Event Archives

Free Webinar – Think Twice About Asbestos – Sign up Here

October 21, 2021 By Vicki Hamilton

Asbestos Awareness Week is fast approaching and the Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. for the first time will be hosting their awareness event as a webinar, mindful of responsible social distancing while the pandemic is still with us. We have a great line up of speakers this year and we hope you will log on and join us!

To receive our invitation please follow the link below and register your details. An invitation and link will then be forwarded to the email you provide closer to the event date.

https://gards.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a4518da7245a365f83222dff3&id=4717bf0b16

Asbestos In Victoria – Free Webinar 27th Nov – 1pm

November 16, 2020 By Vicki Hamilton

Asbestos is found in 1 in 3 Australian homes. To support National asbestosawareness week, WorkSafe is hostinga free ‘Asbestos in Victoria’ webinar to raise awareness about the impact
asbestos exposure still has on Victorian lives and the strategies in place to reduce exposure. – ACV/GARDS – Brian Healy will be speaking in this webinar – please support this important message that we are all trying to send the community – Other speakers are Dr Tom John – Peter Mac – Medical Oncologist and researcher into thoracic cancers – Lung and Mesothelioma – Prof Tim Driscoll – Epidemiology and Occupational Medicine – Sydney University – Simone Stevenson – Executive Officer – Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency – It will be a great session – please register at this link https://bit.ly/32kE0Hg

Asbestos Lurks in More Places Than You’d Think – Free Webinar 24th Nov 2020

November 16, 2020 By Vicki Hamilton

We invite you to register for this webinar – it is a joint webinar by the Latrobe Valley Asbestos Task Force – in which Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. are a member – Speakers for this event are: Brian Healy – ACV/GARDS member who contracted mesothelioma, Brett Heriben – Electrician – Latrobe Electrical, Vicki Hamilton OAM – CEO/Secretary Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. – come and join with us and learn about asbestos – Tuesday 24th November – 5pm – 6pm – Register online at http://www.asbestostaskforce.net

Asbestos Awareness Day Event Rose Garden Morwell 2019

December 1, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

29/11 – Our Asbestos Awareness Day event was held in the Morwell Rose Garden. The event highlighted asbestos issues from many different fronts by our wonderful speakers – the tag line was. “Asbestos lurks in more places than you’d think” .
Speakers were, Maitea Lovric, Halil Ahmet, Jane Anderson, Nadine Medina and Steve Dodd. The Yallourn Madrigal Singers, Danny Boothman and Richard Harris entertained the crowd. The ecumenical service was conducted by Canon Jeff Richardson where we celebrated and recognised lives lost to this insidious carcinogen. Families of those who were suffering or those who had lost a loved one to this terrible carcinogen were shown how much those in the community cared.
Thank you so much to GTLC for providing a yummy BBQ lunch for all to enjoy!

Asbestos Awareness Event Held at City of Melb Bowling Club 2019

December 1, 2019 By Vicki Hamilton

26/11 – The inaugural asbestos awareness day event was held in the City of Melbourne Bowling Club, Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne. The event highlighted asbestos issues from all sides of the asbestos story. “Asbestos lurks in more places than you’d think” was the tag line of the day.
Speakers were, Maitea Lovric, Halil Ahmet, Dr Gerry Ayers and Nadine Medina, they were joined by the inspirational Choir of Hard Knocks. The ecumenical service was conducted by Canon Matthew Williams where we celebrated and recognised lives lost to this insidious carcinogen.
Thank you to all those who attended the event and helped to make it a memorable day. To all our sponsors we want thank them for helping us to be able to conduct this important event for the community – pictured below are some of those who attended

Asbestos Awareness Day Morwell 2019

November 7, 2019 By Wendy McEwan

Please join us

You are invited to join us on 11am on Friday 29 November 2019 at our Asbestos Awareness Day event in Morwell.
Centenary Rose Gardens, Avondale Road Morwell. All are welcome.

Asbestos Awareness Day 2019 poster - Morwell

Asbestos Awareness Day Melbourne 2019

November 7, 2019 By Wendy McEwan

You are invited

Please join us at 11am on Tuesday 26 November 2019 at our Asbestos Awareness Day event.
City of Melbourne Bowling Club, Flagstaff Gardens. All are welcome.

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.