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National Asbestos Awareness Week, 26–30 November 2018

Posted on 25 November 2018Updated on 20 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Events, Latest News, National Asbestos Awareness Week

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.

TaggedAsbestos Awarenessasbestos diseaseAsbestos ExposureAsbestos Victims Associationmesothelioma

ASBESTOS VICTIMS MEMORIAL SERVICE

Posted on 15 November 2018Updated on 20 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Events, Latest News, Memorial Service

he Asbestos Victims Memorial Service will be held at 10.30 am to 11.30 am on Friday 30 November 2018 at Pitman Park, Salisbury.

The Asbestos Victims Association invites you and your family and friends to attend the Memorial Service to remember or reflect on the needless loss suffered by many because of asbestos.

TaggedAsbestos Awarenessasbestos diseaseAsbestos ExposureAsbestos Memorial DayAsbestos Victims Association

Mesothelioma in Australia

Posted on 13 November 2018Updated on 20 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Latest News

Two new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed every day in Australia, with one of the poorest survival rates of any cancer.

Over 700 Australians were diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2017—equating to 2 cases diagnosed per day—according to the latest data released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

TaggedAsbestos ExposureAsbestosisAustralian Mesothelioma Registrymesothelioma

November is National Asbestos Awareness Month

Posted on 3 November 2018Updated on 20 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Events, Latest News, National Asbestos Awareness Week

Are you asbestos aware? November is Asbestos Awareness Month – a national campaign to make people aware of the dangers of asbestos and inform them how to avoid exposure as well as safe management of asbestos in both residential and commercial properties.

TaggedAsbestos Awarenessasbestos diseaseAsbestos ExposureAsbestos information

The Asbestos Industry: alive and well. A YouTube video you must watch.

Posted on 10 September 2018Updated on 21 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Latest News

The scary reality of continued asbestos use in Russia. A must watch for anyone interested in the ongoing effects of Asbestos.

Taggedasbestos diseaseAsbestos ExposureAsbestos IndustrymesotheliomaRussia

A visit to SES at Kapunda

Posted on 7 September 2018Updated on 21 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Latest News

 The SES unit at Kapunda asked AVA to give their volunteers an asbestos awareness session. It was a successful and interactive evening.

TaggedAsbestos ExposureAsbestos Victims AssociationState Emergency Service

FROM AVA’s LEGAL ADVISOR ANNIE HOFFMAN

Posted on 8 November 2013Updated on 21 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Latest News

Lung cancer is a condition that can be caused not only by exposure to asbestos, but by other carcinogens, most notably cigarette smoke. Lung cancer is different from mesothelioma in this respect. Mesothelioma in Australia is only caused by exposure to asbestos.

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Van Soest v BHP Billiton Limited

Posted on 1 October 2013Updated on 21 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Court Cases, Latest News

On 17 June 2013, Judge Parsons of the District Court of South Australia handed down a judgment finding BHP liable for negligence to Mr van Soest in relation to his condition of mesothelioma.

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South Australian man wins exemplary damages from ETSA

Posted on 2 September 2013Updated on 25 February 2025by BrendanCategories:Court Cases

A South Australian man has won exemplary damages from ETSA after being exposed to asbestos in his job at the Playford power station in Port Augusta

TaggedAsbestosAsbestos ExposureDust Diseases Act 2005 (SA)ETSAmesothelioma

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  • The Changing face of mesothelioma treatment
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  • Asbestos-related diseases & Mesothelioma Biology Research (AMBR) project
    The team led by Sonja Klebe has launched a new research project to investigate the development, treatment response, and real-world health outcomes of this rare disease following asbestos exposure. […]
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    In 2024, we established morning tea support groups in the Eastern and Southern suburbs […]
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  • AVA Newsletter – Summer 2025
    In this Issue: - 25 years of AVA, AVA Memorial, AVA social groups, Flinders AMBR project, The changing face of Meso Treatment, and Stop the Press. […]
  • AVA Newsletter – Spring 2024
    In this Issue: - Memory Seats, Home Shows and Expos, Local Councils, Palliative Care SA conference, Cancer Voices, City Plunge, and Clinical Trials […]
  • AVA Newsletter – Winter 2024
    In this issue - Why we must deal with asbestos now, Activities @ AVA, International Cooperation to Ban Asbestos, Landmark victory in the Indonesian Supreme Court. […]
  • AVA Newsletter – Autumn 2024
    In this issue - Our new Care Coordinator, Special Memorial, ARD's higher in defence forces, VOID, Asbestos in movies, Persistent cough, ASSEA. […]
  • AVA Newsletter – Summer 2023/2024
    20 years of total asbestos ban in Australia, Silica (engineered stone),Bunnings Trade Show 2023, AVA Memorial Day 2023 […]
  • AVA Newsletter – October 2023
    In this issue - Beinke Bequest, AVA Memorial Day, Whyalla visit, Salisbury Health Expo, Engineered Stone Regulations, Bunnings Trade Show 2023. […]
  • AVA Newsletter – June 2023
    In this issue - AVA AGM, Fleurieu Region Support Group, Flinders University Research donation, International Workers Memorial Day, Prospect SES unit, The Specialist Mesothelioma Learning Module, Tumour-starving drug […]
  • AVA Newsletter – March 2023
    In this issue - National Silicosis Prevention Strategy, National Action Plan, Flood recovery in the Riverland, Asbestos & Insurance, Fleurieu Support Group, Notice of AVA AGM and Diary dates […]
  • AVA Newsletter – October 2022
    National Safe Work Month, Wittenoom: who will clean up the waste?, Road deaths compared to asbestos deaths, Bunnings Tradies, Memorial Day at Pitman Park. […]
  • AVA Newsletter – July 2022
    In this issue - ASEA awareness campaign for residential housing, ASEA Safety & Management conference, Local councils and asbestos, AVA in the Fleurieu Peninsula, Events […]
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