Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum
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Overview
This Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (YVF) is intended to:
- assist in identifying priority emerging issues for veterans across the age and conflict spectrum particularly in the areas of mental and social health
- assist in identifying emerging issues for veterans' families and support networks
- identify and analyse trends across veteran cohorts and geography and raise awareness of these increasing and common issues with subject-matter experts from the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and other state or Commonwealth government departments and agencies as appropriate
- assist in identifying opportunities for increased engagement with younger veterans who are geographically dislocated or not affiliated with ex-service organisations (ESOs) through the appropriate media and internet technology
- enhance the ex-service community's understanding of DVA's service delivery performance through information sharing and improved communication between DVA and the ex-service community
- identify and provide recommendations for improvements in DVA's operational policy to promote quality and accountability in service delivery.
Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference (DOC 50 KB)
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| Organisation | Member |
|---|---|
| Department of Veterans' Affairs - Chair | Mr Don Spinks AM, Commissioner |
| Director, Veteran Engagement, Department of Defence | Colonel James Burns |
| Air Force Association | Squadron Leader Dee Cherry |
| Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans' Association | Mr Tom Hanley |
| Australian Special Air Service Association | Mr John Newton |
| Australian Veterans Alliance | Mr Bradley Campbell |
| Defence Families of Australia | Ms Chantel Williams |
| Legacy Australia Inc. | Ms Barbara Boyer |
| Mate4Mates | Ms Emma Whitehead |
| Modern Soldier | Ms Talissa Papamau |
| Naval Association of Australia | Commander Mark Fullick RANR |
| Returned and Services League of Australia | Mr James Dallas |
| Royal Australian Regiment Association | Mr Chris Tilley |
| Soldier On | Mr Doug Sheridan |
| The Warrior's Return | Mr Scott Harris |
Departmental representation will be available as appropriate. The forum has the flexibility to invite additional participants relevant to the areas of focus or specific agenda items (including service specific and non-ESO aligned).
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The YVF meets three times per year.
Back to topMeeting minutes
Meeting minutes of each YVF meeting are available via the following links:
- 20 July 2022 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 64KB | PDF 904 KB)
- 3 November 2021 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 100KB | PDF 747 KB)
- 23 June 2021 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 95KB | PDF 939 KB)
- 17 October 2019 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 99KB | PDF 858 KB)
- 25 June 2019 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 94 KB | PDF 501 KB)
- 15 March 2019 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 100 KB | PDF 690 KB)
- 28 November 2018 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 100 KB | PDF 700 KB)
- 27 July 2018 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 100 KB)
- 8 March 2018 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 30 KB)
- 13 December 2017 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 30 KB)
- 29 August 2017 — Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (DOCX 30 KB)
Contact
To contact the Secretariat of the YVF, email yvf.secretariat [at] dva.gov.autitle=""
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