Veterans' Health Week 2024 – 13-20 October

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Veterans' Health Week 2024

This year, Veterans’ Health Week (VHW) is being held from 13 to 20 October 2024 with the theme Keep Connected. This theme aims to promote good health and wellbeing in the everyday life of veterans and families, and shines a spotlight on the importance of social connectedness. Events will be held from 1 to 31 October 2024 inclusive. For a list of event opportunities in your State or Territory, check the national event calendar closer to the dates.

Applications for VHW funding are now closed.

Host an event

Ex-service and community organisations are encouraged to host an event for their local community in support of VHW.

Eligible organisations can receive $1000 in one-off funding to support their event. Events held for VHW must demonstrate a link to the theme Keep Connected, and must include an informative/educational element, such as a presentation, to be eligible for funding. Your local DVA Community Support Advisers (CSAs) may be able to provide ideas and inspiration for your event. Find contact details for CSAs at the bottom of this webpage.  

Events can be held from 1 to 31 October 2024 inclusive.

Applications for VHW funding are now closed.

Eligibility

Ex-service and community organisations with established links to the veteran community are eligible to apply for VHW funding or to register an event on the VHW website – including unfunded events.

How to apply for funding

Applications for VHW funding are now closed.

Funding, Registration and Application Guidelines

The guidelines for Veterans’ Health Week funding have changed since last year. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions and Glossary if have any questions prior to contacting the VHW National Coordinator or your local DVA Community Support Advisers (CSAs).

It may take up to three weeks from notification of a successful submission to receive your funding.

Applications for VHW funding are now closed.

Kitbag for hosting a VHW event

National Events Calendar

People interested in attending an event in their location are able to check what’s on by looking at the national event calendar, as some event details may change or have restricted access and limited numbers. You may be photographed when you attend Veteran Health Week events and images may be published online.

Access to the National Events Calendar is coming soon.

Surveys

We would like to say thank you to everyone involved in either holding a Veterans’ Health Week event, or who participated at an event across the country.

To help us improve, we want to hear from you about your experiences by completing the relevant survey below. Your participation is entirely voluntary and should only take around three minutes to complete.

If you hosted an event, we invite you to complete a short survey for event holders. Completing the survey is your opportunity to share with us the strengths and challenges associated with planning, delivering and evaluating VHW events.

If you attended an event, we invite you complete a short participant survey. The survey is your opportunity to provide feedback about your experience registering to and attending events.

The surveys are coming soon.

If you would like to share photos from your event with us for publishing to the DVA website and social media, please read the privacy collection notice and complete the photo consent form for all participants in the photo.

More Information

For more information, contact DVA via one of the following channels:

VHW National Coordinator or DVA VHW team by email vhw@dva.gov.au.

Each state and territory has a DVA Community Support Adviser who is available to discuss any aspect of Veterans’ Health Week 2024.

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