Diving Veterans & First Responders Program - DVFRP

25/09/2026

September is Su***de Prevention month globally, for us its every month!
Here's a tune created for all of us who have served and for everyone that has faced adversity. Always, always remember, you are NEVER ALONE l

Listen and make your own on Suno.

24/09/2026

How many times has this been the last thing we have heard...
Check in with your mates, not just in September, but every day. You reaching out could be the very thing that saves a life.
Always, always remember, you are NEVER ALONE!

10/09/2026

DAN and Garmin announced the integration of the DAN Emergency Hotline into Garmin’s inReach® emergency response pathway for DAN members, strengthening support for divers in remote environments.

10/09/2026

04/09/2026

We are on again! Tomorrow afternoon at Port Adelaide Football Club AFLW - we are running our charity BBQ with APOD raising finds for our Veteran Kokoda Trek from 09 to 20 October - yes just weeks away! Please come down and say hi, watch the game, grab a sausage and support our boys as they trek to raise funds for Veteran families in crisis!

04/09/2026

We need to stop asking why someone “chose” su***de and start understanding what can happen when overwhelming distress narrows the ability to see alternatives.

Su***de is not a rational choice. It is a crisis of capacity.

When psychological pain, stress, exhaustion, trauma, isolation, or hopelessness become overwhelming, a person’s ability to think flexibly, problem-solve, and imagine another way forward can become profoundly compromised.

That distinction matters because it changes how we think about prevention.

We don’t just intervene at the moment of crisis.

We build awareness.
We educate.
We communicate.
We strengthen connection.
We recognize changes earlier.
We create access to support before the crisis arrives.

Prevention is what we build before someone can no longer see another way.

The Code 9 Project is committed to helping first responders and military personnel build stronger systems of awareness, support, and prevention.

📲 Visit code9project.org to learn more about how we can support your department or team with training and resources.

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01/09/2026

A massive thank-you to all that have engaged with us in the month of August, who have followed us and added their views and comments! Your interest in what we do within both the diving and Veteran communities, here in Australia and around the world is hugely appreciated and continues to motivate us to do more! Thank-you!

31/08/2026

As you all know, some of our lads are heading to Papua New Guinea on 9 October this year to tackle one of the world's toughest treks, the Kokoda Trail, to learn more about themselves, to build something between them that few men or women will ever know, to honour their mate Robby through our initiative with APOD - Robby’s Walk In The Green and raise funds to step in and assist Veterans' families in the time of crisis - sadly we all know, all too well, the toll on families after the sudden loss of one they love and depend upon. Our CEO JP has also teamed up with Eclipse Aboriginal Art and will be remembering two legendary warriors, two best mates, that gave their lives on the Kokoda Trail and quite frankly, deserve greater recognition, (however its important to note that neither they or their families have ever asked for it, they simply stood up when their Country called and gave everything they had, including their lives). Harold West, the Ghost of Kokoda, and his best mate George Leonard served, bled and died so that we may live. Our lads will, through their own pain and tears on the Trail, honour them, together with all of our soldiers and the people of Papua New Guinea who came to our rescue on the Kokoda Trail. Lest we forget.

https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/harold-west-and-george-leonard

https://apod.com.au/robbys-walk-in-the-green/