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Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors
A new veterans portal
Thank you to everyone who has participated in this consultation. We have had some outstanding ideas sent through and great feedback. We have also had some of you share some stories that demonstrate to us that a portal such as the new Queensland Veteran’s Portal is a much needed tool.
We are currently working through all of your input and looking at how we may implement your ideas and feedback. This will take some time and we expect to see changes and improvements implemented over time. So please check back in on the development of the portal and share ideas and / or feedback as we progress.
Please also share the search tool with any services and organisations you know of that may want to list their service. It is free to list a service on the directory and those listed will show up across a range of data bases so it is a great way for services to reach people and it helps us to ensure we are giving you a wide range of options. Services can list their details by clicking on the button below.
Overview of the feedback received:
- Over 250 responses to our quick polls – results are shown below.
- Over 100 survey s were completed
- Feedback from nine people below, and a few more that were sent directly to us via email.
- Held nine public forums, attended by 124 people across Queensland
- Received a wide range of feedback via our website and social media platforms.
Quick poll - Which of these best describes you?
Quck poll - Do you think the veternas portal is a useful tool?
Consultation closed
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Share your feedback and ideas
Once you have tried it, tell us what you think and how we can enhance the trial portal.
Graham Smith
- Very well presented and organised
- I notice you have the RAR Association listed, is it possible you could list 6 RAR Association and link to www.6rarassociation.com
Garth50130
- I liked it. It puts all services to veterans in one place. There doesn’t seem to many RSLs showing in the ESO search. I hope they will sign on soon.
- Get more ESOs to sign onto the portal. The public service has cadetships only available to indigenous Australians and most of them lead to full employment. I think QPS should introduce similar cadetships programs for veterans.
Brian
- Seems a good idea, but I'm unsure why this isn't a Commonwealth project with State-specific links. I hope there this site doesn't turn into an ARMY site. Too many other site barely mention RAAF and NAVY service.
- 1. Provide links to the various military rehab programmes. 2. Provide links to the Military pension and payment schemes. 3. No mention of taxi transport subsidies?
Torrin
- A brilliant idea. The information for employment opportunities after leaving the ADF are invaluable- I only wish they existed when I left the Navy. The section on using the STAR system to address selection criteria is particularly relevant in contemporary recruitment scenarios. Thank you to the Palaszczuk government for listening to our feedback and launching this great initiative.
- Publicity of the launch of this site would lead to more veterans and potential employers utilising and building on this resource to its full potential.
Sapper
- Great Idea
- Recognise Veterans who are under the Military Compensation Act please.
Paul
- So fr So good, it looks like it will be a great asset to the veteran community when it is fully up and running, I have already shared the site with several other veterans so they can see what is happening and hopefully give their feedback to something that I think is well and truly needed by the veteran community so that they can access information about QLD Govt services and consessions. It will be a great help once it is fully up and running and the information on it is kept up to date so that Veterans and those looking after them have access to current and usefull information
JB
- Looks good, works well, makes sense
- More options and service info
John
- It looks like a good start, plenty of useful information. Its convenient to be able to search service and location.
- The screen gets cut off on my pc at home, which is confusing, but it looks great on my mobile.
Do you have other ideas about how we can assist ADF members and their families to navigate the support service system in Queensland?
John
- I often wonder if there is somewhere I could go to get information and updates when relevant. Sign up to a news reel or something of that nature. When looking for work I could get updates and regular information that can provide tips and resources that might assist, then later I could turn off the employment information and sign up for sports or events or the like. It might work to add a sign up form to the portal page - that might be a start.
