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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...
“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...
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....
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...
Continuing the Mission
* 24 September 2020 * “Victoria’s ex-service community is changing and the services that surround its members must adapt. Contrary to popular belief, the need is not in decline, though the needs are changing with the demographics of veterans and their families.” It is with this opening paragraph of our White Paper that Vasey...
Memories of VP Day 1945 from our Residents
* 15 August 2020 * Saturday 15 August marked 75 years since the end of World War II. Our Lifestyle Staff spoke with many of our residents about that day and we bring you some of their memories. Betty was a nurse and had served in New Guinea. She recalls: “It was a very very...
ANZAC Day – Remembering, Honouring and Serving
* 25 April 2020 * A Message for ANZAC Day from our CEO, Janna Voloshin This is a solemn day. We remember the fallen: those men and women who have given their lives serving our country, standing up for the values that Australians hold dear, those who stayed strong for what they believed was right....
Coronavirus Update – for the Vasey RSL Care Community
– 16 March 2020 – The Coronavirus outbreak is unprecedented. Vasey RSL Care is committed to providing the safest possible environment for our residents, tenants and consumers, family members, volunteers and staff. Please note that we do not currently have any confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in our community. We are taking a proactive...
A Difficult Beginning to 2020
– 4 March 2020 – The beginning of 2020 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons — fire, destruction, smoke haze, loss of human life and wildlife. Our residents and staff wanted to do something to help, and out of this wish, $2,000 has been raised towards the Victorian Bushfire Relief Appeal and many...