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Advice for Serving and Ex-Serving Military Personal and Their Families What’S in This Edition? DEFENCE FORCE Veterans Compensation & Welfare Advice Advice for Serving and Ex-Serving Military Personal and their Families WWW.YOUNGDIGGERS.COM.AU What’s in this edition? Letter from the President ....................................................................................... 4 Tucker Dave Conquers His Military Demons ........................................................... 6 Dog Sponsorship ..................................................................................................... 8 Josh New and his Dog Lucky ................................................................................ 10 Drive For Diggers .................................................................................................. 14 Bush Camps Program ........................................................................................... 16 Health Seminars .................................................................................................... 18 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ................................................................ 20 Enoggerra Open Day 2015 ..................................................................................... 28 Townsville Open Day 2015 ................................................................................... 29 For the Fallen......................................................................................................... 30 In memory of Sarbi ............................................................................................... 32 How do I get my dog to jacket? ............................................................................ 34 DISCLAIMER: MORE MEDIA GROUP PTY LTD (“Publisher”) advises on the understanding that no special considerations other than those that the contents of this publication are at the sole discretion of the normally accepted in respect of commercial dealings, will be given to Young Diggers and the publication is offered for information purposes any advertiser. only. The publication has been formulated in good faith and the Pub- lisher believes its contents to be accurate, however, the contents do ADVERTISERS ALERT: More Media Group Pty Ltd is appointed not amount to a recommendation (either expressly or by implication) by the Young Diggers as the authorised publisher of the and should not be relied upon in lieu of specific professional advice. Young Diggers Magazine. For enquiries re advertising in this The Publisher disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage which may be incurred by any reader relying upon the information contained magazine, please contact the publishers. in the publication whether that loss or damage is caused by any fault or negligence on the part of the publisher, its directors and employees. Printed in Australia COPYRIGHT: All content appearing in this publication is subject to cop- More Media Group Pty Ltd yright and may not be reproduced without the consent of the author/ owner, the Young Diggers. All advertisements appearing in this publi- Level 2, 85 Queen St, Melbourne, Vic 3000 cation are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced except with GPO Box 839, Melbourne, Vic 3001 the consent of the owner of the copyright. ADVERTISING: Advertise- P: 1300 781 580 | F: 1300 781 590 ments in this journal are solicited from organisations and businesses E: [email protected] Letter from the President 23-03-2015. Hi all, 2015 has kicked off with a great surge in Progress on our F100 is moving along with membership and a continued growth in the dog the arrival of the tray from the US and Vass squad and dogs for diggers. A big welcome doing lots of welding and Adonis and Collin to Dave and Sarbi into our dog squad, for and the lads preparing the cabin for painting, those who don’t know Sarbi went missing in looking good. Afghanistan for a year, and has a book written about her. Also Tex and Bundy, bundy rides Young Diggers Advocacy team has expanded on the petrol tank of Tex’s motor bike and has to Victoria and is kicking some goals and doing traveled around 700,000klms to date raising a great job. Peter, our senior DVA claims officer money for charity. is grateful for the reduction in his work load. Next is Townsville and Darwin with permanent Dogs for Diggers is a program operated by the offices and advocates and hopefully real soon Bathurst Correctional Centre where inmates a Bunker in each area. are taught to train dogs from rescue centres to an incredible standard and at around 6 months The mental health care seminars for the family the dogs are donated to young diggers. This is members will be starting in April and will be because of the great work done by Manager on Skype this year for those who aren’t local Bill Fittler, his assistant Louise Kelly and to Brisbane. This program is designed to help supervisor Scott Keen and our trainer Tenika give the tools to the family members to look Priestly. Dogs for Diggers saves the dogs, and after their loved one suffering with PTSD. helps with the rehabilitation of the inmates and then helps save our troops. This year we are going to have family and also partner days at the bunker starting monthly This year we have brought our dog training into so if you are interested please email me. line with the international standards and a large [email protected] group of dogs and handlers are undergoing their PAT, the assistance dog test. So far no Drive for Diggers truck, the Ambo, is getting failures. Well done guys and girls and trainers. real close to being ready. John is on the final We are sponsoring eight of our members on repairs etc and has done the rego. It’s looking a national certificate 4 dog training course good and sounds great with new extractor through TAFE, with Steve and Vicki Austin exhaust system. Just the internal fit out and being the trainers, this year. they are off. Our bush camps are starting again this March Jonesy is getting ready to set up his racing and will be held monthly and we have offered team and you should hear his Audi, it’s our assistance to Trojan Treck for their bush awesome. Veterans | Families | Eligible ADF camp in Queensland this August. John Jarrett, President 4 Australian Government 5 Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service www.vvcs.gov.au Tucker Dave Conquers His Military Demons BY OLIVIA LAMBERT He runs at least 10 kilometres a day and said when he felt like giving up he heard his mates in his head, yelling at him to keep going. “Just like when I was in the army,” he said. Mr Snell made the decision to start his cause last Tuesday and has already raised more than $3000. He was inspired after seeing Mount Beauty ex-serviceman Joshua New with his dog Lucky. AFTER 10 years in the army, former military “After seeing the bond between them I left man David Snell knows all too well the effects Josh’s house saying ‘I have to do something’,” it can have on some soldiers. Mr Snell said. And after seeing recruits suffering from post- “Since getting Lucky everyone has seen so traumatic stress disorder and the spike in much a difference in him.” suicides, Mr Snell decided to take a step forward to help the battlers back on track. His aim was to raise $7500 to train three assistance dogs but said if the support he He is preparing to climb Mount Bogong, the received so far continued, he’d be able to highest mountain in Victoria, to raise money donate enough money to train five. for Young Diggers Dog Squad, a program that trains dogs to assist serving and ex-serving A tattoo reading “Lest We Forget” on Mr Snell’s Australian Defence Force members dealing bicep was part of his healing process after with post-traumatic stress. leaving the army and is a way he can share his story and make others aware of the issue. Mr Snell will challenge himself with four strenuous activities throughout the year. After To donate visit the website: conquering Mount Bogong, he will prepare to mycause.com.au/page/89179/ David Snell will climb Mount Bogong as part of the Run for Diggers fundraiser. climb Mount Kosciuszko before competing in runfordiggers. Picture: KYLIE ESLER the Sydney City to Surf and the Melbourne Marathon. 6 7 Dog Sponsorship Proud to support DECEMBER 2014 Is your group or business interested in sponsoring a Dog? the Young Diggers The Young Diggers Dog Squad is training rescued dogs to become Assistance Dogs to support the rehabilitation of our serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who are dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Dog Squad Disorders (PTSD). This program is helping more than just the individuals. The Dog Squad helps Defence families to better cope with the effects of PTSD and saves the lives of abandoned dogs. The Defence Bank Foundation is an independent charity (separate to the operations of Defence Bank). We established The Dog Squad is run entirely by the volunteers at Young Diggers and groups and businesses the Foundation to provide support to ill, wounded and to sponsor dogs to continue running the program. disadvantaged serving and former Australian Defence Force members. It costs $2,500 to Sponsor a Dog through the Dog Squad program. Your sponsorship will rescue an abandoned dog and cover its We have chosen the Young Diggers Dog Squad as our primary expenses whilst it is training to become an beneficiary of our fundraising efforts around Australia over the Assistance Dog. Your business or group can Application Forms for sponsorship can be help by sponsoring a dog today. found at: www.youngdiggers.com.au/ next two years. dogsponsorship To find
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