News and events
Continuing the Mission: Striding forward with appointments and developments
Our organisation is here to ‘Serve Those Who Served’. We are committed to keeping you updated on our progress with our Strategic Plan and towards the goals outlined in our 2020 white paper, ‘Continuing the Mission’. We have big plans and we are determined to achieve them. Our Board and Executive Team are progressing our...
“No matter how bad things have been, the sense of community, teamwork and camaraderie has kept us going”, CEO, Janna Voloshin
* 15 December 2020 * As 2020 comes to a close, this year’s staff Saluting Excellence Awards were today presented via Zoom, celebrating the dedication and commitment of our staff to residents and clients – in the 2020 manner. Usually a full-day event where staff join with VIP guests and sponsors for a celebration of...
“We see their Service, not their wallet”
* 6 December 2020 * Our White Paper, ‘Continuing the Mission’ was published in September and distributed to our own community and the wider ex-service community. Vasey RSL Care Chair, Mike O’Meara OAM was interviewed by the Australian Veteran News, to discuss the intent and content of the White Paper. Mike talked about the ethos...
Vasey RSL Care AGM 2020
* 3 December 2020 * Company members, board members and executive management met via Zoom for this year’s Annual General Meeting on 19 November to carry out the legal requirements under our constitution. In his address, Chair Mike O’Meara OAM, acknowledged that this has been an extraordinary period in the history of the organisation, placing...
Summer Message from our CEO
* 1 December 2020 * Remembrance Day Commemorations As with ANZAC Day in April, our aged care homes commemorated Remembrance Day without family and friends able to join us. However, staff and residents at all five homes solemnly marked the date and ensured that the fallen are always remembered for their service and sacrifice. Read...
Lockdown Camaraderie from Younger Veterans
* 18 November 2020 * During August, when our Outbreak Emergency Plans were activated, our staff were required to take on a range of additional tasks. Thanks to Ironside Recruitment, a specialist organisation that places veterans, we were able to identify three veterans and one veteran’s partner to provide extra support for residents at Ivanhoe...
Remembrance Day 2020 – Commemorations at Vasey RSL Care
* 15 November 2020 * In honour of fallen comrades, Remembrance Day ceremonies took place at each of our Aged Care Homes, sadly without family and friends present this year. Half of our residents are over ninety and many are over 100 – they have personal recollections of World War II and often still feel...
Remembrance Day 2020 – Message from our CEO
* 11 November 2020 * Comrade. What does this word mean to you? Google tells me that the word ‘comrade’ comes from the Spanish word, camarada, which literally means ‘chamber mate’ or ‘roommate’. According to the dictionary, a comrade is a trusted friend, especially one you have shared a difficult or dangerous activity with....
Saluting Excellence Awards 2020- Now open for nominations
* 6 October 2020 * Do you know an employee who goes above and beyond? Do you know a colleague who always exemplifies excellence? Are you inspired by someone who works at Vasey RSL Care? If so, they sound like the ideal candidate for the Vasey RSL Care ‘Saluting Excellence Awards‘ which recognises employee achievement....
Chair, Mike O’Meara OAM, speaks about our White Paper to the Australian Veteran News
* 1 October 2020 * Hear from our Chair about Vasey RSL Care and our vision for the future: interview. Yesterday, Chair of the Vasey RSL Care Board of Directors, Mike O’Meara OAM was interviewed by Mark Schroffel, editor-in-chief at the Australian Veteran News. They talked about the organisation, the thinking and ideas in the...