Federation Training Newborough Asbestos Aware 2018

Recently ACV/GARDS crew did an asbestos awareness session to 160 apprentices at Federation Training Newborough – Boiler makers, mechanics, civil engineering, painting & decorating, carpentry etc. Great session – good questions from the apprentices and their trade teachers  – the apprentices left the room with a better understanding of where asbestos can be found in…

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Leongatha Lions Club Asbestos Aware

23/5/2018 ACV/GARDS girls traveled to Leongatha Lions Club to speak with 26 of their members & make them asbestos aware – great bunch of members who made us feel very welcome – terrific questions – great night with much chatter around asbestos issues. We were very happy to meet everyone, we were asked to stay…

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AGL Loy Yang Power Station Tour for Medical Students

Today 16/5/2018 ACV/GARDS CEO – Vicki Hamilton was at AGL Loy Yang Power Station with 2 of our International 1st year medical students from Monash University Gippsland campus. These are 2 of the 4 four students who are with ACV/GARDS for 40 hours each to learn more about what we do in our org and…

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Bendigo TAFE Asbestos Awareness 2018

8/5/2018 – Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS team – Vicki & Dot at Bendigo TAFE delivering asbestos awareness session to 160 apprentice Plumbers, Electricians, Painting & Decorators & Carpenters terrific bunch – great conversation – big thanks to their trade teachers – it was wonderful catching up with everyone at Bendigo and a real honour talking…

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Monash Uni Gippsland 1st Year Medical Students Class of 2018

This first week in May 2018 the Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS team were at Monash University Gippsland talking to 1st year medical students, 107 of them about asbestos disease & the impact it has on the sufferer & family and the wider community – great bunch of students – terrific questions & interaction – as…

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APHEDA Visit Us With Indonesian Ban Asbestos Campaigners

2/5/2018 we were honoured to have visit from @apheda at our ACV/GARDS office with the Indonesian ban asbestos campaigners for 2018 tour – Darisman & Subono along with Sam, Mary-Beth & Tom – it was a pleasure to meet and talk with them about asbestos issues and advocacy – We had in depth discussions with…

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Airtasker App Pushed to Change Their Rules

Good to see that we have action being taken on tradies who are not who they say they are. It is most important that people who are trying to engage a trade person know that they are qualified and capable to do the job. Please read below News.com.au story on the App Airtasker  FREELANCE jobs…

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Sore Shoulder Was Aggressive Cancer 2018

A MUM and doctor thought she’d just pulled a muscle. But it was a deadly illness few people expect to contract in 2017, picked up in the most unlikely place. WHEN a healthy, successful GP felt a pain in her shoulder one day, she wasn’t too worried, assuming it was a pulled muscle. To her…

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Melbourne Polytechnic – Epping TAFE 2018

16th April, Dorothy and Vicki attended Melbourne Polytechnic – Epping TAFE to talk with 40 Painting and Decorating apprentices – it was a great honour to be able to deliver an asbestos awareness session to these apprentices. There was some great debate among the apprentices over asbestos issues with some terrific questions from the group.…

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