The program aims to help increase physical health and wellbeing through practical exercise, nutrition and lifestyle management support.  It is conducted over 52 weeks and includes a physical activity resource and regular health coaching from a tertiary qualified health professional. The program covers a range of topics including setting healthy goals, eating well, lowering alcohol […]

We returned not as heroes, we were booed in the street We could not wear our uniforms with family to greet We snuck out of Australia in the early hours of dawn When we returned home with memories and mates to mourn   Did Canberra stand up for us?….the answer was NO They just sent […]

FROM THE COMMAND POST The pace of events, commemorations, capital projects, strategic issues, 7 RAR preparing to deploy, petitions, Defence White Paper and the political landscape at Federal and State level has been mind-blowing at times and there is the danger of something of importance being missed or not being addressed and that is always a worry. read more… click here

Veterans facing homelessness have been delivered fair access to assistance under new changes announced by Housing Minister Mick de Brenni MP in Parliament today. Income eligibility for the Bond Loan and Rental Grants programs will be expanded to include Veterans’ Affairs disability payments. Mr de Brenni says he was alerted to the need for changes […]

Acknowledging the commitment, dedication and sacrifice of our servicemen and servicewomen through commemorations is a significant and important part of Australian culture. Commemorative periods can be emotional. We may have feelings of pride in family and friends who served or continue to serve, grief for those we have lost, sadness for those who come home […]

Article by Ian McPhedran   RENEGADE ride sharing firm Uber will partner with military veterans under a unique deal to be unveiled today.   Veterans or their spouses who sign up as drivers on the uberX platform before December 31 this year will pay no commission for the first three months. That would save a […]

Further to the media statement released on 15 April (see post below) tonight, ADSO is releasing this flyer to increase public awareness of the financial neglect faced by our disabled veterans. Our most vulnerable veterans deserve much better from the Nation they have honourably served. Please help us get the word out to all politicians […]

April 17, 2016 12:00am Paul Toohey News Corp Australia Network NEWS Corp Australia has asked the Department of Veterans’ Affairs a series of questions. Here are their responses below. 1. When will DVA fully digitise its systems so that claims officers can view claims on line? New Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) client records are […]

17 April 2016 Australians Reunited The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC, Dan Tehan, today announced arrangements were in place for the repatriation of Australians from cemeteries in Malaysia and Singapore to Australia, in June 2016. In May 2015, the former Prime Minister, the Hon. Tony […]

The 2016 Inter-Brigade Rugby Competition is on again, show-casing all that is good about Army rugby. This year, the competition will be expanded to seven teams; in addition to men’s and women’s teams from 1, 3, 6 , 7, 16 and 17 Brigades, the Combined Arms Training Centre (CATC) will also be entering teams. My […]