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The Oasis Townsville is the Homebase for the veteran community in Townsville. Veterans and their families and friends utilise our community centre to meet, participate in activities of collective interest, find a friendly ear to answer any questions about integrating into the Townsville Community, or relax and have a quiet coffee, use the free internet, or read a book.

As part of our community hub approach, we have full-time staff available to answer any community integration questions by utilising the experience gained from helping others and a comprehensive database of the best services available in Townsville. Better still, based on client ratings, we have a good idea of which ones are best suited for the veteran community. For example, we could inform you about which gyms in town are owned by veterans and which doctors will send invoices directly to the DVA, rather than requiring you to claim the cost back from the DVA.

We are particularly connected to many GPs, other medical professionals, and allied health professionals who utilise social prescriptions to enhance the wellbeing of our Veteran Community clients.

We operate within a framework that enables us to understand how we can provide comprehensive assistance.

We focus on three programs:

To take advantage of these, we recognise that many in our veteran community require specific support, which professionals in the field are best equipped to provide. Our model refers to the services our investigations have led us to appreciate as the best for members of the Veteran Community, most of whom are in the Townsville Community.

We have a comprehensive Evaluation framework that supports our development.

We also foster Operation COMPASS, the legacy of the National Suicide Prevention Trial for Veterans and Families, which ended in Dec 2022, to ensure we stay focused on suicide prevention as the underpinning of all we do.

To ensure the Townsville Community is shaped to provide the best soft landing for veterans and partners into employment, we also support the advancement of the Veterans Business Alliance.