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ACV/GARDS Xmas Lunch – Melbourne 9th November
9th December saw our Melb support group members having a wonderful time at the Mulgrave Country Club for our annual Xmas lunch – we had 13 members attend – this is some of the members enjoying the festivities of the day. We had two full tables but by the time the photos were thought about…
Read MoreACV/GARDS Xmas Lunch – Gippsland 7th December 2024
7th December the ACV/GARDS crew conducted their Xmas lunch for members – what a wonderful day it was – everyone enjoyed the food and Santa coming to give gifts to all who attended. Their was present swapping and much chatter on the day – with some catching up with each other that had not been…
Read MoreAsbestos & Silica Awareness Session to TAFE Newborough Campus Oct 2024
#asbestos #silica #tafegippsland – 23rd Oct #ACVGARDS conducted an asbestos and silica awareness session to TAFE Newborough campus where some 30 young apprentices from varying trades attended the tute – we were lucky enough to have with us #JoannaMcNeill who came and spoke to the room about silica and Joanna’s journey and Matt Erbs from…
Read MoreMonash University Community Placement-1st Year Medical Students
#asbestos #silica #monashuniversity #acvgards #education – 9th Oct 2024 saw our final set of 1st year medical students for the year finish their community placement with us here at ACV/GARDS – they finished a 38 hour placement over a few months – we had a terrific last day with a session on line with Maurice…
Read MoreMonash University School of Rural Health Asbestos & Silica Awareness
#asbestos #silica #monashuniversity – Monday 7th Oct saw the #acvgards team delivering an asbestos and silica awareness session to 100 1st year medical students – it was great to have #joannamcneill with us & Prof Jane Bourke Head, Respiratory Pharmacology Lab Monash University to talk all things asbestos and silica – the health, the science,…
Read MoreNon-occupational asbestos exposure on the rise in Australia
A recent article on Sky News Australia reads: Asbestos has been banned for over 20 years, but many Australians still suffer from its effects. Industry experts are calling for a shift in the way asbestos-related diseases are handled. The leading cause of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer, is exposure to asbestos. Despite all forms…
Read MoreACV/GARDS Reps Meet with Professor Dean Fennell UK & Other Aussie Respiratory Leaders in Melbourne
Monday 19th August business dinner in Melbourne with some really good company talking about all things asbestos and silica – we met Prof Dean A. Fennell FMedSci from the UK. This invaluable opportunity was made possible by the recently launched Commonwealth Mesothelioma Research Network (CMRN) – a partnership between ADDRI and Mesothelioma UK, supported by…
Read MoreParramatta Eels overlook asbestos victims’ by signing James Hardie sponsorship deal
Media Release 1st August by ACTU – The ACTU and the Asbestos Support Group Network have hit out at the NRL’s Paramatta Eels for their recently announced sponsorship deal with James Hardie Industries that ignores the pain of asbestos victims and communities impacted by legacy asbestos. In a letter to the Parramatta Eels CEO, Jim…
Read MoreNew consensus based Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma
#asbestos #mesothelioma #collaboration #addri – Vicki was privileged & honoured to be invited onto this wonderful team & looking forward to the result of all of us working together to produce the next guidelines going forward – ADDRI has assembled a national team of the world’s leading mesothelioma experts to write the New consensus based…
Read More20 Year Total Ban In Australia 2023 – But.. the danger is far from over
On Thursday 7th of Dec 2023 the network of asbestos support groups, Unions, ACTU, ASEA staff & council and many more were invited to Parliament House for the 20th Anniversary of the Asbestos Ban in Australia – we were all invited to be in the gallery to hear the statement in the House of Representatives…
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