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Australian War Memorial |
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| The Australian War Memorial website can
help you to: plan a visit to the Memorial; research your family
history; learn more about Australia's involvement in overseas
conflict and peacekeeping; and discover items in the vast national
collection, ranging from works of art, photographic images and
militaria to relics such as aircraft, tanks and guns. |
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Defence Services Homes |
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| Defence Service Homes recognises the
contribution of men and women who have served in the Australian
defence forces, either during war or peacetime. Subsidised home
loans are available to Australian veterans through the Westpac
Banking Corporation. |
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| Department of
Veterans' Affairs |
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| Information for veterans and war widows and
widowers. Among other things, there are sections for
Pensions,
Health,
Housing and
the Office of
Australian War Graves. |
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Repatriation Health and Pharmaceutical Cards |
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| The Department of Veterans' Affairs offers a range
of repatriation health and pharmaceutical cards to veterans and
dependants who are eligible under the Veterans' Entitlements Act
1986 for treatment at the Department's expense. |
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| Returned
Services League |
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| The Returned Services League (RSL) mission
statement is to ensure that programs are in place for the
well-being, care, compensation and commemoration of serving and
ex-service Defence Force members and their dependants; and promote
Government and community awareness of the need for a secure, stable
and progressive Australia. The website includes links to the
respective State
Branches. |
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Review of Veterans' Entitlements |
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| The Federal Government appointed an independent
committee to conduct a review of perceived anomalies in the access
to veterans’ entitlements and of the benefits and support provided
to veteran disability pensioners. The report is available
here. |
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Veterans Information Service and Community Support Service |
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| A service provided at selected Centrelink Customers
Service Centres to help veterans. These services are delivered on
behalf of the Department of Veterans' Affairs. |
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| Veterans'
Review Board |
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| The Veterans' Review Board (VRB) is a tribunal
created by the Australian Parliament to review decisions of the
Repatriation Commission regarding the granting of pensions,
allowances and other benefits and the provision of treatment and
other services to veterans, their dependants and other eligible
persons. |
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| Veterans
Support and Advocacy Service Australia |
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| The website includes contact details, particulars
of support services and veterans links. |
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| Vietnam
Veterans Association of Australia |
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| The Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia (VVAA)
is a wholly volunteer body, whose sole interest is the welfare of
veterans and the families of veterans. The website includes a
comprehensive list of
Contact Addresses. |
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Vietnam Veterans Federation of Australia |
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| The Vietnam Veterans Federation of Australia is
dedicated to the welfare of veterans and their families. |
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War Widows Guild
Contact Details |
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| The War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW Ltd website
includes contact details for the various War Widows State Guilds,
which promote and protect the interests of war widows. |
