FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
Rest in Peace WARREN WILLIAM BACON - R93618
Bill passed away at 0200hrs on 23rd March as the result of complications during surgery.
Rest in Peace Robert (Bob) Moule R42003
Bob passed away peacefully early Thursday 7th May 2009, after a long fight with cancer.
Rest in Peace Raymond John Maskell R42455.
Ray passed away at 1115hrs July 10, 2009 after a long struggle with cancer
PLEASE sign the petiton, as there are tens of thousands of DFRDB people 'out there' and even if you're NOT on DFRDB, your 'signature' (Not literally) on the petition, can only do good for those who are - THANKS! Also, PLEASE pass this on to your contacts.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/32989/sign.html
As you know, Veteran Assist is a private local company that is contracted to the Department of Veteran Affairs.
We conduct HomeFront assessments on all Gold, White & War Widows that have a gold card regardless of health status, age & accommodation.
We make an appointment to see the veteran in their own home. We show the veteran the products on offer this calendar year up to the value of $196. The veteran chooses the products and we order these for them. The items are used for the home and come under the 'falls prevention program'. Items chosen are to prevent falls such as retractable hose reels, sensor light, night light, non slip mats, cordless telephones just to name a few.
The assessment takes approx 30 minutes. It is at no cost to the veteran. The items are posted to the veteran and takes approx 4 weeks to arrive from Melbourne at no cost to the veteran.
The uptake rate of HomeFront is only 4%. Our mission is to increase awareness of HomeFront and to service the veteran community Australia Wide!. So, to do this, we need your help in spreading the word. So please forward this email on to all of your veteran friends.
We have a 1800 telephone number which is free for all veterans calling from Australia. Please advise all your veteran friends about HomeFront and to call us to arrange for a local assessor to see them asap. Remember its every Calendar Year, and the New Year is here.
PLEASE CONTACT VETERAN ASSIST ON 1800 257 788
Recommendations
Recommendation 1:
That pensions from the Australian Government civilian and military superannuation schemes continue to be indexed against the effects of inflationary price increases.
Recommendation 2:
That the same indexation methodology continue to apply to all civilian and military pensions.
Recommendation 3:
That pensions from the Australian Government civilian and military superannuation schemes continue to be indexed by the CPI as the most suitable index to protect pensions against inflationary price increases available at this time.
Recommendation 4:
That, if a robust index which reflects the price inflation experience of superannuants better than the CPI becomes available in the future, the Australian Government should consider its use for indexing Australian Government civilian and military superannuation pensions.