Appendix F

Media releases

1 July 2004	Presentation of Flinders Certificates of Appreciation
2 July 2004	Veterans can rely on new Veterans’ MATES for a healthy life
6 July 2004	Wollongong War Widows’ Guild celebrates half-century
9 July 2004	$55 500 for Perth Legacy to help veterans
9 July 2004	Wanneroo Joondalup veterans benefit from Federal funding
9 July 2004	$4 112 for Osborne Park RSL to help veterans
10 July 2004	Howard Government commits $445 000 to WA Memorial
20 July 2004	Moncrieff veterans’ groups benefit from Federal funding
20 July 2004	Moncrieff veterans recognised
20 July 2004	$7 296 to help McPherson veterans claim benefits
25 July 2004	Korean community remembers Korean War heroes
30 July 2004	Exhibition gives insight into experiences of Australian prisoners of war
1 August 2004	Minister attends NSW RSL South-Western District Council
6 August 2004	First national ex-service workshop on aged care
13 August 2004	New approach to veterans’ mental health and wellbeing
17 August 2004	Australia prepares to honour Vietnam veterans
22 August 2004	Marcel Caux – we will remember him
27 August 2004	Entrance veterans to benefit from Federal funding
27 August 2004	Former Vice-Chief of the Defence Force appointed to AWM Council
30 August 2004	Garden of Remembrance for ACT region
31 August 2004	Former Army Chief of General Staff re-appointed to AWM Council
31 August 2004	Anglican Bishop of the Defence Force appointed to AWM Council
31 August 2004	Government focuses on health of Vietnam veterans’ children
2 September 2004	Coalition supports veterans’ GPs

(No media releases were issued through the Department during the election caretaker period)

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11 November 2004	Australians’ opportunity to remember and honour the fallen
29 November 2004	Anzac vandals should be deported
1 December 2004	Challenge winner reflects on Australia in war and peace
19 December 2004	Exhibition remembers Australia’s Vietnam veterans
23 December 2004	Positive start to 2005 for veteran community
17 January 2005	Minister meets Southern Fleurieu Peninsula veterans
18 January 2005	Tireless veteran advocate and servicewoman remembered
18 January 2005	Minister meets Gippsland and region veterans
19 January 2005	Minister meets Lismore veterans
20 January 2005	Minister meets Toowoomba veterans
21 January 2005	Minister visits veterans at aged care facility in Townsville
27 January 2005	Gilbert Bennion – we will remember him
4 February 2005	Schools getting ready for Anzac Day
11 February 2005	Minister meets Hunter veterans
17 February 2005	Minister welcomes French Veterans’ Affairs Minister
19 February 2005	Remembering the bombing of Darwin
21 February 2005	Minister congratulates Greenslopes Private Hospital on 10 years of service
22 February 2005	Legion of Honour for Australian World War II veterans
13 March 2005	Pension rise, new allowance for veterans and war widows
16 March 2005	Summit strengthens international links for veterans
22 March 2005	Minister remembers 40 years since the Indonesian Confrontation
23 March 2005	Minister opens North Queensland Garden of Remembrance
25 March 2005	NSW veterans benefit from $342 979 in Australian Government funding
25 March 2005	Victorian veterans benefit from $95 052 in Australian Government funding
25 March 2005	Queensland veterans benefit from $70 436 in Australian Government funding
25 March 2005	SA veterans benefit from $162 228 in Australian Government funding
25 March 2005	Tasmanian veterans benefit from $105 179 in Australian Government funding
25 March 2005	WA veterans benefit from $49 455 in Australian Government funding
30 March 2005	Legion of Honour for Australian World War II veteran
2 April 2005	Minister unveils Memorial Gardens in Kallangur
7 April 2005	Minister opens new health services building in Rutherglen
18 April 2005	Australian delegation to attend commemorations in Gallipoli
18 April 2005	Students urged to investigate Australia’s wartime history
20 April 2005	Veterans’ Review Board Principal Member re-appointed
22 April 2005	Anzac round football matches honour SA veterans
25 April 2005	Australians mark the 90th Anzac Day
29 April 2005	Australian veterans to attend VE Day commemorations
3 May 2005	Australian veterans leave for VE Day commemorations
5 May 2005	Children of Vietnam veterans awarded Long Tan Bursary
8 May 2005	60th anniversary of Victory in Europe
10 May 2005	Budget delivers on veterans’ services
10 May 2005	Budget strengthens veterans’ health services
10 May 2005	Seniors allowance to benefit Gold Card holders
11 May 2005	Budget renews regional commitment to veterans
13 May 2005	Australian Government supports VP Day commemorations
13 May 2005	Bursary gives student boost in tertiary education
13 May 2005	Funding to commemorate Tasmanian WWI veterans
18 May 2005	Minister says Veterans’ Affairs here to stay
19 May 2005	Plaque honouring victims of sinking of Centaur during WWII
20 May 2005	Window commemorates service of Australians in Vietnam
25 May 2005	NSW veterans benefit from $90 230 in Australian Government funding
27 May 2005	Vietnam veterans get $492 830 BEST support
29 May 2005	Minister remembers the tragedy of Sandakan
30 May 2005	Australian WWII veterans return to Borneo
1 June 2005	Veterans receive $124 500 in grants
1 June 2005	Veterans receive $7155 in grants
1 June 2005	Council appointments at Australian War Memorial
2 June 2005	NSW & ACT veterans benefit from $273 600 in Australian Government funding
2 June 2005	Queensland veterans benefit from $254 800 in Australian Government funding
2 June 2005	South Australian veterans benefit from $205 100 in Australian Government funding
2 June 2005	Tasmanian veterans benefit from $161 300 in Australian Government funding
2 June 2005	Victorian veterans benefit from $122 400 in Australian Government funding
2 June 2005	WA veterans benefit from $123 900 in Australian Government funding
5 June 2005	WWII veterans leave for Borneo for 60th anniversary
10 June 2005	Veterans commemorate Australian WWII service in Borneo
22 June 2005	VP Salute to Veterans takes off in Canberra
22 June 2005	$200 000 for VP Day commemorations in Brisbane
23 June 2005	$12 931 grant for Ballarat Regional Veterans Centre
23 June 2005	$5895 grant for Victorian Regional Veterans Centre
24 June 2005	Lest We Forget—Sapper Peter Casserly

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Major publications

Fortnightly	@dva staff magazine
Quarterly	Vetaffairs departmental newspaper
Quarterly	Men’s Peer Health Education Newsletter
July 2004	Your Lives Your Needs
September 2004	2005 DVA calendar
November 2004	After that the trees looked greener book
September 2004	Remembrance Day 2004 poster
October 2004	London Mission photo album
November 2004	Office of Australian War Graves Journal
January 2005	Schools mailout
February 2005	Anzac Day Gallipoli Dawn Service Orders of Service
February 2005	Minister’s greeting cards
March 2005	Operation Click: Anzac to Kokoda schools resource
March 2005	North Queensland Garden of Remembrance Order of Service
March 2005	Minister’s correspondence acknowledgement cards
March 2005	March 2005 DVA "At a Glance" series
March 2005	Royal Australian Air Force 1941-1945: Australians in the Pacific War book
March 2005	Royal Australian Navy 1939-1945: Australians in the Pacific War book
April 2005	Victory in Europe: Australians at War in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe book
April 2005-	60th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Commemorative Mission 2005 Official Veteran Biographies book
May 2005	DVA Budget 2005-2006 Media Kit
May 2005	DVA Corporate Plan 2005-2006
May 2005	Borneo 1942-1945: Australians in the Pacific War book

New web site

1 July 2004

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Scheme web site (www.mrcs.gov.au)

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Departmental web sites enhanced during 2004–05

www.dva.gov.au	Department of Veterans’ Affairs
www.aro.gov.au	Ageing Research Online1
www.therightmix.gov.au	The Right Mix
www.anzacsite.gov.au	Visit Gallipoli
www.australiansatwar.gov.au	Australians at War
www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au	The Australians at War Film Archive
www.dsh.gov.au	Defence Service Homes - Insurance and Loans
www.veteransreview.gov.au	Review of Veterans’ Entitlements
www.vrb.gov.au	Veterans’ Review Board
www.ww2australia.gov.au	Australia’s War 1939-1945
www.ww2roll.gov.au	World War II Nominal Roll

¹Ageing Research Online is sponsored by the Department of Health and Ageing in partnership with DVA, and is developed in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Follow link to "Veterans’ Research".