WorkCover and Workplace Injury Lawyer in Ipswich

About Our Ipswich Office

Our Ipswich office is at Level 3, 16 East Street, Ipswich QLD 4305. Viktoria Teed meets clients at this serviced office by appointment – call 1300 390 394 to book a time. It is a few minutes' walk from Ipswich railway station on Bell Street (Ipswich/Rosewood line) and the adjoining bus station. If you drive, a council-operated car park is a short walk away – check the signs for any conditions.

You do not have to come in at all: we can talk by phone or video, and if your injury makes travel difficult we can arrange to visit you at home or in hospital.

Local Industries & Workplace Risks

Modelled figures for 2024/25 show health care and social assistance is Ipswich's largest employing industry (about 17.8% of local full-time equivalent jobs), ahead of public administration and safety, education and training, and manufacturing.

• Health – West Moreton Health, which runs Ipswich Hospital, is the city's second-largest employer.
• Defence and aerospace – RAAF Base Amberley (around 5,000 staff) and contractors there such as Boeing Defence Australia, plus Rheinmetall's Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence at Redbank.
• Food manufacturing – including beef processing; JBS Australia's Northern Division is based at Riverview.
• Logistics and construction – transport, postal and warehousing work, and construction, which added over 1,400 local full-time equivalent jobs from 2019/20 to 2024/25.

If you work at Amberley, check which scheme applies: Australian Defence Force service injuries are handled by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and Australian Government employees come under Comcare. Most other employers are insured by WorkCover Queensland or are self-insured.

Common Workplace Injuries in Ipswich

Injuries linked to this kind of work include:

• Back and shoulder strains from moving patients in hospitals and aged care (back injuries, shoulder injuries).
• Hand, wrist and arm strain from production-line and knife work (repetitive strain).
• Falls, knee damage and crush injuries on building sites and factory floors (construction injuries, knee injuries).
• Slips on wet surfaces, sometimes causing head injuries (slip and fall claims).
• Warehouse manual handling, and neck and whiplash injuries for people who drive for work, where a CTP claim may also be relevant.
• Stress, trauma and occupational violence in health, education and emergency services (psychological injuries).

See our WorkCover claims guide for how the process works.

Local Medical & Legal Resources

• Ipswich Hospital, Chelmsford Avenue, Ipswich – West Moreton Health public hospital with a 24-hour emergency department. In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000).
• Private hospitals – St Andrew's Ipswich Private Hospital (Roderick Street, Ipswich) and Mater Private Hospital Springfield (Health Care Drive, Springfield Central).
• Ipswich Magistrates Court, 43 Ellenborough Street, Ipswich – under a kilometre from our office.
• WorkCover Queensland – claims can be lodged online, by phone or on a paper form.
• Workplace Health and Safety Queensland – the state's work health and safety regulator, part of the Office of Industrial Relations.
• Queensland Industrial Relations Commission – hears appeals against Workers' Compensation Regulator review decisions, filed within 20 business days of receiving notice of the decision. Some appeals go to an Industrial Magistrate instead.