Bundaberg WorkCover and Workplace Injury Lawyer

Appointments in Bundaberg

In-person appointments in Bundaberg are coming soon. Once our Bundaberg office address is confirmed, we will add it to this page, and principal lawyer Viktoria Teed will meet clients there by appointment.

Until then, we help Bundaberg and Wide Bay–Burnett workers by phone and video call, and in person through home and hospital visits when an injury makes travel hard. To arrange a time, call 1300 390 394 or message us through our contact page.

Local Industries & Workplace Risks

Health care and social assistance is the largest employing industry in the Bundaberg Regional Council area, with about 10,750 local jobs in 2024/25. Construction (about 5,470 jobs) and retail (about 4,830) follow, and agriculture, forestry and fishing makes up a far bigger share of local jobs than across Queensland (8.5% compared with 2.3%).

• Horticulture and cane – vegetables, fruit, nuts and citrus made up most of the value of local farm production in 2020/21, and Bundaberg is Australia's largest macadamia-growing region.
• Sugar and drinks – Bundaberg Sugar's Millaquin Mill on the Burnett River crushes cane in a season usually running from June to December and produces raw and refined sugar, with rum distilled nearby. Bundaberg Brewed Drinks is also based in the city.
• Construction – including the new Bundaberg Hospital being built at Thabeban.

Common Workplace Injuries in Bundaberg

Injury patterns in Bundaberg tend to follow the local work:

• Lifting and moving patients or residents can cause back and shoulder injuries, and health and community workers may develop a psychological injury.
• Picking, packing and sorting can lead to repetitive strain and knee injuries.
• Building sites bring falls and falling objects – see our construction injury guide and head and brain injuries.
• Shops, cafes and processing floors can involve slips, trips and falls.
• Driving for work can cause neck and whiplash injuries, and a crash may also raise a CTP claim.

Our WorkCover claims guide explains each step.

Local Medical & Legal Resources

Hospitals

• Bundaberg Hospital, 271 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg West – public hospital (Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service) with a 24-hour emergency department.
• Friendly Society Private Hospital, 19–23 Bingera Street, Bundaberg West – emergency department open 8 am to 8 pm, seven days.
• Mater Private Hospital Bundaberg, 313 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg.

Courts and agencies

• Bundaberg Magistrates Court, 44 Quay Street – appeals to an industrial magistrate are filed at a Magistrates Court.
• WorkCover Queensland – insures most Queensland employers; some larger employers self-insure.
• Workers' Compensation Regulatory Service – reviews insurer decisions; apply generally within 3 months of receiving the decision.
• Queensland Industrial Relations Commission – hears most appeals against review decisions, due within 20 business days.
• Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (Office of Industrial Relations).