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Up to the challenge
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…
RSL sub-Branch President talks art and sport
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…
Meeting deadlines and shooting hoops
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…
Legion tees off in Maitland
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…
Australian Invictus Games team announcement
Australian Invictus Games team announcement The Australian team selected to represent their country at the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 was announced earlier this month on a hot Sydney day at Victoria Barracks. What a sight. 32 current and former…
Leading us to The Hague
Meet the two amazing captains that will be leading the Australian team at the Invictus Games The Hague 2020: Corporal Sarah Petchell and Sergeant Shane Bramley. Corporal Sarah Petchell Corporal Sarah Petchell was excited and honoured to be asked to…
Taking aim in the west
A huge day of archery in Perth earlier this month saw more than 120 veterans, families and friends turn out to experience shooting arrows as part of Veteran Sport Australia’s national partnership with Archery Australia. The event had been hotly…
Go West for fitness, camaraderie and social connection
The people of Hughenden didn’t know what to make of it. And to be fair, the Battlefields to Footy Fields (B2F) team didn’t really know what to expect either. B2F is an NRL program, through a partnership with Veteran Sport…
It’s not all about the medals
Cycling is so much more than a passion for Jason McNulty. That much became clear when we sat down to speak with the new President of the Moreton Bay Cycling Club. Stepping up Jason lives in Brisbane and has just…
From Parachute Rigger to Chain Ripper
Pete Brown lives in Townsville and will discharge from the army in a matter of weeks. He still hasn’t decided if he’ll stay in North Queensland as he looks forward to the next phase of his life. It’s a big…
Veterans hit bullseye in Perth
Major archery event being held in Perth for veterans and their families. The event is part of a partnership between Veteran Sport Australia and Archery Australia encouraging 10,000 veterans and their families to take up archery nationally through a national…
Overcoming obstacles
Peter Nisbet is no stranger to the healing power of sport. “I’m a veteran of five years in the Australian Army,” says Peter. “I damaged my hearing from a rocket-launcher live-fire training incident, leaving me with…
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