Main Roads Western Australia has worked to ensure greater employment opportunities for Aboriginal people are considered in new road building contracts. Work over the past six months has provided about 170 Aboriginal employment opportunities within the State's road building industry, with a significant increase expected as future projects get underway. The plan
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Premier Mark McGowan has called for more diversity on Western Australian boards, seeking support from the business sector to boost female representation. The Premier met with senior women leaders at a Chief Executive Women's forum hosted by Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC, Governor of Western Australia. The forum brought together
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Applications for the WA Training Awards 2018 are now open. Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery today launched the awards while visiting the facilities at North Metropolitan TAFE's Pavilion Restaurant. The WA Training Awards are an opportunity for the Western Australian training sector to showcase excellence, inspire future talent and reward best
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The Federal Court has ordered the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) to pay $1 million in penalties for secondary boycotts against Boral and Alsafe at construction sites in Hawthorn and Richmond, Victoria. The court ruled that the CFMEU contravened section 45D(1) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) by engaging
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For the first time at ChemCentre, one of its emergency response teams is made up entirely of women. ChemCentre's emergency response service operates 24/7 to provide specialist scientific expertise in dealing with hazardous materials, especially chemical threats. Women now make up just under half the total number of 24 specialist scientists
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The State Government has announced the first round of recipients for its landmark $20 million, five-year Aboriginal Ranger Program. In Kalgoorlie to celebrate the awarding of funds, Environment Minister Stephen Dawson said the program was providing significant new jobs and training opportunities for Aboriginal people including 47 female Aboriginal ranger positions. The
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A blueprint for the establishment of Infrastructure WA (IWA) was released today, setting out a new approach to long-term infrastructure planning in Western Australia to create jobs. Focused on ensuring investment is made in the right projects, at the right time, and generating a pipeline of jobs in WA, industry groups
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The M4DLink Women in Resources Mentoring Program was launched yesterday at Mining Indaba 2018 in South Africa. The program is a partnership of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Minerals and Energy for Development Alliance. Its mission is to support women that manage gender diversity programs in the resources
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Western Australians who are looking to kickstart a career in the energy sector are encouraged to apply for one of Western Power's pre-apprenticeship electrotechnology scholarships. Western Power are offering 20 scholarships this year with Southern Regional TAFEs in Albany and Bunbury. The scholarships will be full fee paying and applications for Semester
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The Western Australian health system will benefit from the latest intake of junior doctors, who will complete their three-year internships within metropolitan and regional hospitals. 318 junior doctors have accepted internships in WA public hospitals for 2018. Graduates trained at Western Australian universities, including six Aboriginal graduates, accepted 273 positions (86 per
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