bvac.net.au\/blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nBVAC president Greg Green said the grant will cover the site\u2019s costs over the next five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will pay for the management of it, the updating, and upkeeping, our OneDrive, and as we gain more support from other service organisations such as Open Arms, we\u2019ll get links to them on there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want it to be a hub all veterans can use with all the information they need to contact us or other organisations. Some veterans have an idea of what they need, but don\u2019t know where to get it, so this website aims to get that information to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they need more help, they can send us an email or give us a call. Some veterans don\u2019t want to connect with other entities, but we want them to connect with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since opening in November, 82 new clients have walked through the Centre\u2019s Barkly Street doors with general queries or questions for the in-house Department of Veterans Affairs advocate.<\/p>\n
Mr Green said financial boosts, like the BVAC\u2019s new website grant, ensure these people get the help and support they need and are entitled to as veterans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do barbecues and sausage sizzles, but without grants, we wouldn\u2019t have an all-access toilet, or our established computer system. They\u2019re our lifeblood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Minister for Veterans, Shaun Leane visited the Centre last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an area in veterans\u2019 welfare that there should be more of, and I\u2019m going to go out to other communities and point to what Ballarat is doing in this area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t compliment and acknowledge enough what the volunteers here have been prepared to do to assist some of their comrades and their comrades\u2019 families, so it\u2019s a delight to have been here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The BVAS is based at 41 Barkly Street. If the flag is flying, a support worker is on site and available for a chat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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