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Winner of the 2012 Justice Medal from the Law & Justice ... NATIONAL HEROS. Tracy's story – 'work got me through' ... Office of Asbestos Safety. October 2012 ...
Asbestos Forum

BETTER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Delivering on Government priorities Supporting working Australians and their families • Fair, productive workplaces and a health system that better support older people and those living with mental illness and disability. • A fairer Australia with an open, diverse and inclusive society that acts on disadvantage.

COMCARE’S PURPOSE Tackling the barriers to a life in work

ASBESTOS FORUM Connecting with the ‘true believers’

ASBESTOS FORUM Hearing the stories

RECOGNISING COMMITMENT “Now they are dying and the race is on…”

Ms Theodora Ahilas MBC, Sydney

Winner of the 2012 Justice Medal from the Law & Justice Foundation

NATIONAL HEROS Killed by something he couldn’t see

Mr Lincoln Hall AM

Died at 56, having contracted mesothelioma after helping his father build cubby houses in the 1960s

NATIONAL HEROS “A beacon of decency…"

Mr Bernie Banton AM

Died at 51 having contracted asbestosis, plural mesothelioma and ARPD after working for James Hardie Industries

NATIONAL HEROS Tracy’s story – ‘work got me through’

Ms Tracy Ash

Back at work at the Department of Defence following treatment for asbestos-related lung cancer

BETTER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Building awareness

BETTER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Remedial action is important

NATIONAL REVIEW Delivering on Government priorities

Mr Geoff Fary

Chairman, Asbestos Management Review

A NATIONAL STRATEGY A road map to tackle the tough issues

Hon Bill Shorten MP

Launching the Office of Asbestos Safety 4 September 2012

A NATIONAL STRATEGY A road map to tackle the tough issues

Mr Steve Kibble

Group Manager Office of Asbestos Safety October 2012

BETTER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Supporting innovation and ideas

A/Prof Sonja Klebe Prof Doug Henderson Flinders Medical Centre

BETTER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Supporting innovation and ideas

Brian Sketcher

Recipient of Asbestos Innovation Fund support

MORE INNOVATION AND IDEAS Eight projects funded by the Asbestos Innovation Fund