The legacy of 2009
Richard Kasperczyk

This year was ushered in by the bushfires in Victoria just as most of us were returning to work, getting ready for business. The full impact of what unfolded in early February took a while to sink in as personal stories of miraculous survival or unimaginable tragedy began to emerge. This situation put the Global Financial Crisis into perspective, and the community rallied together to help either practically or financially as never before.

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Critical Incident Management

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Are you a work narcissist?
Suzi Jotwani

We all know someone who seems always to be at work when the rest of the team arrive and still there when we leave, available any hour of any day, and sending emails at 2am.

Why do these obsessively hard workers work so hard? It may not necessarily be for the money, or because of fear of failure.

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Customer Profile: City of Melbourne, Parking and Traffic Branch
Anna Vagias

People generally see what they want to see. This is unfortunately true when it comes to parking officers. We see the white ticket, and then we see red. What we don't see is officers giving directions, or assisting children in locked cars.

So who looks after the parking officers?

After the fires
Elke Gjergja

Tales of survival from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires abound. Many teach us that even in the face of great terror or loss, we can recover.

Returning to work after an injury requires individuals to draw on the same stores of resilience, determination, and hope. Yet good news stories are not told often enough in the occupational rehabilitation field.

Psychological survival tips for the bushfire season

In the lead up to the bushfire season, repeated reporting in the media and warnings about how best to prepare your property and family in an emergency situation may affect people psychologically. These repeated risk messages and frightening images may leave people feeling anxious, helpless or confused.

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Making merry this Christmas

For many, Christmas can be merry or miserable, manic or filled with panic, mad or sad.

Whatever your perspective - being aware of your personal boundaries and staying within those boundaries can help you get though this period in one piece.

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