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Families of Veterans Guild

Wellbeing activities

Free wellbeing activities for defence and veteran families

War widows, defence and veteran families can sometimes experience overwhelm when balancing the demands of supporting family, the impact of ADF service and/or in caring roles due to illness, injury and transitions. Social connection is at the core of our wellbeing activities. In addressing social isolation and loneliness, we acknowledge that veterans and defence families may face barriers in developing and maintaining peer connections due to the unique nature of defence life. The purpose of these activities is to encourage the families of veterans to engage in self-care activities and expand their social network by connecting with like-minded peers.

One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else’s survival guide” – Brene Brown.

This is what our wellbeing activities are all about: creating a place for Defence and Veteran Families to connect, meet like-minded peers, build a network and share wonderful insights and powerful stories. 

You do not need to be a financial member to access our program. All families of current and former ADF serving members can access our program for free.

ONLINE

Tension and trauma release exercises workshop - Online

Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)

Date and Time: Tuesdays 10, 17, 24 February 2026 – 7pm – 8.15pm (AEDT)

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Gem art session - Online

Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)

Date and Time: Thursday 5 February 2026, 7pm – 8pm (AEDT)

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Writing through grief - Online

Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)

Date and Time: Thursday 19 February 2026, 6pm – 7.30pm (AEDT)

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Trivia night - Online

Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)

Date and Time: Thursday  26 February  2026, 7pm – 8pm (AEDT)

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Paint by numbers session - Online

Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)

Date and Time: Wednesday 11 March 2026, 7pm – 8pm (AEDT)

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SYDNEY

Wellbeing walk and lunch - Sydney

Location: Meet at Piccolo Me, Botanical GardensMacquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000 

Date and Time: Friday 6 February 2026, 10am-12pm

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Museum of Contemporary Art - Sydney

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, 140 George St, The Rocks NSW

Date and Time: Saturday 21 February 2026, 2pm – 4pm

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Wellbeing walk - Sydney

Location: Chinese Garden of Friendship, Pier Street Cnr Harbour Street, Darling Harbour NSW

Date and Time: Friday March 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm

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CANBERRA

Wellbeing walk and lunch - Canberra

Location: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross StreetActon ACT

Date and Time: Saturday 7 February 2026,10am – 1pm

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Craft activities - Canberra

Location: Queanbeyan Veteran and Family Hub, 251 Crawford St, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

Date and Time: Friday 27 February 2026, 10am – 12pm

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Wellbeing walk - Canberra

Location: Meet at Wildbark at Mulligans Flat, Rosenberg St, Throsby ACT 2914

Date and Time: Friday 6 March 2026, 10am – 12pm

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If you wish to be kept up to date with our wellbeing activities, you can subscribe to our wellbeing newsletter here

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