Category: Podcast

Tradeswomen Australia caught up with Penny now that she has entered her 3rd year of her plumbing apprenticeship.  We asked her to think back to those first few weeks and months in her apprenticeship and answer a few questions.

Joy was a teacher before she decided to change careers and become an arborist.  An arborist looks after the health of trees and Joy works for Citywide, a company servicing [...]

Stefanie is a multi-skilled tradeswomen advocate. Setting up a network called Tradie Lady Club on Facebook, she is a role model for many tradeswomen throughout Victoria in supporting other females [...]

Alisha is a focused, hands on painting pro, who was inspired to start her own business. Read about her trade, passions and advice below: Why Alisha chose Painting and Decorating [...]

TWA was lucky enough to interview painter extraordinaire, Karly Gaffy, recently. Karly completed her painting apprenticeship last year and took time out of her busy schedule to share her story: [...]

We interviewed Miriam (Mim) back in 2020, an intelligent, hands on electrical apprentice who also regularly advocates for women in trades. Read her trade journey below:   Thanks for joining [...]

Sophie is a hard working, focused and talented cabinetmaking apprentice at GTEC, Geelong. Working in her father's business, she is an advocate for changing the way that the industry and [...]

Teneille is a multi-talented electrician and business owner of Tradette Electrical. She is a passionate advocate for women who want to get into trades. Watch her story here:  

Naomi decided to move away from her deli job into refrigeration through the support of Woolworths apprenticeships. Watch her story below:   Woolworths, [@woolworths], 8 March 2021, "On International Womens [...]

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 [...]