At this year’s WorkSafe Victoria Awards, our Co-Founder and Head of Industry Engagement, Grant Fuller, was named a finalist in the OHS Leadership / Achievement category.
While Grant didn’t take home the award on the night, we couldn’t be prouder.
From 95 nominations across Victoria, just 22 finalists were shortlisted, each recognised for their contribution to improving workplace health and safety. To be acknowledged among this group is an incredible achievement, and a testament to the impact Grant continues to have across the infrastructure construction industry.
We also extend our congratulations to the winners and fellow nominees. The collective work being recognised is helping to shape a safer, healthier future for workers across Victoria.
We’re proud to now share Grant’s official finalist video, a powerful reflection of his journey, passion, and the purpose behind Wellness in Infrastructure.
Grant’s journey into mental health advocacy began with a moment many in our industry can relate to, seeing the data and realising something needed to change.
“It wasn’t until 2018… when I saw those mental health statistics that I realised that I was actually doing a disservice to the profession that I’m in by not focusing more on health.” – Grant Fuller.
That realisation became the catalyst for action.
Wellness in Infrastructure was created as a by-industry, for-industry not-for-profit, built on the belief that meaningful change must come from within.
“We wanted to look at the different ways and initiatives we could use to influence industry and influence a better and more mentally healthy industry.” – Grant Fuller.
What makes this recognition even more meaningful is that Grant’s contribution, and the work of Wellness in Infrastructure, is largely driven by volunteers.
“Wellness in Infrastructure is his side job… he does have a full-time job and he does this to help better the industry.” – Emily Trevaskis, WII Volunteer.
Through sheer commitment, collaboration and persistence, Grant has helped bring initiatives to life that are now influencing how the industry approaches mental health and psychosocial safety.
“Those initiatives wouldn’t have got off the ground if it wasn’t for Grant helping to keep the right people in industry aligned.” – Andrea Sargent, WII volunteer
From resilience programs to psychosocial tools, this work is helping organisations move from awareness to action.
At the heart of Grant’s work is a clear and compelling vision:
“Success for me looks like an industry that really buys in to creating a change.”
And that change starts at the ground level.
“If we can create a healthier work environment at that project team level, it will have a direct positive impact on the workforce.”
This is what continues to drive Wellness in Infrastructure forward, the belief that improving mental health at every level of the industry will create safer, stronger, and more sustainable workplaces.
While this recognition highlights Grant’s leadership, it also reflects something bigger.
“It just shows the passion and determination that’s in this group.”
From our volunteers to our members, partners and supporters, this finalist milestone belongs to everyone who is committed to improving mental health outcomes in infrastructure.
Awards are important moments of recognition, but the real impact is seen in the lives being improved across our industry every day.
Grant, while you may not have taken home the award on the night, you are absolutely a winner in our eyes.
Thank you for your leadership, your persistence, and your unwavering commitment to creating a better, healthier future for our industry.
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