A NEW cafe at Frankston RSL is providing employment training for people living with disabilities.
The Welcome Post Cafe operating at Frankston RSL is run in conjunction with support service-provider Wallara Australia. The café operates at Frankston RSL every Wednesday and Friday from 10am to serve the RSL’s veteran coffee groups.
Wallara Australia’s Ben Sutherland, who has been part of the hospitality pathways program at the cafe for six months, says “it’s good practice for the job market and will help me with pathways to future employment.”
“I love learning about the veterans a bit more about their lives and life experience too,” he said.
Wallara Australia senior open employment advisor Carolyn Bloch says the program “not only creates opportunities for the participants within a real hospitality environment – it also strengthens connections within the veteran community.”
“This café is more than a place to share a coffee. It is a practical expression of what this community stands for – a space where veterans are honoured and individuals of all abilities are empowered,” Bloch said.
RSL attendee Margaret Graham is the wife of one of the RSL veterans. She said the veterans “love it” when the cafe is up and running.
“For both parties, it is great to feel like they belong to something,” she said.
First published in the Mornington News – 21 April 2026
