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Asbestos Disclosure in residential properties
If you are buying or selling a house, or are a Landlord or Tenant, there are some responsibilities around Asbestos Disclosure you need to be aware of to help keep everyone safe. Watch these two new videos to learn more: Disclosure of asbestos in residential property: Information for renters and landlords Disclosure of asbestos…
Read MoreAccommodation near Hospitals
A great new website we wanted to tell you about is MediStays, created to help you find somewhere close and safe to stay when you or a loved one is having hospital treatment. MediStays assists patients, carers and families needing accommodation near hospitals and clinics in Victoria. MediStays also provides accommodation for interstate and international…
Read MoreHow long do I have to live?
A new website by My Cancer Companion that presents information and treatments on Lung disease from around the world. Read an article called ‘How long do I have to live?’ https://www.mycancercompanion.com/content/how-long-do-i-have-to-live? Check out the many articles: https://www.mycancercompanion.com/content Visit the full site: https://www.mycancercompanion.com
Read MoreInternational Workers Memorial Day Event 2022
#asbestos #IWMD2022 28th April 2022 ACV/GARDS and the GippslandTLC held our International Workers Memorial Day at Gippsland Heritage Park the first since before COVID – We paid our respects to the 62 Victorians who were tragically killed in work place accidents over the past year. We also remembered those who have lost their lives over…
Read MoreThink Twice About Asbestos Webinar
Watch a recording of our Asbestos webinar that took place on 26 November 2021. If you missed it or are interested in the issues around asbestos please take time to watch the video, it takes about an hour and tells a lot about what is happening in this area. We hope you will find it…
Read MoreAsbestos Awareness Week 2021
Asbestos Awareness Week is November 22 – 28 The National Asbestos Awareness Week 2021 Stakeholder Campaign Pack, created by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency, contains a great range of free information, posters, social media graphics, fact sheets and press ads available to use. All resources and assets are available via dropbox for download in…
Read MoreRead the GARDS November 21 Newsletter
Take a look at our November 2021 Newsletter, with some great articles and news on what we have been doing in recent months. A big thank you to our team and the businesses who support us to make the newsletter possible.
Read MoreFree Webinar – Think Twice About Asbestos – Sign up Here
Topic: Asbestos Awareness Webinar – Think Twice About Asbestos The webinar took place in November 2021. Watch a recording of the webinar: Facilitator for the event: Vicki Hamilton (CEO Secretary Asbestos Council of Victoria | GARDS @Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS) Vicki Hamilton OAM is the current CEO/Secretary of Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS and has…
Read MoreSilica Assessment Same Day Results – Alfred Hospital Respiratory Clinic
September 2021 – Clinical assessment with same day results – for workers who have been exposed to silica dust. For the first time workers will be able to attend the Alfred Respiratory clinic and undergo a full health assessment in one day – for more info on all of this please go to the web…
Read MoreWatch the Breathtaking Renovations Ad
This is our new ad developed at the Latrobe Valley Asbestos Task Force – which ACV/GARDS is a member
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