Today 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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Important UpdatesThank you to everyone who attended our third virtual community town hall on 31 August 2022. This town hall was facilitated by CEO, Renee Wilson and explored the experiences of widows and veterans’ families. The group connected through their lived experiences, and it was a privilege to watch these bonds start to form. The group
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Important UpdatesOn 9 September 2022 we joined the world in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Though we knew she wasn’t well, it was still a shock to hear of her passing. Her Majesty was of course more than our Monarch – she was veteran of the Second World War, the spouse of
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