Letter begs new bishop to reconsider closing senior campus SafeWork NSW has confirmed it is engaging with the school. Newcastle Herald · Jun 4, 2023
Taxpayers stuck in the middle are paying for all of it I get it, JobSeeker at $350 per week is not much to live on. But as low as welfare payments are, welfare still takes the lion-share of the budget in this country. Newcastle Herald · May 21, 2023
Builder of Sydney house that partially collapsed was reported over safety breaches at another site a day before incident New South Wales building commissioner David Chandler reported a building site over safety concerns only a day before a completed home it had built collapsed on Good Friday. ABC News · Apr 19, 2023
Orica and coal industry saying ammonium nitrate changes would make things worse Orica criticises SafeWork ammonium nitrate inquiry Newcastle Herald · Mar 5, 2023
Fireworks fine warning ahead of NYE Authorities are warning of potential fines or jail time for those selling, buying or using fireworks without a licence, ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. AAP · Dec 27, 2022
More details emerge in frightening fireworks malfunction Those behind a Sydney fireworks display where nine people were injured after a cracker ricocheted into the crowd say it appears a manufacturing error was to blame. The New Daily · Dec 12, 2022
Container firm fined after worker's death A Sydney joint venture has been convicted and ordered to pay $353,000 after a surveyor was fatally crushed between two 4.8 tonne shipping containers. AAP · Dec 7, 2022
Winding down Stockton's explosion risk Stockton residents are calling on the state government to tighten laws governing the storage of a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate less than a kilometre from their homes. Newcastle Herald · Nov 15, 2022
Questions raised over lack of investigation into Cooma's burst water tank during Black Summer bushfires As much of NSW's south-east burned during the night of January 4, 2020, an unexpected flood inundated dozens of homes when a water tank in north Cooma burst.. ABC News · Oct 28, 2022
SafeWork NSW review to help it 'do better' The exact scope of an upcoming review into the workplace safety regulator is yet to be determined, but the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner has given some hints. AAP · Oct 28, 2022
NSW SafeWork agency faces its first review An agency created by the split of the NSW workers compensation scheme will be reviewed for the first time, as recommended by reviews of the other agencies. AAP · Oct 25, 2022
New Hunter apartments under the microscope as audit targets defects Construction watchdogs will target major building defects, non-compliance and safety at new residential apartments across Newcastle in a two-day blitz. Newcastle Herald · Aug 23, 2022
Caravan industry slammed by ACCC as customers complain they are being treated 'like garbage' Instead of beachside holidays and new memories, Denise Tiyse says her caravan was plagued with issues and the supplier couldn't care less. ABC News · Jul 23, 2022
Timber firm fined $262k for fatal accident A timber firm has been fined over $262,000 after a tragic workplace accident resulted in the death of one of its employees. AAP · Jun 30, 2022
ABC News · Apr 11, 2022 SafeWork NSW investigates how boy was left unrestrained on Sydney Royal Easter Show ride The NSW Fair Trading Minister says she has ordered an investigation into whether the ride should be closed for the rest of the 2022 event.
AAP · Feb 1, 2022 NSW regions face hit to workplace safety Complaints to SafeWork NSW were on track for an all-time high last year while inspections fell, but the government is not planning to expand regional offices.