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APPENDIX F – Media releases and major publications

Media releases

July 2005 $150 000 for VP Day commemorations in Adelaide
5 July 2005 Taree Veterans benefit from new service centre
11 July 2005 60th anniversary medallion honours WWII veterans
1 July 2005 Victory in the Pacific anniversary to be commemorated in Hobart
18 July 2005 $14 400 grant for maritime museum VP Day activities
23 July 2005 Bomber Command memorial dedicated
25 July City of Perth to receive Australian Government grant for VP Day commemorations
27 July 2005 Australia’s Korean War nominal roll goes online
29 July 2005 Minister deplores war memorial vandalism
5 August 2005 $60 000 grant for Fremantle VP Day commemorations
9 August 2005 $106 000 in grants to local veterans
10 August 2005 $766 000 in grants to NSW veterans
13 August 2005 Message for 60th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific
14 August 2005 Salute to Veterans leads VP Day commemorations
14 August 2005 VP Day: Brisbane marks 60 years since the end of WWII
15 August 2005 VP Day: Australia marks 60 years since the end of WWII
17 August 2005 Anzac spirit kept burning by Australian schools
16 August 2005 VP Day a fitting tribute to our WWII veterans
18 August 2005 Australia’s Vietnam veterans to be remembered
18 August 2005 ACT marks Vietnam Veterans Day
24 August 2005 Australian veterans to attend WWII surrender commemorations on USS Missouri
27 August 2005 Australian veterans depart for international commemorations to mark official end of WWII
2 September 2005 Australian veterans commemorate official end of WWII
7 September 2005 Veterans revisit battle sites to commemorate the end of WWII
8 September 2005 Veterans and war widows to receive pension increase
13 September 2005 60th anniversary of Japanese surrender in PNG
14 September 2005 New booklet encourages veterans and older Australians to get active
15 September 2005 Battle of Britain’s 65th anniversary commemorated
15 September 2005 New appointment to Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
30 September 2005 NSW and ACT veterans benefit from $164 538 in Australian Government funding
30 September 2005 Denison veterans to benefit from Australian Government funding
30 September 2005 Creative talents of the veteran community go on display
4 October 2005 Justice done in veteran fraud case
11 October 2005 Minister defends veteran health care
18 October 2005 Australia’s last World War I sailor William Allen – we will remember him
18 October 2005 Study on Korean War veterans
19 October 2005 Remembering 50 years since army involvement in Malayan Emergency
23 October 2005 9th Division Memorial in El Alamein re-born
25 October 2005 Australia bids farewell to World War I veteran
26 October 2005 Grant recognition for local veterans
27 October 2005 Minister attends national Legacy conference
4 November 2005 Minister attends Weary Dunlop Medical Research symposium
4 November 2005 Veterans visit Hellfire Pass for Remembrance Day
5 November 2005 Minister unveils new memorial in Albury
11 November 2005 Pause to remember the fallen
11 November 2005 Minister marks Remembrance Day with opening of Gallipoli Garden at Coolangatta State School
11 November 2005 Celebrating Coorparoo RSL’s service to the veteran community
14 November 2005 Australian veterans awarded Legion of Honour
15 November 2005 Local veterans awarded Legion of Honour
23 November 2005 Minister visits Gilmore veterans
25 November 2005 Veterans benefit from new hearing aid technology
30 November 2005 Australia’s Vietnam War story features in history prize
2 December 2005 Queensland veterans benefit from more than $246 000 in Australian Government funding
2 December 2005 Veterans benefit from seniors allowance
7 December 2005 Grant recognition for local veterans
8 December 2005 ACT veterans benefit from more than $35 000 in Australian Government funding
9 December 2005 Central Coast veterans to benefit from Australian Government funding
9 December 2005 NSW veterans benefit from more than $178 000 in Australian Government funding
9 December 2005 Hospital services agreement signed
13 December 2005 Tasmanian veterans benefit from more than $215 000 in Australian Government funding
14 December 2005 Victorian veterans benefit from more than $300 000 in Australian Government funding
15 December 2005 South Australian veterans benefit from more than $119 000 in Australian Government funding
16 December 2005 West Australian veterans benefit from more than $77 000 in Australian Government funding
20 December 2005 Support for veterans to continue after memorable year
24 January 2006 Change to blindness standards for veterans
8 February 2006 Discovery of Australian remains on the Western Front
12 February 2006 $3000 grant recognises New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
13 February 2006 Rwanda service upgraded to ‘Warlike’
14 February 2006 Big thanks on ‘Nasho Day’
15 February 2006 Anzacs in France on show at Australian War Memorial
24 February 2006 Australia’s most decorated soldier commemorated
6 March 2006 Australian plans for Gallipoli 2006
15 March 2006 Vietnam vets at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
16 March 2006 Australia Under Attack launched
23 March 2006 Pension boost for veterans and war widows
30 March 2006 Sport and War on display
4 April 2006 Gallipoli road repairs prior to Anzac Day
6 April 2006 Local vets hit the gym for health
1 April 2006 Opening of Bean Building at the Australian War Memorial
11 April 2006 Voices of War – tales from the battlefield and the home front
21 April 2006 Minister to attend Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli
22 April 2006 War Graves director appointed
24 April 2006 Anzac football matches honour SA veterans
24 April 2006 Competition showcases creativity of Victorian veterans
26 April 2006 Minister praises crowd, volunteers, over Gallipoli clean-up
27 April 2006 Australian World War II veterans return to El Alamein
30 April 2006 9th Division memorial rededicated at El Alamein
6 May 2006 Australian War Memorial Council appointments
10 May 2006 Budget acknowledges past and prepares for the future
12 May 2006 Billson briefs Tasmanian RSL Congress about Budget initiatives for veterans
12 May 2006 New book outlines the stories of Australian WWI PoWs
16 May 2006 New and improved aged care facilities for veterans in Victoria
18 May 2006 Excellence rewarded for children of Vietnam veterans
20 May 2006 New home for Air Force Association in Victoria
23 May 2006 Excellence rewarded for children of Vietnam veterans in Victoria
23 May 2006 Minister outlines mental health boost at NSW RSL congress
26 May 2006 Japanese airmen from WWII identified
28 May 2006 Battle of Crete anniversary highlights great Australian sacrifices
31 May 2006 Minister outlines ambitious plan for Vietnam veterans
2 June 2006 War Widows’ Guild marks 60 years of services to South Australia’s veteran community
2 June 2006 Excellence rewarded for children of Vietnam veterans in South Australia
4 June 2006 War Widows’ Guild marks 60 years of service to NSW veteran community
4 June 2006 Excellence rewarded for children of Vietnam veterans in New South Wales
6 June 2006 Australian children to learn more about RSL
6 June 2006 Australia’s D-Day veterans remembered
7 June 2006 Counselling support to continue for Tasmanian veterans
9 June 2006 Excellence rewarded for children of Vietnam veterans in Western Australia
9 June 2006 Team approach vital for managing veterans’ medicines
12 June 2006 New home for VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service in WA
15 June 2006 $37 270 in grants for NSW Vietnam commemorations
17 June 2006 $309 870 in grants for Queensland Vietnam commemorations
19 June 2006 Veterans, war widows receive bonus payment
23 June 2006 $3 billion to increase hospital access for veterans
28 June 2006 Nuclear test participants to receive additional health care
28 June 2006 Minister to attend 90th anniversary commemorations on the Western Front
30 June 2006 Compensation increased for ADF members and families

Major Publications

Monthly @dva staff magazine
Quarterly Vetaffairs departmental newspaper
Quarterly Men's Health Peer Education Newsletter
2005 Pacific War series
September 2005 2006 DVA Calendar
November 2005 Remembrance Day 2005 poster
November 2005 Program ASIST kit
December  2005 Office of Australian War Graves Journal
January 2006 Schools mailout
February 2005 Australians on the Western Front schools resource
March 2006 El Alamein, Egypt: October-November 1942
March 2006 Anzac Day Gallipoli 2006 Dawn Service Orders of Service
April 2006 Anzac Day 2006 Poster
April 2006 El Alamein 2006 Order of Service
May 2006 You and Your Prostate
May 2006 Vietnam Veterans Health Study
May 2006 DVA Budget 2006-07 Media kit
June 2006 Borneo Mission photo album
June 2006 D-Day France Mission photo album
June 2006 VE Day Mission photo album
June 2006 Singapore Mission photo album
June 2006 Living with Dementia
June 2006 Fromelles and the Somme: Australians on the Western Front – 1916
June 2006 DVA Corporate Plan 2006-2009
June 2006 DVA ICT Strategic Plan 2006-2009
June 2006 DVA Workforce Strategy 2006-2009

Departmental web sites enhanced during 2005-06

minister.dva.gov.au
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
www.dva.gov.au Department of Veterans' Affairs
www.anzacsite.gov.au Visit Gallipoli
www.australiansatwar.gov.au Australians at War
www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au Australians at War Film Archive
www.dsh.gov.au Defence Service Homes
www.mrcs.gov.au Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Scheme
www.therightmix.gov.au The Right Mix
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.koreanroll.gov.au Korean War Nominal Roll