Victorian veterans' boards

Learn more about becoming a member of the Victorian Veterans Council or Shrine of Remembrance Trustees.

There are 2 boards in the Victorian Veterans Portfolio:

The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring boards and committees broadly reflect the diversity of the Victorian community. We welcome applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all ages, people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and intersex people.

Victorian Veterans Council

Council is an independent statutory body that provides:

  • advice to the Minister for Veterans(opens in a new window) on issues affecting Victoria’s veteran community
  • advice to the Minister and/or the Director of Consumer Affairs on the regulation of patriotic funds
  • support for veterans’ commemoration and education through the Victorian Veterans Fund
  • support for veterans’ welfare through the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund

Council is made up of 11 members. There are 2 positions available for representatives from RSL Victoria and Melbourne Legacy and 4 positions for members from the ex-service community nominated by other ex-service organisations, with skills and experience in:

  • veterans welfare
  • aged care
  • patriotic funds
  • commemoration and needs of veterans’ partners and dependants.

There are 3 positions allocated for people experienced in:

  • governance
  • marketing
  • advertising or public relations
  • asset management
  • public education
  • fundraising
  • public affairs
  • community engagement
  • veterans' affairs
  • military service.

Find more information about Council’s current members.

Shrine of Remembrance Trustees

There are 10 Shrine Trustees responsible for the care, management, maintenance and preservation of the Shrine of Remembrance and surrounding land. The duties of the Trustees are defined under Section 4 of the Shrine of Remembrance Act 1978.

Under the Act, Trustees must have skills in, and knowledge of, at least one of the following areas:

  • governance
  • marketing
  • advertising
  • public relations
  • asset management
  • public education
  • architecture
  • building and engineering
  • business
  • finance or administration
  • fundraising
  • public affairs
  • community engagement
  • veterans' affairs
  • military service.

Find more information about the Shrine Trustees current members.

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