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RSL LifeCare, in partnership with RSL NSW and sub-Branches, received a $5.445 million grant on Monday, 11 March 2024, from the Federal Government to develop a Veterans’ and Families’ Hub in the Hunter Region.
The new facility is part of the Government’s $46.7 million commitment to deliver 10 new Veterans’ and Families’ Hubs across the nation.
Over the last 12 months, the 22,000 veterans and their families in the area have only been able to access a range of critical services from a temporary centre in Newcastle. The new Hub will give these veterans a permanent location that they can visit to access support.
The development complements the recently successful bids for three new hubs in Queanbeyan and the Central Coast, and a hub network from the Hawkesbury and South Western Sydney regions. RSL LifeCare also operates three existing hubs in Nowra, Sydney's Northern Beaches and the Riverina regions as well as the temporary Newcastle centre.
The Veterans’ and Families’ Hubs act as primary care centres with RSL sub-Branches providing flexible and innovative care solutions for veterans and their families.
“RSL LifeCare, alongside our partner RSL NSW, provides dedicated and holistic support to veterans and their families in NSW and the ACT as a way to give back to the Australian Defence Force members who give so much in service to this country,” RSL LifeCare CEO Janet Muir said.
“Every new hub, like in the Hunter region, allows us to extend this support to an even greater number of veterans. Thank you to the Department of Veteran Affairs for recognising the need for more hubs throughout the country and for supporting organisations like ours to help bring these hubs to life.”
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