Craig Schmeider

Craig is a GP who first joined Veterans Care as a Timor Awakening participant in 2023 and now provides medical and mentoring support to programs both domestically and in Timor Leste. Craig joined the Army Reserve as a Health Assistant and then Rifleman while studying to become an Environmental Health Officer (EHO), transferring to the Regular Army as an EHO in 1995. He had multiple deployments during service to the South West Pacific including to Timor Leste with 1 Fd Hosp in 1999 with INTERFET and again in 2000 with 1 RAR under UNTAET. In 2008 he completed his Medical Training and then served in the MEAO on multiple deployments as a Medical Officer. He transitioned back to the Army Reserve in 2016 and has held Senior Medical Officer and Command appointments during that time. In his civilian practice he works as a GP in Brisbane where a large proportion of his practice is dedicated to Veterans care. Craig is married with four children and is passionate about family. He is a Reds Rugby tragic, (there’s always next year) and enjoys travel.