Farm safety campaign launched in Mudgee
A guide to help educate young and inexperienced farm workers is being released at Mudgee Field Day on Friday to reduce the number of accidents on properties.
View ArticleFarm accidents cost $1b per year: research
A national farm safety researcher says farm accidents and deaths are costing the agricultural sector more than $1 billion per year.
View ArticleJillaroo horse riding suspended amid inquest
The New South Wales Department of Education has suspended the horse riding component of a jillaroo course at the Dubbo TAFE, pending the outcome of a coronial inquest.
View ArticleA knife edge ride
The name 'Beaconsfield' will always be synonomous with the rescue effort to free two trapped miners.
View ArticleBan on quads for kids?
Professor Tony Lower, Director of the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety says he thinks the federal government move to ban children from using full-sized quad bikes is 'a step in the...
View ArticleFatal mine accident under investigation
Police at Cobar are investigating the death of a worker at an underground copper mine near Cobar on the weekend.
View ArticleA life on the road in rodeo safety
'Big Al' Wilson, a former bull-rider and now rodeo clown, can't see himself retiring any time soon.
View ArticleSnakes are shy, deaf and venomous
Former paramedic Allan Burnett is now a travelling snake educator; he says the secret to safety is to take it quietly.
View ArticleSpeeding trucks are a 'alarming' say police
NSW police say trucks speeding on state highways are using a number of techniques to bypass speed limiters.
View ArticleSpeeding trucks cause police concern
Police say speeding trucks on NSW highways will be 'grounded' and trucking companies involved may be exposed to a full audit.
View ArticleFair Work Australia investigation into union activity at Nyngan Solar Plant...
The workplace watchdog, Fair Work Australia, has begun an investigation after management at the Nyngan Solar Plant construction site made a complaint about union activity
View ArticleUnion: Parkes electorate could be $24 million worse off if penalty rates cut
Workers in the retail and hospitality industries will be meeting in Dubbo today to discuss potential penalty rate cuts.
View ArticleWork for the Dole's lack of training and tasks failing job seekers in remote...
There is mounting pressure on the Federal Government to help ease tensions between a job seeker program and its participants in NSW's remote community of Brewarrina.
View ArticleRoustabout Casey Barnes scalped in shearing shed accident, raising safety...
A horrendous injury to a young roustabout that led to her scalp being torn off raises issues about safety in the nation's shearing sheds.
View ArticleQuad bike safety under spotlight as ACCC calls for tougher safety regulations
The ACCC joins a series of regulatory bodies in calling for tougher regulations around quad bikes, including a star safety ratings system, following hundreds of deaths across Australia particularly on...
View ArticleInjured worker sleeps next to portable toilet as she waits for insurer to...
Caroline Harte is mostly confined to her bed after a fall at work. While her insurer completes modifications to her home she sleeps next to a portable toilet and shower.
View ArticleState-of-the-art shearing shed aims to improve conditions for workers and...
This state-of-the-art shearing shed hopes to attract and retain good shearers in a safe environment.
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