News: June 2023
Saluting Excellence Conference 2023 – Sponsorship open
* 23 June 2023 * The Saluting Excellence Conference 2023, Thursday 23 November 2023 Taking place at the Manningham Civic Centre, Vasey RSL Care’s Annual Saluting Excellence Staff Conference will celebrate our staff and the excellence they demonstrate in their roles. This year’s theme is ‘Empowerment: motivating and enabling ourselves and each other’. We invite...
Solar Systems at Bundoora & Frankston South
* 7 June 2023 * Thanks to two grants of $50,000 each for Vasey RSL Care Bundoora and Vasey RSL Care Frankston South, we now have solar systems installed at both aged care homes. The funds were from the Veterans Capital Works grant program under the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. The Bundoora...
Surviving The Melbourne Winter
* 7 June 2023 * After a third ‘la niña’ summer with its lower temperatures and higher rainfall, followed by a cold autumn, winter is now with us: how do we keep ourselves warm and healthy, both mentally and physically during the colder darker months? Keep Warm There are a number of physiological changes that...
Doug’s Top Secret Role in World War II
* 7 June 2023 * Vasey RSL Care Frankston South resident, Doug Smith, is turning 99 this July. Many years ago, when he turned 18, the year was 1942 and he volunteered for the Royal Australian Air Force. Leaving his parents and younger brother and sister behind, he was sent off for training in wireless...
Learning from Others: UK Research Tour – Part 3
* 6 June 2023 * Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Part 3: In this last part of the series, CEO Janna Voloshin recounts her meetings with two veteran-specific support services in the UK, bringing her research tour to a close. Our new V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program – to support veterans who are homeless...
Vasey RSL Care’s New Graduate Nurse Program
* 6 June 2023 * Vasey RSL Care has introduced a new one-year Graduate Nurse Program: this is for Registered Nurses (RNs) who have qualified within the last two years and wish to transition to their new nursing career with training and support to develop their clinical and leadership skills. At Vasey RSL Care, we...
Message from Our CEO, Janna Voloshin – June 2023
* 6 June 2023 * Disappointed but Determined Despite our endeavours to encourage the Federal Government to fund the first three years’ operation costs for The V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program, we were not successful in our pre-budget submission. While this is disappointing, we are pleased to have received a Veteran Wellbeing grant of $150,000...