Posts by Vicki Hamilton
Parramatta Eels overlook asbestos victims’ by signing James Hardie sponsorship deal
Media Release 1st August by ACTU – The ACTU and the Asbestos Support Group Network have hit out at the NRL’s Paramatta Eels for their recently announced sponsorship deal with James Hardie Industries that ignores the pain of asbestos victims and communities impacted by legacy asbestos. In a letter to the Parramatta Eels CEO, Jim…
Read MoreNew consensus based Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma
#asbestos #mesothelioma #collaboration #addri – Vicki was privileged & honoured to be invited onto this wonderful team & looking forward to the result of all of us working together to produce the next guidelines going forward – ADDRI has assembled a national team of the world’s leading mesothelioma experts to write the New consensus based…
Read MoreEngineered Stone Banned as of Today 1st July 2024
#silica #silicosis – 1st July 2024 – Engineered stone is officially banned – great work by all who helped to make this happen unions, Joanna Mcneill Silicosis sufferer, silica support groups and silica sufferers that helped by telling their stories – it is a great outcome but we must be vigilant as it lurks in…
Read MoreVale Robert Vojakovic AM adsa WA
#asbestos #Vale – Robert Vojakovic AM – Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia Inc. our deepest sympathy to Rose Marie, Melita, Simone and family. Robert was a great Australian and over 4 decades did some wonderful support and advocacy for asbestos sufferers in WA and he will be sadly missed by all who knew him
Read MoreDomestic Building & Construction Asbestos & Silica Awareness June 26th
#asbestos #silica – 26th June saw ACV/GARDS conduct an education session to the Gippsland Trades & Labour Council Inc Domestic Building & Construction participants – great bunch of guys -, enthusiastic and asked many questions – always great to see them getting involved in the talk and we now have another bunch of young people…
Read MoreAsbestos & Silica Awareness at Kangan TAFE Richmond
#asbestos #silica – 14th June – ACV/GARDS conducted an awareness session at Kangan TAFE Richmond to the Painting and Decorating TAFE teachers National Conference – teachers from other TAFES in different states came in for a get together and we were lucky enough to do an awareness session on asbestos and silica to them. They…
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