The October edition of NSCnews Online is out now… please forward this email as previously arranged to your list of email contacts to ensure it is circulated as widely as possible. I would also appreciate links being listed in any relevant social media forums as well if you can. As Elvis said: Thank you, thank […]

One of the biggest issues many veterans face when they leave the defence force is deciding what to do next with their lives. Many from outside the defence force might consider it just ‘finding a new job’, but it’s more than that. It’s about finding a new career, which can give you a sense of […]

The latest edition of CONTACT can be read here, it leads off with their article of 2RAR (Amphib) 2RAR will be called 2RAR (Amphib) 04/09/2017 Brian Hartigan Following a recent CONTACT article that suggested 2RAR would ‘cease to exist as an infantry battalion’, new details have emerged. In an article in ARMY newspaper today, the […]

Dear Korea Veterans, Families and Friends, I attach the newsletter of Association of QLD Korea Veterans. Thank you and Kind regards,     Yang Kim, Secretary AQKV Mobile 0419 919 034 Email [email protected]   President: John Fry    Phone: 07 5534 6089   Email: [email protected] Secretary: Yang Kim   Phone: 0419 919 034   Email: [email protected]  

Dear ESORT Members, As requested at the meeting held on 11 August 2017, please find attached the fact sheets discussed for the ACCC – Hearing aids and devices and the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner.   Kind regards,   Sharyn Gaffney Senior Secretariat Officer Commissions, Committees, Enterprise Reporting and Appointments Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The Royal Australian Regiment Corporation, traditionally known as the National RAR Association is an incorporated Company which functions as the peak representative body of its constituent members: the RAR State/Territory and Battalion Associations/Corporation. It was formed in 2009 to: enhance and protect the legal rights and limited liability of its members, broaden the opportunities previously not […]

Hi Guys, I was hoping you could post/send our event details for Homeless Veterans, per attached?  Would love to catch up/see you there?  We had to bring the event forward this year from October, given 7th Brigade are away, we had to change.  Any support you can provide, would be humbly appreciated.   Yours sincerely, Martin […]

I am getting increasingly concerned and disappointed in the foul language, hostile vitriol, playing the man and the woman, instead of the ball with what I see and read on social media.  In normal circumstances I would simply ignore this nasty and focused attack on the employees of the Department of Veteran Affairs but when […]

Increased risk of attempted suicide in Australian veterans is associated with total and permanent incapacitation, unemployment and posttraumatic stress disorder severity. You can read the full paper on suicide amongst veterans conducted by Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation in conjunction with Toowong Private Hospital, and published this week in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of […]

Dear ESORT members, I am writing to inform you of the recent release of the Government’s Response to the National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) Review into the prevention of self-harm and suicide. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel released the Government’s response on 30 June 2017 in Melbourne. The response is available online […]