Posts by Wendy McEwan
ACV/GARDS Christmas and Holiday Information
Merry Christmas! As the end of year approaches, we want to inform you that the ACV/GARDS office will be closing for Christmas from Wednesday, 20th December 2024. During the Christmas and New Year break, Vicki will be available via phone to assist anyone in need. Our office will reopen on Friday, 24th January 2025. We…
Read MoreDecember 2024 newsletter now available
Our Latest Newsletter is Here! What a year it has been! Since our last newsletter in August, we’ve been hard at work and continuing our mission to make a difference. We’re thrilled to share our December newsletter, covering all the updates and activities from August to December 2024. Inside, you’ll find: Highlights of what we’ve…
Read MoreInteractive Asbestos Product Guide
A great new resource available is the interactive Asbestos Product Guide, developed by the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA), provides a visual reference for various types of products with asbestos containing material (ACM) that can still be found in Australia. Access the guide at the Asbestos Safety website >
Read MoreCharity 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!!!
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