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Gary Dunshea - Travelling Woodmachining Teacher
Gary Dunshea believes that if you're really, truly passionate about an industry, don't be afraid to step forward and give others a hand up. As a travelling Trade Teacher, Gary goes the distance.
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Sean Campbell -Twin Rope Operator aka Industrial Abseiler
Sean received a call at 2am to let him know that a large sheet of metal was hanging off a skyscraper, connected only by a few corroded welds. It was his job to go where no other tradie could physically go, for Sean is an Industrial Abseiller.
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Peter Griffin - Green Plumber
Peter Griffin is the managing director of Chadoak Plumbing, which began as a small business with two brothers in their mum’s backyard. And now, the property they are on is worth over two million.
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Jeanine Cooke: Construction Operations Manager
At 16 Jeanine Cooke was told females weren't to be builders, so her apprenticeship wasn't to be. Today she operates The Hedley Group in Cairns with partner Tom Hedley and it's one of the largest construction companies in Australia.
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Jocelyn Howard: Painter and Interior Designer
Jocelyn Howard is a woman not afraid to tackle an industry dominated by males. While homes and domesticity has traditionally been the habitat of women, it has been males who dominate the industry of painting and interior design, challenging female clients to attempt to see eye-to-eye over issues such as interior design, which may not entirely cross the gender cultural barrier.
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CareerOne Profile - James McKay: Theatre set construction
Sydney Theatre Company head of set construction James McKay was typical of many youngsters in that he had no idea what he wanted to do when he was at school.
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Shaun Kenny: Cabinet Maker
When Shaun Kenny was at school he was told doing an apprenticeship was a 'lower option'. Lucky he didn't listen. He is now the Managing Director of his own successful cabinet making business.
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Tiny Good: Senior Production Rigger
Flying high: Imagine a job were you get to soar above the MCG on a wire system during the Olympics or hang from the walls of the Telstra Dome while Robbie Williams performs below.
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Penny Holyoak: Home Maintenance
Penny Holyoak believes women often have an edge over men when it comes to working in a traditional trade.
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CareerOne Profile: Signwriter
Lousie Alexandrou is a signwriter and loves the diversity of her trade -- from creating digitial designs on a computer to old-style painting methods.
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CareerOne Profile: Bricklayer
Lenny Pustahija has a job that requires precision, lets him travel the country, knock off at 3pm and pays him to keep fit.
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