For Veterans
Veterans Affairs Network has offices in our region. A wide range of health related services are available to Veterans through this department.
Lismore VAN, Office 6, Level 1, in the Post Office building in Lismore,
corner of Molesworth and Conway Streets.
Phone: 1300 551 918 (free call) or 6622 4481
Tweed Heads VAN, Shop 45,
Tweed Mall, Wharf Street,
Tweed Heads. Phone: 07 5536 2933
For Veterans in Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarrie there are part time Community Support Service Officers who work out of the Centrelink facilities, for more information about their services phone
Alison Raymond, veterans adviser in Coffs Harbour, works on Mondays and Tuesdays (02) 66509069,
in Port Macquarrie call Jennifer Gardener on (02) 65866608
Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service in Lismore, call 6622 4479.
Vietnam Veteranns 24 hour Counselling line 1800 043 503
Men's Health Peer Education aims to raise the veteran community's awareness of men's health issues by encouraging members of the veteran and ex-service community to share the responsibility for managing their own health and wellbeing.They provide a newsletter and forums for men to exchange informationn about their health experiences.
Visit their website for helpful information on issues and ailments that are common in the veteran community and who to contact for further help.
The Veterans Affairs site suggests that the following are useful links:
Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
www.dva.gov.au
Heart Foundation
heart.foundation.com.au
Diabetes Centre
Royal Prince Edward Hospital, Sydney
(Includes information on Peripheral Vascular Disease)
www.diabetes.usyd.edu.au/foot/Pvdx1
Diabetes Australia
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
Mental Health Strategy
Australian Government Department Health & Aged Care
www.mentalhealth.gov.au/resources
Lifeline
www.lifeline.org.au
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Booklet
http://www.dva.gov.au/health/counsell/ptsd/ptsdbook.htm
Australian Lung Foundation
http://www.lungnet.org.au/
Alcohol
http://www.dva.gov.au/health/younger/mhealth/alcohol/index.htm
Tobacco
http://www.ceida.net.au/tools_for_workers/drugs/tobacco.html
Marijuana
www.ceida.net.au/tools_for_workers/drugs/marijuana
Prostate & Prostate Cancer
www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat/2001/prostate/index.htm
More About Cancer (Lung, Bowel, Skin and Male Breast Cancer)
Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
www.accv.org.au/
Sexual Health Information
http://www.sexhealth.org
Health Information
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/pah/sh/healthline.htm
Arthritis & Rheumatism
www.arthritis.org.au
Osteoporosis Australia
www.osteoporosis.org.au
Chronic Pain & Pain Management
Royal North Shore Hospital
www.painmgmt.usyd.edu.au/suffer.html
Grief Link
www.grieflink.asn.au
Palliative Care
www.pallcare.org.au/
Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
http://www.mnd.asn.au/