The Aussie women getting behind the wheel of the country's biggest machines

A group of women is making their mark on a male-dominated industry, getting behind the wheels of some of Australia's heaviest machinery.

Driving a giant Kenworth 909, single mum-of-four Billie Jean Poihipi is among a growing number of women taking up jobs in the construction industry.

Poihipi works for family-owned earth moving business Eather Group, where 38 per cent of staff are women.

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"I love seeing other women driving. It's such a male-dominated industry," Poihipi said.

"Even when you see people on the road they yell out 'yeah the girls' ... it's pretty cool.

"We are proving a lot of people wrong. We can do it and we are doing it."

Eather Group owners Peter and Sally Eather say their goal is to see more women in construction to create equal opportunity for young women, like their own daughter.

"I'd like to think, as a parent, as a dad, I'd like to see change now and I think all of us dads and all of us brothers need to make that change for our future," Mr Eather said.

"It's definitely a culture thing. How we are as males in our own lives and how we treat and act ... creating that safe space, that culture and bringing that through is really important."

And the company is encouraging others in the industry to follow in their footsteps.

"I would definitely recommend any transport company to look at putting on more females within their workforces to create a really good balance," Mr Eather said.

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