Posts by Vicki Hamilton
Asbestos Awareness Session at Federation Training Newborough 2017
The ACV/GARDS team were at Federation Training Newborough campus on the 31st May 2017 conducting an asbestos awareness session to 160 apprentices across many trades. It was really good to have plenty of student involvement with some very thought provoking questions. ACV/GARDS was also pleased to have the trade teachers involvement in the session,  good to…
Read MoreGippsland Home & Leisure Show May 2017
The ACV/GARDS team were at the Home and Leisure show with a display to the general public on asbestos awareness from Friday the 26th to Sunday the 28th of May – we talked with many people and gave out bags of information. Great chance to catch many people that we would not usually run into.…
Read MoreVale Lou Williams
We at ACV/GARDS were sadden by the news of Lou’s Williams passing on the 18/4/2017. She was a beautiful lady with a big heart who fought for mesothelioma sufferers everywhere. Our sincere condolences to Keith and Family. She will be sadly missed by us all. Rest in Peace dear friend you have done a magnificent…
Read MoreMonash University Gippsland Tute 2017
ACV/GARDS conducted a tutorial to 100 Medical students @ Monash University Gippsland campus on the 4/4/2017. They were a great bunch of students and they had some terrific questions to ask of the panel of members. Thank you for welcoming us into your lecture room it was a privilege and honour to have met you…
Read MoreHazelwood Power Station… End of Era
ACV/GARDS members Vicki Hamilton and David Fairbairn were out at the gates of Hazelwood along with other community members to show their support for the workers and their families at the official close of the power station today on the 31st March 2017. All eight of the Hazelwood’s power station generating units were…
Read MoreACV/GARDS on the move… Tea Rooms 2017
ACV/GARDS support group members had a wonderful day out at the Lady Lavender Tea Rooms at Bunyip – great food, terrific company and plenty of laughter. Just what makes a day memorable. We also stopped at the Sherwood Park Orchard and purchased some fresh produce – can’t wait to taste those apples, strawberries and tomatoes…
Read MoreInternational Workers Memorial Day 2017
Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS AGM
Asbestos Awareness Morning Tea 2016
A special morning tea was held at the ACV/GARDS office on the 22nd November, where members and the general public were invited to come along and learn so much more about asbestos in the community. On hand to stimulate conversation were samples containing asbestos such as necklaces, earrings, crayons, children’s science kits, building materials such…
Read MoreASEA International Asbestos Conference 2016
ACV/GARDS crew attended the Asbestos Safety & Eradication Agency International Asbestos Conference in Adelaide from the 12th – 15th November. We caught up with many old friends and some new ones. It was great to spend time with Terry Miller and Kat Wake-Burge & the rest of the team from AVA. We also had a…
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