Advocacy Training and Development Program
Event Date : 7-Dec-202410am
Closing at 6-Dec-202415.30
Organizer : Central Coast Veterans Centre
Venue : Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL
Address : 20 Pacific Hwy Ourimbah NSW 2258
Convenor : Cathy Every (cevery@legacyclubservices.org.au)
An opportunity to engage the volunteer network from across different ESOs, within the COP\'s vast area. Community of Practice creates a defined \'space\' to which enables members to address their shared experiences and collaborate on solutions to practical problems which are encountered in workplace and volunteer environments. They develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems.
Monthly network meeting for like-minded advocates to discuss wellbeing and compensation cases. It provides an opportunity to network and supports interagency and inter ESO relationships.
Each meeting provides a space for participants to learn and grow from each other. It addresses both Well-being and Compensation issues where advocates can work together to ensure there is a holistic approach and ensures the maximum use of service provision.
Today’s guest speaker is: Wayne Bemet from National Financial Service (NFS). National Service Financial has forged key relationships to ensure their clients have access to mortgage brokers, conveyancing, accounting, and financial planning services, as well as Legal and various Ex-Service Organisations to ensure we capture every level of expertise required in delivering their holistic defence solutions.
As Founder and director of NSF Wayne is on hand to advise and guide our planners and brokers in servicing our military clients to the highest level.
NSF Story
Hi all, thanks again for connecting. A little about myself. I served 19 years with the Royal Australian Navy and Airforce, which saw me on Operational deployments on 5 occasions. I was medically discharged in 2017 after I blew both my knees out and had a combination of existing injuries. This forced me to re-invent and re-educate myself for a life moving forward. Having been through the transition process I personally know how hard it can be and the specific issues that transitioning members face. My transition went quite well, as I was quite diligent and willing to research and surround myself with people that could help.
It was my journey that lead me to form the company to assist other veterans as they face the challenges of transitioning and how they then re-establish themselves in the civilian world. I have the belief that veteran founded business is perfectly placed to assist in transition and to navigate the myriad of complex financial issues that veterans face moving forward. Veterans understand and trust their veteran community.
I have been successful to date in forging key relationships and have been steadily building a suite of professionals to assist in this social impact enterprise. Companies that I have been successful in forging a relationship with include Legacy Australia, With You With Me, Galaxy Finance and Property, Swiss 8, Royal Australian Navy Rugby League, Shartru Wealth, Coherics and Mixed Mediums, Wright Lawyers as well as we are at the initial stages of working with the Defence Community Organisation. Plus a host of Defence Force Members, both current and Ex-serving.
The afternoon will be for compensation cases for advocates to discuss case law, the latest from the RMA including discussion of the new SOP\'s recently released and discuss specific cases anyone is having difficulty with.