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.

Workers Comp · Central Coast

Workers Comp in Springfield — Where to Start

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

A Springfield plasterer with chronic wrist strain, an Erina Fair retail worker after a slip, or a renovation tradie with a ladder fall on a brick-veneer job all share a starting point. The first move is a workers compensation GP visit and the doctor's paperwork that comes with it. From that single consult, weekly payments, physio sessions and modified duties on Gosford-Erina sites get arranged.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Springfield — 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 Springfield

Workers comp claims in Springfield most often come from the local construction and retail workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Springfield sits in the Gosford-Erina corridor with the local workforce splitting between retail at Erina Fair, hospitality across East Gosford and trades on the steady residential build-out. The suburb's older brick-veneer streets keep renovation crews busy. Workers compensation matters around Springfield often involve retail slip injuries, falls from ladders on residential jobs and the wrist and shoulder strain that comes with long careers in plastering and gyprocking.

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