The NSW Government is taking a proactive step towards eliminating unsafe work on ladders, roofs and scaffold on building sites in a bid to better protect tradies and construction workers across the state.

Boosting industry capability to implement the NSW Government’s building reforms has required targeted research to understand the current state of digital use among designers and contractors.

Authorised workers entering or leaving Local Government Areas (LGA) of concern can now register their travel plans ahead of the requirement coming into effect at 12:01am Saturday 28 August.

Liquor & Gaming NSW has backed a campaign launched by the Eastern Suburbs Liquor Accord to encourage people to drink their takeaway alcohol at home rather than on the streets.

The NSW Government is seeking community feedback on impacts of its 2018 gaming machine reforms that capped machine numbers in high-risk communities and introduced a leasing scheme to encourage small venues to go “pokies-free”.  

Supermarkets and other retailers across Greater Sydney can expect a visit from SafeWork NSW inspectors to ensure they are complying with the latest public health orders. 

Nine businesses in Bondi have been banned from selling takeaway liquor for seven days due to COVID Public Health Order concerns. 

Pete’s Organic Market in Mascot has been ordered to close for a week from today for serial COVID Public Health Order (PHO) safety breaches across repeat visits from police.

South Coast Under Road Borers has been fined $375,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a truck in October 2017.

Employers across the state are being put on notice after recent SafeWork visits to construction sites in northern Sydney and the Sutherland shire revealed more than 20 percent of sites had working at heights risks while two thirds required intervention on unsafe practices.

The state’s best young farmers have been identified after the completion of the Royal Agricultural Society Young Farmer Challenge, a four-day competition where teams competed in a series of on-farm challenges.

NSW Fair Trading has uncovered over 250 dangerous gas heaters throughout Sydney, preventing the potentially life-threatening equipment from being sold this winter.