MEDIA STATEMENT: New direction for construction skills and workforce development group

New direction for construction skills and workforce development group  

• Deputy CEO of Master Builders Queensland Sue-Ann Fresneda to chair Construction Skills Queensland.
• The renewed eight-person board includes experts in commercial construction, law and employee advocacy.
• Crisafulli LNP Government continues to deliver the Right Plan for Queensland’s Future, fine tuning construction industry support. 

The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its commitment to productivity and skills training, renewing the leadership of key industry body Construction Skills Queensland. 

Incoming Construction Skills Queensland Chair Sue-Ann Fresneda will be joined by two new board directors, Kate Raymond and Adrian Gabrielli, who collectively boast more than 55 years of industry and employee advocacy experience.  

The new directors will join industry and employee representatives to oversee the training body, as the Government continues to tackle the skills shortage, cut red tape and make housing more affordable. 

The independent, not-for-profit, industry-funded body supports employers, workers, apprentices and trainees in the building and construction industry. 

The new board directors will be supported by continuing CSQ directors Damian Long, Penny Cornah, Rohan Webb and Marina Chambers. 

Minister Bates thanked outgoing board directors for providing their direction and advice to Construction Skills Queensland. 

Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Ros Bates welcomed the added experience to the refreshed Construction Skills Queensland board.  

“To ensure we have a world-class workforce ready to build the infrastructure Queensland needs, we need real experience and vision at the top, and that’s exactly what we see in this new Construction Skills Queensland board,” Minister Bates said. 

“The former Labor Government spent more time looking after its union mates than focusing on what really matters to Queenslanders in the construction industry. 

“We’re focusing on building a skills pipeline to help keep up with the housing construction demand.” 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Armsden 0417 518 532   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

The new Construction Skills Queensland Board includes the following directors:  

• Ms Sue-Ann Fresneda (Chair), Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Queensland (new director) 

• Ms Kate Raymond, Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of Master Electricians Australia (new director) 

• Mr Adrian Gabrielli, Managing Director, Gabrielli Group (new director) 

• Ms Chantal Llora, Deputy Director-General (Engagement), Department of Trade, Employment and Training (new director)  

• Ms Penny Cornah, Chief Executive Officer, Master Plumbers Association of Queensland (continuing director)  

• Mr Damian Long, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary for the Civil Contractors Federation (continuing director)  

• Mr Rohan Webb, State Secretary of the Queensland and Northern Territory Branch, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (continuing director) 

• Ms Marina Chambers, Queensland Branch President and National President, Australian Workers’ Union (continuing director).