Supporting workplace mental health

The NSW Nationals in the state government have launched a new Workplace Pulse Check tool to help businesses improve their mental health support and access relevant training and materials from SafeWork NSW. Nationals Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said by undertaking the pulse check as part of October’s Mental Health Month, business owners and…

Stay-at-home orders

Stay-at-home orders will be extended for a number of Local Government Areas in regional NSW due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health risk. The orders will be extended for the following LGAs until Monday, October 11: Bathurst Regional Bourke Central Coast City of Cessnock Dubbo Regional Eurobodalla Goulburn Mulwaree Kiama. City of Lake Macquarie City…

School return brought forward

Schools will begin their staggered return to face-to-face learning on Monday, October 18 – one week earlier than initially planned. Nationals Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said an additional week of quality face-to-face learning for students is worth having and can be achieved in a safe and sensible way. “It’s fantastic…

It’s time for daylight saving

A reminder that daylight saving starts in NSW this weekend. Clocks move forward an hour on Sunday morning, October 3, with 2am becoming 3am. With public health orders still in place, people are being asked to enjoy the lighter evenings responsibly to keep the community safe. Most electronic devices automatically update to daylight saving time,…