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Asbestos Awareness Chisholm TAFE Berwick

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Wednesday 6th July 2016 the ACV/GARDS team travelled to Chisholm TAFE at Berwick to deliver an asbestos awareness session to some very enthusiastic apprentice plumbers and their trade teachers. It was a very productive morning session and the apprentices had many questions to ask. The ACV/GARDS team want to thank all the apprentices and the teaching staff for jumping in and making the session such a success. It was really great to meet another bunch of apprentices from Chisholm who now have a greater knowledge of asbestos than they did before they entered the room. Go well and stay safe!

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Asbestos Awareness session Chisholm TAFE Berwick

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Today we traveled to Chisholm TAFE at Berwick to conduct an asbestos awareness session with 40+ apprentice Plumbers & Electricians – it was a great session and the apprentices asked terrific questions. Well done to you all – it was such a pleasure to chat with you about everything asbestos! Thanks to Chisholm TAFE and students for making myself and the team welcome. It was also great to have Liam O’Dwyer along – always good to see him : ) – A big thank you to the Plumbing Dept at Chisholm – and lecturer Trevor Watson, for all your help and support, it is always good to catch up. We always look forward to meeting new apprentices – the enthusiasm in the group was just terrific today. We hope they will all go away with a greater understanding of the dangers of asbestos and where it lurks in their work places and in their homes, that way they can keep themselves safe and others.

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Monash University Medical School Asbestos Awareness 2016

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On the 12th of April the ACV/GARDS team and Dr John Scarlett, medical oncologist engaged 1st year medical students at Monash University Gippsland campus in a session on asbestos awareness. The aim of the ACV/GARDS group panel discussion was to enlighten the students to the medical, social, emotional and environmental issues around asbestos, talking about the disease and how it affects the sufferer and the family.
Highlighting the social impact this has on the family and the community, along with the emotional issues that come with a diagnosis of eg. mesothelioma, asbestos related lung cancer, asbestosis. How this is still impacting on communities today with exposure still happening, imports containing asbestos coming into Australia in crayons, building products, household products, flooring, panelling, brakes, gaskets and much more.
The ACV/GARDS panel was able to have one on one with the students and the panel was able to talk about their medical journeys and the medical system and how this affected their lives and well being. Dr John Scarlett spoke about the medico side and treatments and what drugs are available.
The students asked many thought provoking questions. It was a highly charged session with confronting issues faced by not just the panel but the students too.
ACV/GARDS panel were honoured and privileged to be able to have this talk with the students. To finish off a very intense morning the students and the panel had an enjoyable morning tea after the session where more questions were asked by the students over a cuppa and sandwich.

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Support Group meetings for 2016

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New drugs and Medication, and dealing with death

Come to our first support group meetings for 2016 to hear speakers discuss these important and very real topics.

February

Date and time:
Tuesday 23 February at 1.30pm

Speaker:
Luke Prust – Chemist

Topic:
Luke will speak about new drugs on the market and how to handle your medications

March

Date and time:
Tuesday 29 March at 1.30pm

Speaker:
John Bottomley – Minister, Uniting Church Australia

Topic:
John will be coming to talk about a report he prepared called “Our system isn’t geared for death”

You’re invited to stay after our meetings for afternoon tea.

April
International Workers Memorial Day Event

Date and time:
Thursday 28th April at 11am

Venue:
Centenary Rose Garden, Commercial Road, Morwell

Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony to honour those who have lost their lives through workplace
accidents and illness
Speakers TBC
Danny Boothman (Member of the Strzelecki String Busters singing ballads)
Paddy O’Dowd (Musican and singer)
Minister Russell Jones conducting an ecumenical service
Bill Dunbar Scottish bagpiper
Free community BBQ at the conclusion of the event with the compliments of
Gippsland Trades and Labour Council

May

Date and time:
Tuesday 31st May at 1.30pm

Speaker: TBA

June
Bus Excursion to Darnum Musical Village


Date and time:
Tuesday 28th June at 9.30am – leaving the ACV/GARDS office – 41 Monash Road, Newborough
returning approx 2.30pm

Total cost $30 payable prior to day of trip. The cost is for lunch

Lunch will be:
Pumpkin Soup
5 points of sandwiches
Lamington finger
Tea and Coffee

July

Date and time:
Tuesday 26th July at 1.30pm 

Speaker:
Davin Nicholas – Teacher Federation Training GippsTAFE
Painting and Decorating

Topic:
Davin will be speaking about volunteering his time as a part of Project Klic in Cambodia. The project facilitated the reconstruction of the Klic School in the Ratanakiri Province, which enables 140 students from the area to go to school in the North East of Cambodia. Project Klic is funded by the Bryn Hendry Foundation, a grass root’s charity which raises money to build schools in poverty stricken regions around the world. The foundation was initiated by the family of Bryn Hendry; who at just 16 years of age made the tragic decision to end his life. In honour of Bryn’s memory, his family now aim to build 16 schools, one for each year of Bryn’s life. A large scope of work was carried out by the 8 volunteers over 10 days to help improve the Primary School. Whilst in Cambodia, Davin assisted with a range of tasks including; painting, building a hut for the caretaker and her 3 children, dismantle the old teachers hut, using recycled material and relocated the chicken house and fencing.

 

 

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Asbestos Council of Victoria /GARDS gratefully acknowledge our major sponsors and other supporters.

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MAJOR SPONSORS

• WorkSafe Victoria

SUPPORTERS

• Mairin OHS&E Consulting
• Slater + Gordon Lawyers
• Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
• Gordon Legal
• Latrobe Valley Funeral Services

• Gippsland Trades & Labour Council
• CFMEU Victoria

• Latrobe City Council
• Asbestos Audits Queensland

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Office location:
211 Lloyd Street
Moe, Victoria
Australia 3825

Postal address:
ACV/GARDS
PO Box 111
Moe, Victoria
Australia 3825

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