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Workplace CultureWorkplace wellbeing programs that support Canberra workforces
Supporting a Canberra workforce means finding a provider who understands public sector pressures and can be onsite when you need them. Holistic Services Group has delivered workplace wellbeing programs across Canberra and the ACT since 2003, working with federal and territory government agencies, universities, professional services and not-for-profits, onsite or online for hybrid teams.
Workplace wellbeing services available in Canberra
In Canberra, Holistic Services Group delivers workplace wellbeing programs including mental health and resilience training, leadership development, psychosocial risk programs, corporate massage, ergonomic assessments, corporate yoga and Pilates, and team building. Sessions run onsite across Civic, the inner suburbs and the wider ACT, and online for hybrid and remote teams.
- Corporate massage (seated and event massage)
- Ergonomic assessments (workstation and home office)
- Workplace mental health and resilience training
- Leadership development and manager capability training
- Stress and burnout prevention workshops
- Corporate yoga, Pilates and meditation
- Workplace fitness classes
- Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking demonstrations
- Team building and culture workshops
- Health and wellbeing expos
- Keynote and conference speakers
Why it matters in Canberra
For Canberra’s public sector employers, workplace wellbeing is closely tied to obligation. Public administration and safety is by far the largest industry of employment in Canberra, accounting for close to 30% of the workforce, around 74,000 people (ABS Census, 2021), so the way agencies manage psychosocial risk sets the tone for the city. Since April 2023, employers have been required to identify and control psychosocial hazards under amended work health and safety regulations, using the same hierarchy of controls applied to physical risks (Safe Work Australia). The return on investment in workplace mental health is well documented: Australian research has found an average return of $2.30 for every dollar invested (PwC, 2014).
Delivery across Canberra
HSG delivers onsite throughout Canberra and the ACT, including Civic, Barton, Parkes, Deakin, Belconnen and Tuggeranong, as well as Queanbeyan and the surrounding region, and online for hybrid or interstate team members.
What HSG delivers in Canberra
HSG covers the full range of workplace wellbeing for Canberra organisations, onsite at your premises or online for distributed teams.
Support employees in managing pressure, building resilience and strengthening psychological safety through tailored services such as stress and burnout prevention, corporate mindfulness training and facilitator-led corporate meditation.
Equip managers with practical skills to lead people, navigate difficult conversations and support healthy team performance across onsite, remote and hybrid teams.
Help reduce daily physical strain through ergonomics, movement, corporate massage, fitness, yoga and broader corporate health programs.
Strengthen communication, belonging, and collaboration across on-site, hybrid, and distributed teams.
Ready to build an ongoing program across these areas? Workplace wellness programs
Common workplace wellbeing priorities for Canberra employers
- Meeting psychosocial risk obligations, where the public sector is expected to model good practice
- Change and machinery-of-government pressures on staff and managers
- Managing a hybrid workforce across the APS and territory agencies
- Leadership and manager capability
- Retention in competition with the private sector
Organisations we’ve supported in Canberra
HSG has delivered programs for Canberra and ACT organisations, including the University of Canberra, the Department of Education (ACT), the Suburban Land Agency (ACT) and Cardno (NSW/ACT). HSG also works with federal organisations headquartered in Canberra, including the Department of Defence, the Department of Finance and the Australian Federal Police.
Sector-specific support in Canberra
Much of HSG’s Canberra work naturally aligns with government and public sector needs. Our government page goes deeper into how we support federal and territory agencies through procurement, psychosocial obligations, and leadership in times of change. Workplace Wellbeing for Government
Featured client story: University of Canberra
Challenge: supporting higher degree research students and staff with practical self-management and wellbeing skills as part of a development program.
Program: a workshop built into the university’s development curriculum, delivered by a specialist facilitator.
Outcome, in the client’s words:
University of Canberra’s HDR development team is so happy with this workshop and the feedback we received; we are looking forward to implementing it in our program again.
Ella Mifflin
University of Canberra
More from Canberra clients
Our team participated in Yoga and Meditation sessions. The team absolutely loved them and on numerous occasions have discussed the benefits on their work and personal life.
Katie Stoddard
Department of Education (ACT)
This was a great circuit breaker in the office; I left feeling relaxed and reset to continue my day. Elena was great and friendly and supported the yoga session to suit the office environment.
Amy Nilon
Suburban Land Agency (ACT)
Workplace wellbeing trends in Canberra
Canberra’s workforce is shaped by the public sector, and that gives wellbeing a particular character. Psychosocial risk obligations are front of mind, with agencies expected not only to comply but to model good practice, identifying and managing hazards such as high job demands, change and workload through work design and management rather than awareness alone.
Change is a constant. Restructuring, machinery-of-government changes, and shifting priorities mean many public servants are managing ongoing uncertainty, which places particular strain on middle managers. Hybrid work has also become embedded across the APS, raising the same questions about connection and equitable access to support seen in other workforces.
Retention is a live issue, with agencies competing with the private sector for skilled people in policy, digital and corporate roles. Against a backdrop of declining global engagement (Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2026), and with managers shown to account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement (Gallup, State of the American Manager, 2015), leadership capability has become central to how Canberra organisations protect wellbeing, alongside the everyday physical and mental support that keeps teams well.
Why organisations in Canberra choose HSG
Alongside our national track record, Canberra agencies choose HSG for a few specific reasons:
- Government procurement familiarity: HSG regularly engages with government clients through standard procurement and purchasing processes and provides the documentation that agencies typically require, including current insurance and provider details.
- Psychosocial risk capability: programs are aligned with the higher-order controls that agencies are expected to apply under WHS psychosocial obligations, including work design, manager capability, and training.
- Delivery that respects agency requirements: HSG’s facilitators are experienced in working within government settings and can accommodate agencies’ access and security requirements.
HSG has delivered workplace wellbeing since 2003 and is trusted by more than 1,600 organisations, including federal and territory government agencies, with all enquiries answered within 12 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. HSG delivers onsite throughout Canberra, including Civic, Barton, Parkes, Belconnen and Tuggeranong, as well as Queanbeyan and the surrounding region, and online for hybrid or interstate team members.
Yes. HSG works with government clients through standard procurement and purchasing processes and can provide documentation, such as insurance certificates, provider details, and service information, on request.
Yes. HSG works with federal departments and agencies and with ACT territory organisations, for office-based and hybrid teams.
Yes, and for the public sector, the distinction matters. An EAP is reactive support, while psychosocial obligations require proactive, higher-order controls such as work design, manager capability and training (Safe Work Australia). HSG’s programs support that proactive side, alongside your EAP.
Programs suit whole teams, departments and leadership groups across office-based and hybrid Canberra workplaces, typically in organisations of 100 to 1,000-plus staff, and scale from a single session to a structured program.
Yes. HSG tailors content, format and schedule to your agency. We report on attendance, participation and staff feedback after every delivery. Australian research has found an average return of $2.30 for every dollar invested in workplace mental health (PwC, 2014). More recent international research has reported returns of up to £6.30 for every £1 invested (Deloitte UK, 2024).
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Supporting corporate, government, healthcare, education and not-for-profit sectors
HSG has supported more than 1,600 organisations across corporate, government, healthcare, education and not-for-profit sectors, including Microsoft, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank, BHP, the Department of Defence, St Vincent’s, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, The Smith Family and headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
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More than 1,600 organisations have trusted HSG to deliver practical workplace wellbeing programs across Australia. Tell us what your team needs, and we’ll help you identify the right next step.
We respond to all enquiries within 12 hours.