Jo left Canberra at 19 determined to be a rockstar and 5 years later found herself an A grade electrician. Using her trade to travel the globe, Jo returned to Australia to work as a hazardous area operator in very tough conditions. Jo’s career pivoted to teaching electrical trades at NECA, then opening her own business “Elechick” while raising three primary aged children. Jo is a true trailblazer, recently retraining as the first female tunnel boring machine operator in Australia. Our Liaison Officer, Erica, was fortunate enough to interview Jo as part of our “Trailblazing Tradeswomen” event

Meredith (Merit) Fermino is a strong, positive and compassionate advocate for increasing female representation in male dominated trades, enjoyed working in landscaping internationally and in Australia, and now works hard as a painting labourer. Read Merit’s story working in two male-dominated trades.

Jasmine (Jas) is a first year Head Start student undertaking an apprenticeship in Automotive Mechanical Technology. Jasmine has been a car enthusiast for as long as she can remember and was elated to have discovered Head Start as a pathway for herself. She’s been employed by Lakeside Kia since Jan…

Proudly partnered with Tradeswomen Australia, Programmed is an organisation dedicated to creating equality across all their divisions and providing excellent opportunities and career progression for female apprentices. Apprentice Emma recently shared her story with us as to what it was like to work as an electrician apprentice for for Programmed….

TWA were fortunate to interview Malinda, a powerhouse electrical automation tradeswoman, mother of two, who runs an online support page “Lady Tradies and Rocking Chicks”. Read more about Malinda’s trade journey here.

Alice is a talented Electrician, advocate for tradeswomen with a truly unique background. Situated in the Yarra Ranges in Victoria, Alice has had an extensive and diverse background in commercial projects and maintenance. She shared her story with us recently:   Alice, you have such an interesting background. Did you…

Lil is a driven, multi-talented trainee in mining, who has also completed her apprenticeship in Fire Protection. Lil kindly shared her time and experience in working in both industries with us recently:   Thanks so much for agreeing to share your story. Tell us a bit about your background leading…

Tahlia is a qualified Carpenter, who tirelessly works on high quality outcomes at her work, and is passionate and positive about advocating her trade to other women. Tahlia welcomed TWA recently to share her experience with us and with you:   Tahlia – thanks so much for your time. Who…

Louise Azzopardi is a qualified Heavy Vehicle Mechanic, who has evolved her career into a Trainer, Assessor, Mentor and Ambassador. Read all about her incredible career journey in this article.