WorkCover is a government-run workers’ compensation scheme that provides benefits and support to workers who are injured or become ill as a result of their work.

Who is eligible to make a WorkCover claim?

Any employee in NSW who suffers a work-related injury or illness may be eligible to claim.

What benefits can I receive under WorkCover?

You may receive wage support, medical care, rehabilitation, and lump sum payments for permanent impairment.

Are WorkCover benefits limited or capped?

Yes, benefits are capped and depend on your earnings, injury type, and level of impairment.

How is compensation calculated?

Compensation is based on your pre-injury income, medical assessments, and work capacity.

Can I claim lump sum compensation?

Only workers with a permanent impairment above a set threshold may claim this compensation.

Will I receive weekly payments while I’m unable to work?

Yes, weekly payments cover a percentage of the income you lose while unable to work.

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Workers Comp in Kurrajong — Where to Start

Injured at work? Here’s exactly what to do next.

A Kurrajong worker — perhaps a kerb-and-gutter contractor with a wrenched back from a long day — faces the same paperwork either way. The whole pathway starts here: the medical record from that first visit. Skip it, and the wage replacement clock never begins ticking. In a workers compensation file, the early appointment is where the timeline is set.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Kurrajong — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

If you're a tradie with a back strain, a fall on-site, or a crush injury from machinery, the first move is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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Get your Certificate of Capacity

Your doctor issues this on the first visit. It’s the legal document that proves you have a work injury and tells the insurer how much you can work and what treatment you need. No paperwork on your end — the doctor handles it.

Notify your employer

You’re legally required to tell your employer about a work injury — a text or email is enough. Once they get your Certificate of Capacity, they pass it to their workers comp insurer. The claim opens, and wages and treatment get covered from that point.

Common workers comp claims in Kurrajong

Workers comp claims in Kurrajong most often come from the local manufacturing and transport workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Kurrajong sits at the western edge of the Hawkesbury along Bells Line of Road, with locals working orchards, the village retail strip, hospitality and the trades servicing remote rural properties. Workers compensation matters around Kurrajong commonly involve quad-bike rollovers, chainsaw cuts during land-clearing work, horse-handling injuries, falls from scaffolding on residential builds and the chronic back and shoulder damage that follows decades of orchard work and small-acreage maintenance across the area.

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