Calling all Defence families in Canberra. Families of Australian veterans are invited to join us in person on 4 March 2023 from 2.00 pm at the Robert Poate Centre, Gungahlin Canberra to launch Our Space Canberra. Enjoy social connections, and peer support, and broaden your networks in Canberra. At this launch event, you will hear […]
Congratulations to AWWNSW Board Director and former Chair Jennifer Collins who has been appointed Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. The Australia Day 2023 Honours List was announced by the Governor-General of Australia. Jennifer has been recognised for her significant service to veterans and their families, and to nursing. Jennifer
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Important UpdatesToday Soldier On and Australian War Widows NSW (AWWNSW) made a formal commitment to work together by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), setting out the foundations for collaboration between the organisations. “Collaboration is a word we often use in the veteran community, but its meaning can be ambiguous. To collaborate we must be respectful
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Important UpdatesIn August, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide released it\’s interim report. The report provided an overview of the issues it had uncovered and made a series of recommendations. For those of us in the veteran community and who have lived through the system and it\’s impacts, there isn’t much new in here.
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Important Updates“You may not have worn the uniform and you may not have been recognised with medals and monuments, but you have stood for over 100 years, stoically and silently, supporting your spouses, praying for their safe return while keeping the faith back home” – Queen Dunbar, State President NSW, Australian War Widows. War Widows Day
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Events, Important UpdatesThe first ever War Widows Day is set to take place on 19 October in NSW. This day will recognise the War Widow community and honour those widowed by war and Defence service. This year there will be two official events take place in Sydney to mark this significant day, plus other ways to be
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