Astrology readings the latest in workplace wellness

They are among a suite of wellness incentives, including meditation, breathwork, chakra yoga, lymphatic massage and myotherapy, to be offered to more than 27,000 office workers across the country.

Mirvac, one of Australia’s largest office owners, is behind the program, which will be rolled out across eight major city high-rises in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. 

The new-age program goes well beyond typical office extras like gyms, lunch run clubs and team breakfasts. It’s all an effort to tempt employees to leave the comfort of their homes and reduce the number of empty offices across CBDs. 

“Wellness is a term that everyone throws around, but we just thought, ‘What can we do for our customers that goes beyond that traditional amenity and really supports people connecting?’” says Kate Beech, Mirvac’s general manager of office.

“What can we give people to talk about? What can we get people to be excited about that’s perhaps a bit left of centre?”

Workplace wellness has been key for many owners of huge city offices across the country, with 36 per cent of working Australians still holding on to their work-from-home arrangements, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 

National office vacancy rates have continued to suffer as a result, with the latest Property Council of Australia figures revealing an increase from 15.2 per cent to 15.9 per cent over the six months to January 2026.

“I think from an owner perspective, we just want to make sure that our assets remain relevant, competitive,” Beech says.

“I think when people feel like their workplace is actively supporting their sense of wellbeing, then that flows into being more engaged, and then they feel like they want to go to the office to be a part of that. 

“As owners, we just want to support our tenants and our customers because more utilisation and people wanting to come into the office, obviously, those businesses get that collaboration connection for their people, and that relates straight back to attention for their staff. And we just love having full buildings.”

The program is starting at Heritage Lanes in Brisbane, 35 and 55 Collins Street, Collins Place, 380 St Kilda Road and 477 Collins Street in Melbourne. It will also include the 7 Spencer Street, North Wharf, precinct in Docklands once it’s completed later this year. 

In Sydney, it will be introduced at 400 George Street, 275 Kent Street, 8 Chifley Square (co-owned with Suntec REIT) and 200 George Street. 

Mirvac’s wellness program was co-designed by Florence Guild, the luxury curated space and events company behind private members business club The Sandstones Club in Sydney.

All of the wellness offerings were trialled for six months at four buildings across Sydney. The results showed more than 60 per cent of users were female, and the most popular programs were naturopathy, astrology readings and chiropractic sessions.