Regional Students Inspire
The NSW Girls in Property program was extended this year to include students from the Illawarra and Hunter regions. Seventeen students from Dapto High School enthusiastically took part, to champion the participation of women in the property and construction industry.
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Joining the program in Sydney with ten other metropolitan schools, the students from Dapto High were exposed to a wide range of property opportunities:
Thursday 23 May 2019
A day at Western Sydney University, hearing from industry leaders and exploring tertiary education opportunities. The students spent their afternoon working closely with a property industry mentor on their allocated project.
Monday 27 May 2019
Students assembled at City Recital Hall to hear inspiring and insightful words from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, as she shared the city’s vision for the future. This was followed by an excursion in the city around various sites including:
- Lendlease for Barangaroo
- Scentre Group for Westfield Sydney
- Frasers Property for Central Park
Thursday 6 June 2019
The students presented their completed project to school representatives. A panel of judges selected a team to attend the finals.
Thursday 20 June 2019
The winning ‘Placemaking project’ team was invited to present their project to an industry panel of judges at MinsterEllison. A winning project was selected per category and a winning school announced.
Friday 20 September 2019
The ‘Placemaking Project’ team will attend the September Business Lunch – Evolving Transport for the Future, with Ross Staples.
One of the students who participated was year 10 student Rachel Matthews. Rachel had a long-time interest in law and had recently been exploring the legal aspect of the property industry as a potential career.
“I’m interested in the different transactions between larger companies,” she said.
“Working with larger businesses and corporations, just making sure everything that’s happening is the best possible outcome for everyone.”
Rachel said the program had provided some direction as to how best pursue this line of work.
She also said the initiative had afforded her a better understanding of the range of occupations involved within the property industry, “and all the different opportunities for everyone”.
Property Council Illawarra regional director Michelle Guido said it was fantastic to have Dapto High School involved in the program.
“Through this initiative, we hoped to raise awareness of female participation in the property industry and provide students with information about a career in property,” she said.
“There just aren’t enough women working in property and construction.
“Only 28 per cent of leadership roles are held by women. With this program we hope to empower these girls to consider the property industry as a career choice, to boost diversity, creativity and innovation for the future.”
Video credit: WIN News Illawarra