Thomastown electorate
Bronwyn HALFPENNY (Thomastown) (14:42): (793) My constituency question is for the Minister for Jobs and Industry, Minister for Women and Minister for Treaty and First Peoples. The question I ask is: when will the Victorian Women in Manufacturing Strategy be released? The electorate of Thomastown has been the heartland of manufacturing. Whilst its reliance on manufacturing has reduced, there are still many new manufacturing businesses setting up shop and the minister has visited many. The strategy will support women to enter the manufacturing sector in greater numbers, addressing longstanding barriers for women, such as workplace culture and baseless assumptions, helping to address skill shortages and providing opportunities for well-paid and secure jobs.