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Keeping the club alive

About Us

The Tradie Lady Club is the largest and fastest-growing community of female tradespeople in Australia. We represent women in the trade business and support other women who desire to do the same.Our goal is to create more trade-based career opportunities for women in safe and supported work environments. TLC aims to create a community that’s steadfast in its belief in supporting and empowering women. We would love to see more women taking up a trade as their career. With your support, we can expand our amazing community, where women can celebrate their achievements and knowledge, inspire each other and encourage more women to be tradies

OUR MISSION

We create equal opportunities for women in trade by raising awareness and offering support.

We provide fingertip access to  gain support and advice from 1,500 (and growing) qualified tradeswomen.

We host gatherings and social events for networking and connection.

We spread the TRADIE bug amongst women interested in the field by encouraging them to join the construction industry

We focus on showing women that we can do it, and that we are  doing it.

Meet the Founder

I’m Stefanie Apostolidis, your Melbourne Chippy Chick — a qualified carpenter, site manager and full-time employee at my father’s building company. I am also currently preparing for my builder’s license examination.

I created my Instagram account in August 2018, intending to meet other like-minded ladies interested in trade and construction. Unexpectedly, I gained many followers in a short period of time. Watching my followers increasing day by day, I realised I wasn’t alone. Armed with the new-found knowledge that there are many women like me out there, I decided to form a group, which we now call the Tradie Lady Club (TLC).

My journey from being a carpenter to finding and forming TLC has been inspiring and emotional. It has taught me so much and pushed me out of my comfort zone to fight for the things I believe in. I wanted myself and women like me to smash it out and do what we love. Being able to help women get their apprenticeships and succeed in trade careers was life-changing for me. Through TLC, I wanted to give the love and support these women deserved.

Throughout my journey, many people helped me and supported me including, my amazing sponsors like Sydney Tools and Bowens. Being the face of Bowens, a leading timber and hardware supplying company, I realised that I am gradually succeeding in bridging the gender gap in the construction industry.

With your help, our community can continue to bridge that gap and change other women’s lives.