VETERANS' SUPPORT CENTRE Inc
AND ADVOCACY SERVICE Phone 07 4922 3616
The Central Queensland Veterans’ Support Centre and Advocacy Service (CQVSCAS) was established in April 1997 out of the very obvious need for cooperation in the field of Veterans’ Pensions and Advocacy, which was not being properly looked after in an organised way by any of the ex-service organizations in Central Queensland including the RSL.
Under
the Department of Veteran Affairs BEST Scheme (Building Excellence in
Support and Training) the Central Queensland Veterans' Support Centre
was supported by Vietnam Veterans who had been trained as Pensions Officers.
The aim of the BEST program is to provide Ex Service Organisations
with the necessary support and resources to improve the preparation of
compensation claims, deal with claims awaiting review by Commission and
the Veterans Review Board and provide welfare services.
DVA expressed the need for (under the BEST scheme) like organisations
to join together as one Ex Service Organisation. The ESOs working together
at CQVSC Inc
to provide pension and advocacy services to veterans in Rockhampton and
the Central Queensland region are
Central Queensland Veterans Support Centre Incorporated
Incorporation Number: IA33604
ABN 50 499 188 998
Collections Act 1966 Sanction Number CP4984
(Sponsor) Lone Pine Limited ACN 055 602 456
CQVSC Participating & Affiliated Organisations
Central Queensland Veterans Support Centre Incorporated. (Sponsor)
Lone Pine Limited ACN 055 602 456
Totally & Permanently Disabled Soldiers Association Qld. Inc. (R’ton)
Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia (CQ Sub-Branch)
TPI Association (R’ton Centre)
Injured Service Persons’ Association Qld. Inc. (R’ton)
42nd Infantry Battalion Association.
Combat Infantrymen – Central Queensland
All Pensions and Advocacy Services are provided by Veterans volunteering
their time to help other Veterans in the community.
Officers of the CQVSC Inc attend regular training provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs (TIP) Training & Information Programs.
The programs cover courses on the (SOP) Statements of Principals, and
(GARP) Guide to the Assessment of Pensions and Pension Officers, Case
Officer, Welfare Officers and Advocacy Training.