VHA Blog
A New Front Door for Veteran Support: Introducing the Veteran and Family Wellbeing Agency
The Royal Commission highlighted that many veterans and families experience difficulties navigating post-service life, including accessing available support, services and opportunities for connection. Health services, housing programs, entitlements, peer networks, transition assistance: they exist, but they’re scattered across dozens of organisations, websites and phone numbers. For someone navigating the shift
Homes That Heal
Home is more than a roof over our heads. It’s where we rest after a long day, share moments with the people we love, and feel safe enough just to be ourselves. A stable home gives us something essential for our mental well-being: safety, security, and belonging. During Mental Health
Blown Away: Our 4th Annual Charity Golf Day
Brisbane turned on the wind for our 4th Annual Charity Golf Day, and not a single person seemed to mind. Balls curved sideways, caps went flying, and putts that looked perfect off the club face took a hard left somewhere near the hole. If anything, the conditions made the day
CEO Book Review – The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Despite being a prolific reader since I was in late primary school, I have only recently come to read some of Steinbecks work. Namely The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men (perhaps to be reviewed in later issues). Inspired by a combination of the fact I had not
HMAS Yarra: The Warship That Helped Shape a Navy By Drachinfel
Following the Federation of Australia at the start of the 20th Century the various naval forces that the constituent states had previously owned were amalgamated into the Commonwealth Naval Forces, which would subsequently become the Royal Australian Navy. But while the newly created navy tried to sort out what assets
Circles of the Empire – By Kevin Hicks
I have always considered myself very much English. Yet a DNA test tells a more complicated story — English, yes, but also Irish, Scots, Danish, and French. I am, it turns out, a product of history. But then, aren’t we all? Delving into my family history, I discovered that one
Meet Lindsay Kotzman
What inspired you to join the board and support veterans in this way? I have always been fascinated by war history and have long appreciated the considerable commitment and risk that members of our defence force make to the people of Australia. I always wanted to give something back to
Beyond the Sleeping Bag: Unseen Veterans
One thing that rarely occurs to us is who the human behind the ‘homeless person’ might be. In a country that invests greatly in honouring those who served their country, it would never occur to us that the homeless person at our feet might be a veteran. With World Homeless
Celebrating and honouring Defence Force Reserves
Throughout Australia’s military history, over 1.25 million people have served in the ADF Reserves (Army, Navy, Air Force). This collective name includes all of the ADF’s reserve units and refers to those who serve proudly alongside full-time defence force personnel when additional man (and woman) power is needed. The remarkable