Reported
Person rescued from grain silo in Dunolly
A person was rescued after becoming trapped in a grain silo on Thompson Street in Dunolly, Victoria, on 6 October 2026. The Country Fire…
Agriculture Dunolly, VIC
Record summary
- Date
- Tuesday 22 April 2025
- Location
- St Therese's Primary School
- Employer or operator
- City of Greater Bendigo
- Type
- Workplace injury and unfair dismissal
- Deaths
- None reported
- Injured
- 1One worker, 86 years old, knee injury sustained March 2023
What happened
Incident Overview
On Tuesday, 22 April 2025, the Fair Work Commission ruled that the City of Greater Bendigo unlawfully dismissed 86-year-old school crossing supervisor Mavis Rofe following a disputed medical assessment about a knee injury sustained at work. Ms. Rofe, a 12-year veteran of the role at St Therese’s Primary School in Kennington, was awarded $2,400 compensation for the “harsh and procedurally unfair” termination.
Fair Work Commissioner Susie Allison found that the council failed to disclose the insurer’s medical report before termination and did not provide Ms. Rofe an opportunity to respond or challenge the findings, breaching basic procedural fairness under the Fair Work Act 2009.
- On Tuesday, 22 April 2025, the Fair Work Commission ruled that the City of Greater Bendigo unlawfully dismissed 86-year-old school crossing supervisor Mavis Rofe following a disputed medical assessment about a knee injury sustained at work