Families of Veterans Guild, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), hosted in July 2025 a dedicated and exclusive webinar for war widows to better understand the entitlements and services available to them through DVA. The webinar was recorded live and is now available on our YouTube channel for anyone who couldn’t attend. Below is a […]
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Resources, Webinars
Try clay art: free workshop for war widows, defence and veteran families On Saturday 25 October 2025, we’re hosting a free clay art workshop at the Solid Rock Defence Ministry — and you’re invited. This session is open to all defence and veteran families, including war widows, partners, carers and adult children. No experience is
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Social Work and Wellbeing, Wellbeing
War widows, defence and veteran families are invited for a special picnic The everyday challenges of defence life — relocation, absence, grief, or caregiving — can shape the lives of war widows and veteran families. On Sunday 5 October 2025, we invite you to join us for a free picnic at Government House Sydney, during
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Social Work and Wellbeing, Wellbeing
Lynne, a member of the Board of Directors for the Families of Veterans Guild, recently shared her story with us. She was widowed ten years ago, after the passing of her husband Patrick, who had served 25 years in the Royal Australian Engineers. Lynne spoke of the long and difficult years supporting her partner as
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Member Stories
Make your own sun catchers: free online workshop for war widows, defence and veteran families Join us online on Thursday 23 October 2025 for a free hanging sun catchers workshop. Open to all war widows, defence and veteran families, this session offers a step-by-step guided activity to create your own kookaburra and wattle sun catchers
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Social Work and Wellbeing, Wellbeing
Connecting through social activities Our Wellbeing Program regularly hosts a variety of activities for war widows, defence and veteran families. When planning our activities, we ensure that we hold repeated activities that are loved by regular attendees and new activities based on feedback from families and war widows, aiming to provide something for everyone and always wanting to
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Events, Social Work and Wellbeing, Wellbeing