Saturday 4th March was the official launch of Our Space in the ACT! We gathered with local families for a jam-packed family fun day featuring free food from the Veterans Support Centre Belconnen food van, free ice cream at the Mellabella Gelato cart, and of course coffee from the ShotClock Espresso coffee cart! Our Space […]
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Events, Important UpdatesRegistrations are open for our next online Veteran Family Town Hall gathering on 28 February 2023. We will continue to explore our topic on what it is like to care for veterans who are wounded or injured as a result of their service, and what it is like to be a spouse or parent of
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EventsIn August, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide released it\’s interim report. The report provided an overview of the issues it had uncovered and made a series of recommendations. For those of us in the veteran community and who have lived through the system and it\’s impacts, there isn’t much new in here.
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Important UpdatesThank you to everyone who attended our third virtual community town hall on 31 August 2022. This town hall was facilitated by CEO, Renee Wilson and explored the experiences of widows and veterans’ families. The group connected through their lived experiences, and it was a privilege to watch these bonds start to form. The group
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Important UpdatesThe Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide recently released its interim report, sharing 13 recommendations for the veteran community. Over the past year, the Commission has received more than 1,900 submissions including our own, those of some of our members and within our community. Our CEO Renee Wilson wrote an opinion article for The
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Important UpdatesRecently we have published two articles on the cost of living and the impacts on war widows, particularly for those on pensions. The articles published by Defence Connect and the NewsCorp media outlets call for pension review as costs continue to rise. Board Chair, Jennifer Collins; State President Queen Dunbar and NSW Life Member, Meg
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Important Updates, Opinion Pieces