Veterans’ and Families’

Wellbeing Centre

This year I announced a major new policy commitment – to establish a Veterans’ and Families’ Wellbeing Centre to be jointly based in Bathurst and Orange, with a network of smaller outreach hubs across Molong, Mudgee-Gulgong, Lithgow, Wellington and Oberon.

The Centre would deliver integrated support for local veterans and families, based on the successful Tasmanian hub-and-spoke model which I oversaw as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel.

This Centre would ensure that members of our ADF, veterans and families can access health and mental health and wellbeing services, social connection, advocacy, compensation claims, housing and employment support – all in one place. It would be a one-stop-shop.