OCS Group Australia Pty Ltd.

20/10/2026

Before moving to Australia, Sonam’s days were spent designing gates and working with turbines and shafts on a hydropower project in Bhutan. Now he’s designing and managing the systems that keep OCS operations running smoothly.

It’s a role that has people at the centre of every decision.

💬 “Machines can get monotonous – people are anything but! As a manager, I get to know their feelings, their emotions, and their day-to-day lives. It’s the part of my job that I enjoy the most.” – Sonam Tobga.

The 25-year-old mechanical engineer transitioned into a contract management role with OCS this year, after spending time on the frontline while completing his master’s degree at Queensland University of Technology.

Engineering taught Sonam how individual parts contribute to a wider system. Today, he combines that systems thinking with understanding, care and respect in every interaction.

Read more about how Sonam is engineering his career around people:

👉 https://ocs.com/au/news/engineering-a-career-around-people/

19/10/2026

🎉🎊And the winners are...👏👏

Thanks to all the kids from across Australia who entered our Thank Your Cleaner Day Colouring Competition. We loved looking at all your beautiful artwork. The winners of the $50 vouchers are:

Under 5 category - Alistair - aged 4
Aged 5-8 category - Emilia - aged 8
Aged 9-12 category - Lachlan- aged 9

Congratulations from all of us at OCS.

15/10/2026

Some of our managers were visiting sites in the middle of the night yesterday – and that says a lot about how our teams approached Thank Your Cleaner Day. 💙

Across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth and our regional sites, customers and managers made time to be with frontline colleagues across both day and night shifts.

There were shared meals, small celebrations, plenty of photos and, most importantly, time spent saying thank you in person.

Clyde Harding, Country Manager Australia, summed it up:
“By doing what you are doing, you are not only showing our colleagues that we care; you are also building a strong culture.”

Thank you to every frontline colleague who was part of the day, and to our customers and managers who got out to sites across the country – whatever the hour. 💙

Here are a few of the moments captured around Australia.

14/10/2026

Today is Thank Your Cleaner Day™ 🧡

Many cleaners start work before the day gets busy. Others are still there after most people have gone home.

Their work is part of the everyday running of workplaces and public spaces across Australia, even when most of us don’t see it happening.

Today is a good opportunity to change that.

To our OCS frontline colleagues across Australia – thank you for the work you do and the way you support our customers each day.

And to cleaners everywhere, we hope you hear a few extra thank-yous today from the people who rely on your work.

06/10/2026

Thank Your Cleaner Day™ is one week away 🧡

Think about the places you use every day – your workplace, your child’s school, the mall, a hospital, the airport.

Across the country, cleaners help keep those spaces ready for the people who use them.

Many work early, late or overnight, so their work can easily happen without most of us seeing it.

On Wednesday, 14 October, take the opportunity to change that.

Say thank you in person. Share a morning tea. Leave a card. Or simply make sure the cleaners in your workplace or community know their work is appreciated.

🎨 Our TYCD colouring competition is open too, with prizes to be won.

🔗 Find TYCD ideas, resources and colouring competition details here: https://ocs.com/au/thank-your-cleaner-day/

Thank Your Cleaner Day is a global initiative celebrating the valuable contribution cleaners make to our communities every day.

02/10/2026

There are three new faces to welcome at OCS Australia. 👋

Krity Krishna is our new State Manager for NSW and the ACT. She’s worked her way up from leading frontline teams to overseeing services across many sites, and she knows how much our colleagues do to keep things running smoothly.

Erin Cahill joins as Business Manager – Australia. She’ll be working with people across OCS on the systems and projects that help our teams do their jobs to the best of their ability.

Ketan Seth is our new Bids & Sales Specialist. He has spent years managing busy services and now brings that practical experience to the team – he knows what it takes to deliver excellent customer service.

Krity, Erin and Ketan, welcome to OCS! We hope our Australian colleagues and community will help make them feel at home.

30/09/2026

🎨🖍️ Looking for a fun and creative way to keep the kids entertained these school holidays?

To celebrate Thank Your Cleaner Day on Wednesday 14 October, we're inviting children aged up to 12 years old to enter our Thank Your Cleaner Day Colouring Competition!

It's a great opportunity for kids to get creative while recognising the amazing cleaners who help keep our schools, workplaces, hospitals, airports and communities clean, safe and welcoming every day.

✨ Great prizes are up for grabs across multiple age groups!

📥 For more information on how to enter the competition and download the colouring-in template, visit: https://ocs.com/au/colouring-competition-tycd-2026/

📅 Entries close: Monday 12 October

Whether they colour in our template or create their own Thank Your Cleaner Day artwork, we'd love to see their creativity shine.

💙 Get colouring and help us celebrate our everyday heroes this Thank Your Cleaner Day!

We’re running a colouring competition for children aged up to 12 years old, and the lucky winners of each age group will receive a reward.

16/09/2026

Who cleaned your workplace before you arrived today? 🧼

On Wednesday, 14 October, Thank Your Cleaner Day™ is a chance to recognise the people who help keep our workplaces, schools, hospitals, airports and public spaces clean and ready for the day.

If you have a cleaning team supporting your workplace, start thinking now about how you’ll thank them.

It doesn’t have to be complicated. Say thank you in person, share a morning tea, leave a signed card or do something that suits your team.

🎨 Our annual Thank Your Cleaner Day colouring competition is also back, giving children and families another way to join in, with prizes to be won.

🔗 Find resources, ideas and colouring competition details here: https://ocs.com/au/thank-your-cleaner-day/

Who will you be thanking on 14 October? 🧡

11/09/2026

The kettle went on, the treats came out, and yesterday our OCS and Midcity teams took a moment to do something that really matters – checking in with each other. 💛

This week our teams got together for R U OK? Day – a chance to step away from the job for a few minutes, connect with one another and talk about how we're all really doing.

You don't need to be an expert to ask the question. If someone's been a bit quiet lately, or doesn't seem themselves, trust your gut and start the conversation:

1. Ask R U OK? ➡️ 2. Listen ➡️ 3. Encourage action ➡️ 4.Check in

Thank you to everyone who came along and made time for a colleague. A conversation really can change someone's day – or their life.

Ask R U OK? Any Day. 💬

If you or someone you know needs support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14, or text 0477 13 11 14. Our colleagues can also access free, confidential support through our EAP.

04/09/2026

When Nafras Ifthkar joined OCS as a casual cleaner, night shifts were one of the hardest parts of the job. Today, he’s still up early, but now it’s because there’s a new baby in the house.

“It took me a long time to adjust, but now I take it all in my stride,” he says with a grin. “Now I’m still up at 4am – which is helpful with a new baby in the house!”

Nafras started with one or two casual shifts a week in 2018. He moved into permanent part-time cleaning in 2021, became a supervisor and is now site manager at a major airline-catering facility in Melbourne.

He leads 75 colleagues across a 24/7 roster. Drawing on his previous IT experience, he has also improved the way the site’s complex roster is built and managed.

Read Nafras’s story, including what he’s learned about leading people who once worked beside him:
👉🏼 https://ocs.com/au/news/from-casual-shifts-to-leading-a-24-7-cleaning-operation/