Harriet and Viarnne are joined by two amazing people from ⁠SA Power Networks ⁠ - Nikita Spice and Reid August. SA Power Networks is a cornerstone of South Australia’s energy infrastructure, delivering safe, reliable power to communities while advancing a culture where women and gender‑diverse people can build strong, successful careers in the field. Their commitment to progress is reflected in the achievements of trailblazers like Nikita Spice - the first qualified female Powerline Worker in the state - and leaders like Reid August, who brings operational insight and active allyship through his role on the Gender Equity Reference Group. SA Power Networks continues to demonstrate what meaningful industry leadership looks like: excellence in service, excellence in culture, and excellence in creating pathways that elevate women in the trades.

Discover Nikita's groundbreaking journey from joining SAPower Networks as a powerline apprentice in 2013 and becoming the first qualified female Powerline Worker in South Australia, to her role now as Apprentice Field Officer, guiding, where she mentors the apprentices coming through in her footsteps.

As well as being a member of the Gender Equity Reference Group, Reid is an Operations Supervisor at SA Power Networks Wingfield depot. Reid shares some great insights into the operational side at SAPN and what allyship looks like on a worksite.

SA Power Networks is one of EWIT’s highly valued Alliance Member Organisations. Find out more about the EWIT Alliance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Mel and Viarnne speak with Lauren Faulke - QAL Apprentice and Trades Officer. Lauren plays a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of tradespeople. Her focus is on designing impactful training programs, upholding rigorous safety standards, and mentoring the next generation.

Lauren’s leadership is further enriched by her ongoing service as a Navy Reservist, where she contributes to recruitment and technical operations. With a proven ability to coach, lead, and foster a culture of safety and respect, Lauren is helping to build a more inclusive and skilled workforce – one apprentice at a time.

Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) has been a cornerstone of Gladstone, Queensland since operations began in 1967. Nearly 60 years on, they are now one of the world’s largest alumina refineries, producing around 3.7 million tonnes of high-quality smelter-grade alumina every year. QAL plays acritical role in the aluminum production process, by refining bauxite from Northern Australia into alumina, which is then used to produce aluminum, both locally and globally. As a committed contributor to the local community, QAL aims to be the employer of choice in the region.

QAL is one of EWIT’s highly valued Alliance Member Organisations. Find out more about the EWIT Alliance ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠.

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Grace and Viarnne continue the conversation with the 2025 Empowered Women in Trades Award Winners, and welcome back Service Stream’s Senior Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, James Smith, alongside Service Stream’s Chief People Officer, Sarah Bottomley. Service Stream took out the 2025 EWIT Award for an organization with the Most Innovative DE&I Program or Initiative for their brilliant in-house School Holiday Program.

The Award for Most Innovative DE&I Program or Initiative recognises a company or organisation that is creating meaningful pathways for underrepresented groups in trades, by embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into its culture, partnerships, and workforce strategy – leading by example, they are making DE&I a measurable part of how they grow, lead, and build the future of work.

This great discussion highlights how successful Service Stream's School Holiday Program is for increasing productivity and team wellbeing overall. Plus Sarah gives an overview of how apprenticeships work at Service Stream, the variety of fields they are offered in, and how Service Stream is working towards building a pipeline of roles for women in trades.

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Grace, Harriet and Viarnne speak with EWIT Champion 2025, Renee Briggs-Gorgon, APM Apprenticeships National Manager. In her role at APM, Renee leads national strategies focused on connecting people with meaningful career pathways through vocational education and training. Her career spans workforce development, community engagement, and business growth, and she is such a passionate advocate for inclusive employment and lifelong learning.

APM is a global health, employment, disability and workplace services provider that supports more than 2.1 million people across 11 countries each year. APM assists people to find employment, improve their health and wellbeing, and participate in their community. As a major Australian provider, APM is dedicated to making a positive and lasting social impact and enabling better lives every day.

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In this episode Grace, Harriet and Viarnne continue to shinethe spotlight on the 2025 EWIT Award Winners in a great discussion with Executive General Manager of Field Services at nbn, Keven Allan – winner of EWIT’s Johnny Award. Keven’s career spans over 30 years of experience as a leader within the telecommunications sector. In his current role at nbn, Keven is responsible for delivering reliable, fast, resilient and secure broadband, which is enabled by delivering appropriately skilled technical resources at the right location, time and cost. Before joining nbn, Keven worked in several notable roles, including at Telstra as an Executive of Field Workflow Services, and as Program Director of the Strategic Work Management Ecosystem.

Keven is certainly passionate about customer experience,transformational change, diversity and capability development, particularly within Field Service operations. He is a dedicated change-leader who places a strong emphasis on understanding the strengths of individuals, teams andsupport systems to ensure they are engaged in goal development, service culture, and objective delivery.

EWIT is proud to welcome nbn as a new Alliance Member in 2026. Find out more about the EWIT Alliance ⁠HERE.

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Viarnne and Harriet continue the conversation with the 2025 Empowered Women in Trades Award Winners, with someone who is truly a pioneer in the education space, and a massive advocate for inclusion in the trades. Su Hauck, is a carpentry trainer at Bendigo TAFE and the winner of the 2025 EWIT Ally Award. The Ally Award recognises individuals who actively champion inclusion by creating space, opportunity, and equity for women and LGBTQI+ individuals in skilled trades.

Su Hauck was 39 when she decided to become a carpenter. She’d moved from the city to Daylesford, and, like others in the area, was picking up various jobs, making her own way. It was through one of these gigs that she spent a week working alongside a female carpenter. She remembers thinking, “Hey, this is fantastic! That’s it - I’m doing it.”

As a sole trader, Su kept hearing the same thing from female and gender diverse customers: they wished they’d had the chance to learn. The demand was there; however, the Pathway was not. So, Su worked with Bendigo TAFE to create one. The Certificate II in Construction Pathways program runs in Castlemaine for female and gender diverse students, and the first intake of around 30 students in a small regional town - exceeded all expectations.

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Happy International Women's Day 2026! It’s such an important time of year for us at EWIT. As we surge forward with our 30 by 30 journey - striving for 30% female representation in the trades by 2030 – this week is such a great time to celebrate the women already smashing through those barriers, as the world spotlight turns to International Women’s Day.

Our IWD guest is a literal trailblazer as Harriet, Grace and Viarnne are joined by the remarkable Caitlyn Hayes, who was named the EWIT Trailblazer of 2025 at our Gala at Marvel Stadium last October. Catilyn has an incredible background – she is dual-trade qualified as a heavy diesel fitter and an automotive electrician, and she’s currently working FIFO field service in the Pilbara region for Komatsu Australia. Caitlynalso shares her amazing journey on social media with the awesome handle @diesel.n.sparks, so make sure to check out her posts on Insta!

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For the launch of the 4th Season of the Empowered Women in Trades Podcast Melinda and Viarnne speak with Kate Raymond, CEO of Master Electricians Australia, and the Solar & Storage Live Queensland Conference Producer, Mia about this year's big event being held in Brisbane on 18th & 19th March '26.Find out more here Solar & Storage Live

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