Why we do what we do…

Timor Awakening (TA) is a programme of renewal and rehabilitation for Australian and Timorese Veterans with holistic health education, personal & group engagement, pastoral care, mentoring & historical commemoration, centred around an 11-day immersion experience in Timor-Leste.

Why we do what we do…

Our mission and drive are deeply founded in our shared lived experiences and our continuing passion for serving others.

These are the opening remarks and testimony from Veteran Care Association's Michael Stone on the first day of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, Brisbane, 29 November 2021.

Every Veteran on Timor Awakening has a unique story of service, sacrifice and survival.

Why this matters

Here is the testimony of the Founder of VCA, Padre Gary Stone. While all the testimony given during the commission are powerful and speak to the nature of the issues, we are facing as a community. If you want to hear Padre Gary Stone, please start viewing from the 4:36:08 mark in the click below.