The Top Ender Magazine June July 2023 Edition
This edition of The Top Ender Magazine includes competitions, feature interviews, support articles and more. We interviewed Betty Klimenko AM and have Darwin Triple Crown V8 tickets to give away! Find help and resources that support you to make the most out of your time in the top end of Australia, servicing Darwin, Katherine, Tindal and Pilbara regions.
This edition of The Top Ender Magazine includes competitions, feature interviews, support articles and more. We interviewed Betty Klimenko AM and have Darwin Triple Crown V8 tickets to give away! Find help and resources that support you to make the most out of your time in the top end of Australia, servicing Darwin, Katherine, Tindal and Pilbara regions.
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Update from Defence Families of Australia<br />
One of the things we get very good at as Defence families is adapting to change.<br />
In April, the Defence Families of Australia (DFA) team said farewell to our National Delegate for the NT and Kimberley,<br />
Georgia Usher, who has relocated interstate with her family.<br />
Georgia joined our team in late 2022 and made a strong impact on family advocacy for Territorians. She will be very missed by<br />
the team and stakeholders.<br />
Georgia is in the process of handing over her role to a new appointee.<br />
Please keep an eye out on our social media channels and website for<br />
more information. A handover period does not mean things are standing<br />
still. <strong>The</strong> DFA team continues to closely monitor issues important to the<br />
NT and Kimberley Defence community.<br />
To help give you some insight into our work, we recently published the<br />
latest version of our Advocacy Map on our website at dfa.org.au/<br />
advocacy-map.<br />
This document outlines our current work and offers the opportunity for<br />
Defence families and other stakeholders to support these advocacy<br />
efforts.<br />
Among some of the advocacy achievements our team has played a key<br />
role in are:<br />
• Obtaining an increase in the Remote Leave Locality Travel (RLLT)<br />
entitlement of one extra trip per year.<br />
• Achieving an increase of the ADF Family Health Program benefit<br />
from $400 to $800 and expansion of eligible services that can be<br />
claimed.<br />
• Supporting the Defence Veterans Family Support Strategy through:<br />
contributing to the development and delivery of the survey, and<br />
providing key information to the Steering Committee and Working<br />
Group to inform the guiding principles of the strategy.<br />
• Engaging regularly with the Royal Commission into Defence and<br />
Veteran Suicide Commissioners and their team to make submissions,<br />
and to identify family engagement opportunities and share<br />
information gathered over the years through DFA’s appointment to<br />
the Stakeholder Reference Group.<br />
• Consulting with the Australian Institute of Family Studies on the<br />
Strengthening and Protecting Veteran Family Relationships Study.<br />
• Obtaining a commitment to the national expansion of the DHA<br />
Flexible Housing Trial.<br />
If you believe there is an issue which has not been identified in the<br />
Advocacy Map, please reach out to our team. You can also get in touch<br />
with us if:<br />
• You would like advice on the best point of contact to resolve an issue<br />
• You have been unsuccessful in resolving an issue through existing<br />
channels<br />
• You identify an existing policy gap which affects your family.<br />
Email us at nt@dfa.org.au<br />
ABOUT DFA<br />
Defence Families of Australia (DFA) is<br />
the official Australian Defence Force<br />
(ADF) families advisory body to the<br />
Minister for Defence Personnel and<br />
Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).<br />
Our organisation sits outside of<br />
Defence systems, allowing DFA<br />
independence and impartiality to act in<br />
the best interests of ADF families.<br />
We are connected to Defence family<br />
communities in our regions, and are<br />
largely veterans or family of Australian<br />
Defence Force members.<br />
To find out more about how DFA can<br />
assist you, go to https://dfa.org.au<br />
View our<br />
Advocacy Map<br />
by scanning the<br />
QR Code<br />
Contact Defence Families of Australia<br />
Get in touch with us:<br />
DefenceFamiliesofAustralia<br />
@DefenceFamilies 0418807548<br />
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