Pat Bill: Congratulations Rita on reaching 100 - hope you enjoyed the day.

Fran Garbutt: Fantastic ... Mum, Mavis Smith, is 93 this year and she talk of you often.

Margaret Bridges: Congratulations Rita on your 100th birthday. I have lots of lovely memories of our time at Batemans Bay Bowling Club.

Carmel Christensen: Happy 100th birthday Mrs Butcher.

John Humphries: Congratulations Rita.

Eileen Atherden: Congratulations Rita on reaching your 100th Birthday. Hope you had a great day, missed seeing you at the Batemans Bay Bowling club. They were great days of bowls

Molly and Mick Teasdale: Wow, 100! The Batemans Bay Bowling Club has gone, Rita, but you are still here. Congratulations.

Jean Beeley: Congrats!

Nerida Castle: Happy 100th Rita!

Rae Fayle: Happy 100th birthday Rita.

Batemans Bay Scout Joshua Schuster celebrated his 15th Birthday en route to The World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia. He was one of 692 Scouts from around Australia who took up almost three entire planes as they crossed the Pacific Ocean for the biggest Scout gathering in the world. He flew with the best wishes of Robin Ingram and crew:

We are proud of you Josh - we will be represented well.

Our story about Indigenous trainees employed on the new Batemans Bay bridge site was also cause for congratulations:

Narelle Welsh: Proud of you all and most of all my son Ashbee Reid xx

Richard Bradbury: Deadly cuzos! Doing your mob proud.

Ever wanted to get an up-close and personal look into where the Australian Defence Force develops its future leaders?

That's what the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is offering three lucky winners with the ADFA VIP Experience - and Eurobodalla Shire entrants are encouraged.

For the fifth year in a row, the ADFA VIP Experience competition is open to 16 to 22 year olds nation-wide. The annual event gives prospective recruits the chance to experience a range of unique military activities.

Competition entrants will be asked to complete a short quiz to determine their leadership style and explain in 50 words or less, why they would be a great future leader.

The three winners of the competition will receive two nights stay in a four-star hotel, return flights to Canberra from their hometown, a merchandise pack and a VIP ADFA Experience.

Seven runners up will also receive an ADFA merchandise pack.

ADFA Open Day attendees will have the opportunity to browse military exhibits, watch aerial displays featuring military aircraft, experience a helicopter simulation, witness an Army section assault, and receive invaluable course information and career advice from ADF personnel and UNSW Canberra staff.

The 2019 ADFA Open Day will be held on Saturday, August 24. Entries for the ADFA VIP Experience competition close on July 31 2019.

Visit www.defencejobs/gov.au/ADFAOpenDay/ or ADFA Open Day VIP Experience Facebook.

Aged care policy should align with the World Health Organisation definition of palliative care and not be restricted to "end of life" or last days/weeks.

Palliative care must be included and clearly articulated in the Aged Care Quality Standards, which all Commonwealth-funded aged care services are required to meet.

All undergraduate nursing, allied health, medical courses and Certificate courses for care workers must include mandatory units on palliative care.

National Minimum Data Sets must be established for palliative care which include both health and aged care.

Funding is needed to fully implement the National Palliative Care Strategy ensuring aged care is included.

Investment and the development of innovative models of care are required to ensure older people have equitable access to specialist palliative care.

Palliative care should be a COAG priority supported by the appointment of a National Palliative Care Commissioner to help address the aged care and health interface issues.

Palliative care should be a COAG priority supported by the appointment of a National Palliative Care Commissioner to help address the aged care and health interface issues.

PCA is currently working with state and territory members and key stakeholders to prepare a full submission to the Royal Commission.