The 2023 ANZAC Field of Remembrance has come to a close and we reflect on the touching display of honour and remembrance for our fallen heroes. Our AWWNSW CEO Renee Wilson summed it up perfectly: \”It was the usual high standard. It was moving. It was thought-provoking. It was special. It was about the families […]
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Events, Important UpdatesWar widows, women, families, and distinguished guests are invited to gather to remember and commemorate the fallen at the Anzac Field of Remembrance on Thursday, 20th April 2023 at 11.00 am. This solemn and touching event is held where the tradition began 71 years ago at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. Please register now here to
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EventsSaturday 4th March was the official launch of Our Space in the ACT! We gathered with local families for a jam-packed family fun day featuring free food from the Veterans Support Centre Belconnen food van, free ice cream at the Mellabella Gelato cart, and of course coffee from the ShotClock Espresso coffee cart! Our Space
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Events, Important UpdatesRegistrations are open for our next online Veteran Family Town Hall gathering on 28 February 2023. We will continue to explore our topic on what it is like to care for veterans who are wounded or injured as a result of their service, and what it is like to be a spouse or parent of
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EventsCalling 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
“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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