Posts by Wendy McEwan
Charity Fundraiser event with Elvis Impersonator Damian Mullin
Saturday 1st June saw ACV/GARDS enjoy a very special fundraiser which was organised for us by our very own member Marlene Cameron. Damian Mullin – Elvis Impersonator, was brilliant in front of a crowd of 170+. We all had a great night full of fun, laughter and entertainment . Thank you Marlene and friends for…
Read MoreStrategic Plan from ASSEA on Asbestos Management
GARDS member Brian Healy did an interview on ABC breakfast news recently about the strategic plan ASSEA has put to government going forward in managing asbestos. Watch an extract from the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8z3VtWtjn8
Read MoreNon-occupational asbestos exposure on the rise in Australia
Watch an interview on WA news featuring Jarni and her mother Jessie. Jarnie was diagnosed with asbestos disease at age 16. https://fb.watch/s3YURBPSvZ/
Read MoreNew Sponsor for ACV/GARDS – Incolink
Our organisation is pleased to announce we have a new sponsor who has joined with us – Incolink. We are thrilled to team up with Incolink who do a great job by being the safety net for the building and construction industry. Incolink provides a safety net for workers in the commercial building and construction…
Read MoreNew website for ACV/GARDS
Loy Yang B Power Station & CFMEU Construction & General help create new website for ACV/GARDS Thank you to Loy Yang B Power station – Alinta Energy and the CFMEU Construction & General Division Victorian ‑ Tasmanian Branch for their support for a new website for the Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. Our old website…
Read MoreAsbestos and Silica Awareness to Monash 1st Year Medical Students
ACV/GARDS has two 1st year Medical students in semester 1 who are doing community placement with us and learning all about what support groups like ours do in the community to help asbestos and silica sufferers and their families . Henry White and Emilie Collins are gaining a lot of information by attending a session…
Read MoreAsbestos and Silica Awareness Gippsland TAFE Yallourn
ACV/GARDS were invited to conduct asbestos and silica awareness to secondary students and apprentices “Painting & Decorating” cohort on 20 March 2024 – We were fortunate to have Jaonna McNeill along to conduct the silica part of our program – great questions from everyone – these students are now asbestos and silica aware!!!
Read MoreJohn Parker Community Activism Award for 2024
On Friday the 15th March the Gippsland Trades & Labour Council Inc. conducted its Labour Day Dinner at the Morwell RSL. Everyone had a great night and our very own CEO/Secretary Vicki Hamilton OAM was a recipient of the John Parker Community Activism Award along with Toby Thornton CFMEU Vic-Tas – congratulations to both these…
Read MoreDomestic Building Course for Trainees at Yallourn TAFE
ACV/GARDS were pleased to attend the Domestic Building Course for Trainees by Gippsland Trades and Labour Council on 13 March 2024. We conducted a sessions to the trainees on Asbestos Awareness and the dangers and Silica – This was such an important session as these are the building blocks for further information gathering. We were…
Read MoreASBESTOS 2024 Conference
ASSEA/FAMANZ Conference 3 – 6 March 2024 ACV/GARDS enjoyed attending the ASSEA/FAMANZ International conference in Melbourne Sustaining Innovation – great speakers – so many interesting topics – good conversations. The Faculty of Asbestos Management of Australia and New Zealand (FAMANZ) and the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) conducted the ASBESTOS 2024 conference,…
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