Veterans working with Veterans to build stronger communities

Timor Awakening is a program for veterans willing to be accountable and take responsibility to do the work to move in a positive direction in life.

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Coming up 2023

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Timor Awakening 25

Timor-Leste
16 Sep - 27 Sep

If you are interested in joining a Timor Awaking programme, we are keen to hear from you, and the first step in the process is to click on the EOI below, read it in full and if still keen complete it and send it back.

Timor Awakening 23 ANZAC Addition

A group of people, many in military uniforms and medals, gathered outdoors for a ceremony or memorial, with flags and a sign in the background that reads 'WE FORGET ASTRALIA' and 'A TRALIAN E ACE TEAM'.
Group of hikers on a mountain peak holding Australian and DRC flags, with a clear blue sky in the background.
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A group of children and an adult sitting on the grass in a rural mountainous area. A church with a blue steeple and red roof is visible to the left, and houses with red roofs are in the background. Rolling hills covered in green vegetation surround the scene, under a partly cloudy sky.
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Timor-Leste Humanitarian Relief

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING SCHEME, TL
VETs Friendship School, Daisula, Same

"Paying a debt of honour, being a good neighbour"

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Timor Awakening Film

Timor Awakening is a film about the journey of veterans of two neighbouring countries. Filmed on the inaugural Timor Awakening Program in July 2016, the film provides a snapshot into the unique history of Timor-Leste and how Australian soldiers are returning for healing and much more

Timor Awakening Podcast

Timor Awakening Podcast features interviews of some of the veteran participants who have come onto our Timor Awakening program. Each talks about their personal struggles and shares insights of positively moving forward, capturing their valuable stories and content to share with the veteran community.

Our aim is to improve the lives of veterans and their families through peer-to-peer holistic health and wellbeing programs.

Interviews touch on sensitive topics such as suicide, losing loved ones, finding new purpose, and transitioning out of Defence from a variety of different perspectives.