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Mel is among the 12pc of Tasmanian construction workers who are women. She’s also the nation’s top apprentice

Tasmanian carpenter Mel Ransley has been named the top apprentice in Australia.
Key points:
- Mel Ransley took out the top award in last night’s National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards
- Ms Ransley says she has never felt her gender was a barrier to a career in construction
- She says her work gives her a “sense of pride because you’re constantly seeing a physical product at the end of most days”
The 20-year-old, who had already been named Tasmania’s top construction apprentice, took out the top award at last night’s National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards.
“I guess it’s just a really good accomplishment,” she said.
“First of all, to be able to say that you’ve won state or even that you’ve been nominated for state…
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