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Families of Veterans Guild

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Progress on recognition for veterans and families

Defence Honours and Awards System Inquiry: progress on recognition for veterans and families

Advocacy that made a difference On 19 June 2025, the Senate Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee tabled its report on the Inquiry into the Defence Honours and Awards System. Read the full report here You might remember we not only made a submission but appeared at the inquiry in February. We put the issue of […]

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Advocacy, Contribution, Important Updates
Volunteers at our volunteers thank you lunch

Volunteers thank you lunch

Recognising the vital role of our volunteers  On Tuesday 10 June 2025, we hosted a Volunteers Thank You Lunch at Club Parramatta, bringing together some of our dedicated volunteers. The lunch was an opportunity to thank them for the time they give to support war widows through phone calls, handwritten cards, and social club gatherings. 

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Introducing our resource hub for veteran families. Resources for war widows, defence and veteran families.

Introducing our resource hub for veteran families

One place for all the information war widows, defence and veteran families need: our new resource hub We are proud to announce the launch of our resource hub, a living library built to empower war widows, defence and veteran families with numerous information sheets, webinar recordings, articles, videos and media interviews from us. This hub is a great place

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Celebrating National Volunteers Week with a big thank you to our volunteers, our war widows.

Celebrating National Volunteer Week: thank you to our volunteers

Honouring the heart of our veteran and defence community: our volunteers National Volunteers Week is approaching soon on 19 – 25 May and is a week-long celebration held annually to recognise and thank volunteers for their contributions to communities. Volunteers play a crucial role in strengthening communities, offering their time, skills and compassion to support others.

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Watch international women's day video about the story of our organisation: the story of women empowering women.

Celebrating International Women’s Day: honouring Jessie Vasey and the legacy of our war widows

Join us in reflecting on the extraordinary contributions of Jessie Vasey and our war widows As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we are reminded of the incredible strength and resilience of women who have shaped history. This year, we honour Jessie Vasey CBE OBE and the Australian War Widows Guild, and the remarkable efforts

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Quote from our media release in response the the passing of the VETS Bill

Media release in response to the passing of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support Bill 2024

Media release – 18 February 2025 We commend the Government and Minister for Veterans, the Hon Matt Keogh for driving the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (VETS) Bill 2024 forward and bringing about long-needed reform that will simplify the legislative framework for 581,000 Australian veterans. The Families of Veterans Guild views the harmonisation of the

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