Harm prevention charity TrackSAFE executive director Naomi Frauenfelder says work with national posttraumatic mental health centre Phoenix Australia has helped create a best practice framework for rail
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Aurizon launches safety campaign after spate of activist incidents
A recent surge in trespassing by anti-coal protestors on Aurizon’s Queensland railways has led the operator to launch a public safety campaign emphasising the safety and mental health of its drivers.
Aurizon
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Record participation in Rail R U OK?Day 2019
Harm prevention charity TrackSAFE says more than 51,000 rail employees across Australia and New Zealand got involved in the official Rail R U OK?Day last week.
The awareness-raising event, a joint effort
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Hunt begins for trainee tunnellers
The Victorian Government has kicked off a recruitment push for drivers to operate the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig the Metro Tunnel beneath Melbourne’s CBD.
Premier Daniel Andrews on March
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Perth TAFE to become rollingstock training centre
WA’s McGowan Government says Perth’s Midland TAFE campus will be transformed into a training centre for the state’s Metronet rail program.
The Midland campus, just three kilometres from the future
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LINX to launch VR training platform
LINX Cargo Care Group will roll out a new Virtual Reality safety training platform in April, after collaborating with communication and technology company Curiious and Samsung Electronics Australia.
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ARA names eight to Youth Leadership Advisory Board
The Australasian Railway Association has appointed eight rail professionals to its Young Leaders Advisory Board (Y-LAB), after almost 50 applications were made from around Australia and New Zealand.
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Last chance to nominate for Women in Industry Awards
Rail businesses and individuals have until March 29 to nominate for one or more of the 2019 Women in Industry Awards, with opportunities in safety, manufacturing, engineering and more.
The Women in Industry
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New operations lead at CBH
West Australian grain handling co-operative CBH Group has appointed a new general manager for operations.
Ben Macnamara, formerly the group’s general manager for planning, strategy and development, was
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WA Government working to rebuild training sector
Western Australia’s McGowan Government says it is committed to bolstering the state’s training sector, with a report released by the State Training Board outlining a range of recommendations to revitalise
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