The 2025 Melbourne edition of the Workplace Health & Safety Show has wrapped, breaking its own records and redefining workplace safety.
Held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 21-22 May, the event achieved a 13% increase in attendance from last year, with an impressive 5,543 visitors through the doors. “The Show has once again proven its worth to the safety community and has solidified its status as Australia’s premier platform for health and safety professionals to connect, collaborate and innovate,” says Stephen Blackie, the Show’s Portfolio Manager.
The Show attracted a high calibre of visitors, including key decision makers (safety professionals, procurement or operations managers and directors) from some of the country’s biggest companies. As Jason Jordan, Protective Engineered Safety Solutions commented, “if you’re looking for the safety managers that matter in Australia, this is the place to be”.
The feedback from the Melbourne show audiences has been positive, with visitor survey results revealing that:
- 78% of attendees don’t attend any other trade shows for sourcing safety products or solutions
- 72% will be attending next year
- 75% would recommend the Show to a friend or colleague.
A Festival of Safety Workplace Health & Safety Show answers the call from industry to help safety professionals and employers find the right workplace safety solutions, navigate complex regulations and build safer, healthier and more productive workplaces.
Offering two days of expert-led seminars, an expo featuring over 180 exhibiting brands and face-to- face networking, the Show left attendees feeling informed and equipped to protect their teams.
“This is where the future of safety is happening,” said one Show visitor, while another reiterated that the “chance to see, touch and talk with suppliers directly is invaluable.”
Highlights from the 2025 Melbourne show included:
- Groundbreaking product demos and launches: Brands like Festool and Tru-Gard chose Workplace Health & Safety Show to launch game-changing products, such as the Tru-Gard Flex – a world-first flexible steel barrier system. Meanwhile, exhibitors like Active Environmental Solutions, Locatrix, FES, and Ideagen Plant Assessor delivered live demos of range of cutting-edge safety solutions, from wearable tech to advanced compliance software. “These brands presented their solutions to a highly engaged audience in person and got real-time feedback from prospects, discovering new applications for their technology or products,” says Stephen.
- The announcement of the 2025 Champions of Safety Awards winners. Congratulations is in order to the 2025 Rising Star (Aaron Boyes, Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing at Altius Group); the Pioneer (Tarek Farhat. WHS Consultant at iHSEQ); and the ICON (Jamie Mallinder, Principal Consultant, Speaker and Suicide Prevention Ambassador, Sentis, R U OK? and MHFA Australia).
- Face-to-face connection, through panels, expert-led workshops, meet-ups and discussion sessions that created space for professionals to have honest conversations about the future of workplace safety and what leadership looks like in a changing world. “It’s not just about equipment—it’s about culture change,” commented one visitor.
Sydney and Brisbane, get ready!
“On the back of the highly successful Melbourne event, we’re seeing a surge in demand for our upcoming Sydney Show, which is already 80% sold out,” says Stephen. “Momentum is also building for the launch of our new Brisbane Show which will take place from 25-26 March 2026 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, which is also selling fast, with over 40 stands already booked”.
Brands are urged to apply for exhibition space before it’s sold out, at https://whsshow.com.au/exhibit.
“Workplace Health & Safety Show is a valuable partner to Australia’s safety professionals to gather the knowledge, tools, resources and connections they need to achieve world-class safety,” concludes Stephen. “We can’t wait to take the Show to Sydney and then to Brisbane!”.
