HunterWiSE

In 2021 Bradken partnered with HunterWiSE – through the University of Newcastle (UoN) - to help support future generations of female STEM professionals through their High School Outreach program.

Run over 10-12 weeks the HunterWiSE program provides female Year 8 students, from schools across the New South Wales Hunter region in Australia, the opportunity to work alongside STEM academics and student mentors from the University, and engage with industry sponsors to identify and come up with creative solutions for local community issues whilst developing their STEM skills.

Bradken was proud to sponsor Lambton High School in our first year participating in the program and hosted a group of girls, their teacher and UoN mentors for a day of learning and inspiration in the Innovation Centre at our Newcastle office.

The visit took the group on the journey of our products, from design and product development, to materials and seeing the parts in an operational setting, albeit virtually through a VR experience. The girls were also given the opportunity to engage with a few of our young female engineers and ask them questions about their experience having a career in STEM.