The Veterans' & Families' Centre

13/10/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ LACE UP, BURNIE! LET’S GET MOVING!

The Veterans’ & Families’ Centre (TVAFC) is kicking off our Wednesday Morning Running Club!

📍 Where: Burnie Foreshore
📅 Starting: Tomorrow, Wednesday 14 October
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM
🏃 When: Every Wednesday

Whether you’re a seasoned runner, just starting out, or prefer a brisk walk, we’d love you to join us!

It’s not about speed or distance — it’s about getting outdoors, connecting with others, supporting your wellbeing and starting the day on a positive note.

🇦🇺 Veterans, families and the wider community are all welcome!

Come along, bring a mate and enjoy some fresh Tassie air and great company.

No pressure. No competition. Just connection.

12/10/2026

Have you checked out the Row Nation app yet? It's the result of a partnership between Rowing Australia and Invictus Australia, and is an inclusive and accessible digital indoor rowing training platform.

We love it! Get the app, and log your times on the Veterans and Families Center Row leaderboards!

11/10/2026

Will we see you at the Veterans' & Families' Center on the 11th of November for our Poppy Exhibition & Competition?

10/10/2026

What's happening at the Center this coming week?

10/10/2026

🇦🇺 25 YEARS SINCE AUSTRALIA ENTERED AFGHANISTAN

Today marks 25 years since Australia commenced military operations in Afghanistan under Operation Slipper.

Over two decades, more than 35,000 Australians served in Afghanistan and across the wider Middle East Area of Operations.

47 Australians lost their lives. Hundreds more were wounded. And for many, the impact of service continues long after returning home.

At The Veterans’ & Families’ Centre (TVAFC), we recognise that the cost of war is not measured only in lives lost, but also in the physical and invisible wounds carried by our veterans and the sacrifices made by their families.

Today, we remember our mates who never came home, those who returned forever changed, and the families who stood beside them.

To our Afghanistan veterans, your service matters, your sacrifices are not forgotten, and you are not alone.

As we reflect on Australia’s longest-running conflict, let us also remember the importance of continuing to support those who served and the families who continue to carry the weight of that service.

Lest We Forget. 🌺

The Veterans’ & Families’ Centre
Supporting those who served and those who stand beside them.

10/10/2026

Tomorrow in Launceston

09/10/2026

🇦🇺 GREATER RECOGNITION FOR R***E COMPANY BUTTERWORTH VETERANS

A long-awaited and welcome decision for our Butterworth veterans and their families.

The Australian Government has announced that service at Butterworth, Malaysia, between 1970 and 1989 will be reclassified from peacetime to non-warlike service.

This recognition acknowledges the unique conditions in which these veterans served and, importantly, may open the door to additional DVA entitlements, support and more favourable claims assessments once the necessary legislation is registered.

👏 Acknowledgement must go to the veterans, families and advocates who have fought tirelessly for this recognition.

Your service mattered then, and it matters now.

From all of us at The Veterans’ & Families’ Centre (TVAFC), thank you for your service.

06/10/2026

This week’s ABC Four Corners investigation, Defenceless, made me incredibly sad and angry.

The program raised serious concerns about veterans being targeted for profit, including allegations of inappropriate or incorrect billing to DVA for services veterans may not have received.

As a veteran and volunteer advocate, I believe veterans deserve transparency. Please take a few minutes to check your own records. Know who is billing DVA in your name, what they are billing for, and whether you actually received that service.

You can view this through My Health Record → Medicare Overview → Medicare Services – MBS & DVA Items.

If something doesn’t look right, ask questions.

At The Veterans’ & Families’ Centre, our advocacy model is simple: the veteran and their family come first. Advocacy should be about supporting people through a complex system, not turning their injury, trauma or compensation into a business opportunity.

Veterans have already paid enough through their service.

06/10/2026

Amazing Amy is back at it again.

Come join us for our next
Partners Program 13-16th Nov 2026. Musselroe Bay, Tasmania.

Limited positions available for this fun and unique Veteran/Front Line Responders & Partners opportunity.

https://youtu.be/QyEbkXRnSKE

An opportunity to relax and enjoy a spectacular location. Delicious meals, a warm and comfy bed, with the possibility of seeing the Aurora Australis.
Time to explore, have fun with nature and equine based activities, focusing on wellness. Evenings around a campfire, under the clearest skies, sharing laughs with others that understand service life and its challenges.

Well Beyond Service is a peer led program, where lived experience is respected and valued.
You won’t find any of the following around our campfire:
🔴Marriage or relationships counselling
🔴 Medical advice or promotions
🔴Judgment of your lived experience
🔴Trauma unpacking

You and your partner are sure to find:
🟢Fun
🟢Relaxation
🟢A safe and respectful space for connection
🟢New perspectives on wellness
🟢Easy tools and resources
🟢Supportive staff with Tri- service, Front line responder and community experience
🟢Equine interactions (no riding).

We look forward to seeing you around the campfire.

To apply contact: [email protected]

Proudly sponsored and supported by
Westpac and AgriFutures - Rural Women’s Award 💜

04/10/2026

👀 This should be an interesting and important watch.

Tonight, ABC Four Corners airs Defenceless, an investigation into the growing involvement of private, for-profit companies in Australia’s veteran support and healthcare system.

The program raises serious questions around the treatment of veterans, DVA-funded services, medical care, report fees, compensation claims and the safeguards in place to protect veterans and their families.

For those of us working every day alongside veterans and their families, accountability, transparency and genuinely veteran-centred care matter.

Veterans seeking support should be able to trust that the advice, treatment and services they receive are based on their needs, not the financial return attached to them.

We’ll certainly be watching.

📺 Four Corners: Defenceless
Monday 5 October, 8:30pm
ABC TV and ABC iview

Read more / watch the preview below 👇

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.