Running from 20–26 July, this year’s campaign, “Second Chances – Who Knows How Many You’ll Get?”, focuses on the everyday close calls that happen on Australian farms.
Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging farmers across the Mildura electorate to use National Farm Safety Week as a time to reflect, learn and commit to safer practices.
“We might call them lucky breaks, but those close calls are really chances to stop, think, and do better next time.”
“Too often, we brush off near misses as part of the job, but these moments are lessons, and they can be the difference between life and death.”
Ms Benham said that this year’s campaign also shines a light on the invisible risks, like mental health, which can have just as much impact as physical hazards.
For more information on Farm Safety Week, visit https://www.farmsafe.org.au/
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