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My charity career ended the same day it started

15/09/202027/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2325 Views 10 Comments

I got the keys, planted my sign in concrete in the front garden – then went home to find an email that effectively ended my partnership.

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We have the keys – Veteran HELP Centre Kiama

11/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1276 Views 0 Comments

Wooohooo!!! We finally have keys for what will shortly become the new Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama, NSW.

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Trailer-packing day at last
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It’s time to pack up the trailer for ‘that’ move…

02/09/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1239 Views 0 Comments

Trailer-packing day is here. Getting organised –– that sign, check –– shovel, check –– cement, check –– keys for the building, check with council….

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Clearing the decks ready for move-in day

31/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1211 Views 3 Comments

CONTACT 67 will be out on 1 September – and that was one of the big-ticket items I had to clear off my plate before we move into the new Veteran HELP Centre

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We are hiring!

26/08/202017/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1433 Views 0 Comments

Soldier On is hiring – seeking a full-time staff member to work at the new CONTACT Soldier On Veteran HELP Centre in Kiama, NSW.

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Cure for stress – buy new toys
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Cure for stress – buy a new toy

21/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 837 Views 0 Comments

Sometimes it’s just little things that can ‘get on top of you’, and when it happens, I change my environment – do something different – or buy a new gizmo.

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I got my ugly mug in the paper
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I got my ugly mug in the paper

12/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1009 Views 0 Comments

YEAH!!! I got my ugly mug in the local paper today – so I rushed out and bought 10 copies – as you do. And it was a nice big spread too.

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local media interest
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The local newspaper takes an interest in what I’m doing

12/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1186 Views 0 Comments

I posed in front of someone else’s camera for a change when the local newspaper phoned to ask about my Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre, and sent a photographer out.

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Veteran HELP Centre 

Third visitor + glitch with the lease

09/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1557 Views 0 Comments

I’ve already hosted my third official out-of-town visitor at the Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama – and I don’t even have keys yet.

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Nervous, frustrated and chomping at the bit

02/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1014 Views 0 Comments

I am getting very nervous – though ‘anxious’ is probably a better word – waiting with growing frustration to get my hands on ‘those’ keys.

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Quick update and first visitor

26/07/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1066 Views 0 Comments

A quick update and another look at where our new building is and how find it – because we had our first visitor on Saturday, and directions proved handy.

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Spilling the beans on THE BIG SECRET

24/07/202026/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1788 Views 4 Comments

Today is the day I fess up about that big secret I’ve been teasing you with. I sincerely hope you think it was worth the wait?

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When signs say the best way forward is to start again

22/07/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1278 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

One of life’s great lessons is to recognise when something you’ve put your heart and soul into for days just isn’t good enough – and start again.

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My serious secret sign reveals its identity

19/07/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1058 Views 0 Comments

Who wants to know what my secret sign actually says? Well you can read it for yourself in this video as the serious secret sign reveals its identity.

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A serious sign points to what’s next

17/07/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 997 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

If you’re a hoarder like me, you’ll have a piece of wood lying around always whispering – “I’ll come in handy for a nice job one day”. Well today’s the day.

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NEWS FLASH – Day one on a huge new direction for CONTACT

06/07/202030/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2953 Views 6 Comments

I was joined on 3 July by my friend Mark Croxford and CEO of Soldier On Ivan Slavich in a meeting that could change the face of CONTACT.

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Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre

01/07/202026/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1619 Views 0 Comments

FOUNDERS’ UPDATE: Charity career ends the same day it began.     WHERE WE ARE: Under new management: We are

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What is the Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama

01/07/202014/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 988 Views 0 Comments

In partnership with national military-veteran charity Soldier On, I am opening a Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama, NSW.

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