International workers Memorial Day

The annual Central Coast service to commemorate International Workers Memorial Day held on 28 April (also referred to as International Day of Mourning) was held at the Ourimbah Memorial Wall of Remembrance at 10am today.

3 May 2023

THE annual service was well attended by family and friends who have lost loved ones because of workplace death or occupational illnesses at work.

Representatives from all levels of government attended along with SafeWork NSW, the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia and Lisarow High School. Local singer-songwriter, ASHA, provided poignant and heartfelt acoustic music to accompany this moving service.

The Ourimbah Memorial Wall of Remembrance was officially opened in 2006 to give Central Coast residents a place to remember loved ones and to remind ourselves as a community that we must continue to work towards a world where workplaces are safe.

Speakers at the event were Emma McBride, Member for Dobell; David Harris, Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong; Former Mayor of Wyong Shire, Bob Graham; Kristy Charlton from SafeWork NSW; Maree Stokes, Vice President of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia and David Mehan, Member for The Entrance.

“The rallying cry of Workers Memorial Day is to remember the dead and fight for the living. I am always pleased to host this event in my electorate as a service to the whole Central Coast community,” David Mehan said.

“Central Coast residents who have lost a loved one because of work are welcome to have that person’s name recorded on this wall, to honour their work and remind us of the loss to our community and can contact my office for this to be arranged.”