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Safety Training for Work for the Dole Participants

27 April 2017

Safety Training for Work for the Dole Participants On April 19th 2016, an 18 year old man died while participating in a Work for the Dole program in Toowoomba. The tragic accident happened when the program participant fell from a flatbed trailer towed by a tractor. The matter is currently being investigated by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, [...]

Managing Millennials

6 April 2017

Managing Millennials Generally Millennials (people born in the 80's - 2000's) are tech savvy, innovative and they do team work well. Before they start work, they are familiar with communications, media and digital technologies. They are an asset to the work pace. Let's look at some of the challenges and benefits to managing this cohort . . . [...]

Happy International Women’s Day from the TANDI team

8 March 2017

Happy International Women's Day from the TANDI team! When I was growing up, I took for granted that my Mum worked full time, managed a household, volunteered in the community and kept us kids on track (well she tried). Now I’m older, I know that she made sacrifices and she was tired. She put her [...]

Summer is here, so it’s time to think “SUN SMART”

1 December 2016

Sun Smart Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Australia, with 80% of all cancers diagnosed being skin cancers. Queensland has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. The major cause of skin cancer is too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Skin can burn in as [...]