The President of the Ballarat RSL has criticized the withdrawal of funding from a century-old service.
Provided by the Salvation Army, the ‘Sallyman’ program has offered defence personnel vital frontline emotional and spiritual support for years.
However, Frank Nuccio says the $1.5 million needed to fund the service has been taken off the table with defence cuts.
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“In the wake of the Royal Commission, even if that friendly voice only helps one or two people, it’s still a friendly voice,” he said.
“I think especially considering the low amount of money it’s costing the defence force and the government, it just seems like [the cuts are] a strange thing to do.”
