Sunshine Coast Veterans Wellbeing Centre
A VETERANS’ WELLBEING CENTRE FOR THE SUNSHINE COAST
Eight proposed wellbeing centres, predominantly in regional Australia including the Sunshine Coast, were axed in last week’s Federal Budget with the Labor Party deeming the centres “rorts and waste”.
The Coalition committed $70 million in the March Budget to support the creation of a further 14 Veteran Wellbeing Centres, based in locations with a significant veteran population.
Labor have cut $23.3 million from the Coalition’s Budget commitment, resulting in veteran communities across Australia being denied access to support and advocacy services.
This includes the one-stop, specialist support Veterans’ Wellbeing Centre slated for the Sunshine Coast, home to one of the largest veteran communities in the country.
I am calling on Federal Labor to reverse their funding cut and commit to establishing a Veterans’ Wellbeing Centre here on the Sunshine Coast. I strongly encourage everyone to sign my petition and to get involved.
