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Grant applications open to support veteran organisations
Geoff Brock MP Minister for Veterans Affairs Veteran and ex-service organisations will once again have the opportunity to apply for funding to support and strengthen their organisation, with the opening of the 2022-2023 Commemorative Services and Capacity Building grant rounds [...]
South Australia remembers veterans of the Vietnam War
Geoff Brock MP Minister for Veterans Affairs Vietnam Veterans’ Day provides South Australians an opportunity to pause to remember and reflect on the experiences of the 60,000 men and women who served our nation throughout the Vietnam War. It is [...]
Veterans SA joins forces with veteran service organisations for Riverland Field Days
Veterans SA will be attending the 2022 Riverland Field Days to connect veterans and their families in the region with services and support. The agency recently consulted with the local veteran community inviting input on the services they wanted to [...]
Commemorative paver to honour Thailand veterans unveiled
Geoff Brock MP Minister for Veterans Affairs A commemorative paver will be unveiled at the ANZAC Centenary Memorial Walk today to recognise Australian service personnel who have served in Thailand throughout Australia’s military history. The paver will be officially unveiled [...]
Interim Report on Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide released
Geoff Brock MP Minister for Veterans Affairs The South Australian Government has welcomed the release of the interim report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. The Royal Commission’s interim report outlines preliminary observations in key areas including [...]
Census shines light on South Australian veterans
New data collected in the 2021 Census has revealed South Australia’s veteran population is more than double the figure previously on record. The census data released on 28 June 2022, has identified that at least 3.2 per cent (47,852) of [...]
New grants fund to sprout support for South Australian veterans
Non-government organisations can now apply for funding of up to $5,000 (ex GST) to support projects that make a difference to their local veteran community. Veterans SA Director, Chantelle Bohan said the Veterans SA Seed Funding Grant was created for [...]
Grant opportunities open to support veterans and ex-service organisations
Veteran and ex-service organisations will have the opportunity to apply for funding through two new grant programs announced by Veterans SA today. The Commemorative Services and Capacity Building grant programs have been established to support ex-service organisations to deliver commemorative [...]
Grants open for our veteran community
The Hon Andrew Gee MP: The 2021-22 rounds of the Veteran and Community Grants and Supporting Younger Veterans Grants are now open for applications. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Andrew Gee said the grants deliver valuable funding to [...]
New Strategic Plan for South Australian veterans’ and their families launched
New Strategic Plan for South Australian veterans’ and their families launched Data-informed policy, empowering community, promoting inclusion and honouring service have been identified as the key priorities for the next 10 years in Veterans SA’s first Strategic Outlook released today. [...]
Bringing support to veterans in the Riverland
Veterans SA will embark on a two-day outreach visit to the Riverland in November 2021. The visit has been planned with the support of local councils and support organisations to connect veterans and their families in the Riverland with support [...]
Department of Veterans’ Affairs – Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan and the National Action Plan
The Department of Veterans' Affairs have released a new four-year Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and National Action Plan. The strategy aims to reduce the risk of suicide and improve the mental health and wellbeing of Australia’s veterans and their [...]
