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TRADIES from across the region have gathered at Ballarat North Sports Club to make connections and meet industry leaders.<\/p>\n

The Ballarat Tradie Network event was held last Wednesday at the venue’s newly owned sports bar.<\/p>\n

The aim of the event was to create community for tradespeople and provide access to resources that may help improve their health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

“There’s no real organisation that targets blue-collar workers,” Commerce Ballarat board member Jack Dodd said.<\/p>\n

“It’s always a good excuse to have a drink with people or talk to other trades that you probably wouldn’t normally engage with.<\/p>\n

“I think that’s the big positive as it puts you out of your comfort zone.”<\/p>\n

Building supervisor Shane Gusman said this was the second Ballarat Tradie Network event he had attended.<\/p>\n

“It’s about the networking,” he said. “Being a supervisor, you need trades on your side.<\/p>\n

“[Networking opportunities are] something that probably doesn’t happen enough within the community and a lot of it’s probably sport based, and you’re stuck with the same sort of niche people.”<\/p>\n

Mr Dodd said it’s important for trades people to build a support network, especially if they work<\/p>\n

for themselves.<\/p>\n

“Some trades work for themselves so they’re not in a company and it could be a one-man band.<\/p>\n

“For people like that I think it’s really good.”<\/p>\n

For more information about the network, head to the Commerce Ballarat<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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