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WA Premier Roger Cook, Finance Minister Sue Ellery, and local member for Fremantle Simone McGurk today visited Fremantle Hospital’s 40-bed Mental Health redevelopment – the site of the first State Government construction project to trial gender equality targets and reporting.
The pilot aims to increase female representation on non-residential construction projects and demonstrate what can be achieved by female talent within the construction industry.
Nineteen women are working on the project so far including project managers and a site engineer.
Read the full media statement here.