Girls Can Too

Girls in their new PPE gear with Luke from Bunnings

The Girls Can Too - Women in Trades Program officially launched during week 6 with 3 Kempsey High School students, Breeanna Horne, Keira Marriott, and Xandi Whatmough, and 8 Melville High School students participating.

The program runs from March 5 - March 20, 2024, based at the Kempsey Showground and includes such industries as:

Bunnings Kempsey

Thrumster Construction sites and Sovereign Hills show homes

Kempsey Showgrounds

APD Plumbing

Resicom Construction

Kempsey Council

Kempsey Signs

South Kempsey Solar

Day 1 -Mar 5th

The first two days were highly informative and hands on with industry visits to Bunnings Kempsey, Thrumster Construction sites, Sovereign Hills show homes, Kempsey Showgrounds and APD Plumbing. These visits involved introductions, discussing trade interests and any previous experiences, short & long-term career plans. The girls were then given a tour of Bunnings with some very interesting talks from various employees. There was then a visit to Euroka to view house constructions, all in various stages of completion. This was then followed up by a PPE safety discussion and purchase of basic PPE for the program and further project planning.

Lumber and gyprock bay at Kempsey Bunnings

Tracy from Kempsey Bunnings Sharing her 20+ years construction Trades experience

Trades talk and tour from Lisa at Kempsey Showgrounds

Community Project - sanding to restore goat pen at Kempsey Showgrounds

Plumbing presentation from Alex and basic vehicle maintenance

Thank you to all the businesses involved and to all the organisers of the program. The girls are thoroughly enjoying the experience.