WorkSafe are coming to a town near you. 

The roadshow is aimed at business operators, return to work coordinators and elected workplace health and safety representatives (for which special breakout sessions are being held for the first time).
 
Bookings are essential and can be made online at ‘Events’ at worksafe.vic.gov.au.

Information sessions will be held in the following locations:

There are upcoming works to Swanston Street between Franklin Street and A'Beckett Street, which form part of the Swanston Street Redevelopment.  The first weekend of works commence midnight this Friday 4 May and will continue until approximately 5am Monday 7 May.

 

Note that the opening weekend of works will be noisy and will cause some disruption to local traffic as Swanston Street will be closed to traffic between La Trobe Street and Victoria Street, and both Franklin Street and A'Beckett Street will be closed at their intersections with Swanston Street.

To avoid delays we suggest that you reschedule any essential services or deliveries to before the commencement of works on Friday or after their completion on Monday.

1^st Fleet, a national trucking company, today locked out its entire workforce. The company is now in the hands of Administrators who have handed termination notices to our members. 

 

John Berger, Branch Assistant Secretary said, “Our members are now left with an uncertain future.”

“The Union will do everything it can to assist and represent its members. The Administrators have already indicated they would be working closely with us,” said Mr. Berger.

 

TWU members were not aware of the impending lock-out until they reported for work this morning. Some of the company’s owner drivers have not been paid for more than 8 weeks. 

 

The Union will be keeping its 1^st Fleet members informed of any developments throughout the Administration process.