The Design for Care research program, focused on developing design interventions to create more mentally healthy work in the New South Wales healthcare sector, was celebrated in the state’s parliament this May.

The NSW Government’s Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations; Work Health and Safety and Multiculturalism, the Hon. Mark Buttigeig MLC, moved a motion noting the success of the project’s final showcase event in Parramatta on 30 April 2025.

The successful motion also acknowledged the team’s “significant work to better the mental wellbeing of workers in the healthcare and social assistance industry.”

Design for Care has been a four-year collaboration between Curtin’s Centre for Transformative Work Design, the University of Sydney and Monash University, funded by icare (Insurance and Care Services).

Congratulations to project leader, ARC Laureate Fellow and John Curtin Distinguished Professor Sharon Parker, Director of the Centre for Transformative Work Design and her team for having their outstanding work acknowledged on Hansard.

Five people standing in front of a media wall.
L:R Professor Helena Nguyen (The University of Sydney), John Curtin Distinguished Professor Sharon Parker (Curtin University), Yeong Lee (A/Head of WC Platform Design, Strategy & Innovation, icare NSW), Professor Anya Johnson (The University of Sydney), Tony Wessling (Group Executive – Workers Compensation, icare NSW).