July, 2011 News Archive
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- 28 July – UPDATED ADVICE: Veteran community supported to tackle climate change
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, said the Gillard Labor Government is providing a tailored package of household assistance payments for the veteran and ex-service community to deal with the impact of a carbon price.
Media release
- 26 July - Gallipoli service provider reappointed
Following a competitive tender process, Melbourne-based company Definitive Events will continue to partner with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to support Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli, Turkey, in 2012.
The role of the service provider is to manage the operations and logistics of three commemorative services at Gallipoli on 25 April including the Dawn Service, the Australian service at Lone Pine and New Zealand service at Chunuk Bair.
It is a significant logistical operation to transform the Anzac Commemorative Site, the Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair sites each year with all seating, lighting, staging, sound, waste management and first aid brought in and assembled on-site. The sites are then cleared soon after the completion of the services.
Over the past five years, Definitive Events has worked closely with the Australian and New Zealand Governments as well as local Turkish authorities to ensure successful Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli.
For more information on Anzac Day commemorations in Gallipoli visit www.dva.gov.au/gallipoli
- 26 July – Remembering Australia’s Korean War Veterans
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, urged all Australians to take the time to remember the men and women who served in the Korean War on Korean Veterans’ Day.
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Media release | Images | backgrounder
- 26 July - NEW PROJECT TO RETRACE THE ANZACS FROM ALBANY’S SHORES
Retracing the stories and experiences of Australians who left our shores to fight in the First World War will be part of a new interactive centre in Western Australia being supported today by the Australian Government.
Media release | Images
- 26 July – Anzac Day honours to schools across the nation
A South Australian primary school and a West Australian high school have been awarded top honours in this year’s Anzac Day Schools’ Awards.
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Media Release | Anzac Day Schools’ Awards
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24 July – Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels honoured in PNG
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels contribution to supporting Australians in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War, has been honoured today at a ceremony in Port Moresby. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, was represented at the ceremony, held at the Bomana War Cemetery, by Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator the Hon David Feeney, who presented commemorative medallions to 13 recipients.
Media release | Backgrounder
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22 July – The Battle of Pozieres remembered 95 years on
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, encouraged Australians to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the battle of Pozières, in which Australians fought to capture the village of Pozières in one of our most costly battles on the Western Front in Europe.
Media release | Images
- 21 July - Tale of heroics revealed as Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels remembered
On the eve of the latest ceremony to commemorate those who helped Australian soldiers in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War, a story has emerged demonstrating the true kindness, sacrifice and assistance the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels provided.
Media release
- 19 July - Western Front projects honour Australian service
- 18 July - Snowdon and Houston commemorate fallen on Western Front
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, joined the newly appointed Chair of the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AC, AFC (Ret’d) in honouring Australian service on the Western Front with a special visit to Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium.
Media release
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- 15 July - BEST funding continues to support veteran community
Ex-service organisations have received funding under the Building Excellence in Support and Training grants program to help support their work with the veteran community.
Media release | BEST grants
- 15 July – Veteran community supported to tackle climate change
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, said the Gillard Labor Government is providing a tailored package of household assistance payments for the veteran and ex-service community to deal with the impact of a carbon price.
Media Release
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8 July - 11 Victorian students receive education bursary
Fifty-six students across Australia, including 11 from VIC, will be awarded up to $9,000 each to help meet the costs of their post-secondary education as part of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Long Tan Bursary Scheme.
Media Release – VIC | Media release – NT | Media release - QLD | Media release - ACT & NSW | Media release - TAS | Long Tan Bursary