Bowens Women in Trade Event 2025 – Accelerate Action

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Bowens Women in Trade Event provides an opportunity to support, promote and encourage women in the building and construction industry. This year, following the theme of International Women’s Day, we highlight the term ‘accelerate action.’ It acts as a call to quicken the pace of progress for equality in the workplace.

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Join us as we unleash an impressive line-up of influential and inspiring women at Bowens WIT25 Event. Take part in our workshops and demonstrations, experience live entertainment and enjoy a comfortable space to sit, relax and unwind.

Be part of the conversation, network with like-minded people and celebrate the women that are paving the way for the next generation of trades.

Date: Friday 28th March 2025

Time: 3.00 pm – 8.00 pm

Location: The Timber Yard (351 Plummer St, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207)

Find Free Food & Drinks including: Wood Fired Pizza, Coffee from our Coffee Van, Nem n Nem Vietnamese, Tacos, a WIT showbag and an exclusive gift. 

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What to Expect

3pm – 4pm: Doors Open
Find food and drinks on arrival, games, live entertainment, demonstrations and supplier exhibitors. Don’t forget your free Bowens showbag and purple Bowens hoodie.

4:15pm – 5:15pm: Main Event
The main event will begin with guest speakers, Clea White and Farah Drake, hosted by our MC, Brihony Dawson. This discussion will be followed by the announcement of the Margaret Hickey and the Belinda Jackson Awards.

5:30pm – 8pm: Networking & Entertainment
After the main event, attendees are encouraged to stick around to network and to enjoy food and drinks, games, live entertainment, demonstrations and supplier exhibitors.

8pm: Event Closes

Guest Speakers

Farah Drake – Farah is a Director and registered Builder with a DBU license with almost 30 years of experience in the construction industry. 

Clea White – Clea is a 4th year apprentice for Lizad Build and a brand ambassador for Bowens. She is determined to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a builder.

The Margaret Hickey Award

This year’s Margaret Hickey Award winner will be announced at our annual Women in Trade event on March 28, 2025.

The Margaret Hickey Award recognises women who have overcome the barriers of working within the building and construction industry to succeed. Bowens has continuously encouraged and empowered women by offering employment opportunities across multiple departments within the business. In homage to the success of professional women at Bowens, we have named The Margaret Hickey Award after the first woman Bowens employed in 1913.

Helma Gash, winner of the Margaret Hickey Award 2023