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Veterans SA welcomes record intake for 2025 mentoring program
Last week saw the launch of the 2025 Veterans SA Career and Business Mentoring Program. Held at Plant 4 Bowden, the event welcomed the program’s largest intake ever, with 26 pairs of mentors and mentees taking part this year. [...]
Veteran-owned businesses partner to drive manufacturing and veteran employment in South Australia
Ammunition and munitions expert ARES Armaments Australia has unveiled a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with education facilitator Aimpoint to enhance workforce solutions for explosive ordnance manufacturing in South Australia. The two local veteran-owned businesses are joining forces on a [...]
OPK9 program celebrates new graduates
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 [...]
Location revealed for Northern Adelaide Veterans’ and Families’ Hub
The Playford Health and Wellbeing Precinct at Elizabeth Vale has been announced as the site of the new Northern Adelaide Veterans’ and Families’ Hub. Federal Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh announced the news during a visit to Adelaide earlier [...]
Federal grants support for SA projects
Four South Australian community and ex-service organisations have been selected to receive funding through the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. In this round, 55 organisations from around the country will each receive a share of $770,000 in [...]
Mentoring program unlocks career success for Defence partners
Mentoring program unlocks career success for Defence partners Australian Defence Force spouse Kat Iverson-Blekic is no stranger to the challenges of military life, especially the impact frequent relocations have on maintaining employment and career progression. After moving to South Australia [...]
Rededication of St Peters Heroes Memorial unveiled
More than a century after it was erected, an addition to the historic St Peters Heroes Memorial will recognise the names of local service personnel who served in World War II (WWII), providing a dedicated place of remembrance for the [...]
Scholarships open doors to new career trajectories
Australian Defence Force veterans and partners of current and former-serving ADF members who are embarking on new career pursuits, can again take advantage of scholarships to support their ambitions through the Veterans SA Tertiary Scholarship Program. Applications are open [...]
Why Remembrance Day still matters
Think Remembrance Day is just for the older generation? Think again. An ex-Naval officer with her own incredible story explains why November 11 is still so important. “Remembrance Day is about linking the past to the present, and then taking [...]
Veterans’ advisory visits RAAF Base
The South Australian Veterans Advisory Council and members of Veterans South Australia visited RAAF Base Edinburgh on October 21 to better understand the needs of veterans in the Adelaide community. The Veterans Advisory Council (VAC) was established in April 2008 [...]
Funding to honour SA wartime heritage project
The South Australian Headstone Project will continue to bring to light South Australia’s rich wartime heritage through its work in commemorating the final resting place of WWI veterans, thanks to a significant State Government funding boost. Veterans SA will provide [...]
Veterans SA grants awarded to honour SA WWII history
Fifteen South Australian projects totalling $130,000 have been awarded State Government funding through the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II (WWII) Grant Fund. With 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, the grant was [...]
