AVA office holiday closure
The AVA office will be closed from 21st December 2018 until 7th January 2019. The phone will continue to be answered 24/7.
Merry Christmas and a Happy & Safe New Year to all.
A tribute to Terry Miller from poet Lee West
We mourn the loss of Terry Miller Whose hand was always on the tiller He guided so many through their storm And for him this was...
2018 Asbestos Memorial City of Salisbury
The Asbestos Victims Association annual Memorial Service to remember or reflect on the needless loss suffered by many because of asbestos. The YouTube video below is the recording of the full 2018 service.
THANK YOU!
Thanks in particular go to Salisbury Council which has allocated us an area in Pitman Park for the service. Tony Zappia MP originally initiated this and Mayor Gillian Aldridge continues the tradition. There is a rock bearing a plaque in memory of all asbestos victims – this year there is an additional plaque to commemorate Terry Miller OAM, who died on 31 May. Council staff set up the marquee and seating and MC the proceedings.
ASBESTOS VICTIMS MEMORIAL SERVICE
The Asbestos Victims Association held its annual Memorial Service on Friday 30 November. It was attended by South Australian politicians, both State and Federal, local council representatives, unions and of course the many people who have lost a loved one to the scourge of asbestos disease.
ASBESTOS VICTIMS MEMORIAL SERVICE, 30th November 2018
Please join us at Pitman Park, Salisbury at 10.30 am on Friday 30 November 2018 as we say our final goodbye to Terry. Peter Malinauskas will pay tribute to Terry and speak about the difference that he made to so many people’s lives.
National Asbestos Awareness Week, 26 – 30 November 2018
This is Alan, a friendly family-loving man who enjoyed helping people and teasing his children and grandchildren.
His exposure to asbestos firstly occurred when he spent 15 years in the RAAF, living in fibro lined buildings. He married Pam in 1964 and settled in Adelaide where he tried various jobs, deciding on the building industry – more exposure to asbestos.
National Asbestos Awareness Week, 26 – 30 November 2018
This is John, a loving husband, father and grandad. John was a fit and active man who was exposed to asbestos as an electrician in the redevelopment of city buildings in the 60’s and when working on Torrens Island in the early 70’s
National Asbestos Awareness Week, 26 – 30 November 2018
This is Trevor. Trevor was a carpenter by trade. He was a recreational bush walker, a very active man who loved spending time with his grandchildren. He was exposed to asbestos at numerous building sites during his working life. Trevor was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009 and died in March 2013.
National Asbestos Awareness Week, 26–30 November 2018
This is Gordon, happily married for 46 years and proud of his three children. He enjoyed driving holidays, catching up with friends interstate or following his footy team. He liked nothing better than to sit down with friends and share a glass or two of red.
Gordon was exposed to asbestos at his workplace in the 1970s when asbestos sheeting was removed without adequate protection for staff who were working at the time. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2013 and died 7 months later.
