AVA joined with other Asbestos Support Groups from around Australia at the PGARD meeting held at Parliament House in Canberra in August.The meeting was co-chaired by Senator Lisa Singh and Russell Broadbent MP.
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Cancer Voices & University of Adelaide: Survivors as Teachers
Survivors as Teachers is a collaboration between Cancer Voices and the University of Adelaide.
AVA visits Bunnings at Victor Harbour
AVA was invited to attend the Trade Pre-Opening event at the new Bunnings store in Victor Harbour.
A visit to SES at Kapunda
The SES unit at Kapunda asked AVA to give their volunteers an asbestos awareness session. It was a successful and interactive evening.
Compensation upheld for Perth man
Compensation upheld for Perth man who died after asbestos exposure at SA BHP shipyard ‘sets precedent’
BHP Billiton urged to do the right thing by Whyalla asbestos victims following High Court decision
South Australian asbestos victims have welcomed a significant legal victory in the High Court, which they hope will end nearly two decades of aggressive litigation by BHP Billiton against former employees who have been diagnosed with asbestos related diseases.
Asbestos site, Port Augusta
CONTAMINATED: A site on Daniel Terrace that is contaminated with Asbestos. It is believed the substance has been lying unattended for decades after an old factory was demolished.
FROM AVA’s LEGAL ADVISOR ANNIE HOFFMAN
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.
Second Asbestos Summit held in Sydney
Asbestos Victims Association attended the second Asbestos Summit in the first week of September along with other groups and unions from around Australia.
Illegal Dumping (The actions of greed)
A truck driver has been caught on CCTV illegally dumping asbestos outside two pre-schools in inner Sydney.