In December 2023, the Board wrote to all members to let them know the results of the branding consultation work. We have since also written to all our major stakeholders to let them know about the changes that will be taking place to the brand name in the coming months.

Work continues in the background, preparing for the transition of the brand and we will shortly send a special update on the branding work to all members and subscribers. Our priority is to ensure that Australia never forgets its war widows and that they continue to receive the support and recognition they deserve. To do this, we must continue to be seen and heard, remain relevant and carry forward a legacy that will support the next generation. As our incredible founder Jessie Vasey CBE OBE shared with us almost 70 years ago, “We are now becoming an older women’s group, and I feel that if we remain as such, the organisation will die. We must become an inclusive group if we are to survive.” 

Changing the name the organisation operates under will open the door to every person connected to a veteran, so everybody in our broader community has a place to call home. It also reflects our will to change our model of support, making it available to the families of veterans when they need it, as opposed to waiting until their loved one passes away.

While our brand will change, our commitment to our war widows remains as they experience it today. War widows are integral to our organisation. They are our members and represented at every level of the organisation, right through to the Board. This will not change. 

Watch this video to find out why these changes are important:

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‘How can we inspire inclusion’ covers the subject of inclusion for women, noting issues we often hear about women becoming more invisible as they age, especially in sectors that are traditionally male dominated – sectors that also benefit of their inclusion.

This webinar delivered an educated conversation around inclusion and will cover:

• The impact of agism and how it affects women of every age.
• The importance and benefits of intra-generational connections and inclusion.
• The barriers to this.
• How a village of support can be built with a variety of people, of various age and backgrounds.

Watch the recording of the webinar here:

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Our team is thrilled to be back and is ready for a new year filled with excitement!

We are all looking forward to seeing our organisation grow and evolve and we welcome this new year with positivity, motivation and inspiration.

Meeting you at events, speaking with you over the phone and hearing your stories continue to inspire us every day.

We can’t wait to see and hear from you and the families of veterans as we navigate through the exciting journey that awaits us in the coming months!

– Team AWWNSW

Read the February 2024 newsletter online HERE or download HERE.

Read our previous e-Newsletters here:

AWWNSW eNewsletter November 2023

AWWNSW eNewsletter October 2023

AWWNSW eNewseltter August 2023

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‘How can we inspire inclusion’ will cover the subject of inclusion for defence and veteran spouses and will deliver an educated conversation around what inclusion means, ageism, intra-generational inclusion and how to inspire inclusion every day. It will also cover why it is important to interact with women of all ages and what it brings to us in doing so.

The webinar will take place on 7 March 2024 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Register here now!

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Thank you for sending us your memories of VP Day, some of which are shared in this week’s newsletter.

The past couple of weeks have been very busy in preparation for our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 27th August. I appreciate your calls and curiosity about participating at the AGM and look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow on Zoom. I will update you on the proceedings of the AGM in my next newsletter.

I particularly want to express my sadness for the many older people who’ve passed away in Victorian aged care homes. We are fortunate in some way to have had a low level of deaths in NSW nursing homes including among older War Widows in care. Please continue to exercise caution in moving about.

To read this week\’s full eNewsletter, please click here.

Take care and stay safe,

Rhondda Vanzella OAM
President & Chair, War Widows NSW
\”We rise by lifting others\”

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