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More face-to-face services for Australian veterans and their families
5 July 2021Face-to-face services for veterans and their families are being expanded, thanks to an enhanced service arrangement between DVA and Services Australia. -
Have your say in the 2021 Education Schemes Satisfaction Survey
1 June 2021We want to better support veterans and their families through our Education Schemes program – and that is why we want to hear from you! -
Changes to concession travel in Victoria and NSW
27 May 2021Changes to NSW and Victorian concession travel arrangements from 1 January 2022. -
Launch of new online tool for transitioning ADF
26 May 2021Former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO recently launched Go Beyond – a new online tool for transitioning Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. -
More support for older veterans and their families in residential aged care
19 May 2021Older veterans and their families will receive increased support through the Budget 2021-22 with $246 million to improve the care delivered to veterans and their families through mainstream in-home and residential aged care. -
50th anniversary of Operation Ivanhoe, Vietnam
18 May 2021A National Commemorative Service to mark the 50th anniversary of Operation Ivanhoe and the Battle of Nui Le will take place in Canberra on 20 September. -
Cold War submariners help community museum
14 May 2021By Thor Lund, Secretary, Friends of Holbrook Submarine Museum (FHSM) -
Services to commence for NSW Veteran Wellbeing Centre
7 May 2021The health and wellbeing of veterans and their families on the NSW South Coast will receive a much-needed increase in local benefits when service delivery commences on Monday for the new Veteran Wellbeing Centre in Nowra. -
Face-to-face VAN services resume
4 May 2021Veteran Access Network offices and shopfronts have reopened. -
Ambassador to the Republic of Korea commemorates the Battle of Kapyong in Seoul
29 April 2021On the 24 April, we marked the Battle of Kapyong – an important battle of the often-labelled ‘Forgotten War’, the Korean War.