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When the dust settles: Home renovators, the next wave of asbestos-related deaths on Background Briefing
RN radio Pod Cast – 15th July – Asbestos continues to kill more people than car accidents every year in Australia. Once seen as a wondrous building material it remains in millions of homes in neighbourhoods around the country. Reporter Mario Christodoulou investigates Australia. Please go to this link to listen to a very good…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Order to Pay $6.32b in Talc Cancer Case
A St Louis jury has awarded more than $6 billion ($US4.7 billion) in total damages to 22 women and their families after they claimed asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer, in the first case against the company that focused on asbestos in the powder. The jury announced the $5.6…
Read MoreFederation 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…
Read MoreLunch at Darnum for Support Group
At the end of June our support group members had a day out and lunched together at the Darnum pub. We then were kindly invited back to one our members houses, Jenny, in Warragul for afternoon tea, where she had prepared for us scones jam and cream. It was a wonderful day for our members…
Read MoreAsbestos Water Pipe Management
Case studies of asbestos water pipe management practices A new report by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency examines six cases of rehabilitation of asbestos cement water and sewerage pipes in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, and identifies best practice for safe and effective management and removal. With the cost of dealing with 40,000 kilometres…
Read MoreVale Terry Miller OAM Asbestos Victims Assoc
31/5/2018 – It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to one of the good guys – Terry Miller OAM former President of the Asbestos Victims Association of SA passed away surrounded by his family. Terry had severe Asbestosis that he contracted working at the James Hardie pipe factory in Elizabeth West South Australia…
Read MoreVale to Jock McCulloch
We were sad to be advised of Jock’s passing earlier this year, but feel very privileged to have known Jock and been able to spend time with him. Jock visited us here in Gippsland in 2005 to hear our stories on asbestos and how it affected our community and the workers who were exposed to…
Read MoreLeongatha 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…
Read MoreAGL 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…
Read MoreBendigo 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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