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TROPIC • HEALTH

What is missing from the conversation
though, is the money that we are
losing. Nearly half of all Australians
will experience some type of mental
ill-health during their lifetime. They will
face significant challenges to get their
Workplace life back on track. If they are working Southern Access Corridor, TMR QLD
during this time, their workplaces will
wellbeing also encounter challenges due to the us to work quicker. But what is being
done once we are at work? Cairns could
loss of productivity or worse, the loss
of a valued team member. The time do a lot with $180 million back in the
SUPPORTING STAFF away from work, economy. Creating
Worklink’s Rebecca Cotton backfilling roles mentally health
and recruiting
workplaces or
explains the economic new employees giving someone a
benefits that can be gained all cost our local Nearly half of all go can help do just
by supporting the minds businesses money. Australians will experience that.
of employees. In fact, $180 some type of mental Worklink can
million is lost each
help you employ
Money, money, money apparently makes year from the ill-health during their someone who has
the world goes around. It certainly Cairns economy experienced mental
makes Cairns go around and with a because of lifetime ill-health and get
growing economy, Cairns is in a good reduced business Rebecca Cotton them back into the
position to plan new developments and productivity from Worklink workforce. Thrive
improve our tropical city. Industries mental ill-health. in Work can help
such as tourism as well as international To put that in perspective, the Smithfield you improve the mental health of your
trade and the NDIS all bring in the Bypass project is expected to cost $152 workplace so you can support your
money. More money coming in means million and the Australian Government employees when they are in need.
more money being spent locally, with is committing $180 million to Stage 5
new buildings going up and new roads of the Southern Access Corridor. These
being built. MORE: thirve.org.au
are significant projects that will get

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