Welcome back to term 3 everyone, hope everyone enjoyed the holidays.  Just a quick reminder that Defence Club is on Wednesdays at morning tea break, defence students are allowed to bring one friend if they wish. 

Family Welfare Evening -  Thursday 13 July

With Exercise Talisman Sabre approaching, Commander 3rd Brigade has an important message to share with the families of those members who are expecting to be away from home.

In support of this message, the 3rd Brigade will be hosting Family Welfare Evenings. This evening will be a platform to share information on support mechanisms available to families while members are away, including contact details for Unit and Brigade welfare teams. Families are encouraged to drop in during this session to speak with Unit and support agency representatives, ask questions and network in an informal setting. Please feel free to bring the kids along to this session!  The Family Welfare Evening will be catered and free for all attendees. Session details are as follows:

Session 2: Thursday 13 July, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Geckos Family Centre

Defence Common Access Card (DCAC) Family Application

Do you have a Defence Common Access (family) Card? Please note, the member will need to access and complete the below details: 

 Web Form: AE294 (member to complete on the DRN)
 Choose: Applicants delegate (Sponsors of the ADF Family (Purple
banded) DCAC should select this option)
 Ensure family details match family member, not serving member
details
 ADF: Attach a copy of serving member PMKeys
beneficiary/dependant details
 Non ADF: Attach copy of emergency contacts

Member and Family Care Plan

Defence can help ADF members develop a member and family care plan
before they deploy, ensuring all important family information is in one
reference document. The plan includes:
 financial arrangements
 home maintenance
 medical needs
 emergency plans
 legal considerations.
For access to a hard copy of the Member and Family Care Plan, simply call
into the DMFS Townsville office in Aitkenvale or phone 4430 3879 to request
a copy. Alternatively, you can access the PDF version via the below link:

ADF Family Health Program

More funds and services will soon be available under the ADF Family Health
Program!
Defence Australia is continuing to expand the eligible benefits under the ADF
Family Health Program.
From 1 July:
 The ADF Family Health annual benefit will double from $400 to $800
per dependant.
 Families will have access to a greater range of preventative and wellbeing services to support an active and healthy lifestyle. Families will be able to claim eligible services that support:
o healthy diets
o increasing physical activity and
o cancer screening.

Learn more on how this will benefit you and your family at
www.adffamilyhealth.com.

Open Arms Group Program

Recovery from Trauma - A program to help understand and manage the
impact of trauma on you and your family.
 Identify and reduce heightened physical responses to trauma.
 Manage avoidance behaviours and develop a strategy to safely
confront fearful situations.
 Learn how to modify unhelpful thinking.
 Develop skills to improve relationships and meet healthy lifestyle goals.
When: Fridays 21 July - 25 August (6 x 21⁄2 hr sessions) 9am – 11.30am
Registration: Online by 7 July
Doing Anger Differently - A program to help you understand anger and
aggression.
 Manage thoughts and feelings that contribute to anger.
 Learn how problematic anger develops and how to prevent aggressive
behaviours.
 Understand the warning signs of anger.
 Develop skills to reduce heightened physical responses and anger.
 Manage unhelpful thinking and develop skills to communicate more
effectively to improve relationships.
When: Mondays 24 July - 25 Aug (6 x 2 1⁄2 hr sessions) 9am – 11.30am
Registration: Online by 10 July