Education
Melbourne Polytechnic Epping TAFE 2017
25.9.2017 – ACV/GARDS girls were out at Melbourne Polytechnic – Epping TAFE delivering an Asbestos Awareness session to 35 apprentice Builders, Painting & Decorating and Carpenters – it was a great session with plenty of questions. Terrific bunch of apprentices and keen to know as much as possible. Their trade teachers sat in on the…
Read MoreChisholm TAFE Berwick Asbestos Awareness 2017
Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. conducted Asbestos Awareness session to around some 300 apprentice plumbers and a few electricians at Chisholm TAFE – Berwick over the past 5 weeks – The apprentices were certainly switched on asking many and varied questions. It was really great meeting all of them and finding out about their work places…
Read MoreMaster Painters Association Vic/Tassie 2017
The ACV/GARDS crew attended the Master Painters Assoc Vic/Tassie – Melbourne Annual members meeting 14/6/17 – the Painter and Decorators are now much more asbestos aware – great bunch of tradies – with some terrific questions – we had an enjoyable night. We want to thank all for making us feel very welcome. We have…
Read MoreThe Gordon TAFE East Geelong Asbestos Aware
The ACV/GARDS team were very privileged and honoured today 7/6/2017 to have the opportunity to talk with a great bunch of apprentice painter & decorators at The Gordon TAFE in East Geelong about all things asbestos. It was a very interactive session with plenty of really thoughtful questions. We want to thank the TAFE lectures…
Read MoreAsbestos Awareness Session at Federation Training Newborough 2017
The ACV/GARDS team were at Federation Training Newborough campus on the 31st May 2017 conducting an asbestos awareness session to 160 apprentices across many trades. It was really good to have plenty of student involvement with some very thought provoking questions. ACV/GARDS was also pleased to have the trade teachers involvement in the session, good to…
Read MoreGippsland Home & Leisure Show May 2017
The ACV/GARDS team were at the Home and Leisure show with a display to the general public on asbestos awareness from Friday the 26th to Sunday the 28th of May – we talked with many people and gave out bags of information. Great chance to catch many people that we would not usually run into.…
Read MoreMonash University Gippsland Tute 2017
ACV/GARDS conducted a tutorial to 100 Medical students @ Monash University Gippsland campus on the 4/4/2017. They were a great bunch of students and they had some terrific questions to ask of the panel of members. Thank you for welcoming us into your lecture room it was a privilege and honour to have met you…
Read MoreAsbestos Awareness Morning Tea 2016
A special morning tea was held at the ACV/GARDS office on the 22nd November, where members and the general public were invited to come along and learn so much more about asbestos in the community. On hand to stimulate conversation were samples containing asbestos such as necklaces, earrings, crayons, children’s science kits, building materials such…
Read MoreMesothelioma Gets Research Boost
Cancer Council Victoria has announced a much-needed injection of funds into mesothelioma research today, providing hope for the future in the fight against the devastating form of cancer. 160 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year in Victoria, and 726 nationally. It remains one of the deadliest cancers, with a 5-year survival rate of just…
Read MoreLunch – Chat – Donation
Today Vicki had lunch and a chat with the staff at the Education Department in Moe – we talked about all things asbestos. Many questions were asked – we want to thank Nadine for helping to make this happen – Nadine’s family has been touched by asbestos disease. Thank you to all the staff for…
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