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Last week the Australian Parliament debated and voted on the Defence, Veterans’ and Families’ Acute Support Package Bill 2022.

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Locally-Led Community Trust Supporting Pro Patria Centre
Jacqui Van de Velde Jacqui Van de Velde

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.

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Quilts of Valour Presentation at Pro Patria Centre
Jacqui Van de Velde Jacqui Van de Velde

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.

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Conquering Addiction and Living Again
Jacqui Van de Velde Jacqui Van de Velde

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.

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Macquarie University Students Begin a New Project for Pro Patria Centre
Jacqui Van de Velde Jacqui Van de Velde

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.

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