About us

At Live Play Work our Veterans and their Families are empowered to lead each other and the communities we partner with to build and share their already high-resilience to make a difference where it matters most to you.

We offer needs-specific, inclusive, trauma & culturally-secure services to veterans and non-veterans most in need in the diverse communities we Serve!

Live Play Work provides you with unique opportunities to focus on both you, and partner and grow with other Veterans, and / or other diverse communities with shared human needs, interests & work.

We do this via linking You to other Service Provider, Meaningful Training, Activities, Events, Projects & Volunteering of Interest involving Living, Playing & Working to Live Your Best Life! (See Projects below)

Some examples of training, activities & events and social projects include: Sailing; Fishing; Sport, Health & Fitness Events; Eco-Recreation; Mentoring Disadvantaged Youth & Children; Mental Health First Aid; Suicide Assist Training; Advocacy Training; Health, Safety, Environment & Emergency Risk Management Training & Capacity Buidling Programs; Safety Culture Platform; Servulink; Rotary; Other Ex – Service Organisaitons; & More (Explore Website for More Detail)

Balancing Your Wellbeing & Needs are Critical for Resilience to Live Your Best Life.

Live Play Work provides tools & services that assist to build & balance your Resilience & Health Supports across

a) Physical; b) Social; c) Mental; d) Occupational; & e) Financial Resilience.

These include:

1) Tools for assessment & management of needs, risks, serious injuries, priorities & goals for you;

2) DVA Compensation Support;

3) DVA Welfare Support;

4) Commonwealth Super Corporation (CSC) Support;

5) Defence Ombudsman – Abuse Support;

6) National Redress – Child Abuse Survivors Support; 7) NDIS Access & Support;

8) One-on-One agreed meetings & Quarterly Member Meetings to hear all your priorities and action them relevant to risk & needs.

9) Your United Voice at the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide & Other Important Social & Political Issues;

10) Ongoing connection for clients, members & partner communities & organisations to needs-based & specialised activities, projects, resources, education & work to support their development & resilience.

Membership - Community Member-Based Non-Profit
How do I become a Member?
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Please note that not all membership applications are approved, due to limits & priority in the Constitution regarding the numbers of voting members from different services, community and higher risk groups we are meant to represent. This is so the members voices are heard proportional to risk, equity and other disadvantages.

Regardless you can still be a friend of LPW , Non-voting member or Volunteer Supporter.
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Projects

At Live Play Work we provide access to a diverse range of projects across Australia, Thailand, Bali & Beyond.

Live Play Work has members & former board members who are retired overseas, along with many other Veterans with complex health needs. Living overseas has many benefits to Veterans, but also many threats, due to isolation, restrictions and complex barriers to suitable supports, especially medical & professional health service access. Veterans Overseas have very poor health outcomes compared to other Australians.

We encourage Veterans wherever they are to use their Leadership, Service, Organisation & Teamwork Skills.

Veterans taking more Resilient Action with People & Communities, with shared values for the Greater Good, is one way to Live Your Best Life!

Australia

1) Veteran & Community Fishing, E-Bike & Resilient Social Catchups.

2) Telethon Kids - Clini Kids (Employee Fatal Fire Risk Management & Safety Capacity - Caring for Children with Autism)

3) Aboriginal Family Legal Service (Fatal Fire Risk Management & Safety Capacity Building)

4) Department of Fire & Emergency Service & Department of Justice (Disadvantaged Youth Fire Safety & Leadership Development).

5) Kinship Connection – Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (Aboriginal Child Protection - Governance, Risk & Cultural Safety Development).

6) RSL Perth, Buddy Up Australia, Combined Defence Support Assocation & Veteran Transition Center (Membership, Advocacy Support & ESO & Community Collaboration).

7) Commonwealth Defence Ombudsman (40 x Serious Abuse & Abuse Victim Survivor Support, Justice & Advocacy - Male & Female Survivors).

8) Live Play Work - Specialist Advocacy Program (Priority Vulnerable Veteran Risks-Based, Duty of Care, Trauma Informed & Culturally Secure Service Model).

9) Veteran Transition & Respite Housing
a) Motor Home (1 x Veteran & 1 x Veteran Family Member);
b) Housing / Boat Repairs & Maintenance (2 x Veterans);
c) LPW Transition House & Housing (3 x Veterans);

10) Via Thuroona Services & DFES (Kalabari Cyclone Response, Recovery & Asbestos Managment Specialist Serivces).

11) Via Rotary (Perth Hills Fires Disaster Recovery - Risk Management, Community Assessments & Support).

(See Play & Work Pages for more information)

Thailand

1) Veteran Liability Health Care Access Program - Pre-Approved Provider Process - DVA.

2) Veteran Connection & Pro-Active Community Engagement

3) Partner with Rotary - Swim 4 Life Program - Samui (2 x Veteran Lifeguard & 1 x Female - Ukraine Displaced - Lifeguard Trained) To minimise program fatal risk management.

4) Partner with Rotary - Autism School – Swimming Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Support

5) Partner with Rotary - Defibs 4 Samui – Donated 2 x Defibs (1 x Defib for local Volunteer Emergency Service and 1 x Defib Local Accommodation provider on High-Risk Beach – also provided CPR & DEFIB training)

6) Partner with Rotary, Eco Thailand & Palita Lodge - Community Safe Space & Outreach – Full Moon Festival Harm Minimisation & Sustainability Development.

7) Eco Thailand – Full Sponsorship Sustainable Environment Education - Waste Management Program – Haad Rin School – High Risk & Value Ocean & Beach Community.

8) UK & Australian Embassy Engagement for Priority Risks, Projects & Veteran Engagement & Support

9) Phuket Veteran Association - Crisis Response Team Equipment Procurement in partnership with High Safe Australia & First Aid Training Bangkok (All Veteran & Locally Thai Owned & Connected also).
(See Play & Work Pages for more information)

Bali

1) Veteran Liability Health Care Access Program - Pre-Approved Provider Process - DVA.

2) Partner with Rotary Bali Tamin - Unfunded School – 2 x Year Scholarship of 17 School Girls in High Risk, Poor & Vulnerable Community

3) Community Transport – Bayad Village – Supply of New Community Vehicle via Money Loan - Village with limited to no car access. No safe patient transport when motorbike not suitable - Limited to no tourism & economic opportunities.

4) Partner with Rotary Bali Tamin – Full Funding of Health & Safety Bag – for Remote School Adolescent Female & Male Hygiene, Respect & Safety Program.

5) Partner with Rotary Bali Ubud Sunset - Donating Time & Resources to Assist with Orangutan Conservation, Wildlife & Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development.
(See Play & Work Pages for more information)