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RACING QUEENSLAND SUPPORTS SAFETY IN THE RACING INDUSTRY

The Racing Queensland Supports Racing Industry Safety initiative, sponsored by Racing Queensland, aligns with Safe Work Month, held in October each year, to raise community and industry awareness about the importance of workplace health and safety in the racing industry – not just for one month of the year, but every day.

In conjunction with QLD Mental Health Week 2024, with the theme ‘Connect for mental health,’ the initiative also highlights proactive measures we can take to nurture and support positive mental health and wellbeing for ourselves and our communities.

RQ would like to thank the following clubs for supporting this very important initiative and wish for everyone to remain safe and healthy.

  • Sat 05/10/24 – BRC Doomben
  • Thursday 10/10/24 – Queensland Greyhound Racing Club (Albion Park)
  • Tuesday 15/10/24 – Queensland Greyhound Racing Club (Ipswich)
  • Wed 16/10/24 – Redcliffe Peninsula Harness Racing & Sporting Club
  • Sunday 20/10/24 – Marburg Pacing Association
  • Tuesday 22/10/24 – Albion Park Harness Racing Club
  • Friday 25/10/24 – Cairns Jockey Club
  • Tuesday 29/10/24 – Rockhampton Jockey Club

Let’s connect for mental health this Queensland Mental Health Week! 

The 2024 theme ‘Connect for mental health’ emphasises the proactive measures we can adopt to nurture and support positive mental health and wellbeing for ourselves and our communities.

It focuses on four areas:

  • Connect with self: Take care of yourself, do something you enjoy, make healthy choices, and seek help when needed.
  • Connect with community: Create supportive and inclusive environments, look after one another, and connect with culture. Show kindness and initiate connection with those who are struggling.
  • Connect with others: Foster relationships with loved ones, friends, family, and mob. Spend time with others and make meaningful connections.
  • Connect with nature: Take a break from technology, spend time outdoors, embrace mindfulness, and take care of the world around you.

 

The theme for Safe Work Month this year is Safety is everyone’s business.

It will focus on different health and safety topics for each week of National Safe Work Month.

  • Week 1 (1-6 October) – WHS fundamentals, unpacking the fundamentals of WHS that everyone should know 
  • Week 2 (7-13 October) – Psychosocial hazards
  • Week 3 (14-20 October) – Risk management fundamentals
  • Week 4 (21-31 October) – Musculoskeletal injuries