War Widows Program

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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May 16, 2025

ANZAC Field of Remembrance 2025, Anzac Day ceremony for war widows, families of veterans

73rd ANZAC Field of Remembrance

Honouring defence service & sacrifice at our 73rd ANZAC Field of Remembrance In the quiet moments before ANZAC Day, a gathering takes place that gives families, especially war widows, chance to remember in their own way. The ANZAC Field of Remembrance is not just a ceremony—it’s a space where people can pause and lay a

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May 9, 2025

Field of Remembrance cross personalising activity for war widows and defence and veteran families.

Field of Remembrance cross personalising for war widows

We invite all war widows and their families to a Field of Remembrance cross personalising activity With one of our biggest annual events, the ANZAC Field of Remembrance approaching, we warmly invite war widows to come together and adorn their Field of Remembrance crosses in Chatswood on Monday 14 of April 2025. The ANZAC Field of

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March 21, 2025

War widows social club outing, regional visit for war widows.

Batemans Bay regional visit

A special lunch for war widows in Batemans Bay On Thursday, 12 December 2024, members from across Batemans Bay area attended a lunch at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, bringing together 41 guests, including members, past members, families, and carers from Kiama to Bermagui. This regional visit was funded by Families of Veterans Guild and organised

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January 9, 2025

The Entrance Christmas lunch

The Entrance Long Jetty War Widows Social Club Christmas gathering On Monday, 9 December 2024, The Entrance Long Jetty War Widows hosted a festive Christmas lunch at Diggers The Entrance, attended by 34 members and guests from across the region as well as by Board Director Lynne Sullivan. The lunch was made possible through our

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January 8, 2025

The Poppy Project at Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway

The poppy project brought to life

The Poppy Project at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway Anticipation has built over the months for many members excited and waiting for the unveiling of the wall of poppies at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. Through our recent Digests, newsletters and online posts, we’ve shared the Poppy Project and its collaborative, remarkable initiative, directed by

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December 10, 2024

73rd ANZAC Field of Remembrance

The poppy project brought to life

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