ACV/GARDS Life Memberships & the John Parker Community Activism Awards for 2 Special Ladies

On Friday 15th April 2016 at the Moe Racing Club the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council held its annual Labour Day dinner. The dinner was well attended and the highlight of the night was watching our President Dorothy Roberts and our Vice President Marie Smith receiving their Life Membership awards from Vicki Hamilton CEO/Secretary of…

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National Asbestos Response Grinds To Halt As Federal Government Withholds Funding

Asbestos support groups have slammed the Federal Government for allowing the national response to the deadly mineral to grind to a halt over a funding dispute with the independent government agency tasked with overseeing its eventual eradication. Setup with bipartisan support in 2013, the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency has been working with state and…

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Asbestos Imports Putting Australians at Risk!

It is about time the Federal Government started to take a hard line against importing and selling asbestos in Australia. People who import and resell asbestos products in Australia are breaking the law (no excuse for ignorance – the importer should make sure they know exactly what they are purchasing from overseas) The fines should…

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ACV/GARDS NEW COMMITTEE 2016/17

The ACV/GARDS organisation would like to welcome a new member to the committee of management, Sharyn Fenech. Sharyn has taken a position on the committee as Ordinary Committee member and will be a wonderful asset to the organisation with her wealth of knowledge. Sharyn’s background is in banking, where she spent a number of years before retiring…

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Annual General Meeting 2016

Members and the community are invited to the ACV/GARDS AGM. Date: Saturday 30 January 2016 Time: 2.00pm Venue: 41 Monash Road, Newborough Further information please contact the ACV/GARDS office on 5127 7744.

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Support Group meetings for 2016

New drugs and Medication, and dealing with death Come to our first support group meetings for 2016 to hear speakers discuss these important and very real topics. February Date and time: Tuesday 23 February at 1.30pm Speaker: Luke Prust – Chemist Topic: Luke will speak about new drugs on the market and how to handle…

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Celebrating the life of Vale John Parker

11/1/1949 – 28/11/2015 – On the 28th of November the world lost a truly amazing man. Here are some excerpts from the eulogy Vicki gave at his celebration of his life on the 9th December. I and the ACV/GARDS organisation feel very honoured and privileged to have worked alongside him – I personally became very…

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Asbestos Awareness Day 2015

Our annual Asbestos Awareness Day event was well attended on Friday 27th November at 11am in the Centenary Rose Garden, Morwell. Great speakers, amongst them were: Peter Tighe, CEO – Asbestos Safety & Eradication Agency George Davis – living with mesothelioma Steve Dodd, Secretary – Gippsland Trades & Labour Council Minister David Howie performed our…

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New website for Asbestos Council of Victoria

Welcome to our new website please take a look around. Our new website is full of information to support and educate you on asbestos. You can find out where you may find asbestos inside and outside your home, what to do if you do find it, where to get support and counselling, legal advice, how…

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