Homebase for the Veteran Community in Townsville

Background

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There will soon be 16 Veterans' and Families' Hubs across Australia.

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The Oasis Townsville was formed in 2018 to action the early lessons from Operation COMPASS, which began in Townsville in June 2017. The Queensland Government funded the initial design and construction of stage 1 of the site for The Oasis Townsville. Stage 2 was funded by the Federal Government in 2019.

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Along with the Federal Government funding for stage 2 of The Oasis Townsville, five additional hubs were also funded:

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• Nowra, New South Wales;

• Wodonga, Victoria;

• Darwin, Northern Territory;

• Adelaide, South Australia; and

• Perth, Western Australia;

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In the 2021-22 Federal Budget, funding was provided to expand the network of hubs into Tasmania and Southeast Queensland:

 

• Burnie, Tasmania; and 

• Caboolture, Southeast Queensland

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In October 2022, investment was made by the Federal Government in a further eight hub locations covering these areas:

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• Hawkesbury region, New South Wales;

• Hunter region, New South Wales;

• Tweed/North Coast region, New South Wales;

• Queanbeyan, New South Wales;

• Ipswich, Queensland;

• Northern Adelaide, South Australia;

• Southwest Perth, Western Australia; and

• Surf Coast/Geelong region, Victoria.

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DVA has a branch managing the development of the hubs, which are in various stages of development.