5 years ago
INVESTING IN GREATER SUPPORT FOR VETERANS IN IPSWICH
AMANDA RISHWORTH MP
A Shorten Labor Government will invest in veterans and ex-service personnel in the Ipswich and Somerset Region by providing funding to a Veterans Recovery Centre.
In the Ipswich community and surrounding area alone there are 17 RSL Sub Branches which provide support to our former serving personnel and their families.
Throughout the Blair and surrounding electorates there are more than 16,000 veterans and their families who access support through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and ex-service organisations.
A Veterans Recovery Centre will provide a location for veterans in the Moreton community to access a number of key support services for our veterans and their families.
Despite promises from the LNP at the last federal election to fund this projectthere has been no action taken.
As such, Federal Labor has stepped up and is committing the $1 million the Liberals have failed to deliver to this Centre.
This Centre will be a family friendly space which will provide greater support services to our younger veterans and their families, bringing together critical services under one roof, ensuring veterans and their families can access a number of services at any one time.
Services and support at the Veterans Recovery Centre will include: access to advocate and pension officers, access to JP services, a library, conference rooms, communal areas, kitchen and barbeque amenities.
Importantly, this centre will also provide a space to our veterans and their families to engage in peer-to-peer support.
This centre will also work as a conduit and support service for our service men and women and their families as they transition from the ADF to civilian life.
This $1 million commitment from Federal Labor to a Veterans Recovery Centre for Ipswich and the Somerset Region will assist in providing health and wellbeing services to our veterans in the local community and once again highlights Federal Labor’s commitment to our veterans, ex-service personnel and their families.
Federal Labor will partner with the local Moreton District RSL and RSL Queensland to provide greater support and assistance to our veterans and their families.
A Shorten Labor Government is working in consultation with our veterans to deliver on real outcomes which provide our veterans with tangible benefits.
In the Ipswich community and surrounding area alone there are 17 RSL Sub Branches which provide support to our former serving personnel and their families.
Throughout the Blair and surrounding electorates there are more than 16,000 veterans and their families who access support through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and ex-service organisations.
A Veterans Recovery Centre will provide a location for veterans in the Moreton community to access a number of key support services for our veterans and their families.
Despite promises from the LNP at the last federal election to fund this projectthere has been no action taken.
As such, Federal Labor has stepped up and is committing the $1 million the Liberals have failed to deliver to this Centre.
This Centre will be a family friendly space which will provide greater support services to our younger veterans and their families, bringing together critical services under one roof, ensuring veterans and their families can access a number of services at any one time.
Services and support at the Veterans Recovery Centre will include: access to advocate and pension officers, access to JP services, a library, conference rooms, communal areas, kitchen and barbeque amenities.
Importantly, this centre will also provide a space to our veterans and their families to engage in peer-to-peer support.
This centre will also work as a conduit and support service for our service men and women and their families as they transition from the ADF to civilian life.
This $1 million commitment from Federal Labor to a Veterans Recovery Centre for Ipswich and the Somerset Region will assist in providing health and wellbeing services to our veterans in the local community and once again highlights Federal Labor’s commitment to our veterans, ex-service personnel and their families.
Federal Labor will partner with the local Moreton District RSL and RSL Queensland to provide greater support and assistance to our veterans and their families.
A Shorten Labor Government is working in consultation with our veterans to deliver on real outcomes which provide our veterans with tangible benefits.