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If you spend any time around the businesses building and maintaining Australia’s fuel infrastructure, you can feel something…. Order books are filling up. Project timelines are getting longer, not shorter. And the conversation around the workshop floor is less about whether there’s work coming, and more about is there anyone left to do it. Fuel…

Most of the conversation about Australia’s fuel security focuses on barrels, reserves, and refineries. How many days of supply we hold. How exposed we are to global shipping routes. How much diesel sits in commercial storage versus government held stock. These are the headlines, and they matter. But at the end of the day these…

  What’s getting harder faster than anything else I’m seeing in my recruitment work?  Finding qualified EV technicians for Australian dealerships, and I don’t feel it’s a problem that’s going to resolve itself. The name going through the mouths of all dealerships: Electric vehicles. Sales are climbing and government targets are in place, and more…

The construction labour shortage in Australia is not a new story. But, it is an urgent one. Demand for skilled tradespeople continues to outpace supply, infrastructure pipelines remain active, and the pool of available, work-ready candidates has not grown fast enough to meet the pressure. For Melbourne construction businesses, is the practical reality waiting for…

There are two types of clients in recruitment. Those who want to partner with a recruiter, and those who engage one because they have no other option. The difference between those two client types, and the outcomes they get, was one of the central themes when Tavis Shearer sat down with Kylie Jasinski, Founder of…

So guys to be straight with you about what we’re seeing on the ground in Melbourne right now, because a lot of what gets written about the job market doesn’t match what’s actually happening. At TRS, we’ve had consistent month on month growth in recruitment orders through this first quarter. Legacy clients are re engaging….

This is a question Melbourne employers ask us regularly, usually when a role has already been sitting vacant for longer than expected. How long should this actually take? Our honest answer is longer than most businesses plan for, and this gap between expectation and reality is a consistent source of operational pressure our recruiters at…

  If you’re running a construction business in Melbourne, you already know the problems rising, it’s goes a little like this:  You post a role, you wait, and the applications either don’t come or don’t stack up. The project is live, the timeline is tight, and the right tradesperson isn’t showing up when you need…

We find most job ads for trade roles are not doing the “job” they are supposed to. They are either too vague to tell a candidate anything useful, too long to hold attention past the first paragraph, or written in a way that would suit a corporate office role rather than a workshop or construction…

Freight forwarding in Australia has transformed significantly over the past decade, and in 2026 the role of a freight forwarder or import export coordinator carries far more responsibility than many outside the industry realise. The end-to-end visibility clients now expect means freight professionals must manage compliance, communication and cost efficiency all at once. Global shipping…

After a couple of quieter years, things are moving again. We’re having more conversations, and they’re different. Businesses that held off on hiring longer than they wanted to are now stepping back in. At TRS, we’re seeing it in the volume of roles coming through and the intent behind them. There’s less hesitation. More clarity….

The Australian supply chain and logistics sector in 2026 is defined by precision, speed and resilience. Technology has streamlined processes, but it has not reduced the need for skilled professionals. It has shifted expectations. Workforce planning has become one of the most important strategic conversations I am having with employers this year. Transport schedulers, operations…