Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
Charge scheme saga almost over
Students raise vital funds
Healesville Seniors take the cup glory
See Real Estate liftout inside
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Burras on top By Alex Woods The grand final day was here, and the Warburton-Millgrove Football Netball Club had its A-grade netball and Senior Footy sides in the grand final taking on Seville and Healesville respectively at the Woori Yallock Recreation Reserve. Throughout the year, the Burras A Grade netballers had beaten Seville by 6 points, lost by 4 points and lost by 10 points (in a semifinal). The Senior Football side had been beaten by Healesville by 41 points, 43 points and 5 points (in a qualifying final). In the end, the Burras were able to bring back one premiership flag with the A Grade netballers triumphing in a thriller that went to overtime while the Burras boys were soundly beaten by the Bloods. Turn to pages 38 and 39 for more
The Burras’ flag-winning A Grade netballers. (Supplied)
Need for action By Tanya Steele The final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was handed down on Monday 9 September - a pivotal moment addressing the incredibly complex issue of veteran suicide in Australia. The report represents a step forward in improving outcomes for veterans, particularly in
their transition from military to civilian life. This is an ongoing crisis with an average of three deaths by suicide every fortnight over the last decade. Boronia Veterans’ Advocacy Centre president Dave Menz said the good thing is they’ve done it. “We want them to accept and implement the recommendations fully,” he said. The report has 122 recommendations to ad-
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dress cultural and systemic challenges that are failing serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members and their families - and costing lives. Star Mail was invited to sit down for an open discussion on the recent news of the report, as veterans, fellow volunteers and community members gathered to catch up over lunch on 11 September at the Veterans’ Advocacy Centre.
Mr Menz, along with many others at the centre, spends hours of his time doing anything from helping fill out paperwork for things like retrospective medical discharges, a complex process for any veteran, to assisting with home help or medical appointments. “We still do our work here today, free of charge,” he said. Continued page 4
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