Community Corrections Workload Management Dashboard – update

PSA Delegates continue to work with the executive and Quality Assurance teams to address member concerns with the Workload Management Template (WMT) Dashboard. The executive remains committed to improving the system’s functionality while recognising the dynamic nature of operational priorities and risk.

As a result, we are pleased to report that with the training session due to be run this Wednesday 23 July by Quality Assurance, they will be demonstrating additional functionality that has been added to the Dashboard.

This functionality has been reviewed by your delegates with the feedback being that the need for manual spreadsheets is not required as data is available for your work scheduling and planning requirements.

We strongly advise that you attend this training, and we want to thank the Community Corrections executive for working with our delegates and encouraging the members to push for improved functionality and encouraging future consultation.

Your Community Corrections delegates are

Bart Gale Chair – Central West

Suzi Tubner Vice Chair – Admin Metro

Kevin Manning TL – Metro

Bronwyn Grainger TL – Metro

Thomas Pearce CCO – Metro

David Weir CCO – Metro

Kori Buck Admin – Regional

Paul Willis CCO – South East

Sonya Mantle CCO – Central West

Amy Riddle TL – North Coast

Mark Wisnewski CCO – North Coast

Hannah McGinty CCO – South East

Blake Langelaar CCO – Hunter

Ashley Gannon TL – Hunter

Craig Jackson Field Officers

Simon Young Electronic Monitoring

Your PSA Industrial Staff

David Freyer Industrial Officer

Chris Auld Senior Organiser

Latu Sailosi Organiser

Anti-Discrimination NSW PSA members meeting

The PSA invites members to come along and meet your new PSA representatives and delegates. The members’ meeting will be in person, and online to update members on PSA campaigns and industrial issues in preparation for next Joint Consultative Committee meeting.

We are also calling for nominations for PSA Anti-Discrimination NSW delegates to support our current delegates.

Meeting Details

Anti-Discrimination NSW PSA Meeting

Date 6 August 2025

Time 12:15pm–1:00pm

Location Level 7, Meeting Room S.28 6PSQ, Parramatta

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Contacts

Anti-Discrimination NSW delegates

Anna Hunstead

Morlai Kamara

PSA industrial staff

Vivette Horrex

Organiser

Sharny Chalmers

Industrial officer

Members’ meeting – Local Government and Regional Planning

Your PSA Organiser, Jo Aboud, will be visiting Local Government and Regional Planning this week to discuss any issues or concerns, and strengthen our collective voice. Please come along and take advantage of this excellent opportunity for all of us to connect!

What’s Happening?

Union Visit

A representative will be visiting this week to engage with members and hear any concerns, feedback or suggestions you may have.

Open Discussion

This is your chance to raise any issues you are facing at work with the union. We value your input and want to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.

Bring a non-member

If you know a co-worker who’s not yet a part of the union, invite them to join the conversation! It’s a great opportunity to show them what being a part of the union means.

Meeting details

Date Thursday 24 July

Time 12:00pm–1:30pm

We are counting on you to make this a productive and engaging session. Bring your ideas, concerns and a friend who could benefit from becoming a member.

Contact

Jo Aboud
Organiser

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport – industrial update

The PSA and the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport, including Create NSW representatives have been meeting fortnightly since the announcement of the draft change proposal on 23 June 2025.

PSA WINS

With the great advocacy of PSA delegates, the message and concerns from members has resulted in improvements in consultation. This includes the recent updated FAQ’s on the proposed process for filling of non-executive roles and management team workshops, including an extension of the feedback period to 28 July.

Key Timeline – Revised

Consultation period 23 June to 28 July (5pm)*

Consider & review feedback 29 July to 08 August

Change outcomes announced 19 August

Expression of interest period 20 August to 04 September (non-PSSE) / 20 August to 27 August (PSSE)

Proposed go-live of new structure 06 October

*The consultation period has been extended by one week, to 28 July, to allow additional reflection time following leadership workshops and team conversations.

Current update

According to the department at last Wednesday’s 17 July meeting, the one area that did not receive a satisfactory ‘update’ via the director workshops is Create Infrastructure which means affected members do not have essential new information to consider until further feedback for staff to occurs. In fact, the PSA on Friday 18 July has been advised that a town hall meeting of Create NSW staff will occur on Tuesday 22 July at 11.30am. Members should have received an email today with the meeting details.

PSA officers will be participating. The Executive Director will be addressing staff in relation to the current status of the restructure proposal.

Unfortunately, this only allows a matter of days after this town hall meeting for staff to consider what is presented, and to respond. Whilst the end date for feedback is by close of business 28 July, the PSA will be consulting with management right through until the new structure is proposed to be finalised (currently proposed for 6 October 2025).

If members have any new or unaddressed issues please forward to or 1800772679 by close of business on 25 July. Feel free to contact your PSA delegates and PSA industrial team for ongoing advice or support.

Contacts

PSA delegates

Greg Snook

Stuart Slough

PSA Industrial team

Claudia Bianchi

Organiser

Greg Shaw

Senior Industrial officer

United We Bargain Divided We Beg.

PSA Visit to People, Performance and Culture, Parramatta Square

PSA Organiser Jo Aboud will be coming to 4 Parramatta Square to visit People, Performance & Culture members. This will give members the opportunity to have an informal chat and raise any questions or concerns you may have as well as discuss the benefits of being in your union. If you know someone who is not a union member, bring them along so they can see the advantages of being a part of the union.

Please bring a colleague along and say hello.

Date Wednesday 23 July 2025

Time 12:00pm-1:30pm

Location Your Lunchroom

Contact

Jo Aboud

Organiser

Thank You for joining us and we want to hear more from you – Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water – regulatory review survey

On Wednesday 16 July, the PSA held a Teams meeting with 150 affected members of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), who attended the meeting to discuss the regulatory review and functional delivery model.

The purpose of the meeting was to listen to members and discuss the potential impacts of a realignment within the regulatory functions, and how this may affect members’ ability to undertaking their work.

Survey

Your delegates and the PSA seek your feedback on the potential impacts of a realignment of the regulatory functions, and how it would affect your role within the division.

Please provide your feedback HERE by Close Of Business Friday 8 August

Your feedback is important!

If you are not a member please join the PSA HERE

Once your feedback has been received and collated, the PSA will provide a comprehensive submission to the department prior to the review concluding.

Contact

Michael Sinclair
Industrial Officer

Call for Nominations Schools Departmental Committee

Nominations are called for positions on the Schools Departmental Committee.

Each nomination must be seconded by two other members in the same electorate as the nominee. The call for nominations is as follows:

41 Delegates Required

Electorate Name	PSA Region	Delegates Required
Electorate 1	Metro North Northern Sydney School Networks: Hills, Hornsby, Lane Cove, Middle Harbour, North Shore, Peninsula	3
Electorate 2	Metro South Includes regions: Bankstown, Campbelltown, East Hills, Fairfield, Granville, Hoxton, Ingleburn, Liverpool, Macarthur, Strathfield	5
Electorate 3	Metro East Sydney School Networks: Botany Bay, Georges River, Inner City, Inner West, Network 8, Port Hacking, Port Jackson, Woronora River	4
Electorate 4	Metro West Western Sydney School Networks: Blue Mountains, Cumberland, Hawkesbury, Minchinbury, Mt Druitt, Penrith Valley, Nirimba, The Hills	6
Electorate 5	Central West (Bathurst PSA Office)	3
Electorate 6	Hunter (Newcastle PSA Office)	9
Electorate 7	North Coast (Lismore PSA Office)	3
Electorate 8	North West (Tamworth PSA Office)	2
Electorate 9	South East (Wollongong PSA Office)	5
Electorate 10	South West (Wagga Wagga PSA Office)	2

NOMINATIONS AND CLOSING DATE

Nominees, nominators and seconders must be financial members of the Association as at 16 July 2025.

Nominations must be submitted via Survey Monkey HERE

Nominations close 13 August 2025. Forms must be completed via Survey Monkey by 5pm on 13 August 2025.

If there is a ballot, candidates who wish to have a profile available for voters to read should provide a brief statement of 300 words or less stating how they will best represent members’ interests.

Space is provided for this purpose on the form available through Survey Monkey.

Please email any questions to

Chris Colosi
for Kerrie Butson
Deputy Returning Officer

Taronga Conservation Society Australia- Dubbo – members meeting notice to discuss pay remediation

Your PSA industrial staff will be onsite, for a lunchtime members’ meeting to discuss the upcoming pay remediation and how your union can best support the membership during the transition.

This is also an opportunity for members and non-members to meet with your PSA industrial team and workplace delegate to learn about the role and support of the PSA in your workplace.

Members are encouraged to send any agenda items that they would like discussed to

If you know any non-member that would like to learn more about your union, invite them to attend.

Meeting Details:

Date 23 July 2025

Time 1:00pm–2:00pm

Location Keepers Lunchroom

PSA Dubbo Workplace Delegates:

Christina Nicholas

PSA Organiser:

Claudia Bianchi

PSA Regional Organiser:

Belinda Pearce

PSA Industrial Officer:

Michael Sinclair

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Free emergency ambulance cover
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Substantial shopping discounts
Legal services and many other benefits

Member benefits can be found HERE

Coffee with PSA President Nicole Jess

The PSA would like to invite all members that work out of 4 and 6 Parramatta Square to come down and have a free coffee, tea, or hot chocolate on us.

Joining us on Wednesday will be PSA President Nicole Jess who will be there to connect with members so please come by as we’d love to have a conversation with you.

PSA staff, who represent a wide range of agencies, will also be on hand to discuss any issues or concerns you may have.

A representative from Australian Mutual Bank, along with a representative from Wage Cover, will be in attendance for members.

Details

Date Wednesday 23 July 2025

Time 9.30am-11.00am

Location Chambers Fine Coffee, 1 Parramatta Square Parramatta, which is adjacent to Western Sydney University entrance off the Square, diagonally across from 4 and 6 PSQ.

Coffee will be free for PSA members, but we are more than happy to talk to people interested in joining the PSA, too.

If you know a coworker who’s not yet part of the union, invite them to join us! It’s a great opportunity to show them what being a part of the union means.

Western Sydney University – the coffee is on the CPSU NSW

The CPSU NSW would like to invite all members who work out of Western Sydney University at Parramatta to come down and have a free coffee, tea, or hot chocolate on us.

This will give you, the members, the opportunity to have conversations with fellow members in an informal setting. CPSU NSW PSA staff, who represent a wide range of agencies, will be on hand to discuss any issues or concerns you may have.

Details

Date Wednesday 23 July
Time 9:30am-11:00am
Location Chambers Fine Coffee, 1 Parramatta Square Parramatta.

Coffee will be free for CPSU NSW members. We are more than happy to talk to people interested in joining the CPSU NSW, too. Bring a colleague along with you and come and say hello.

–Contact

Jose Vasquez

Results – CPSU NSW workload survey at Australian Unity

To all members working at Australian Unity (AU) who completed the CPSU NSW workload survey – thank you.

In summary, survey respondents indicate

Classifications

60 per cent of respondents were Care Partners.
Just under 10 per cent were Care Partner Leads.

Work Overload

100 per cent of respondents felt some sort of work overload which was split 50:50.
Disturbingly 50 per cent of respondents felt overwhelmed and indicated the workload was completely unmanageable.
77 per cent regularly backfilled for absent colleagues with 95 per cent indicating significant/noticeable impact on their workload.

Working for free

72 per cent work beyond their contract hours.
72 per cent work up to 10 hours per week without any remuneration.
73 per cent feel some form of pressure to work outside their contracted hours to complete their work.
70 per cent feel their KPIs are the source of the pressure to work without any remuneration.
20per cent feel the source of pressure to work without any remuneration comes from their line manager.

Training

68 per cent training is not always sufficient and/or effective.
23 per cent training is insufficient and/or ineffective.
77 per cent state that the training does not suit their learning style.

Raising concerns and morale levels

55 per cent are not confident to raise concerns with their local management team.
60 per cent and 32 per cent do not feel supported by their management team occasionally/rarely respectively.
86 per cent feel their morale is either medium (up and down) or Low (poor)

What’s next?

CPSU NSW industrial staff and local workplace representatives met with AU management and discussed the survey results. Your feedback was anonymised and provided to AU for consideration.

CPSU NSW has consistently pushed for a review of workloads. We raised the recruitment freeze with AU management.

AU’s response was to the effect that it would be unfair to recruit new staff during a restructure process only to terminate employment once the permanent structure was determined.

The union acknowledges there is some validity to this response, however, some form of short-term solution needs to be identified and implemented given the survey clearly indicates low morale and associated workload pressures across the company.

CPSU NSW again raised relief and backfilling during planned and unplanned absences of your colleagues on leave. AU indicated that relief/backfilling is a concern they are aware of and will be addressing.

AU’s management advised at the meeting in very clear and concise language – AU does not expect staff to work for free. Management explicitly stated that AU has a ‘flexible work environment’ and there can be a little give and take.

CPSU NSW advises members that you should work to your contract. If work is excessive, formally seek paid overtime from your local manager. If paid overtime is declined, then don’t do the work. Let your local manager know you are strictly working to your contract, and you will not be working for free.

AU are presently considering the survey and CPSU NSW will continue discussions and advocate for members with management.

Anthony Wright Industrial Officer

Thomas Gao Organiser

Bargaining to commence shortly at University of Technology Sydney

As your Enterprise Agreement is set to expire on 31 August 2025, the bargaining process at University of Technology Sydney will soon begin. It’s crucial that we understand your priorities to effectively represent you during negotiations.

To aid in crafting the CPSU NSW log of claims, we invite all members to complete this survey. Please click on the link HERE to share your insights.

Your CPSU NSW workplace delegates are here to assist with any workplace questions, provide advice and support, and advocate for your interests.

Andreas Dalman, Branch President Dalman@uts.edu.au
Greg Hampshire, Branch Secretary Hampshire@uts.edu.au
Thomas Dobson, Assistant Secretary dobson@uts.edu.au
Fleur Sargent, Women’s Officer Sargent@uts.edu.au

The stronger we are, the better our chances of success at the bargaining table.

Not in the CPSU NSW? Want to be? Join us here.

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