National Aged and Community Care Forum
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A forum designed to provide information on the current and future aged care needs of veterans, war widow/widowers and other members of the ex-service community.
Overview
The forum will:
- be a link between ex-service organisations (ESOs), providers and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) in the dissemination of information on health, aged and community care issues and mental and social health policy
- provide information on the current and future aged care needs of veterans and war widow/widowers and other members of the ex-service and Defence community including carers
- be a conduit for developing and proposing better practice residential and community care arrangements for the ex-service community
- influence future policy directions regarding ageing for the ex-service community
- monitor developments in the aged care industry and the aged care needs of the ex-service community, including access to residential care
- consider how DVA better supports people at home with community support.
Terms of reference (DOC 56 KB)
Back to topMembership
Membership comprises representatives from the following organisations.
| Organisation | Representation |
|---|---|
| Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) - Chair | Mr Andrew Kefford PSM, Deputy Secretary |
| Aged Care Taskforce, DVA - Deputy Chair | Ms Leanne Cameron First Assistant Secretary, Aged & Community Care Taskforce |
| Chief Health Officer, DVA | Professor Jenny Firman |
| Repatriation Commissioner | Mr Kahlil Fegan DSC AM |
| Department of Health and Aged Care | Mr Mike Pope |
| Legacy Australia Inc | Mrs Kate Hazelton |
| Partners of Veterans Association | Ms Raelene Hill |
| Returned and Services League of Australia | Ms Wendy Bateman |
| TPI Federation Australia | Ms Pat McCabe OAM |
| Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia | Mr Terry Roe |
| Vietnam Veterans' Federation of Australia | Mr Ward Gainey MIEAUST JP |
| Australian War Widows Inc. | Ms Jenny Gregory OAM |
Departmental representation will be available as appropriate.
Back to topMeeting schedule
The NACCF meets three times per year.
Back to topMeetings Minutes
- 7 November 2024 - meeting minutes (DOCX 72 KB)
7 November 2024 - meeting minutes (PDF 257 KB) - 18 June 2024 - meeting minutes (DOCX 64 KB)
18 June 2024 - meeting minutes (PDF 211 KB) - 20 February 2024 - meeting minutes (DOCX 60 KB)
20 February 2024 - meeting minutes (PDF 911 KB) - 4 October 2023 - meeting minutes (DOCX 61 KB)
4 October 2023 - meeting minutes (PDF 830 KB) - 20 June 2023 - meeting minutes (DOCX 64 KB)
20 June 2023 - meeting minutes (PDF 898 KB) - 20 June 2023 - communique (DOCX 238 KB)
20 June 2023 - communique (PDF 699 KB) - 20 September 2022 - meeting minutes (DOCX 61 KB)
20 September 2022- meeting minutes (PDF 795 KB) - 29 June 2022 - meeting minutes (DOCX 66 KB)
29 June 2022- meeting minutes (PDF 916 KB) - 3 February 2022 - meeting minutes (DOCX 67 KB)
3 February 2022- meeting minutes (PDF 714 KB) - 12 October 2021 - meeting minutes (DOCX 92KB)
12 October 2021 - meeting minutes (PDF 571 KB) - 10 June 2021 - meeting minutes (DOCX 92KB)
10 June 2021 - meeting minutes (PDF 712 KB) - 4 March 2021 - meeting minutes (DOCX 99KB)
4 March 2021 - meeting minutes (PDF 742 KB) - 21 April 2020 - meeting minutes (DOCX 99KB)
21 April 2020 - meeting minutes (PDF 656 KB) - 26 November 2019 - meeting minutes (DOCX 104 KB)
26 November 2019 - meeting minutes (PDF 758 KB) - 17 July 2019 - meeting minutes (DOCX 98 KB)
17 July 2019 - meeting minutes (PDF 657 KB) - 9 April 2019 - meeting minutes (DOCX 93 KB)
9 April 2019 - meeting minutes (PDF 720 KB)
Contact
To contact the NACCF Secretariat, please email Aged.CommunityCareForum@dva.gov.au
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