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135 Charters Towers Rd
Hermit Park, Queensland


Advocacy for Pensions and Welfare
20 DEC 1946 - Townsville Legacy Contact formed with Foundation members G.D. Arnold (Chair), J.H. Holiday, W. Staines, C.F.J. Morris, J. Laing, R. Suthers, G.V. Roberts, P. Clinton, T.D. Wetherell, D.T. Tracey. The Group operated as a Contact Group of Brisbane Legacy.

3 April 1948 Charter presented to Townsville Legacy Club which became an autonomous Club.

Townsville Legacy Area of Responsibility stretches south to Bowen, north to Ingham and west to the Queensland Border.

Townsville Legacy
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Legacy is dedicated to caring for the families of deceased and incapacitated veterans. Today Legacy's caring and compassionate service assists around 70,000 widows and 1,900 children and dependants with a disability. Legacy is a voluntary organisation supported by veterans, servicemen and women, and volunteers drawn from all walks of life. Our support and services now extend to include the dependants of members of today's Australian Defence Force who lose their lives as a result of their military service.

Legacy is dedicated to enhancing the lives and opportunities of our families through innovative and practical programs aimed at:

the protection of individuals and families basic needs;
advocating for their entitlements, rights and benefits;
assisting families through bereavement; and
helping people thrive, despite their adversity and loss.