Bellingen Chamber of Commerce » healthy workplace

NSW Healthy Workers Initiative

susan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:41:03 +0000

Message from Susan Glendinning, The Allen Consulting Group regarding your opportunity as a business/employer to have your say on an important issue.

We would like to invite you and your members to provide feedback on the NSW Healthy Workers Initiative. The attached discussion paper provides background on the Initiative. It describes services which will be available to employers and employees, and that differ from existing work place activities focusing on health.

NSW Health Healthy Workers Initiative Paper

The Allen Consulting Group has been commissioned by NSW Health to obtain feedback from business in order to determine the best model to achieve the goal of improved health among the NSW population, focusing on people in paid employment 35 to 55 years of age.

Feedback from employers

We request your assistance in distributing this information to NSW employers, who are invited to participate in a web forum and provide feedback on the discussion paper. For example, you may wish to include this information in an email to members, in regular communication to members or on your own website.

The link to the web forum: www.allenconsult.com.au/gethealthy

We would like to provide an opportunity to as many of your member businesses to participate in providing input on this Initiative. In particularly, we invite comments on the mix, extent and feasibility of services proposed for the NSW Healthy Workers Initiative.

Please let us know if we can provide any further information or clarification about the Initiative. You can contact us at Allen Consulting Group at 02 8272 5100 or GetHealthy@allenconsult.com.au

Your organisation’s assistance with this research will be extremely valuable and greatly appreciated. Thank you for considering this request.

Susan Glendinning | Office Manager

The Allen Consulting Group

Level 1, 50 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000

T: 02 8272 5100 | F: 02 9247 2455

sglendinning@allenconsult.com.au | www.allenconsult.com.au

OFFICE SPACE IN HYDE ST suit marketing or IT professional

susan — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:56:50 +0000

OFFICE SPACE IN HYDE ST

- room in renovated old Bellingen house with great backyard and rear lane access

- sharing with two other small businesses

- supportive environment, suit marketing or IT professional

- some shared expenses including possibility of internet if required

Contact Mark on 6655 9998 or Steve on 0403 703 338

‘Greening your workplace’ resources from Chamber ‘Spring’ Breakfast

susan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:02:51 +0000

The Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program:
. independent advice, subsidised energy assessment & action plan
(costs $50),
rebates for implementing energy efficiency improvements
(lighting, insulation, heating/cooling, HWS, and more)
. for businesses with up to 10 employees OR spending up to $20,000
per year (including GST) on electricity
. payback period must be > 2 years to be eligible for rebate
. Register / have assessment / implement / apply for rebate
. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sustainbus/smallbusenergy.htm
. 1300 361 967 (Environment Line) OR Jonathon Dowling (02) 8837
6337 Jonathon.Dowling@environment.nsw.gov.au

For furnishing and supplies:
. “Good Environmental Choice” labels (www.geca.org.au)
. Look at recycled options – local and www.ecobuy.org.au

Other useful web sites:
. www.ghgprotocol.org
. www.officecare.info/youraudit.html
. www.livingthing.net.au/rc/extpartners/engStar_greenofficeguide.pdf
. www.grantslink.gov.au

www.buildingwisdom.com.au

Books – True Green @ Work – by Kim McKay & Jenny Bonnin – ABC Books 2007.

‘True Green’ by the same authors – it’s more general or home oriented.

Both available at Gecoz in Bellingen

Chamber’s Spring Breakfast Speaker Gwen Hanna- A green and healthy workplace

susan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:54:49 +0000

Biographical information: Gwen Hanna

Gwen Hanna worked for many years in a technical role in the IT industry until she became ill due to working in a ‘sick building’. Gwen learnt about Building Biology and applied its principles to heal herself.

In addition to completing a Diploma of Building Biology and Certificate 1 in Mould Investigation and Remediation, Gwen has completed the “First Rate” energy rating course for domestic buildings (Victoria), the Green Building Council of Australia “Green Star Office Design” v2 course, and the Home Sustainability Assessors course for the federal government Green Loans program. She is a member of the Australasian Society of Building Biologists and was the Society’s founding Secretary.

Gwen moved from Melbourne to northern NSW in 2007, in order to live in a more healthy environment. With a passionate belief in educating people about environmental hazards and providing options to help create healthy homes and workplaces, Gwen has been a guest lecturer at the Australian College of Environmental Studies (Melbourne) and has given numerous presentations to community groups and at public forums.

Gwen’s business “Building Wisdom” provides education and consultation services to private clients, businesses, charitable organizations, schools, and government bodies. Services include:

- Indoor air quality assessment

- Dampness / mould inspections

- Cleaning products/personal care items assessment

- Electromagnetic field / microwave exposure testing

- Water quality assessment

- Building design and building materials recommendations

- Lighting recommendations

- Soil testing (pesticide / heavy metal contamination)

- Geo-biology consultations

- Pre-purchase and pre-lease inspections

- Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) audits

Gwen can be contacted at:

Building Wisdom

PO Box 618

Dorrigo 2453

T/F: (02) 6657 8251

E: info@buildingwisdom.com.au

W: www.buildingwisdom.com.au