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Annual Kids Foundation Ride to Port: Brad Foster 1000 Km Challenge

Posted by Safety News | Oct 29, 2013 | Events |

Get involved in this important fundraising event. Ride to Port is a 1,000km/750km/500km cycle challenge for the KIDS Foundation in our annual ‘Ride to Port’ charity ride. Across 5 days cyclists will commence in Mansfield VIC and enjoy a picturesque ride through Albury to Canberra, experience a farm stay in Picton, whilst taking in the exquisite views of Shoal Bay and closing the ride at Port Macquarie NSW in the lead up to the 2013 Ironman event. Within each of these beautiful locations the 500km group of cyclists will participate in our KIDS GIANT Bike bus program at a...

Australia’s leadership professionals met together

Posted by Safety News | Oct 15, 2013 | Events, Workplace |

Thought leadership, insight and innovation were what set the 2013 OHS Leaders’ Summit apart from the crowd, according to some of the biggest names in the industry. The presentations and discussion groups were ‘a fantastic opportunity’ to keep up with “the contemporary issues with health and safety and the future that our industry and profession needs to take” according to Yusef Khali of Chubb Fire & Security Australasia. Grace Singh, Suncorp’s Executive Manager for Safety valued the chance “to hear from other leaders and collaborate in terms of emerging issues and trends that we’re all considering in our organisations.” Presentations were...

Comedy Breakfast 4 KIDS Friday 22nd March

Posted by Safety News | Aug 27, 2013 | Events |

The KIDS Foundation team invite you to start your day with a laugh at the KIDS Comedy Breakfast at Encore St Kilda on March 22nd, 2013. If the promise of laughter is not enough to get you out and about early, keep in mind that a great bunch of celebrities and sports heroes have kindly donated their time to be part of this breakfast event to entice you to come along and join in the fun. To top it off, we will be joined by a great Aussie who is 3x World Ironman Champion and KIDS Foundation Ambassador, Craig Alexander. Be...

2013 Comcare work health and safety awards

Posted by Safety News | Jul 9, 2013 | Events, Workcover, Workplace |

Has your organisation implemented an innovative program to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of your workforce? Be rewarded for your achievements—enter this year’s Comcare Work Health and Safety Awards. The award categories are: Category one—Workplace Health and Wellbeing Initiative Category two—Workplace Health and Safety Management System Category three—Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Hazard Category four—Individual Contribution to Health and Safety a) An individual b) An individual with responsibility for WHS as part of their duties Category five—Health and Safety Representative of the Year Category six—Rehabilitation and Return to Work Management Category seven—Individual Contribution to Rehabilitation and Return to...

Communique – Safe Work Australia Meeting 13

Posted by Safety News | Jun 25, 2013 | Events |

Thursday 14 March 2013 Safe Work Australia Members met in Sydney today. Ann Sherry AO was appointed as the new Chair of Safe Work Australia in February 2013. Safe Work Australia Members welcomed Ms Sherry to her first meeting. Ms Sherry was pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Cosgrove from WorkSafe Victoria, Simon Blackwood from Workplace Health and Safety QLD, Doug Phillips from the Northern Territory Department of Business and Heidi Robinson from the ACT Office of Industrial Relations as new Members. On behalf of Safe Work Australia Ms Sherry thanked outgoing Chair Tom Phillips AM for his...