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Community Services Lakemba and Burwood: coffee is on the PSA!

Community Services Lakemba and Burwood: coffee is on the PSA!

Child Protection and Permanency PSA members who work at the Lakemba and Burwood Community Services are invited to join Organiser Andrea Cartwright, Senior Organiser Belinda Tsirekas, Industrial Officer (WHS) Wade Appleby, and Industrial Officer Graydon Welsh for a free coffee and attend the lunchtime members’ meeting.

Coffee, tea, or a cold beverage is free for members and anyone who joins up on the day. If you’ve been thinking about joining the PSA, bring a colleague along with you and come and say hello and pick up the latest merchandise and learn more about your member benefits.

 Coffee Cart
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Location: Roast and Bloom Bistro, 223 Liverpool Road Ashfield

The PSA is holding an in person and online meeting to discuss member issues

Agenda

This is a great opportunity for both members to:

  • Discuss current issues such as Evolve training and Phase 3
  • Get advice from the PSA’s WHS Industrial Officer, Wade Appleby
  • Put your questions to your Industrial Officer Graydon Welsh
  • Hear about the PSA’s latest Campaign – DV Needs Public Services

Whether you have something specific to raise or just want to stay informed, we’d love to see you there! If you know any non-members that would like to learn more about your union, invite them to attend.

Members meeting
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: ASH-223LIV-L1.N.03 meeting room, or online via Teams

Join HERE

Meeting ID: 498 032 471 008 551

Passcode: eZ9bK6Vi

Contacts

Andrea Cartwright Organiser

Graydon Welsh Industrial Officer

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Downing Centre Local Court: new PSA delegate

Downing Centre Local Court: new PSA delegate

The PSA is pleased to announce Maxwell Bowman has been appointed as the new workplace delegate for Downing Centre Local Court.

Max will serve as the primary liaison between your union and Downing Centre Local Court ensuring members are well-informed about PSA news, updates and benefits.

Delegates also help build collective strength and unity so members can improve and protect their pay, conditions, workplace rights, health and safety.

Your PSOA delegates represent members across Courts and Tribunals, Service Delivery in the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

Your Delegates

Metro and Greater Metro

Eric Ruffin – Parramatta Local Court

Liam O’Reilly – Campbelltown Local Court

Iain Watt – Lidcombe Coroners Court

Gordon Roberts – John Maddison Tower

Wael Shuwayhat – Fairfield Local Court

Maxwell Bowman – Downing Centre Local Court

Hunter, North Coast and North West

Veronica Antcliff – Scone Local Court

Sandra Baker – Ballina Local Court

Central West, South East and South West

Sharyn Rowlands – Narrandera Local Court

Harper Greer – Orange Local Court

PSA staff

Sharny Chalmers Industrial Officer

Mel Ciraolo Organiser

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Member survey on Ahpra agreement and next steps

Member survey on Ahpra agreement and next steps

Ahpra has now presented unions with a revised bargaining position following the rejection of its proposed Agreement in June.

There have been some changes, but the revised position still does not address many of the issues that staff have told both unions and Ahpra matter most.

On wages, Ahpra has increased the headline figure from 11 per cent across three years to 12 per cent across an extended period – this is yet to be defined, but likely to be close to three-and-a-half years. While this may look like a headline increase, it is actually a reduction in the average annual increase over the life of the Agreement.

Ahpra is also proposing to withdraw the classification restructure contained in its previous offer. That restructure would have removed the two lowest pay points at each classification, and added a new top pay point 3 per cent above the existing
maximum. They have not proposed any new proposal in its place, meaning this proposal leaves you worse off than under the rejected offer. For full-time employees, this means a reduction of between $3,000–$3,500 for every year after this Agreement.

Ahpra has proposed no significant changes to its workload provisions, no change to address the unfair treatment of staff required to working during the end-of-year shutdown, and still proposes removing leave loading and concessional days from future employees.

Bargaining has been underway for nine months. Members deserve a pay rise, and deserve a fair agreement without unnecessary delays.

This is the position Ahpra has put to us. Now, the ball is in our court – we need clear direction from union members about what needs to change for an agreement to be acceptable.

Take the survey HERE

Authorised by Stewart Little (CPSU-SPSF Group), 160 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000; Annie Butler (ANMF), 1/365 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000; and Alex Scott (Together Queensland), Level 4, 43 Peel Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101.

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport: policy changes

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport: policy changes

On the 9 September the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport provided the PSA with Draft Employment Screening Policy (ESP) and proposed amended Integrity Policy documentation for staff within Hospitality and Racing. Consistent with the NSW Government’s Consultative Arrangements policy, the Department is seeking to engage with the PSA regarding the draft ESP and proposed amended Hospitality and Racing Integrity Policy.

The consultation period with staff is scheduled to commence on Thursday 10 September 2026. Please review the following documentation if you have any issues or concerns, please forward them to  quote case ID C10022823 by close of business 22 September 2026.

Attachment A: draft Employment Screening Policy SEE HERE

Attachment B: proposed amended Hospitality and Racing Integrity Policy SEE HERE

Based on feedback from delegates and members the PSA will organise a member meeting to deal with any members concerns.

Contacts

Member Support Centre
1800 772 679

PSA delegates

Paul Westervelt Haymarket

Jamie Bootland Parramatta

Claudia Bianchi Organiser

Greg Shaw Senior Industrial Officer

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Homes NSW Housing Portfolio state wide PSA lunchtime members’ meeting

Homes NSW Housing Portfolio state wide PSA lunchtime members’ meeting

PSA organiser Rachel Eldred will be holding an online meeting for Housing Portfolio members and will be joined by your workplace delegates Gavin Wilton, David Badby and Rachel Titmus.

The next Joint Consultative Committee meeting with management is on Monday 28 September. The meeting is an opportunity to get together and address the latest issues that are affecting members. Members have already raised a number of concerns and the agenda will discuss each in turn.

Agenda

  1. Centralisation of jobs at Parramatta Square
  2. Directive not to use power tools to remove boards
  3. Telematics / fleet management
  4. Minimum 3 days / week site attendance for field staff
  5. Backfilling and acting up
  6. Psychosocial Action Plan and workers’ comp reforms
  7. General business
Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Join via MS Teams

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Meeting ID: 454 261 861 847 221

Passcode: Bc75j4cD

Contacts

 Member support

 Workplace delegates

Gavin Wilton

David Badby

Rachel Titmus

PSA staff

Rachel Eldred Organiser

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Homes NSW Aboriginal Housing Office state wide members’ meeting

Homes NSW Aboriginal Housing Office state wide members’ meeting

PSA organiser Rachel Eldred will be holding an online meeting for Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) members and will be joined by your delegate Matt Cooper.

Come along with your questions and find out more about the PSA structure and how it works to help members build collective power in the workplace. Any concerns raised will be discussed with management in a Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting on 21 September. (Please note only collective issues are discussed at JCCs. Individual matters are managed privately.)

Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Join via MS Teams

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Meeting ID: 440 635 555 951 338

Passcode: Dt9Js9qT

Contacts

Workplace delegate

Matt Cooper

PSA organiser

Rachel Eldred

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Natural Resources Access Regulator: Education and Engagement realignment

Natural Resources Access Regulator: Education and Engagement realignment

The Public Service Association is aware consultation has begun on proposed changes in the Education and Engagement branch of the Natural Resources Access Regulator.

The proposed changes include the deletion of some roles, as well as changes to the role titles and role descriptions of several others.

The PSA is calling a members’ meeting to discuss the impact of these changes.

Members’ meeting details
Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Online

Join Teams HERE

Meeting ID 469 720 840 789 346

Passcode jE9Ti2pA

The PSA wants your feedback

Please send your feedback – whether positive, critical or neutral – to and PSA Organiser Michael Parsons at COB Tuesday 10 March.

Please quote Case ID: C10022790

Know a non-member?

Organisational change doesn’t only impact PSA members. Encourage your friends to consider joining to ensure their voice is heard throughout the change process. We’re stronger together. Become a member today.

 Contacts

PSA staff

Michael Sinclair Industrial Officer

Michael Parsons Organiser

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
SafeWork NSW Inspector travel allowance: agreement reached

SafeWork NSW Inspector travel allowance: agreement reached

The PSA provides the following update regarding the dispute over inspector travel allowance provisions. The parties have reached an agreement which will include payment for inspectors for eligible travel from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2026.  SafeWork NSW has drafted a new travel circular (policy), which will apply to all staff once the circular has gone live.

There are two parts to the agreement:

  1. Payment of past expenses for eligible travel, SafeWork has issued an update to staff SEE HERE as to the terms of settlement and a table of backpay for affected staff, including timeline for payment.
  1. A new Travel Provisions draft Circular (policy), SEE HERE which Safe work NSW is seeking staff feedback. The PSA is co-ordinating member feedback on this draft policy and seeks your advice by close of business 18 September 2026. Please contact and quote Case IDC10008420.  The parties will meet again following the close of feedback to confirm the final travel provisions circular and advise of the go-live date. The final agreed policy will confirm all SafeWork Travel provisions entitlements. Further Bulletin will be issued as to final outcome.

Despite recent communications from SafeWork NSW, the PSA acknowledges the advice issued to members on 23 June 2026, as reported in this PSA bulletin which can be seen HERE

For PSA Industrial Support:

PSA Member Support 1800 772 679

Contacts

Delegates

Maree Davidson – Chair

Toni McKay – Deputy Chair

Gavin Parker – Secretary

Liam O’Dwyer – Delegate

Kate Grajales Ochoa – Delegate

Jodi Cleaves – Delegate

Louisa Burns – Delegate

Lily Gilbert–Smith – Delegate

PSA staff

Greg Shaw Senior Industrial Officer

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW: PSA members’ meeting

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW: PSA members’ meeting

PSA members at the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) are invited to a members’ meeting with your PSA representatives and workplace delegates.

Agenda

  • Strategic Workforce Plan
  • Employee development policy and guidance
  • Data Management Policy.
Meeting Details
Date: Friday 25 September 2026
Time: 12:30pm – 1:15 pm
Location: Microsoft Teams meeting

Join HERE

Meeting ID 445 653 720 147 700

Passcode Mc3nu9HN

If you know someone who is not a member, invite them along so they can see the benefits of joining the PSA.

Contacts

Trina Leask Organiser

Member Support Centre
 or 1800 772 679

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Proposed changes to the Audit Office of NSW Governance team

Proposed changes to the Audit Office of NSW Governance team

The PSA has received a draft Change Management plan and staff consultation pack regarding proposed changes to the Audit Office of NSW Governance team. See document HERE.

In Summary the change impacts to staff are:

  • The deletion of a director role (position above award) and the consolidation of the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) responsibilities.
  • The creation of two new governance roles, namely:
    • Associate Director – Governance (Risk)
    • Associate Director – Governance (Integrity)
  • The deletion of one Governance Manager role (Corp Professional A) and one Governance Officer role (Corp Admin 4).
  • A 0.20FTE increase in the Governance Officer role (Corp Admin 4).
  • The transfer of ownership of the Office’s business continuity planning framework from Corporate, Experience and Strategy to the Governance team.
  • A net reduction in FTE of 0.85 to bring the team to a total FTE of 4.65.

Consultation commenced with staff on 1 September 2026.  The PSA received a briefing at the JCC on 9 September 2026, advising that the consultation feedback would be considered by 21 September.

If members have any concerns or feedback, please email and quote case ID C10022829 by cob 17 September 2026.

Contacts

Members Support Centre 1800 772 679

PSA delegate

Hugh Palethorpe

PSA staff

Claudia Bianchi Organiser

Greg Shaw Senior Industrial Officer

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
PSA lodges dispute over Department of Education’s refusal to pay lunch meal allowances

PSA lodges dispute over Department of Education’s refusal to pay lunch meal allowances

The PSA recently notified the NSW Department of Education (DoE) that we’ve lodged a dispute in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC), seeking relief for members who are being denied payment of the Crown Conditions Award cl 29 lunch meal allowance.

The PSA has advised DoE Industrial Relations that the department’s communications to staff on their intranet travel pages and in messaging from Directors to Work Health and Safety (WHS), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Training Services and other staff areas that they cannot claim a lunchtime meal allowance for one-day journeys when the travel is part of their role; together with refusal to pay these claims, represents a breach of Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) reviewed Award 2009  (“ the Crown Conditions Award” ) – Clause 29.1.3 which states:

“An employee… will be paid the appropriate rate of allowance… [for] lunch when required to travel a total distance on the day of at least 100 kilometres and… is located at a distance of 50 kms from the employee’s normal headquarters at the time of taking a normal break.”

PSA challenges Department position

All NSW public sector agencies and departments must comply with paying the various expense and work-related meal allowances in the Crown Conditions Award which are annually adjusted from 1 July and published by NSW Premier’s Department Circular (C2026-04) – including lunch meal allowances under clause 29.

In correspondence with DoE Industrial Relations and in Joint Consultative Committee meetings, the PSA has made our position clear. The PSA believes the clause, read plainly, provides an entitlement for workers who meet the criteria to be paid a lunch meal allowance, irrespective of how regularly they travel for their role, or in the course of their work.

Members raised it – your union pursued it.

We thank impacted members for bringing this to the attention of the PSA and for your patience as we pursue this matter. We understand that field officers across WHS, ICT, Training Services, and other areas, including regionally, have been especially impacted.

The PSA can assure members that we are committed to fighting for and upholding your workplace/industrial rights and entitlements, and to defending the integrity of the Crown Conditions Award.

We appear in the IRC in the coming weeks and will keep you updated as the dispute progresses.

PSA Staff

Katy Ambler Industrial Officer

Peta Noke Organiser

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026
Join us on 15 September for a PSA members’ meeting at the Ministry of Health

Join us on 15 September for a PSA members’ meeting at the Ministry of Health

PSA members are invited to join industrial officer Graydon Welsh, workplace delegate Julie Westacott and organiser Rachel Eldred for a lunchtime members’ meeting next Tuesday 15 September 2026.

Get together with other PSA members and your PSA representatives to talk about what you’ve been up to in the workplace. It’s an opportunity to share any concerns or issues you may have, and get an update from the PSA after the Joint Consultative Committee meeting with management on 9 September.

Whether you’ve got something specific to raise or just want to stay informed, we’d love to see you and discuss ways your union can support you to get involved and help shape what happens in your workplace.

The PSA will arrive 30 minutes before the meeting to speak with non-members who’d like to know more about being part of the union. They will have to join if they wish to attend the meeting.

Meeting Details
Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Room 5.H.1 on level 5 or join us online via MS Teams:

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Meeting ID 456 936 937 060 264

Passcode S6X38Jh9

Contacts

Member Support Centre

 Workplace delegate

Julie Westacott

PSA industrial staff

Graydon Welsh Industrial officer

Rachel Eldred Organiser

Recent News

PSA Members’ Meeting: Taronga Conservation Society Australia – Sydney and Dubbo   28 October 2026 PSA members’ meeting on the proposed NSW Office for Youth organisational changes   28 October 2026 The PSA invite all staff working at Legal Aid TDS to join us to discuss the proposed restructure   27 October 2026 TAFE NSW: your lunch break is your own!   27 October 2026 NSW EnergyCo: creating a Chief Operations Office   27 October 2026

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