Vetaffairs / Department of Veterans' Affairs, [1984]-

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Nef 362.86840994 VET
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[Canberra] : [Dept. of Veterans' Affairs]
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(March 1986)
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Vetaffairs  

Monthly JJoutnal  

Mztcl /986  

Queen unveils Naval  

Memorial in Canberra  

Pictured above is Queen Elizabeth speaking at the unveiling ceremony with the  

towering Naval Memorial in the background. Prince Philip is seated on her right.  

Queen Elizabeth unveiled Na-  

tional Naval Memorial on Anzac  

Parade, Canberra, on March  

before more than 3,000 people,  

mainly ex-naval personnel.  

The Memorial, which com-  

memorates the 75th anniversary  

of the Royal Australian Navy, is  

depicted by 10-metre high scul-  

ptured plinth set in waterfall.  

The plinth, six metres wide and  

weighing 18-tonne, was sculpted  

by Mr Ante Dabro at his studios in  

the Canberra suburb of Pialligo  

with the assistance of naval wel-  

ders.  

It joins the memorials to the Royal  

Australian Air Force, the Rats of  

Tobruk and the Light Horse Corps  

in Anzac Parade.  

Mr Dabro says the geometric  

shapes in the sculpture symbolise  

the mechanical aspects of naval  

Photo above shows the Queen, with  

the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, reading  

the inscription on the Naval Memorial  

plaque.  

life, while the inter-action of the  

representational figures symbol-  

ise the relationship with those at  

sea.  

VETERANS' BILL NOW  

BEFORE PARLIAMENT  

The new Veterans' Entitlements Bill is again before Federal Parliament.  

It is expected that the Bill will be  

considered during the present  

autumn session which concludes  

in June.  

The Bill was last dealt with by the  

Senate in December when num-  

ber of amendments were proposed  

by the Opposition Parties and the  

Australian Democrats.  

The Senate has requested the  

House of Representatives to con-  

sider these amendments before it  

proceeds to debate the Bill again.  

The Minister for Veterans' Af-  

fairs, Senator Arthur Gietzelt, has  

said that there had been consider-  

able discussions with ex-service  

organisations and the Veteran  

community over the passage of the  

VEB through Federal Parliament.  

He said that progress had also  

been made in discussions with the  

Opposition and the Australian De-  

mocrats on the same matters.  

The legislation simplifies and  

consolidates the complex series of  

Repatriation Acts and Regulations  

which have covered Repatriation  

benefits since 1920.  

Veteran, 100, is  

an expert at  

orienteering—P.  

Yes, we really do care!  

letter to the Editor, Sydney Morning  

Herald, published last month permits  

us to repeat our slogan: 'Veterans'  

Affairs Cares.' The letter reads: "Con-  

cord Repatriation General Hospital  

hasn't changed. Off the train at Strath-  

field, cab, then to the hospital.  

Admission 11.30 am, take number,  

name called, tag on wrist and I'm on  

my way to the ward.  

"A smiling sister met me, then  

pleasant nurse explained all the work-  

ings and introduced me to other  

patients. young doctor gave me  

full examination, followed by two  

senior doctors, then the top man, all  

treating me as if was the only patient.  

The staff was amicable: cleaners, tea  

ladies, the whole lot.  

"The Red Cross showed up, the library  

girls. Father somebody, the Anglican  

chaplain and man from St Vincent de  

Paul not bad for five-day spell.  

"Discharge time, Monday 11 am,  

load of pills, out-of-pocket expenses  

paid, letter to my local doctor and,  

to top it off, Commonwealth car to  

Strathfield station. After 41 years  

no complaints, mate." Signed Kieran  

"Mick" Flannery, Ascot Road, Bowral,  

N.S.W. 12 February 1986.  

Domiciliary services  

New home help  

plan under way  

Steady progress is being made to set up the Veterans' Home  

Services Program (VHSP) in all Australian States.  

The services are already being  

offered in Victoria, Queensland  

and Tasmania while negotiations  

are proceeding between the De-  

partment and the other States.  

The object of the VHSP is to  

provide the services to disabled  

Repatriation beneficiaries living in  

their own homes so they can:  

• achieve level of indepen-  

dence;  

• improve the quality of their  

lives; and  

• delay possible entry into insti-  

tutional care.  

The services offered under the pro-  

gram include house cleaning, gar-  

dening, assistance with shopping  

and respite/sitter service.  

The Department has allocated $3.5  

million during the financial year  

1985-86 for the VHSP which last  

year replaced the former Aged  

Persons Home Help Scheme.  

The development of the VHSP has  

varied from State to State because  

of the type of home help services  

already available at State level to  

the community through local gov-  

ernment and voluntary agencies.  

The situation in each State is:  

• VICTORIA: The Royal District  

Nursing Service (RDNS) pro-  

vides VHSP services to Veterans  

in the Melbourne metropolitan  

area and in Ballarat and  

Geelong with possible extension  

to other areas.  

• QUEENSLAND: The Blue Nurs-  

ing Service (BNS) has held  

successful six-month VHSP pilot  

service on the Gold Coast with  

the help of Department grant  

of $23,300. Arrangements are  

now being made to formalise the  

pilot service and to expand it to  

the Brisbane metropolitan area.  

• SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Agree-  

ment in principle has been  

reached with the South Austra-  

lian Health Commission to act  

as VHSP service provider  

through its Domiciliary Care  

Units. Negotiations are proceed-  

ing for formal agreement on  

fee-for-service basis.  

• Continued on P. 2.  

All was not lost at sea!  

Veteran contacted the Depart-  

ment's Newcastle Regional Office  

recently to request that his conces-  

sion cards for travel and health care  

be replaced.  

When asked if he had lost them he  

replied: "Well, know where they  

are so suppose they are not lost."  

Not lost? "No. You see they were in  

my cabin on the Mikhail Lermontov  

which is now on the bottom of the  

sea."  

The Veteran was passenger on  

board the 20,000-tonne Soviet cruise  

ship which sank on 16 February after  

hitting rocks off the New Zealand  

South Island. He was one of the 402  

passengers and 330 crew who were  

safetly evacuated from the ship.  

Footnote: His concession cards have  

been replaced.  

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