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Cowork Coplay program success in 2024
The South Australian Government supported the Cowork Coplay program for a second consecutive year, this time backed by a $30,000 sponsorship through Veterans SA. The innovative six-week program supports partners of current- and former-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to [...]
Veterans SA grant to boost AFL-first veteran program
The Port Adelaide Australian Defence Force (ADF) Veterans Program is back for another year and Veterans SA has announced a $240,000 grant to support the continuation and expansion of the program over the next four years. The South Australian Government [...]
BAE Systems launches VetNet Australia to improve support for veteran employees
Earlier this month, BAE Systems Australia introduced VetNet Australia, a program offering an expanded range of services and support to the company’s veteran workforce. Veterans currently account for more than 700 of BAE Systems’ workforce (12 per cent) and the [...]
New Veterans’ and Families’ Hub welcomed in Adelaide’s north
Veterans and their families in Adelaide’s north are set to have access to tailored support services with the announcement of a new Veterans’ and Families’ Hub in Elizabeth. Announced last week, Lives Lived Well will receive a $5.445 million grant [...]
Success continues for Veterans SA Career and Business Mentoring Program
A unique mentoring program, dedicated to supporting veterans and their partners to navigate the career transition and business entrepreneurship, has celebrated another successful year in South Australia. The Veterans SA Career and Business Mentoring Program, now in its second year, [...]
The inspiring story behind War Widows Day
October 19 has been officially enshrined as War Widows Day in South Australia, recognising the unthinkable sacrifices and contributions of generations of war widows and widowers. Australian war widows and widowers were be formally recognised for the first time, when [...]
New plan to improve veteran health and wellbeing
The Honourable Geoff Brock MP Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Nadia Clancy MP Premier's Advocate for Suicide Prevention Almost 48,000 South Australians who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force will be the focus of a new state-wide [...]
Veterans SA brings veteran services to the Gawler Show
Veterans SA is bringing essential services to veterans and their families in Adelaide’s north, with a presence at the 2023 Gawler Show on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August. Over the two-day event, Veterans SA will be joined by a [...]
Supporting veterans’ transitions with PAFC
Veterans SA is proud to be sponsoring the Port Adelaide Football Club’s (PAFC) 2023 Australian Defence Force Veterans Program. Drawing on the similarities of transitioning from high-performing environments, ex-AFL players and former serving members of the Australian Defence Force will [...]
Frank Lampard recognised for community contributions
Co-chair of Aboriginal Veterans SA (AVSA), Frank Lampard OAM, has been recognised for his contributions to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across South Australia at the 2023 Premier’s NAIDOC Awards. A proud Ngarrindjeri Kaurna man and elder, Frank [...]
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Adelaide Hearing
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is coming to Adelaide, with an eight-day public hearing beginning Monday 17 July at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide. The key focus will be workplace safety, as well as hearing how [...]
Veterans SA mentoring program kicks off
The 2023 Veterans SA Career & Business Mentoring Program officially launched this week at a dynamic event hosted at the Stone & Chalk Startup Hub. Developed to provide growth opportunities to people who have served in the Australian Defence Force [...]
