Veteran Support Group

📢 Important Update for Our Members and Supporters
The Veteran Support Group is excited to share that we’ll be using zandahealth to improve how we deliver communication and support to our community.
We’ve actually been using zandahealth for a few years and have been fortunate in their support. And as we continue to get more tech-savvy, we’re expanding how we use it — including for our newsletters, updates, and membership information from July onwards.
✨ This change will help us stay more connected and organised, making it easier to share important information with you.
Please note: future emails will come from
📩 .com
instead of our usual vvfqld.com accounts.
You may have already spoken with our friendly receptionist, Sophie, who loves a tech challenge and is helping us roll out these new updates!
🙏 A huge thank you to our members for your generosity through donations and continuing memberships. Your support makes everything we do possible and helps strengthen our veteran community.
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Please keep an eye on your inbox for our upcoming newsletters and updates from Zanda Health. If you don’t receive one, check your spam or promotions folder and mark the email as safe — or contact our team so we can help update your details.
Thank you for being part of the Veteran Support Group — we can’t wait to share more news with you soon!

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To our esteemed members, clients and followers,

We appreciate your ongoing support and are delighted to have assisted you or your family in navigating DVA. We trust your experience has been seamless.

As valued past supporters, we cordially invite you to rejoin as members. Membership ensures continued access to advocacy services, resources and priority support for veterans.

To those we continue to support, thank you for your patience as we work diligently on your behalf.

Our Queensland Branch primarily focuses on Advocacy Services, while our Brisbane/Gold Coast Sub-Branch provides assistance in various other areas. Our Advocacy team strives to deliver results for all veterans, regardless of their service history. We are also expanding our well-being support services.

Our team is supported by volunteers and administrative staff. Membership subscriptions fund our Advocacy Service and administrative support. The more members we have, the greater our chances of securing funding grants to cover expenses. In 2025/26, we received $144,000.20 in government funding for Advocacy Services, but needed to raise an additional $63,000 to cover full costs. Every membership counts, and we appreciate those who include donations with their fees.

Membership Fees

Full year: $30 (1 July – 30 June)

Half year: $15 (1 January – 30 June)

Renewals are due on 1 July annually

Complete applications online: https://form.jotform.com/211619207920047

Pay directly via bank transfer: BSB 124065 Account No. 20454340 (use your surname as the reference)

Account Name: Vietnam Veterans Federation Qld Branch Inc.

Alternatively, email or post the form to [email protected] or drop it off at our office, and we will process the payment over the phone.

Office hours: 9:30am–2:30pm, Monday to Thursday

If you have any questions, please reply or call during office hours. Phone: (07) 5578 2233

Regards,
Veterans Support Group
PO Box 368, Nerang Business Centre, Nerang QLD 4211

The link is also available on our website: https://form.jotform.com/211619207920047

Veterans Support Group® - (Advocacy Services) Please click the link to complete this form.

Generally, DRCA initial liability (IL) claims under DVA take approximately 450 days to process from lodgement to decision, reflecting all claims on hand as of early 2026, including older complex cases, with allocation to an officer averaging around 45 days. In comparison, newer DRCA IL claims processed in the last 12 months have averaged about 138 days, indicating improvements for recent submissions. With DRCA conditions closing on 30 June, individuals with a DRCA condition that has significantly deteriorated may still have time to lodge for permanent impairment. Additionally, any conditions claimed under DRCA from now on will likely be assessed for permanent impairment under the updated MRCA from 1 July. The current DRCA PI claims being determined were lodged around July last year.