The Oasis Townsville

Services

The Oasis Townsville provides a relaxing and well-appointed, fully PWD-compliant Community Hub with space/huts for connections activities to be conducted by members of the community supported by a cafe, free internet access, a full kitchen and a library, among other amenities. The aim is to facilitate Veteran Community members to connect with others in our community, and the civilian community, by being involved in activities of mutual interest, in a place where they feel safe, respected and comfortable.

Our main service is a Plans and Linkages Program that satisfies any or all of the 10 Veteran Needs of clients who are members of the Veteran Community. 

From Homebase we provide these services:

• A Personalised Referral Service for veterans and partners to connect them with the best services they seek.

• A Jobs Service focuses on referring community members to opportunities related to education and skilling, employment, business ownership and volunteering. These are enhanced by our Veterans Business Alliance (VBA), an organisation comprised of businesses whose members have pledged to support veterans and partners to integrate into the civilian business community and workplace.

• A Transition Plans Service focuses on supporting veterans and their support network to plan and prepare for their inevitable separation from the ADF, early in their careers in the ADF.

• Our Oasis Information Briefing Series is conducted in our Huts at times that best suit veterans and their partners. These sessions provide general information that is of value to them based on when they are ready and need to hear it.

• Our Outsourced-In-house Service, in which select/preferred service providers book space in our Services Hut with counselling rooms and a waiting room to enable our Plans and Linkages Officers to refer veteran community clients to services at Homebase when needed. This can be because of a client's needs or time sensitivity. These services currently include legal, financial, allied health, and compensation advocacy.

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