Bendigo Regional HR Network Christmas Party - Building Resilience: Psychosocial Hazard Awareness & Proactive Mental Health.
Description
Bendigo Regional HR Network Christmas Party
Celebrate the end of the year with the Bendigo Regional HR Network at our annual Christmas Party, combining festive networking with practical professional development.
Join HR professionals, managers, supervisors and business leaders for an afternoon of connection, conversation and celebration in the Fernery Room at the All Seasons Resort Hotel. Enjoy networking, refreshments, Christmas cheer, and a valuable presentation focused on building resilient, mentally healthy workplaces.
Building Resilience: Psychosocial Hazard Awareness & Proactive Mental Health
Creating a mentally healthy workplace is more important than ever. In this engaging session, employee wellbeing specialist Ashley Bennallack will explore how resilience training supports psychosocial hazard management, employee engagement and overall workplace wellbeing.
This practical and evidence-based presentation introduces the six domains of resilience and provides tools to help individuals and organisations create healthier, more supportive environments. Participants will gain valuable insights into resilience, neuroscience, mental health prevention, psychosocial safety and proactive wellbeing strategies.
What You'll Learn
Practical tools and strategies to foster mental wellbeing in yourself and others
How psychosocial hazard awareness contributes to healthier workplaces
Mental health prevention approaches, emerging trends and new therapies
The importance of supporting resilience in others and creating a culture of wellbeing
The six domains of resilience and associated risk factors
The concept of Connected Resilience and how to cultivate it
How to recognise when someone may need resilience support
How to identify personal strengths and develop a tailored resilience action plan
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for:
HR professionals, managers and supervisors
Workplace leaders responsible for employee wellbeing
Professionals working in high-pressure or high-stress environments
Individuals interested in promoting resilience and mental wellbeing within their workplace, community or personal life
Christmas Fun Included!
Christmas attire and festive accessories are encouraged. Prizes will be awarded for:
🎄 Best Christmas Outfit
🎅 Best Christmas Accessory
Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Fernery Room, All Seasons Resort Hotel, 171 McIvor Highway, Bendigo
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow HR professionals, celebrate the year with colleagues, and gain practical strategies for building resilience and supporting wellbeing in the workplace. Secure your ticket today.
Meet the Speaker - Ashley Bennallack
Ashley Bennallack
With over 12 years of experience in corporate and small business health and employee wellness programs, Ash is dedicated to supporting organisations in addressing psychosocial risks and enhancing workplace mental and physical health. Ash is the Employee Wellbeing & Capability Lead at Village Roadshow where he focuses on developing manager capability, delivering evidence-based training, and fostering safer, healthier work environments across the Village Cinema's footprint in Victoria and Tasmania. Ash delivers accredited programs, including: - Mental Health First Aid - Resilience First Aid, and - Leading With Psychosocial Safety & Care The training Ash delivers focuses on empowering leaders and employees with practical skills to address challenges like psychological injury claims and critical incident responses. Ash spends his workday equipping organisations with evidence based, practical and proven tools to create resilient, supportive, and compliant workplaces, ensuring long-term wellbeing for their teams.
Agenda
1:30pm Organising Committee arrive, set up registration table and name tag table 2:00pm – 3:00pm guests arrive, networking, cash bar is open (2pm-5pm), food & beverage package served (2pm-5pm) 3:00pm – 4:00pm formalities and 40 minute presentation from Ashley Bennallack on the topic Building Resilience: Psychosocial Hazard Awareness & Proactive Mental Health 4:00pm-4:30pm networking, collect survey responses and judging of best outfit and accessories 4:30pm survey closes and prize is announced (random selection of a raffle ticket – each person that completes the survey on the iPad gets a ticket) 4:35pm prizes awarded for best outfit and best accessory 5:00pm event ends.
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