Australian War Memorial

Our latest wellbeing activities for war widows and veteran families

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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September 12, 2025

Australian Memorial Tour wellbeing activity for war widows, defence and veteran families

Australian War Memorial tour for Canberra veteran families

Private tour of the War Memorial for veteran families and war widows Join us for a private tour of the Australian War Memorial. We’re inviting war widows, defence and veteran families to come along for a private group tour of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Friday 11 July 2025, brought to you by

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June 23, 2025

The legacy of the Anzac Memorial

The Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney – thoughts and tributes to veterans and their families The Book of the Anzac Memorial, written by Bruce Dellit who was also the architect for the Memorial, offers a moving tribute to veterans and, perhaps most profoundly, to the families left behind; the war widows, parents and children who

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November 22, 2024

Historical appointment

We are delighted to announce the historical appointment of National and NSW State President of the Australian War Widows, Rhondda Vanzella OAM to the Council of the Australian War Memorial. This is a appointment is the first for a President of a War Widows organisation to the Australian War Memorial. We are thrilled Rhondda will

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February 23, 2021

eNews – VP Day 2020 Special Edition

Dear Member, This e-newsletter, a special edition on the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day, is particularly poignant for us as we remember the men and women who served in the Wars. I encourage you to share memories – photos, memorabilia, narratives – with us so that we can keep alive those stories

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August 12, 2020

War Widows NSW eNewsletter Update

Dear Member, We are now at the start of the second half of 2020 and I hope the situation is not as dire as we have experienced so far with fires, floods and the pandemic. Please feel free to contact me or the office staff with any issues as we are always interested in helping

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July 14, 2020

The legacy of the Anzac Memorial

Historical appointment

eNews – VP Day 2020 Special Edition

War Widows NSW eNewsletter Update

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