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National Asbestos Week, 25 to 29 November 2019

Posted on 23 November 2019Updated on 19 March 2025by BrendanCategories:Uncategorised

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.

STOP THE PRESS
We were honoured to be presented with the Active Citizenship Award of the Year by The City of Salisbury Council. […]
The Changing face of mesothelioma treatment
The treatments now available for mesothelioma have improved considerably in the last ten years. […]
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. […]
Social Mornings 2025
In 2024, we established morning tea support groups in the Eastern and Southern suburbs […]
AVA Memorial Ceremony 2024 (Salisbury)
With the beautiful weather we experienced for Memorial Day. […]

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 […]