Open Arms
1800 011 046
Free and confidential counselling for veterans and families. Open Arms can help with service stress, trauma, grief, family pressure and life after service.
Veteran support links
This page brings common veteran support links together in one place. Each card has a short description so members can scan the page quickly.
Links last checked: 23 May 2026. Total links listed: 60.
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Urgent help and crisis support
Storm season, emergencies and local alerts
Care at home, nursing and daily living support
DVA and veteran entitlements
Claims, advocacy, review and legislation
Defence, transition and service life
Families, carers and community support
Health, disability and aged care
Access, concessions and travel
Remembrance, records and service history
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Urgent help and crisis support
Start here if someone needs immediate support, counselling, safety help or crisis assistance.
Lifeline
13 11 14
Crisis support for anyone feeling overwhelmed, unsafe or unable to cope. Lifeline is available for urgent emotional support.
Beyond Blue
1300 224 636
Support for anxiety, depression, stress and general mental health concerns. Useful for early support and wellbeing information.
Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467
Phone and online counselling for people affected by suicide. Support is available for people at risk, carers and those bereaved by suicide.
1800RESPECT
1800 737 732
Support for people affected by domestic, family or sexual violence. Includes counselling, safety planning and referral options.
13YARN
13 92 76
Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Calls are answered by trained Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis supporters.
Storm season, emergencies and local alerts
Brisbane can have severe storm seasons. These links help members find official warnings, storm help, power outage information and emergency preparation advice.
Emergency Services
000
Call Triple Zero for life threatening emergencies. This includes serious injury, urgent medical help, fire, danger to life or immediate police help.
Queensland SES
132 500
Call SES for storm or flood help when it is not life threatening. This may include fallen trees, leaking roofs or flood related property help.
Brisbane City Council Emergency Dashboard
Official Brisbane updates during disasters and severe weather. Use it for local road, park, facility, creek and Council service information.
Brisbane City Council Respond to an Emergency
Council advice on what to do in an emergency. It explains who to contact and where to find Brisbane specific updates during a disaster.
Queensland Disaster Dashboard
Queensland Government disaster updates, warnings and recovery information. Useful during storms, floods, cyclones, heat and other emergencies.
Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Warnings
Official weather forecasts, observations and warnings for Queensland. Check this during storm season for severe weather and flood warnings.
Get Ready Queensland Emergency Kit
Practical advice for preparing an emergency kit. Useful before storm season, power outages, floods or times when leaving home may be unsafe.
Energex Outage Finder
Check current power outages and restoration information for South East Queensland. Useful after storms, high winds, lightning or fallen powerlines.
Emergency Alert
National telephone warning system used by emergency services. It can send voice messages to landlines and text messages to mobile phones.
Care at home, nursing and daily living support
Support links for veterans who may need help at home, personal care, household tasks, nursing support or daily living assistance.
DVA Attendant Care
Personal care support linked to an accepted service related condition. It may help with bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming and feeding.
DVA Household Services
Help with household tasks linked to an accepted service related condition. This may include cleaning, shopping, laundry, mowing or meal preparation.
DVA Veterans’ Home Care
1300 550 450
Practical in home support to help eligible DVA clients stay independent. Services may include domestic help, personal care and respite.
DVA Community Nursing
Home based nursing support for eligible DVA Veteran Card holders. It may include clinical nursing, wound care, medication support and personal care.
Queensland Health Community Nursing Support Program
Low level nursing support for people whose health affects daily living. Useful when community based nursing help is needed outside DVA.
DVA and veteran entitlements
Official DVA pages for claims, payments, cards, support and contact details.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Main DVA website for veterans, families and serving members. Start here for claims, payments, cards, health care and support.
DVA Access Benefits
A central DVA page for benefits, claims, compensation, forms, cards, MyService and appeal information.
Contact DVA
1800 VETERAN, 1800 838 372
Official DVA contact options. Use this for questions about claims, payments, cards, letters, records and support.
MyService through myGov
Information about linking DVA services through myGov. Useful for accessing MyService and some online DVA claim services.
DVA Forms
Search for DVA forms by topic, name or number. Useful for claims, authority forms and support requests.
DVA Payment Rates
Current DVA payment rate charts. Useful for checking pensions, allowances and compensation payment amounts.
Veteran Support and Services Guide
A broad DVA guide to support and services across service life, transition and civilian life.
Veterans’ and Families’ Hubs
Information about local hubs for veterans and families. Hubs can connect people with support, advice and services.
Claims, advocacy, review and legislation
Useful links for advocates, members dealing with claims, review pathways and service connection matters.
RSL Queensland Support
134 775
Veteran support through RSL Queensland. Useful for wellbeing help, advocacy pathways and connection to support services.
RSL Australia
National RSL information, advocacy updates and veteran policy news. Useful for national statements and media releases.
Repatriation Medical Authority
Official source for Statements of Principles. These documents help assess whether conditions may be linked to service.
RMA Statements of Principles
Search Statements of Principles by condition. Useful for claims, medical evidence and service connection research.
Veterans’ Review Board
Independent review body for certain DVA decisions. Useful when a veteran disagrees with an eligible decision.
Administrative Review Tribunal
Review pathway for veterans’ entitlements and military compensation matters. Useful for eligible review applications.
DVA CLIK
DVA policy library for compensation, support and legislative guidance. Useful for research and advocacy preparation.
Defence, transition and service life
Links for serving members, transitioning members, families and former serving members.
ADF Members and Families
Defence information for members and families. Covers military life, family support, transition and service related matters.
ADF Transition Support
Transition support for ADF members moving to civilian life. Useful before discharge and during early post service planning.
Defence Member and Family Support
Support information for Defence families. Useful for posting, deployment, family pressure and service life support.
ADF Financial Services Consumer Centre
Financial education for ADF members, veterans and families. Covers money, debt, scams, insurance and transition planning.
Defence Honours and Awards
Information about medals, honours, awards and recognition. Useful for medal enquiries and service recognition.
Families, carers and community support
Support links for families, carers and people helping a veteran or former serving member.
Carer Gateway
1800 422 737
Support for people who care for someone with disability, illness or age related needs. Includes respite, counselling and guidance.
Services Australia Carers
Information about carer payments, allowances and support. Useful for families providing regular care.
Services Australia DVA Payment Information
Information for people receiving or connected with DVA payments. Useful when DVA and Services Australia matters overlap.
MensLine Australia
1300 789 978
Phone and online support for men. Useful for relationship concerns, family pressure, separation and personal support.
Relationships Australia Queensland
1300 364 277
Counselling and family support services. Useful for relationships, mediation and family pressure.
Health, disability and aged care
General health, disability and aged care links that may help veterans and families.
Healthdirect
1800 022 222
General health information and service finder. Useful for finding health advice and nearby services.
Medicare Mental Health
1800 595 212
Mental health service navigation. Useful for finding support options and understanding where to start.
NDIS
1800 800 110
Disability support information for eligible Australians. Useful for access, plans and participant support.
My Aged Care
1800 200 422
Starting point for aged care services. Useful for home care, assessments and residential aged care information.
Queensland Health
Queensland public health information and services. Useful for hospital, community health and state health information.
Access, concessions and travel
Practical links for veterans who need support with carers, transport, parking, flights and assistance animals.
Companion Card
For people who need a carer with them in public. It allows a companion to enter participating venues and events at no extra charge.
TPI or EDA Veteran Travel Card
Free public transport for eligible TPI and EDA veterans in Queensland. It can help with appointments, social connection and everyday travel.
Qantas Carer Concession Card
1800 422 015
Discounted Qantas domestic airfares for eligible people and their carers. Useful when a veteran needs support while travelling.
Disability Parking Permit
Parking support for people with limited mobility. It helps veterans park closer to medical centres, shops and essential services.
Assistance Animal Pass
Allows an approved assistance animal to travel on Translink services at no cost. Useful for veterans who rely on an assistance dog.
Remembrance, records and service history
Useful links for remembrance, service records, war graves and military history.
Australian War Memorial
Military history, collections and remembrance information. Useful for researching service, units and wartime records.
DVA Commemorations
Official DVA commemoration and recognition information. Useful for anniversaries, grants and remembrance material.
Office of Australian War Graves
Information about official commemoration of eligible veterans. Useful for war graves, memorials and cemetery enquiries.
National Archives of Australia Service Records
Search Australian defence and war service records. Useful for family history and service research.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Search Commonwealth war graves and commemorations. Useful for cemetery records and memorial information.
Keeping this page useful
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