WorkCover and Workplace Injury Lawyer in Chermside

About Our Chermside Office

Our Chermside office is a serviced office on Level 2 of Westfield Chermside, at the corner of Gympie and Hamilton Roads. Principal lawyer Viktoria Teed meets clients there by appointment, so please call 1300 390 394 to book a time. Chermside bus station is located at the shopping centre, with buses to the Brisbane CBD and nearby suburbs, and the centre has large multi-level car parks.

The office is handy for people in Chermside, Aspley, Kedron, Stafford, Geebung, Wavell Heights and Chermside West. We can also meet by phone or video call, and if your injury means you can't travel, we can see you at home or in hospital, including at The Prince Charles Hospital.

Local Industries & Workplace Risks

Chermside, about 10 km north of the Brisbane CBD by road, is home to several hospitals and one of Australia's largest shopping centres. At the 2021 Census, hospitals were the largest industry of employment for Chermside residents, followed by cafes and restaurants, takeaway food, computer system design and residential aged care.

• Health care: The Prince Charles Hospital on Rode Road, a large Metro North Health public hospital
• Retail and hospitality: Westfield Chermside, with more than 480 stores, a cinema and dining precincts
• Aged care: one of the top five industries employing Chermside residents
• Emergency services: Chermside's fire station and ambulance station, next to each other on Hamilton Road
• Trades and technical work: about one in nine working residents is a technician or tradesperson

Common Workplace Injuries in Chermside

Common injuries in this mix of hospital, retail and service work include:

• Back and shoulder injuries from lifting, moving patients or residents, and handling stock
• Falls on wet floors in kitchens, food courts and wards (a shopper hurt in a fall may instead have a public liability claim)
• Knee injuries from falls or repeated kneeling
• Repetitive strain in checkout, kitchen and computer-based roles
• Psychological injuries after traumatic incidents or aggression in emergency, ambulance and customer-facing work
• Construction injuries among local trades
• Crashes while driving for work, which can involve WorkCover, a CTP claim, or both

Our WorkCover claims guide explains how a Queensland claim works.

Local Medical & Legal Resources

Hospitals with 24-hour emergency departments:

• The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Road, Chermside (adult and children's emergency)
• Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Butterfield Street, Herston

Courts: There is no Magistrates Court in Chermside. Nearby Magistrates Courts include those at Sandgate (84 Keogh Street), Strathpine (Pine Rivers Magistrates Court, 374 Gympie Road) and Brisbane (363 George Street).

Statewide bodies: WorkCover Queensland (insurer), Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (workplace safety), the Workers' Compensation Regulator (reviews of claim decisions) and the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (appeals).