The Asbestos Safety Conference in Perth in November 2019 provided a valuable opportunity for the various asbestos support groups from all around Australia to meet up face to face to exchange news and make plans for 2020.
Monday 25 November kicks off National Asbestos Awareness Week, and AVA is calling on Australians not to be complacent about the dangers of harmful asbestos fibres.
AVA received a warm welcome from the lovely people at Radio PBA-FM 89.7 when we joined Salisbury Mayor Gillian Aldridge and Deputy Mayor Julie Woodman to speak about our upcoming Memorial Day.
We appreciate the support we get from Salisbury Council to make this an inclusive event. Of course, we also took the opportunity to spread the word about asbestos; to talk to listeners about where it can be found in a home and what action to take.
Asbestos Memorial Day ceremony will be held at Pitman Park Salisbury on Friday 29 November from 10.30 to 11.30 am. All are welcome to attend.
We are packed and ready to go to the Kadina Show this weekend. At AVA we love country shows and look forward to talking to people and answering their questions. Call in and see us if you are on the Copper Coast.
Another successful presentation on asbestos awareness, this time at the Lockleys Hotel to the Lockleys Ladies Probus club. Thank you all for your hospitality.
This is a popular Home Show with many different exhibitors. It’s also a good opportunity for AVA to talk to tradies and DIYers about asbestos awareness. The asbestos sample display often sparks interest as people realise they may have had the products in their own homes. Quite a few wanted to talk about asbestos disease and we heard stories of family members who had been affected.
This month, our volunteers gave a presentation to National Seniors at Modbury on the prevalence and dangers of asbestos.
AVA loves country field days! We spent Friday and Saturday at the South East Field Days in Lucindale talking to people about the hazards of asbestos – it is always interesting to hear people’s stories. We had a lot of fun with so many children coming to the stand for the Yakka Trail.
AVA volunteers will have a stand at the South East Field Days at Lucindale on Friday and Saturday this week – that’s Friday March 15 & Saturday 16 March. Stop by and see us if you have any concerns at all about asbestos. This year Sue from South East Asbestos will be joining us – a good opportunity for some hands on advice. We will be participating in the children’s Yakka trail and hope to see you there.
On 8 January 2019 we were invited to join members of the Probus Club of Wynn Vale to talk about the dangers of asbestos.
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