Posts by Wendy McEwan
Accommodation 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 MoreLatrobe Valley Asbestos Taskforce
The Latrobe Valley Asbestos Taskforce was established by the Victorian Government in 2019 to undertake a review into how asbestos is managed in the Latrobe Valley. As a collective the taskforce and GARDS have done some important work together towards asbestos awareness and health. Key Focus Areas of the taskforce The taskforce will: develop a…
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 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 MoreClear and Present Danger – watch this video on finding asbestos in your home
A great video we have added to our series of videos for tradies is ‘Clear and Present Danger‘. This video is informative and easy to follow, and shows where you could find asbestos in your home. Visit the Education section of this website to watch it >
Read MoreSilicosis and Engineered Stone
We all love beautiful kitchens, but it might be time to consider other options for bench-tops as the number of Stonemansons diagnosed with silicosis continues to rise. Watch this report from The Project on 6 June 2021 to hear about the effect of Silicosis and the call to phase out engineered stone products made with…
Read MoreRead the GARDS June 2021 newsletter
We are pleased to share our June 2021 newsletter. Please click the link below to start reading.
Read MoreCommonwealth takes first steps towards new compensation fund for asbestos victims
When we think of the people who could suffer from exposure to asbestos, we might imagine tradespeople and home renovators. But in Canberra, one man has developed mesothelioma simply because of where he lived – in a house that had been treated with a dangerous form of loose-fill asbestos known as Mr Fluffy. Unlike the…
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