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Safety Shake-up
across the
Tasman -Update

 CSG July 2020 Presenter: Speaker: Nan Austin, Nan Austin, Consultant, Management Systems Consulting & Auditing

Safety Shake-up Across The Tasman Update

Presentation by: Nan Austin, Management Systems Consultant & Auditor

CSG Talks LogoWelcome to the fourth in a series of videos exclusive to Central Safety Group while normal physical meetings are suspended.

Safety shake-up across The Tasman-update.
An interesting insight into OHS in New Zealand is provided by Nan Austin, who recently spent almost four years as Manager, Health and Safety at the University of Waikato on New Zealand’s North Island.
The death of 28 miners in an underground explosion at New Zealand’s Pike River Coal Mine ten years ago led to the call for a major inquiry into the country’s safety laws. The result was a major re-engineering of New Zealand’s safety systems with the introduction of the new Health and Safety Work Act in 2016.
Nan gives a first-hand account of some of the safety reforms in New Zealand, and how the new system is working out. This talk is of particular interest to anyone who works for an organisation with operations in New Zealand or, indeed, to anyone contemplating a move across the Tasman and looking for job opportunities in the field of health and safety.
Note: This video is an abridged and updated version of a presentation Nan gave to CSG in November 2019.

The presenter:

Prior to her time in New Zealand, Nan Austin held a number of senior national safety roles in Australia. This included Manager, Work Health and Safety at the Red Cross Lifeblood and National OHS Manager at Healthscope. Throughout her career Nan has specialised in the development of auditable systems for safety and injury management. Her work experience has been complemented by studies at Masters level in Business Administration and Personal Injury Management. Nan is also Vice-President of Central Safety Group.

 
 

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Aikenhead Centre
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CSG September 2026 event - 

Presenter: David Caple AM, David Caple & Associates


Site Visit -The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD)

Where: 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
NE corner of Victoria Parade and Nicholson St, Fitzroy - next to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

How: On site only, please note early RSVP: COB Monday 31 August

Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026, 12 noon
Non-Members welcome to attend

Site Visit -The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) – Australia’s first hospital-based medical discovery centre –officially opened its doors in June this year, marking the culmination of more than two decades of planning, collaboration and investment in Australia’s biomedical engineering future.
Central Safety Group is privileged to have the opportunity to visit this brand new centre on Tuesday 8th September. Located on the corner of Victoria Parade and Nicholson St, Fitzroy, the ACMD is a $206 million state-of-the-art biomedical engineering centre. Our tour will include a look at cutting-edge laboratories, a human kinetics lab, a clinical simulation lab, and dedicated education facilities to train the next generation of clinical, nursing, allied health and biomedical research leaders.
The ACMD’s unique collaborative model – placing researchers, engineers, clinicians and industry partners under one roof for the first time – is designed to deliver ground-breaking technologies that improve patient outcomes, enhance health equity and transform Australia’s health system.
The ACMD stands on the site of the former Aikenhead Wing – St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s residence for trainee nurses. The ACMD is named after Mary Aikenhead, the founder of the Sisters of Charity, the order of nuns who established St Vincent’s.
The tour is fully accessible for attendees with mobility issues.
Please note: this is an in-person event only – there will be no video recording of the tour.

Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026 2026
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065
NE corner of Victoria Parade and Nicholson St, Fitzroy - next to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Note: Please note early RSVP date: COB Monday 31 August
N.B. A video recording of the session will NOT be available on the website .
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
RSVP: COB Monday 31 August 2026. Online using our RSVP form
Join: Join CSG now [Individual membership fee: $85.]
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   RSVP: by Monday 31 August.
Online using our RSVP form or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone the secretary T: (03) 9387 9768 Mobile 0417 040 252


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