The Tasmanian Liberal Government is committed to honouring Tasmania’s veterans and ex-serving personnel and I am pleased to announce that if re-elected, we will invest $1.4 million to support this important cohort.

This investment includes:

• Providing peak body funding with annual indexation to RSL Tasmania, as well as special projects funding of $50,000 per year;
• Providing $100,000 per year to the Teddy Sheean VC Memorial Grants Program;
• Providing $30,000 to the Tasmanian Headstone Project to enable the program to extend to regional Tasmanian communities;
• Providing $100,000 for a training centre and additional facilities at the Dago Point Veterans Retreat;
• Providing $200,000 to make Health and Wellbeing Vouchers available to veterans and ex-service personnel for gym or sporting club membership;
• Creating a Veterans Employment Strategy with targets for public sector employment; and
• Continuing funding the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize.

Tasmania is currently home to more than 10,500 veterans and ex-serving personnel, and so many Tasmanians have a strong and personal connection to our Anzac heritage.

Increasing community attendance at Anzac Day services shows that Tasmanians are passionate about honouring the service and sacrifice of our veterans.

Only a re-elected majority Gutwein Liberal Government has the clear plan to secure Tasmania’s future and support our veterans.

The full policy is available here.