The Camino de Santiago is a Christian pilgrimage in Spain that roughly 350,000 people complete every year. The pilgrimage has a long history going back to the 8th century. While many undertake the pilgrimage for spiritual and religious reasons, others…

The rowing community came up with a special and creative way of honouring the Anzac Spirit this year. The ‘2020 Anzac Day Indoor Rowing Challenge’ involved Australians and New Zealanders rowing 2504 metres as many times as possible – throughout…

Gotcha4Life are in the middle of running #COLIV19. It’s a simple concept: once a day, for 19 days, reach out to someone you think could do with a bit of support.   It’s a campaign that’s resonating and there’s no bigger advocate for staying connected and speaking openly about…

Staying active during the lockdown has been particularly challenging. We’ve all needed to get creative. The reality is though that staying active can often be a challenge, whether in lockdown or not. Be it juggling family commitments, managing long work…

While we navigate our way through the COVID-19 pandemic as a community, there’s no doubt that many Australians are going through a very difficult time. Mental health service Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling has been playing a vital…

Last year, in his first Remembrance Day commemorative address, Governor-General David Hurley spoke about the life of Australian swimming champion Cecil Healy.  Healy is the only Australian Olympic gold medallist to be killed on the battlefield. He was a legend of the pool and a hero…

This is an extremely difficult time for our entire community and we’re all going to need to do everything we can to support each other. Being there for our family and friends has never been as important. With public health…

When we caught up with veteran, RSL sub-Branch President, martial arts competitor and artist Cory Rinaldi, he was perched next to a canvas, painting his latest work: ‘Sacrifice’. In early 2019, the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney had approached…

When he’s not hard at work in the office, you’ll probably find Joel Vanderzwan shooting hoops or firing off arrows at the Shirewood Forest Archers. Having just been selected for the Australian Invictus Games team – which will now compete…

A hugely successful golf day has brought together veterans young and old in the Hunter Region of NSW. In December last year, the Maitland Vietnam Veterans and Services Legion, working with Veteran Sport Australia (VSA), for the first time opened…