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Reflection on the month that was: the $5,000 allied health cap for veterans

The proposed $5,000 cap on allied health services has dominated conversation across the veteran community this month. Below, our CEO Renee Wilson reflects on the debate, the advocates who have driven it, and why the Guild continues to call on the government to Scrap the Cap. This month we saw a lot of debate around the […]

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August 31, 2026

National advocacy for Australia’s war widows

80 years ago, Australia’s war widows came together in the aftermath of World War II to advocate for recognition, rights and each other. What began as a small community guild soon became a powerful national movement, one that drove powerful advocacy for war widows across Australia and could not be ignored by the government. That

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July 22, 2026

Together we still stand text with two war widows in the background standing side by side. The Guilds 80th Anniversary.

Share your story: 80 years of war widows and veteran families

80 years ago, war widows in NSW came together for the first time. They were demanding fair treatment, fair compensation, and a place in the system that had largely overlooked them. Jessie Vasey gathered them, not to seek sympathy, but to build a community grounded in dignity, self-help and mutual support. That community has lasted 80 years. The need it answered has not

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July 1, 2026

Veterans and their families deserve better

Concerns grow over new allied health policy The Government’s proposed $5,000 cap on allied health care has caused great concern to veteran families and members of Families of Veterans Guild. This proposal will result in 25,000 veterans, war widows and families being worse off, with critical, lifesaving care such as psychology and chronic pain management directly affected. The Government maintains that most veterans will be better off

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June 19, 2026

Jessie Vasey CBE OBE. Our founder, 80th anniversary of the Guild. 80 years of supporting war widows and veteran families.

1946: how the War Widows’ Craft Guild began

80 years ago, a group of war widows met in Sydney and refused to be forgotten. This is the story of how the Guild began and the story of the woman who made it happen. It was a winter afternoon in Sydney, Tuesday, 4 June 1946. In the conference room of the Grand United Order of

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June 19, 2026

International Widows' Day. Honouring and acknowledging widows.

On International Widows’ Day, we’re acknowledging every widow — here and everywhere

International Widows’ Day, held on 23 June, is a day to recognise widows and the lives they carry forward. This day is meaningful for many, and an opportunity to understand a little better the stories of 250+ Million of women affected by widowhood. A day we can acknowledge their different experiences across the world and different generations. The women who built their lives in

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June 19, 2026

Reflection on the month that was: the $5,000 allied health cap for veterans

National advocacy for Australia’s war widows

Share your story: 80 years of war widows and veteran families

Veterans and their families deserve better

1946: how the War Widows’ Craft Guild began

On International Widows’ Day, we’re acknowledging every widow — here and everywhere

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