Silicosis
Asbestos & Silica Awareness at Bayswater Library
#asbestos #awareness #silica – Friday 30th May #ACVGARDS – Tanya and Vicki conducted a session of awareness to a group of citizens from #bayswater at the #bayswaterlibrary – great session and so many questions from people who attended – we were delighted to be asked and always good to meet the community – pictured here…
Read MoreYou Are Invited to Our Asbestos & Silica Awareness Afternoon Tea May 21st 2025
Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. is inviting the general public to our Asbestos & Silica Awareness Afternoon Tea on May 21st at our office 211 Lloyd Street Moe – Victoria from 1pm onwards – hope you can join us we will have invited guests who know about silica and asbestos – there will be samples…
Read MoreInaugural Annual Committee Forum in Canberra 1st April 2025
#asbestos #silica – 31st and 1st April some more photos of Joanna and I who attended the Inaugural Annual Committee Forum in Canberra a good start to new strategic plans to take us forward to 2030 Pictured here are those who attended and the ASSEA Council
Read MoreAsbestos & Silica Awareness Gippsland TAFE Newborough Campus Carpentry March 2025
#asbestos #silicdust #awareness – On Wednesday 19th March ACV/GARDS reps attended TAFE Gippsland Newborough campus and spoke to 20+ carpentry apprentices about asbestos and silica – we were lucky to have Joanna Mcneill Silicosis advocate with us – the session saw the apprentices asking many questions and teachers joining in. It was great to have…
Read MoreNew Silicosis Hub For Info Just Launched
#silica #silicdust Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute -ADDRI https://addri.org.au/ have created a new silicosis hub https://silicosis.org.au/ Take a look at the new site it has a lot of info to help support silica sufferers – well done ADDRI
Read MoreMorwell Trades School Centre – TAFE Gippsland Asbestos & Silica Awareness Session
#asbestos #silica #awareness – Today ACV/GARDS conducted an awareness session to 110 apprentices at TAFE Gippsland – Morwell – to plumbers and electricians – great bunch of switched on apprentices who asked terrific questions and went out of the session armed with info for their future trades – we wish them well in their future…
Read MoreACV/GARDS Inc. AGM – Reminder
#asbestos #silica #AGM2025 – Reminder that our Annual General Meeting of the Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS Inc. is taking place on Saturday 8th February at 2pm at the ACV/GARDS office – 211 Lloyd Street Moe – all are welcome – If you would like to join us for this meeting please advise of your attendance.…
Read MoreACV/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 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 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…
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