Wellbeing

Comcare is the national authority for work health and safety, and workers’ compensation. Their purpose is to promote and enable safe and healthy work.

Family and domestic violence constitutes any behaviour that is violent, threatening, controlling or intended to make you or your family feel scared and unsafe. Explore the resources and information on where to get help.

Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work which have the potential to cause psychological or physical harm. The Comcare website has information and resources about identifying and managing these hazards.

Heads Up is a workplace mental health literacy resource developed by Beyond Blue. The website has information that is useful for supporting employees to look after their own mental health and support their colleague.

Provides APS agencies with a practical, scalable model to respond to psychosocial hazards in their agency. ADDRESS supports agencies to utilise their existing data and incorporates resources and tools that enable assessment and intervention of risks at both an organisational level and a team or branch level.

The Department of Health and Aged Care provides guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for all ages.

A conceptual framework for incorporating consideration of wellbeing in policy advice.

Accessibility is a mandatory standard for government agencies. Understand agency responsibilities and commitments and access guidance on designing accessible and inclusive content that is respectful of our diverse nation.

The Vision Australia Accessibility Toolkit provides information to help you understand accessibility requirements and provides a range of resources to support you to create accessible and inclusive information, particularly for blindness and low vision.

Six different posters on the dos and don’ts of designing for accessibility in the areas of: low vision, deaf or hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers.

Information on the four principles of WCAG, including tips on how to design web content to ensure that it is perceivable, operable, understandable and robust.

The MoneySmart webpage was created by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to provide free tools, tips and guidance to assist you to manage your finances.

The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) provides advice, resources and tools to help customers to understand their super funds and manage them better.

Provided by the Department of Health and Aged Care, Head to Health contains a variety of digital mental health resources that can assist to improve employee wellbeing. These resources include online programs, mobile device applications (Apps), online forums and phone services and a range of digital information sources.

Beyond Blue is a not-for-profit mental health organisation that provides support for mental health illnesses such as depression, suicide and anxiety disorders.

The Black Dog Institute is an Australian research institute focused on investigating mental health issues across the lifespan. Research findings have been translated into evidence-based tools and mobile device applications (Apps).

Services Australia’s Financial Information Service can help individuals to make informed decisions regarding finances.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) provides guidance useful for supporting employees who have physical health concerns impacting their work.