More than one million people in Australia experience depression, anxiety or related substance-use disorders each year. With depression affecting one in five people at some point in their lifetime, these figures have a significant impact on Australian workplaces. Depression is the leading cause of non-fatal disability in Australia and the World Health Organization has predicted that by 2020, depression will be the second leading cause of disability and mortality in the world.

WorkCoverSA is proud to partner with beyondblue through our sponsorship of their National Workplace Program workshops, which focus on raising awareness of depression and anxiety, their impact in the workplace and how employers can support the return to work of employees with depression or anxiety. We know from our experience with injured workers that employees who suffer from a workplace injury have a higher tendency to be diagnosed with psychological issues such as depression and anxiety, which can have a significant impact on individuals, their families, the workplace and organisations as a whole. Through our partnership with beyondblue, employers are able to gain a better understanding of the area of mental health that will enable them to better assist injured workers in this position.

beyondblue workshops for employers will run in metropolitan and regional South Australia from February-June 2010.

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WorkCoverSA is a major partner of the Julian Burton Burns Trust Club. The Julian Burton Burns Trust is committed to the prevention, care and research associated with burn injuries.

The Burns Trust Club is an exclusive networking group consisting of approximately 15 organisations including, Qantas, Vodaphone, QBE Insurance, JWS Lawyers and KPMG.

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WorkCoverSA is a proud sponsor of PARAQUAD SA’s Corriedale Park Project. This project was launched in April 2009 and provides affordable wheelchair-accessible housing on a block of land donated by the City of Mount Gambier. The houses will be primarily to accommodate persons who have experienced the trauma of a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and who live in the region of the South East. The project will meet a community need by providing timely short to medium term wheelchair-accessible housing for injured people. WorkCoverSA is a supporting sponsor for this project with the Motor Accident Commission and Australian Hotels Association (SA) the main Project partners.

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Passport to Safety is a health and safety awareness program that aims to revolutionise thinking among youth about on-the-job safety. Through Passport to Safety students challenge an on-line, no-fail "test" and earn a certificate verifying completion of the test to attach to their resumes.

The program builds on safety knowledge youth gain in public safety courses, teacher-led school programs, self-study and work experience. Passport transcript holders will possess the basic knowledge to help them say no to unsafe work, insist on job-specific training and exercise their rights and responsibilities at work.

The program aims to reach all year 10 students in South Australia.

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Passport to Safety video competition
WorkCoverSA sponsored the video competition for secondary school students. The challenge was to produce a one-minute video clip about workplace injury and its impact on young workers, their family and workmates.

The Asbestos Victims Association (SA) Inc has been around since 2000 and has hundreds of members across the state. The association focuses on victim support, advocacy for victims and their families as well as raising community awareness of asbestos.

WorkCoverSA supports the association’s ongoing activities and services.

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The Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia (adssa) was formed in 2005 in response to some gaps in service provision for asbestos victims and their families. The society is committed to providing counselling, support and information for those victims and family and friends who develop asbestos related diseases.

WorkCoverSA supports the society’s ongoing activities and services.

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WorkCoverSA is proud to sponsor the Australian Paralympic Committee. This sponsorship enables us to continue empowering injured workers, as well as others in the return to work process, that return to work and return to life is possible. Paralympic athletes will share their personal story of their injury and how they managed to get back to life and made great achievements as an athlete, as well as highlighting the importance of returning to work and the community.

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The Safety Solutions booklet has been developed to assist owners/managers of small businesses manage health and safety in their workplace. It has been put together specifically with the needs and limited resources of small business in mind and it provides the essential steps to effectively manage safety.

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WorkCoverSA proudly sponsors events, initiatives and community organisations that support our goal of ‘Best possible recovery, faster return to work’.

Many sponsorship requests are received and each is assessed against our organisation’s strategic objectives and evaluated to determine its appropriateness. Some aspects that are evaluated include:

• support and contribution to WorkCoverSA’s vision of ‘Best possible recovery, faster return to work’
• degree of relevance to key focus areas as defined each year as strategic sponsorship
• relevance to WorkCoverSA  and stakeholders
• potential for staff to participate in the initiative
• effective stakeholder reach of the event/project
• cost and benefits of the initiative.
  
  When contacting WorkCoverSA with a sponsorship request, please endeavour to address all of the above issues.
  
  WorkCoverSA’s sponsorship program aims to:
  
  • increase awareness of and support for WorkCoverSA’s strategic objectives
  • enhance and promote our key messages and core objective of ‘best possible recovery, faster return to work’
  • reinforce existing, or create new, engagement channels to ensure all Scheme participants are effectively engaged in the turnaround of the Scheme
  • provide a measurable return on our investment to the organisation and/or community.
  
  For further information please contact:
  
  WorkCoverSA
  Events and Sponsorship Manager, Corporate Communications
  GPO Box 2668 Adelaide SA 5001
  Telephone: 8238 5861
  Email: sponsorship@workcover.com