News and events
Autumn Message from CEO Janna Voloshin
* 7 March 2023 * As you read this, we will be reaching the third anniversary of the arrival of COVID-19. And another anniversary that has just passed is the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Countless lives have been lost fighting on both sides, more have been injured, and of those who survive,...
The V Centre: help make it happen!
* 7 March 2023 * Having lodged a funding submission for $12.7 million to Treasury for staffing/operation costs for the V Centre for inclusion in the May budget, we are now calling on veterans and all those associated with the ex-service community to lobby for this funding through your networks. Vasey RSL Care has invested...
Learning from Others: Research Tour to the UK – Part 2
* 6 March 2023 * Last issue, we brought you the first part of CEO, Janna Voloshin’s UK research tour with Sage. This time, Janna talks about visits to retirement villages in the south of England. The focus for this part of our tour was on Retirement Living. We had the opportunity to visit two...
Residential Aged Care Star Ratings: what are they?
* 6 March 2023 * The Federal Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has now introduced its new ‘Star Ratings’ system for residential aged care services. How will this affect us? Undertaking the search for the right aged care home for yourself or your loved one is a complex task. Now, the Federal Government...
Vasey RSL Care Seeks Funding from Government to Support the New V Centre – addressing Veteran Homelessness and its Causes
* 7 February 2023 * Vasey RSL Care has been working towards opening ‘The V Centre’ – an innovative program combining a place to live with ‘wraparound’ support services for veterans who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Vasey RSL Care has recently lodged a pre-budget submission with the Federal Government to support...
What a beautiful country we live in. How fortunate we are!
* 25 January 2023 * Message from our CEO In today’s world we have the opportunity to travel overseas, visit family and friends and see new sights and places: and every time we return from our travels, back to our remote island continent, we realise how beautiful it is and how exceptionally fortunate we are....
Message from Our CEO, Janna Voloshin
* 19 December 2022 * Management Changes I’d like to begin with an update on our Executive Management Team: in September we said farewell to General Manager – Finance & Admin, Warren Haysom, and this month we say farewell to General Manager – Property Services, Steve Best. Both have been with Vasey RSL Care for...
Saluting Excellence Conference 2022: Resilience – Maintaining a Personal Mental Reservoir
* 16 December 2022 * We chose the theme ‘Resilience’ for this year’s conference, because after a third year of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, our staff have demonstration incredible resilience. That doesn’t mean they haven’t found it frustrating, exhausting and emotionally draining – it means they have been able to draw on their own...
Learning from Others: Research Tour to the UK – Part 1
* 16 December 2022 * A research tour taking in a range of services for veterans and older people across the UK finally took place in late October: CEO, Janna Voloshin, noted some similarities, as well as some key differences. “I had been looking forward to this trip in early 2020 but as with so...
Volunteers: we need you!
* 16 December 2022 * Volunteers are the icing on the cake! They add to the leisure and lifestyle programs in residential care where their gift of time and talents is so beneficial and greatly appreciated. Firstly, thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for the support you provide our organisation and for the kindness...