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Media Release - Asking the NSW Government to make a simple change to honour the service of our veteran families and restore the equality these widows deserve

Campaign update – restoring concession equality for NSW war widows

Our campaign to restore concession equality to war widows on council rates in NSW is gaining momentum. Since December 2025 we have engaged with 90 Councils and State Government representatives.  Our second round of engagement has now commenced. This round of engagement provides costings of the proposal, allowing Councils and the State Government to understand the […]

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War widows at the ANZAC Field of Remembrance. 74th ANZAC Field of Remembrance.

74th ANZAC Field of Remembrance

Honouring service & sacrifice: widows & families at the centre of remembrance On the morning of 23 April, we gathered once again to do what war widows and veteran families have done for 74 years: remember their loved one, their own way. The 74th annual ANZAC Field of Remembrance was held at St Andrew’s Cathedral

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Honouring their legacy during ANZAC Week. ANZAC Week services of 2026 with war widows, defence and veteran families.

Representing war widows & families – ANZAC Day 2026 

When Mrs Jessie Vasey founded our organisation, she did so with a fierce conviction: that the women and families who had given so much to the nation deserved to be seen, heard, and recognised. Her vision laid the foundations upon which our organisation still stands today. ANZAC Week is one of those moments where our

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ANZAC Field of Remembrance Regional gatherings 

Each year, we do our best to bring the ANZAC Field of Remembrance to regional areas. It is important to us that widows who are not located in Sydney or who cannot travel to attend the service have a way to be involved no matter where they live.  This is why we host the regional gatherings around NSW

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No deterrence without retention: National Defence Strategy. CEO of Families of Veterans Guild response.

No deterrence without retention: National Defence Strategy

By Renee Wilson, CEO, Families of Veterans Guild  Yesterday the Australian Government announced the biggest peacetime defence spend in our nation’s history. Nuclear submarines. Ghost Shark drones. Hypersonic missiles. A strategy built for what is looking to be the most challenging era since World War II for our nation.  Buried deep in the document, there is a short section about people —

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Expanding war widows services into South Australia, supporting wellbeing, connection and accommodation while honouring long‑standing partnerships and legacy.

Update on War Widows South Australia

The Families of Veterans Guild is proud to support South Australia’s war widows and veteran families. Our utmost priority is ensuring their wellbeing by providing the advocacy, connection and social work support programs they deserve and rely on.   Reflecting this, we are very disappointed that South Australian war widows are being used, without their

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