PPC News
A Call to Action: Your Defence, Our Battle
You may have noticed some extra activity around the Pro Patria Centre or even spotted Gold Logie Award-winning actor and scriptwriter John Wood in town.
Veterans Health Week: 1-9 October 2022
We are working with providers who share our vision for better holistic approaches to health and wellbeing and eating well plays a big part in that.
Unboxed with Wellways
Wellways Murrumbidgee’s newest program to support men in our community.
Pro Patria Centre Consultation Survey 2.0
We are doing it again! We are fortunate to have students from Macquarie University assisting us with the survey of veterans and their families in the region.
Call to Action!
Last week the Australian Parliament debated and voted on the Defence, Veterans’ and Families’ Acute Support Package Bill 2022.
Coffee with Purpose: Diggers Coffee Company Supporting Pro Patria
Pro Patria Centre (PPC) is excited to share that Diggers Coffee Company (DCC), Wagga and the Riverina’s first Veteran Coffee Company
Legacy Centenary Celebrations in 2023
The Legacy Torch Relay is a 6 month campaign to pay homage and acknowledge veterans’ families.
Locally-Led Community Trust Supporting Pro Patria Centre
The Pro Patria Property Trust has been established to purchase the Carmelite Monastery and turn it into a facility that will enable the Pro Patria Centre to offer advanced, holistic treatment services for veterans, first responders and their families.
Quilts of Valour Presentation at Pro Patria Centre
Pro Patria Centre has had the honour of hosting several presentations by Quilts of Valour.
On Monday 8th August two Quilts of Valour were presented at PPC, one to a Riverina Vietnam Veteran and another to the family of a deceased Vietnam Veteran.
Pro Patria Centre response to the Royal Commission’s Interim Report
The Board of the Pro Patria Centre welcomes the recommendations in the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Interim Report.
Grow-Harvest-Cook-Heal: Horticulture Course @ Pro Patria Centre
As part of our Veteran Centric community model, PPC is working with local community groups to bring exciting new grass roots initiatives to the region.
Conquering Addiction and Living Again
After years of battling opiate addiction and pharmaceutical dependency, many Riverina Veterans have been granted access to life changing medicinal cannabis (MC) medications.
Miss Wagga Wagga Quest 2023 Entrants are excited to present the Monochrome-themed Masquerade Ball
Pro Patria Centre is one of the worthy beneficiaries of the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest 2023.
The Ladies have been hard at work fundraising and raising the profile of the causes they are supporting and we are very grateful for the assistance they are giving us this year.
Macquarie University Students Begin a New Project for Pro Patria Centre
The direction of the work and development of services we deliver at Pro Patria Centre are informed by the veterans, first responders and families we serve. In 2021 the Department of Veterans Affairs announced their veteran-centric reforms, putting veterans and their families first. This shaped the way we formulated our data collection.