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War Widows connecting through Newcastle Luncheon

War Widows regional visits – Newcastle and Surrounds

We are thrilled to share the success of our regional visit and event that was held at Wallsend Diggers in Newcastle. Our primary goals were to reconnect with members from various areas, encourage engagement, and reach out to members and past members who are not currently attending a club.   The event was attended by […]

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War widows luncheon gathering, Volunteers lunch for war widows at Chatswood RSL

Volunteers Lunch

Celebrating Volunteer Week with our Volunteers & Coordinators For National Volunteers Week, Families of Veterans Guild invited all our Friendship Line, Birthday Calls and Social Club Volunteers for a lunch at the Chatswood RSL. It was a great opportunity for our President, Queen Dunbar, our CEO Renee Wilson and our team to thank our volunteers

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Forster Tuncurry war widows luncheon, regional visits for war widows

Our regional visit to Forster-Tuncurry

Our War Widows Program Team and President Queen Dunbar visited ladies from the Forster-Tuncurry area as part of our Regional Visits. Prior to the event, efforts were made to reach out to both current and past members in the surrounding region to Forster – Tuncurry. While not everyone could attend, the response was overwhelmingly positive,

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FAMILIES NEED TO BE AT THE HEART OF REFORM

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide recently released its interim report, sharing 13 recommendations for the veteran community. Over the past year, the Commission has received more than 1,900 submissions including our own, those of some of our members and within our community. Our CEO Renee Wilson wrote an opinion article for The

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NEW DAY ACKNOWLEDGING NSW WAR WIDOWS

We are honoured to have join with the NSW Government and our Patron the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC Governor, in announcing that the 19th of October will now be known as War Widows’ Day in NSW. At the Premier\’s Vietnam Veterans\’ Day reception, War Widows Day was announced. Minister for Veterans\’, the Hon. David

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Pen Pal Program – Register your interest!

  Australian War Widows Queensland has run a successful pen pal program, connecting widows throughout the state. The ladies who have received a letter from their pen pal say it “made their day so much better”. You could be part of this valued program too and make your own pen pal! AWWQ has one member

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