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War widows social club for connections and friendships, Cronulla war widows member 100th birthday

Read about our Cronulla War Widows Social Club Monthly Meeting

We joined the Cronulla ladies in celebrating and honouring our newest ‘life member’, Mary Tagg, who turned 100 years young on April 1st. It was a delightful gathering set against the backdrop of the stunning views offered by the Cronulla RSL, overlooking the beach and the iconic sand dunes where Mad Max was filmed. Norma, […]

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Our response to the Veterans Legislation Reform

Today we publish our submission in response to the Government’s consultation on the Veterans Legislation Reform. Our submission supports a number of key elements in the reform work, including the protection of entitlements currently being received by widows/ers and children of veterans. It also supports the move to the single Act model. However, this reform

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Veterans\’ Legislation Reform Update

A message from AWWNSW CEO Renee Wilson Last week I attended a legislation consultation round table where the Minister for Veterans Affairs, The Hon Matt Keogh MP and DVA discussed the approach to veterans’ legislation reform. I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you my key takeaways from that meeting and our next steps.

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Interview with Rachel McGrath

  “Just remember that there\’s a very big strong family of community out there for you.” Recently, Renee Wilson CEO of Australian War Widows NSW had the opportunity to interview Rachel McGrath, wife of triple Paralympic gold medalist, Curtis McGrath. They discussed what it is like to be the wife of a veteran and athlete,

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AVCAT Scholar Megan Beecher

Meet Megan Beecher, Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust (AVCAT) Scholar.   In 2020, Megan was the recipient of the AVCAT Australian War Widows NSW Scholarship. The support provided by AWW NSW to Megan continues throughout her Bachelor of Primary Education (Dean’s Scholar) study until 2023.  Megan’s grandfather, Major Arthur McDermott (Grandpa Mac, as he was

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