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Chisholm TAFE Chadstone Campus Asbestos & Silica Awareness Aug 2026
#asbestos #silica #Chisholm #TAFE #Chadstone– On Tuesday 11th Aug the ACV/GARDS crew & Prof Jane Burke from Monash University were invited to conduct an asbestos and silica awareness session to Chisholm TAFE Chadstone campus to 100 apprentices in carpentry, stonemasonry, plastering, painting and brick laying along with their Trade teachers – all in all the…
Read MoreJuly 2026 Newsletter
Our Latest Newsletter is ready. It has been busy and we have plenty of news to share. As usual we’ve been hard at work and continuing our mission to make a difference. We invite you to read our July newsletter, covering all the updates and activities from January to June 2026. Inside, you’ll find: Highlights…
Read MoreGuidelines & Recommendations For the Management of Pleural Mesothelioma in Australia
#asbestos #Addri – Great news the new Guidelines and recommendations for the management of pleural mesothelioma in Australia have just been released and you can view them at this link below – congratulations to all those who were on the guidelines committee a great achievement – thank you to Prof Sonja Klebe and A/Prof Anthony…
Read MoreA chat with our Monash University 1st Med Student
#asbestos #support #silica – 20th of May saw one of our Monash Uni 1st year med students Elbetel who came and worked with us in her community placement – she spent a period of 36 hours to understand the work we do at ACV/GARDS and meet many professionals while she was with us – we…
Read MoreNew Signage at ACV/GARDS office
4th May ACV/GARDS has erected new signage at the office along our front fence with warnings about asbestos and silica on them – this was made possible by a Community grant through Latrobe City – these five signs will hopefully alert the public to the dangers of asbestos and silica and keep it in the…
Read MoreGTLC May Day Dinner 2026
1/5 – saw the ACV/GARDS team at the GTLC May Day dinner at the @morwell RSL guest speaker was Dave Sweeney AM, ICAN Nobel Peace Prize Winner – Hearing from Dimity and Dave from International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was a powerful reminder of everyone’s duty when it comes to nuclear – pictured…
Read MoreAsbestos and Silica Awareness session at TAFE Gippsland Newborough campus 2026
#asbestos #Silica #tafegippsland just bringing you up to date #acvgards conducted an asbestos & silica awareness session at Newborough campus 18/3 – 30 apprentices – many and varied questions were asked by the apprentices – they are now much more aware – thanks to Joanna McNeill & Jarni Greaterox who both came to enlighten the…
Read MoreMonash University 1st year Medical Students – Workplace Health & Safety Tute
#asbestos #silica #monashuniversity – ACV/GARDS attended the Gippsland campus of Monash Uni to deliver a session on asbestos and silica to 110+ 1st Year Medical students – it was a great session and plenty of questions – really lovely to have Jarni come along to talk about her situation and the challenges she has faced.…
Read MoreGippsland Support Group Xmas Party Dec 2025
#Asbestos #silica #xmas2025 #supportgroup – Saturday 6th Dec saw the #acvgards support enjoy their end of year Xmas lunch – they gathered at the Moe Racing Club to enjoy a 2 course meal some fun and frivolity, catch up on news and to enjoy Santa’s visit bring cheer and presents to those who attended. Some…
Read MoreMore Coloured Sand Products Recalled RE: Asbestos Concerns Nov 2025
More decorative coloured sand has been recalled over concerns about asbestos contamination. Kmart and Target have now issued a new product safety recall for four additional products — 14-piece Sand Castle Building Set, as well as blue, green and pink Magic Sand. Earlier this week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a national recall…
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