Vetaffairs — Vol 37 No.3 December 2021
The December 2021 issue of Vetaffairs.
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Highlights:
- Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards winner announced
- Another fantastic Veterans’ Health Week
- Reports from the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel Andrew Gee and DVA Secretary Liz Cosson AM CSC
- DVA services during the holiday season
- Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Trish Batchelor on the value of your GP
- Features on the contribution of National Servicemen, the value of Defence Sheds, and Paralympic Gold Medallist Greg Smith
Inside this edition
News
- Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards winners announced
- Another fantastic Veterans’ Health Week
- News from the Department
- From the Minister
- DVA services during the holiday season
- Letter to the editor
- New functionality to access sensitive DVA emails
- Two reports provide valuable insights into veteran suicide
- Anti-malarial medication support available for veterans
- Senate Inquiry into Afghanistan engagement
- Pension rates indexation from 20 September 2021
- New scheme for ex-ADF firefighters
COVID-19
Health & wellbeing
- A call for those looking for a life-changing life
- Support for the homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless
- The importance of being of service to others
Widows’ News
ESO News
- RSL – A proud history, becoming even more relevant today
- New Brisbane memorial honours Afghanistan veterans
- Discount rates on North Queensland holidays for veterans
- Afghan refugees rolling up their sleeves for disaster relief
- Military Brotherhood Military Motorcycle Club
- Legacy Week a success despite lockdowns
- Defence Reserves Association National Conference
- Soldier On veterans strike a chord
Transitioning well
- DVA’s Veteran Support Officers assisting ADF personnel
- Get help setting up your own business
- From Commando to business success
- A goal in mind
- #OurVeterans – Dean Marchini
- #OurVeterans – Peter Nugent
- Peer support for career transition
Families
- Breaking the barriers to community support
- If you don’t feel safe at home, help is here
- Research shows how mental health training can change lives
Features
- Mates supporting mates
- In service to their nation
- Defence Sheds: where everyone is equal under one roof
- Come back: the making of a five-time Paralympian
Commemorations
- 50th anniversary of Operation Ivanhoe and the Battle of Nui Le
- Remembrance Day 2021
- Sir John Monash Centre adapts to a COVID world
- Hellfire Pass and Sandakan during COVID
- 80th anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney
- Applications for commemorative projects close 8 February 2022
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