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New blog: Hear from Hiker John, shown over polaroid hiking photos on an outback gorge at sunset

Beyond the Trail: Mastering Outdoor Safety for ...

Twist an ankle three hours from the carpark and a familiar walk is suddenly a serious problem. A front rolls in faster than the forecast said. The phone sits in...

Beyond the Trail: Mastering Outdoor Safety for ...

Twist an ankle three hours from the carpark and a familiar walk is suddenly a serious problem. A front rolls in faster than the forecast said. The phone sits in...

New blog: Burns and Scalds: Australian First Aid That Actually Works, shown over burn dressings and shears on a timber bench

Burns and Scalds: Australian First Aid That Act...

Most Australians think burns and scalds are a summer problem. The data says otherwise. According to AIHW 2023-24 figures, burn hospitalisations peak in September (514 cases) and May (495), with...

Burns and Scalds: Australian First Aid That Act...

Most Australians think burns and scalds are a summer problem. The data says otherwise. According to AIHW 2023-24 figures, burn hospitalisations peak in September (514 cases) and May (495), with...

Take the sting out of getting bitten with our range of soothing products, shown beside sprays, creams, dressings and cold packs

Take the sting out of getting bitten

Australia has a serious cast of biting and stinging animals. Brown snakes, tiger snakes, redbacks, funnel-webs, paralysis ticks, box jellyfish on the tropical coast, blue-ringed octopuses in southern tidal pools....

Take the sting out of getting bitten

Australia has a serious cast of biting and stinging animals. Brown snakes, tiger snakes, redbacks, funnel-webs, paralysis ticks, box jellyfish on the tropical coast, blue-ringed octopuses in southern tidal pools....

Two workers in hard hats and a high-visibility vest checking a laptop and clipboard beside shipping containers

Identifying workplace hazards

Most Australian workplaces walk past three or four hazards a day without noticing, until one of them puts someone in the back of an ambulance or surfaces in a workers'...

Identifying workplace hazards

Most Australian workplaces walk past three or four hazards a day without noticing, until one of them puts someone in the back of an ambulance or surfaces in a workers'...

Sunburnt back and shoulders of a young woman with pale strap marks, standing in front of green foliage

Treating Sunburn

By the time the redness shows up, the damage is already done. Sunburn is the body's inflammatory reaction to ultraviolet radiation, and it usually appears hours after exposure, which is...

Treating Sunburn

By the time the redness shows up, the damage is already done. Sunburn is the body's inflammatory reaction to ultraviolet radiation, and it usually appears hours after exposure, which is...

Thumb Taping poster showing four numbered steps taping a thumb and wrist with elastic and rigid tape

Thumb Strapping Guide Poster

A jammed thumb on a netball court, a footballer's hand caught the wrong way in a tackle, a basketballer's thumb bent back against the ball. Sports clubs and school PE...

Thumb Strapping Guide Poster

A jammed thumb on a netball court, a footballer's hand caught the wrong way in a tackle, a basketballer's thumb bent back against the ball. Sports clubs and school PE...