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In this weeks podcast we throwback to Veteran Reconnect in Nov 2020 a collaboration event of Ex-service organisations and providers led by Young Veterans Sunshine Coast and hosted by Caloundra RSL.Andy and Claire (Andy’s wife) kicked off the special podcast day with their vision for the next 12 months for Invisible Injuries. Beginning March 2021 the family is on tour to increase the profile, presence, connection with stakeholders, first responders and as many ex-military as possible.
Moving along Andy talks to a Caloundra Sub Branch Young Veterans representative on the Sunshine Coast and in partnership to connect veterans to resources and to support local ex-Vets in business.
Next speaker is Jacob of ** **Xperiences, a team building organisation. A place for ex- military to come with their kids, pick up a gun and gel blast each other. Awesome fun if you haven’t tried it already!
Next speaker was Natty Nat with Jasmine the Assistance dog. He gave a brief overview of the huge responsibility assistance dogs have in the life of a Vet, differences in canine training, certification and how dogs can connect a vet to day to day activities by simply getting them out of bed.
Up next, SMEAC Ray Carson and his account of the battle with councils and zonings to create a bricks and mortar veterans venue to fulfill a concept sorely needed.
Kylie James drops in to tell us about her Veterans Retreat and the recent womens weekend event she organised, funded by Veterans Health from the DVA. Thirty five female vets with no responsibilities except to themselves and their own well-being arrived, pitched a tent and got on with getting to know one another.
Eager to support Vets in Business, Andy spies Black Flag Brewery and tries out the refreshing beverage. Such a cracker of a day to enjoy it he commented! He gets a bit of history to the brew. Tae Tae, an ex-combat engineer was instrumental in getting it off the ground. Katie Chis was up next with Supporting Veterans Naturally. She explained quantum sensor, a fairly cutting edge device worn to one side of the chest. A Healy does a resonance check of your body to find out what’s going on with biofeedback and can be set to different programs, chronic pain, inflammation, anxiety, depression etc.
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