FOUNDER – hARBOUR HEALTHCARE
Catherine Thomas and Harbour Healthcare
Catherine Thomas is the owner and operator of Harbour Healthcare Pty Ltd (trading as Harbour Healthcare). She established my company in 2008 after recognising a need in the market for mobile workplace wellness programs, this combined with my experience and passion for health education was the beginning of my business.
Catherine’s background
Catherine is a Registered General Nurse and have had extensive experience working for Diabetes Australia where her passion for health education commenced. In that role her team of diabetes educators delivered educational services to people with diabetes and health professionals throughout Victoria.
After moving to New South Wales, she worked at the Prince of Wales Hospital in the Diabetes Education Unit where she ran the hospital education programs. After a career break she recommenced work in a large medical practice in Mosman, NSW. This practice covered many areas of primary healthcare from chronic disease management to lifestyle education and health promotion. A great part of the work involved vaccination which motivated her to pursue post graduate qualifications in that area.
The combination of the educational work with Diabetes Australia, the experience in a general medical practice and a passion for health and well being inspired her to start her own company which could deliver workplace services. These services have now become an integral part of workplace wellness programs.
In 2025, Harbour Healthcare merged with VaxWorks Health Services.
FOUNDER VAXWORKS HEALTH SERVICES
Damian Gray and VaxWorks Health Services
Damian is a registered nurse who has been working in immunisation services for over 20 years. In that time, he has managed some of the largest vaccination programs in Queensland, which included school-based programs, outbreak control programs (such as the 2010 pandemic program), and a number of businesses across Australia. He established VaxWorks in 2013. VaxWorks specialises in delivering onsite workplace vaccination programs for Australian businesses, educational providers, community organisations and local, state and federal government departments.
Damian has lectured in Health Care Safety and Quality, and Health Program Planning and Evaluation at the University of Queensland. He was also involved in designing and delivering accredited immunisation training for pharmacists through the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
His first-hand experience nursing people with serious illnesses fuels his passion for protecting people’s health through preventative management. It’s this passion, and a commitment to improving the accessibility of quality health care services, that inspired his establishment of VaxWorks.
Areas of Expertise:
- Health Training
- Immunisation
- Public Health
- Communicable Diseases
- Pandemic Preparedness
Today…
The workplace is the perfect environment to deliver wellbeing programs such as flu vaccinations and health checks. Harbour Healthcare has a team of experienced health professionals who have delivered tens of thousands of flu vaccinations to workers throughout Australia.
By merging with VaxWorks, we are proud to be able to continue to offer streamlined and professional workplace flu vaccination programs.
In addition to workplace flu vaccinations, VaxWorks offers an extensive portfolio of other workplace vaccinations, including COVID-19, Hepatitis A & B, Pertussis, Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chickenpox) and other industry-specific immunisations. With national coverage, secure Australian-based data systems, and a highly experienced booking and logistics team, VaxWorks provides an end-to-end service that makes workplace vaccination programs simple and stress-free for employers.
Harbour Healthcare believes in sustainable health through awareness, education and prevention.
