Catherine Velisha: It's never you, until it is
Farmer stories
Case studies and farm safety videos from Victorian farmers.
Tom Connellan
Tom is a paramedic at Ambulance Victoria. From his experience attending to incidents on farms, Tom is urging Victorian farmers to use the correct safety gear on farms.
Jack Armstrong
As part of our 'It's never you, until it is' campaign, Jack shared his experience with fatigue and encouraging farmers and workers to have important conversations around health and safety and managing fatigue risks.
Paul and James Diamond, AirAgri
For farmers across Victoria, working alone is often an unavoidable reality. Paul and James Diamond are third generation cattle farmers who have a desire to manage the increased risk that comes along with working alone and keep their loved ones safe.
This resulted in the development of AirAgri, which was recently awarded WorkSafe Victoria's Commitment to Workplace Health and Safety on a Farm award.
Tatyoon country club game
As part of National Farm Safety Week we loved meeting local growers and producers at the Tatyoon v Ararat football netball match.
Thanks to all who joined us and helped celebrate the reason to stay safe at work - so you can enjoy the things you love on the weekend.
Catherine Velisha, Velisha National Farms
As part of our 'It's never you, until it is' campaign, third-generation Werribee farmer Catherine Velisha shares her story about pushing past the fear to implement new safety practices and empower other farmers to do the same.
Ben Cunnington
For Ben Cunnington, football player and beef farmer, safety is everything so he can keep playing the game he loves.
Matt Davis
Matt Davis discusses how wet and muddy conditions can bring big challenges and risks on-farm and how past experience is valuable but specific on-farm training means workers understand how to adapt their skills on-site. He also speaks about insecticides, herbicides and how exposure to farm chemicals can cause harm.