Never give up
Camelia Tarau is made of tough stuff and don’t anyone tell her what she can or can’t do. She taught…
6 June, 2019
Are you waste levy ready?
From July, landfill operators (local councils and private businesses) with be charged a new Queensland Waste Levy for waste going…
3 June, 2019
One of the boys
Shane Lui is passionate about his Torres Strait roots and is putting that passion to work back on his home…
13 May, 2019
Dump truck driver to business owner: Bec’s story
Rebecca Dennien is passionate about encouraging girls and women into the building and construction industry and has personally experienced some…
24 April, 2019
Gladstone technician ready to pack his bags
Gladstone maintenance technician Nathan Dunnett will be jetting overseas soon after receiving one of four Queensland Overseas Foundation (QOF) Awards.…
4 April, 2019
More work needed to attract women to construction jobs
The Australian construction industry is still waiting to join other industries celebrating increasing gender equality this week. Building and construction…
8 March, 2019
The five courses taking tradies to new heights in 2018
Skills to work safely at heights was the most popular subsidised training for Queensland tradies this year. The Safety at…
17 January, 2019
Training boost for Toni
Toni Thomsen is already a key member of the team at EN & AE Sinitsky Painting Solutions as the Brisbane…
15 January, 2019
Board appointment delivers gender parity
CSQ is celebrating gender parity on its board for this first time with the appointment of new Director Sue-Ann Fresneda.…
3 December, 2018
Work experience student fast tracks into construction
It’s amazing how much can change in a week. For Year 12 Cairns student, Nick Doherty-Fisher, a week of work…
21 November, 2018
Work experience paves the way for engineering path
Rochedale high school student Gabrielle Rochet road-tested the world of Civil Construction during her last school holidays to see if…
21 November, 2018
Many young tradies outperforming uni grads
As Grade 12 students celebrate their first week as ‘school leavers’ and wait for their exam results, the 2018 CSQ Apprentice…
20 November, 2018