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Standing together for Victoria Barracks

Our community understands perhaps better than most that legacy isn’t only something we remember. It is something we look after.  Victoria Barracks, Paddington is part of that shared legacy. Established in the 1840s, the historic precinct remains an operational Defence site and is deeply connected with Australia’s military history and the veteran community.   With Victoria […]

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We scrapped the cap on Allied Health Care

WE ALL DID IT! We scrapped the cap on Allied Health Care

For the last 5 months we have been advocating hard against the Government’s policy to introduce a $5,000 cap on allied health care services for veterans, widows and children. As have many others in our sector and beyond.   We stood firm on our position that capping health care for widows and children of deceased veterans

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Support for war widows and veteran families

Standing up for better support for widows & veteran families

We know from talking with families every day that the impact of service doesn’t end with the veteran. It can be felt across families, sometimes for many years.  That’s why we recently made a submission to a Senate inquiry into DVA-funded health treatment. Rather than revisit issues that have already been resolved, we used the

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Media release – The Families of Veterans Guild responds to ‘Scrap the Cap’ campaign success

The Families of Veterans Guild says today’s backdown on the proposed $5,000 veteran allied health threshold is a direct result of sustained community pressure, but the fight to protect veteran health care is not over. Sydney, 17 September 2026 – The Federal Government has today abandoned its proposed $5,000 annual threshold on allied health services

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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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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

Media release – NSW regulation strips council concessions from 3,000 war widows

Over 3,000 war widows across NSW are being stripped of their local council rate concessions following the death of their veteran spouse, at an already devastating time for these individuals [1]. The Families of Veterans Guild (The Guild) is calling on the NSW Government to fix this unfair rule and restore concession equality for this

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