Comcare webinars

Upcoming webinars

National Safe Work Month webinar: Mentally healthy workplaces in a dynamically changing landscape

Thursday 9 October 2025, 2 pm - 3:15 pm AEDT

Join Georgie Harman AO, Beyond Blue CEO and Marion Chua, Director Mental Health and Research at Comcare, for a virtual fireside conversation exploring:

• the latest national workplace data and insights—what’s happening for people and what’s contributing to distress
• broader influences such as generational shifts and evolving employee expectations
• practical ways employers and managers can foster mentally healthy workplaces
• a range of resources and supports available.

This session is ideal for employees from the Comcare scheme, especially:

• managers and supervisors
• WHS and HR practitioners
• health and safety representatives (HSRs)
• workers.

Register for the mentally healthy workplaces webinar

National Safe Work Month HSR Forum: Moving beyond problem framing to achieve safety outcomes

Tuesday 14 October 2025, 1:30 - 2:45 pm AEDT

The Health and Safety Representatives (HSR) Forum will bring together a panel of speakers that will discuss:

• moving beyond problem framing
• examples of effective consultation
• how this can be the catalyst to a safe and thriving workplace that achieves safety outcomes.

This session is ideal for employees from the Comcare scheme, especially:

• health and safety representatives (HSRs)
• WHS committees
• WHS practitioners
• managers and supervisors.

Register for the HSR Forum

Before Blue Employer Information Session

Wednesday 22 October 2025, 11 am - 12 pm AEDT

Join a growing community of Commonwealth employers who are prioritising mental health and seeing real results. By supporting your employees’ mental wellbeing, you're not only empowering your people as individuals but building a stronger workplace.

Comcare is holding an exclusive interactive information session with Beyond Blue, where you’ll learn more about the Before Blue service—an evidence-based early intervention mental health program designed for employees to provide the tools and support they need to manage stress, build coping strategies, and enhance their overall mental wellbeing.

At the session you will:

• learn about the Before Blue service and why it works
• hear a success story from a Commonwealth employer
• find out how easy it is to get started.

This information session is for Commonwealth employers and designed for those who play a key role in shaping how workplaces support employee mental health such as senior leaders, HR professionals and work health and safety practitioners. If you are interested in attending, please contact forums@comcare.gov.au.

National Safe Work Month webinar: Supporting psychological safety through consultation

Thursday 23 October 2025, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm AEDT

At this session we will:

• discuss what psychological safety is and why it is important
• share insights from Comcare's inspectorate team including findings from the recent regulatory inspection program on consultation
• provide a case study that demonstrates psychological safety through consultation.

This session is ideal for employees from the Comcare scheme, especially:

• managers and supervisors
• WHS and HR practitioners
• Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
• workers.

Register for the psychological safety webinar

National Safe Work Month webinar: Work design to support psychosocial risk management

Wednesday 29 October 2025, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm AEDT

This session will:

• explain how work design can be used as a practical risk management process by people at all levels within organisations
• give a brief overview of SMART work design and provide examples of approaches that mid-level managers and team leaders can use to improve work design
• step through a case study that showcases how to use SMART work design.

This session is ideal for employees from the Comcare scheme, especially:

• managers and supervisors
• WHS and HR practitioners
• workers.

Register for the work design webinar

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