that marks a crucial part of the Allan Labor Government’s response to the Inquiry into Economic Equity for [...]

The Victorian Government is supporting more women to enter and succeed in male-dominated manufacturing and energy industries, driving progress towards gender equality in the workplace. Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins today visited Nestle’s Campbellfield factory with Pascoe Vale Girls College students to announce an investment of $840,000 to deliver targeted initiatives to help students ‘try a trade’, provide mentoring [...]

Minister for Resources Madeleine King addressed the 10th International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) yesterday with a strong message on the future of Australia’s critical minerals. “I see it being nothing short of a national mission to ensure our critical minerals are mined to meet domestic and international demand, as well as being processed here in [...]