Education

Chisholm TAFE Frankston Plumbers 16th September

September 16, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

On the 16th September Vicki and Dot attended Chisholm TAFE, Frankston campus delivering an asbestos awareness session to 40 apprentice plumbers who were highly engaged in the conversation around asbestos and also silica. The apprentices asked some great questions and we had lots of discussions on issues in workplaces and home environments, they were a very enthusiastic bunch who brought a lot into the conversation. Thank you to their trade teachers and we wish all the apprentices good luck in their chosen profession – the apprentices are all now asbestos aware !!

Chisholm TAFE Frankston Plumbers 11th September

September 12, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

11th September ACV/GARDS girls Dot & Vicki were conducting an asbestos awareness session at Frankston TAFE to 16 apprentice plumbers – what a great bunch of apprentices – really switched on and engaging on all levels of asbestos awareness – really great questions and conversation – thank you to their TAFE teacher Fred and to the apprentices for contributing to the conversation – they are now much more asbestos aware – good luck in your chosen profession – we wish you every success 🔧🛠 😎

Chisholm Tafe Berwick Plumbers & Electricians 9th September

September 10, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

#Asbestos – 9th September saw the ACV/GARDS crew – Tanya, Dot, Marie and Vicki at Chisholm TAFE Berwick delivering an asbestos awareness session to 50 enthusiastic apprentice Plumbers & Electricians – great questions and interaction – all now more asbestos aware! – Thank you to the two TAFE teachers for organizing this and making us feel very welcome – A big thank you to the apprentices who joined in with comments and assessments of the asbestos issues we covered. All in all a great day and we wish them every success in their chosen professions

The Gordon TAFE Geelong Painting & Decorating 3rd Sept

September 5, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

3rd September saw the ACV/GARDS girls at The Gordon TAFE – Geelong – What a wonderful bunch of painting and decorating apprentices – really keen and switched on and now more asbestos aware! – Thank you to their trade teacher Paul and to the apprentices for being so welcoming and involved.

Chisholm TAFE Frankston Plumbers 26th Aug

August 28, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

26th Aug saw the ACV/GARDS girls take another great session of asbestos awareness to 35 apprentice plumbers from Chisholm TAFE Frankston. The apprentices are now asbestos aware. The apprentices had terrific enthusiasm and lots of questions – we enjoyed talking with them all. We wish them every success in their chosen careers. It was great meeting everyone – pictured here is one of our enthusiastic apprentices who stayed back to have his photo taken.

Emeritus Professor Rae Mackay Mine Commissioner Speaker

August 3, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

30th July was our monthly support group meeting attended by some 22+ people we were very lucky to have as our speaker Emeritus Professor Rae Mackay Mine Commissioner and his engagement officer Mary Mathew – Rae explained to those gathered about how over the next 50 years the mines in the Latrobe Valley may be rehabilitated and all those issues that go with rehabilitating mines. It was a very interesting session and Rae was very happy to answer the numerous questions from our members. We thank him and Mary for coming and presenting a forward looking future for Latrobe Valley. Pictured here are some of our members that were there on the day.

AGL Loy Yang Monash University Students Tour July 31st

August 3, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

31st July saw ACV/GARDS rep Vicki – take Monash University Medical Students Ruxanda and Nesreen – along with their Professor Margaret Simmons out to AGL Loy Yang for a tour of the power station and mine. It was a great day and a really great opportunity for these students and their lecturer to get a close up look at how the power station works and the mine and talk up close and personal with some of the employees that work there. It is a really great way for the students to understand the industry in which some people work. It was also terrific to have the complex industry of power generation explained to them and to understand just what goes into making electricity for the state of Victoria. The students and their lecturer were very impressed and ACV/GARDS were pleased to have been able to arrange this tour for them. Thank you so much to AGL Loy Lang – to the tour guides who made themselves available and to Nigel Browne and Leonie Paulet for making this happen – we very much appreciated it.

Chisholm TAFE Frankston Plumbers 29th July

July 29, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

29th July 2019 saw the ACV/GARDS crew at the new Chisholm TAFE Frankston campus delivering an asbestos awareness session to 20 apprentice plumbers – lots of questions & plenty of serious conversation – these apprentices are now more asbestos aware – thanks to Fred the trade teacher for being so helpful – it was a great session – ACV/GARDS wishes the apprentice tradies all the best in their chosen trade 🤞🔩😎