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A message from the Naval Association, Queensland At 10.30am on Thursday 8 February, we will hold a

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The Australian Government has awarded RSL LifeCare with a $5 million grant to establish the Queanbeyan Veterans’ and Families’ Hub.

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Veterans and families across Northern Adelaide will soon have greater access to support and services.

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Applications for the 2024-25 round of the Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) grants program are now open.

Members of 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment form the Guard of Honour at the Port Augusta War Memorial

On 16 November 2023 the community of Port Augusta, South Australia, gathered to honour the men who gave their lives in the First World War on the 100th anniversary of the original dedication of the town's main memorial to Fallen Soldiers.

Veteran Pamela Dillon kayaks with a student

Sergeant Pamela Dillon is a Sport Education Coordinator with the School of Sport Education NT. Known as ‘Dillon’ in the remote communities she visits in the Barkly Region, she delivers sport education programs to the region’s young people.

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DVA is transforming the way we meet the needs of veterans by making it easier for veterans and their families to engage with the department.

Last Post ceremony at Australian War Memorial

Jackson Boyd first sounded the bugle at the Australian War Memorial’s Last Post Ceremony as a

Mens Health Peer Education (MPHE) volunteer John Hunter shares his lived experience with prostate cancer at a MHPE volunteer men's health education training session

Recently, a group of DVA’s Men’s Health Peer Education (MHPE) volunteers gathered at the DVA office in Adelaide for a training session to improve their understanding of common men’s health issues.

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Veterans and partners who receive the Service Pension, Income Support Supplement or Age Pension and are entitled to the Work Bonus will be able to earn more income from employment.

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