Vetaffairs — Vol 36 No.3 November 2020
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Highlights in this edition
- What the Budget means for the veteran community
- Articles on the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning with Where you can get help
- Reports from the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester and DVA Secretary Liz Cosson AM CSC
- DVA services during the holiday season
- A feature on the refurbishment of Rookwood’s ‘Old Army’ Anglican Section
- Profiles on Deputy Secretary Vicki Rundle PSM, Veteran Family Advocate Gwen Cherne and Defence Engagement Commissioner Stuart Smith
News
- What the Budget means for the veteran community
- News from the Department
- New Veteran Cards on the way
- Using your Veteran Card
- DVA services during the holiday season
- 100,000 applications for veterans’ recognition
- Veterans on track to save over $2.3 million
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card gets a facelift
- Prepare for the bushfire season
- How to contact DVA
- Coronavirus effect on veterans’ pensions
- Veteran Wellbeing Centres well underway
- Education Schemes
- Countdown to inclusion of veterans in Census
- Nominations for PM’s Veterans’ Employment Awards now open
- Misleading advertising by third-party organisations
- Nine advisers for Council for Women and Families United by Defence Service
COVID-19
- Where you can find help
- Connecting with DVA
- Financial support from the Government
- Veterans stepping up during COVID
- Chief Health Officer — My experience with COVID-19
- Engaging with your health professionals
- Veterans can access Personal Monitoring Technology through DVA
- Meeting your rehabilitation needs
- Residential aged care
Health and Wellbeing
- Mental health support for the veteran community
- What is Veterans’ Home Care?
- Navigating DVA’s aged-care services
- Senior Mental Health Advisor — Finding meaning among the chaos
- DVA support for homeless veterans
- A new online program to connect young people
- New mental health hotline service
- Active Choices: a new physical activity program
- Veteran Health Check
75th Anniversary
- Australians remember our Second World War veterans
- VP Day in Darwin
- AFL and NRL honour Second World War veterans
- Princess Anne talks to Australian veteran
- How Australians marked the 75th anniversary
- It’s all over
- Commemorative medallion
- Five brothers who made it through
- Cornelis Geelhoed — An extraordinary 100 years
- Teddy Sheean awarded Victoria Cross
- Vale Mostyn Berryman
- Correction
Widow's news
ESO news
Transitioning well
Features
- Deputy Secretary Vicki Rundle PSM
- Veteran Family Advocate Gwen Cherne
- Defence Engagement Commissioner Stuart Smith
- Safeguard your home for summer
- Dolls’ houses for needy children
- Veteran involved in USS Peary propeller find
Commemorations
- Rookwood’s ‘Old Army’ Anglican Section refurbished
- As a nation we unite for our fallen
- Monash personal papers now freely available via Trove
- COVID-19 and War Graves
- Vietnam Veterans Day in northern Australia
Australian War Memorial
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