But there is another side to Ms Brook’s life.

She has also been selected as a grand finalist in the nationwide beauty pageant Miss Diamond Australia – one of 20 finalists selected from across the country.

On April 2, Ms Brook will compete for the crown in Brisbane.

And if she receives a place, Ms Brook will represent Australia in the international pageant.

After completing her HSC at Mount View High School, the 21-year-old from Cessnock said she always knew she wanted to try a job different to most.

Required to pick a TAFE course in her final year at school, Ms Brook said she saw on the internet that a first year heavy diesel mechanic was wanted at Drayton Mines.

After an aptitude test and a medical, she began her apprenticeship on January 10, 2013.

Ms Brook in now in her fourth and final year and will receive her trade certificate this year.

Ms Brook has worked on diesels motors of many types including dump trucks, excavators, bulldozers and graders.

“People do tend to raise their eyebrows when I tell them what I do,” Ms Brooke said.

“This is a male-dominated industry and I have met some people who don’t think a female should be doing this work.

“I found it was a bit tough to make friends in my first yea. Many guys did not know how to act around me.

“But now, as my apprenticeship is nearing its end, I can say the guys are all comfortable with me and I have made some very good friends.

“So many people have been really supportive too. 

“Being the only woman in the workshop, you do have to be thick-skinned, but I have a strong ­personality and I have wanted to ­succeed.

“I have never been a girlie girl and I work Monday to Friday in a hard hat and safety boots.

“But on weekends, I want to feel like a girl, so I dress up.”

Ms Brook said she supported the charity Coalfields Cancer Support Group as she had lost family members through the disease.

Her other interests include playing soccer for Cessnock Hornets and aerobics.

When she gets her trade certificate, Ms Brook said she would seek jobs in interesting countries, including the Antarctica.

But above all, she would pursue a supreme interest: encouraging women to fight for the career they wanted.

“It is really important to me: to speak to younger women about my job and perhaps take the message to others that anything they want to do is possible,” she said.

“No matter what people may tell you, you can achieve your ambition.

“If my experiences help others, I will be very happy.”