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Actus builds careers for veterans in South Australia

Jun 2025|News|

Veteran-owned architecture and design firm Actus has expanded into South Australia, with a strong focus on employing veterans. As the only veteran-led architecture firm in the country, Actus brings unique military insights and experience to support Defence-related infrastructure projects in [...]

Connecting with regional veteran communities

Jun 2025|News|

Veterans SA recently hit the road with Legacy Club of South Australia and Broken Hill Inc and RSL SA/NT, travelling to the Upper Spencer Gulf region to connect with local veterans and their families. The Community Connection events were held [...]

Flinders community unites to honour local WW1 veterans

Jun 2025|News|

In a moving tribute to South Australia’s wartime history, the Headstone Project SA recently held two ceremonies to honour World War I (WW1) veterans Private Ezra Glasson and Private Edward Phillip Britten Ragless. In late May, dedications were held in [...]

Powerful veteran program helping change lives

Jun 2025|News|

A record 70 South Australian veterans have completed the Port Adelaide Football Club’s 2025 ADF Veterans Program, an innovative initiative that is helping transform lives through the power of sport, connection and a renewed sense of purpose. The six-week program, [...]

Honouring the families beside our veterans

May 2025|News|

Today marks the second Veterans’ Families Day in South Australia, a day of recognition that acknowledges the families that stand beside those who defend our nation – because no one serves alone. South Australia is the only Australian state to [...]

Record funding boost for commemorations in South Australia

May 2025|News|

The state’s largest ever grant funding for war commemorations has been announced, reinforcing the South Australian Government’s commitment to honouring the memory of those who have served our nation. A total of 40 projects under this year's Anzac Day Commemoration [...]

OPK9 program celebrates new graduates

Apr 2025|News|

The OPK9 program recently celebrated its latest group of graduates at the Repatriation General Hospital in Daw Park, where nine veterans and their assistance dogs successfully completed the program. Facilitated by See Differently with the Royal Society for the Blind [...]

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