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SAFETY IN PRACTICE: Southern Cross University Campus Showcase
Celebrating National Safe Work Month 2026
To mark National Safe Work Month, join the Coffs Coast Safety Network at Southern Cross University for a practical campus showcase exploring what safety looks like across a diverse university environment. From staff safety and laboratory environments to preparing students for placements and future careers, the session will provide a behind-the-scenes look at how safety is considered across education, work and practical learning.
What to expect
- We will explore approaches to safety across the campus, and student safety
- An engaging talk about Health Laboratory safety and preparing students for the workplace with Kate Giles, Team Leader, Science and Allied Health Laboratories
- Interesting discoveries around SCU National Marine Science Centre, Charlesworth Bay – boating & field trip safety – with Amanda Beasley, Team Leader, Science and Engineering
- A guided tour of the state-of-the-art health laboratories and simulation facilities
- Lunch and an opportunity to connect, share ideas and continue the safety conversation
Safe work is for life
National Safe Work Month provides an opportunity to move beyond seeing safety as a compliance exercise. It invites us to consider the environments we create, how people learn safe ways of working, how we prepare the next generation of workers, and how everyone across an organisation contributes to safe and healthy work. This showcase brings that idea to life by exploring safety from several perspectives within one complex working and learning environment.
Whether you work in WHS, People and Culture, leadership, education, risk, operations or another area with responsibility for people and workplaces, this is an opportunity to see safety in practice, exchange ideas and learn from others.
📅 Wednesday 28 October 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 2:00pm
📍 Southern Cross University
🎟️ $40 per person – includes lunch
Where to go: Park on campus near the U block and head to U Block, where you will be directed where to go. There are no parking restrictions in place.
Places are limited, so early registration is recommended. Come and help us celebrate National Safe Work Month by seeing how safe work can be designed, taught and practised for life.
Click on the link above to purchase tickets.
