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An exciting year of industry celebrations at TWAL

TWAL’s end of year dinner event for 2024.
Image: Jacquelene Brotherton

Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL) has been going from strength to strength with new and expanded initiatives and awards. Here’s a look at what’s happening with TWAL in the next few months and what has been happening recently.

We had a spectacular 2024 with a new award introduced, the Young Gunnette Award, we will be opening applications for the 2025 award very soon along with our wonderful sponsor Cummins. We have five amazing women about to start their courses after being recipients of the 2024 Driving the Difference scholarships, sponsored by Daimler Truck Australia Pacific. Our Creating Connections mentoring programme has several pairs of mentors and proteges working towards expanding their knowledge and professional relationships.

We look forward to our Dream Maker Awards applications opening soon to be presented at the Transport Women Unite Red Ball at Alice Springs. But first we have our first event of the season at Goulburn shared with Divall’s at the Divall’s Museum. I am speaking at the Women in Rail, Roads & Transport Infrastructure Leadership Summit 2025! in Sydney in February.

Of course, we have our 25th anniversary celebration at the MOVE museum in Shepparton on March 1. What a spectacular venue! We’re really looking forward to welcoming everybody there. It will be a beer, food, and music (BFM) party, with tickets about to go on sale. We are looking forward to seeing everybody there and kicking up their heels, it will be a very laid-back affair, with everyone invited to come and have a good time.

Wodonga TAFE may have a surprise offering at their Shepparton facility for us and there will be more coming out on our social media very soon. More information to come from Shepparton Council who are assisting us with accommodation and other details to make the event a success. For our sponsors or members who would like more information, please email chair@transportwomen.com.au.

We have formed a lot of partnerships and memberships in other organisations in the past few years, our partnership with Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds; and memberships in the Australian Gender Equality Council; the National Rural Women’s Coalition and the Australian Trucking Association. We look forward to working very closely with all of these organisations throughout 2025.

Chair of Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL), Jacquelene Brotherton

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