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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 [...]
Geoff Brock holds first ‘Meet the Minister’ forum
The South Australian Minister for Veterans Affairs Geoff Brock held his inaugural ‘Meet the Minister’ event on July 14 2022 at the Torrens Parade Ground. The event was well-attended, with approximately 80 community members attending. The evening commenced with [...]
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 [...]
Local defence business empowers First Nations people
South Australian veteran and Ngarrindjeri man David Mallett is paving the way for greater First Nations representation in the defence sector, with his company Yanun Project Services playing a key role in the project management of a number of major [...]
Commemorating the service of First Nations veterans
The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander War Memorial located in Adelaide’s CBD is a poignant tribute to the contribution of First Nations personnel in Australia’s defence force history. Despite being barred from serving in the armed forces during [...]
Defence industry graduate programs provide a clear pathway for veterans
With a number of defence industry companies currently calling for graduate program applications, the time is now for current and former serving members considering a career in the defence industry. For those recently qualified, currently studying or simply considering career [...]
Survey results to shape support for Defence families
The need for improved housing, schooling options and employment opportunities for Australian Defence Force (ADF) families were among the key findings from a recent survey targeting Defence members and their families that have recently posted to South Australia. The online [...]
Contemporary veterans given a voice at new forum
Veterans SA is taking a proactive and collaborative approach to support planning through a new series of consultation forums. The first forum, held on 3 May 2022, focused on former serving members under 50 years of age, current serving members [...]
A message from the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
The Hon. Geoff Brock MP Minister for Veterans' Affairs Communique April 2022 Thailand acknowledgment on the Anzac Centenary Memorial Walk The South Australian Labor Government made an election commitment to install a Thailand paver on the Anzac Centenary Memorial Walk. [...]
Mentoring Program officially closes with great success
The Veterans Mentoring Program has officially concluded with a dynamic final event that highlighted and celebrated the success of the program. The pilot program which launched in July last year, was developed to further enhance the professional capabilities of former [...]
International Women’s Day 2022 spotlight: Sharon Mascall-Dare
Meet Sharon Mascall-Dare, Ambassador for Military and Emergency Services Health Australia (MESHA), journalist, broadcaster, writer, and veteran. Sharon studied modern languages at the University of Oxford in the 1990s and became a BBC European affairs specialist, before emigrating to Australia [...]
Aboriginal Veterans South Australia awarded funding to commemorate local hero
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this page contains images, voices and names of deceased persons. In 1916, at the age of 21, Ngarrindjeri man Lush Wilson enlisted to serve Australia in World War [...]
