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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 [...]
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 [...]
New round of Commonwealth Scholarships now open for young Australians and veterans
Up to $13,000 to cover the costs of an eligible vocational education and training (VET) qualification and internship is available in Round Four of the Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians. The program is open for those living in 10 [...]
New podcast explores the experiences of modern veterans in their own words
The Australian War Memorial has partnered with LiSTNR to deliver a new podcast series that explores the lives and experiences of Australia’s modern veterans. The 6-part series, named Up Close, is hosted by Walkley Award-winning journalist Adam Shand and explores [...]
South Australian WWI soldiers identified in unmarked graves
The discovery and commemoration of World War I soldier Harold Gebert’s final resting place in Port Pirie is the last chapter in a remarkable wartime love story. Private Gebert, who served in France in 1915 with the 10th Battalion of [...]
South Australians honoured for their contribution to veteran community
Well-known singer-songwriter John Schumann is among a number of South Australians to be recognised for their contribution to the veteran community in the Australia Day Honours List. Schumann, best known for involvement in the legendary folk-rock band Redgum and his [...]
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 [...]
