Together we still stand On Monday 26 October, war widows, their families and friends gathered at the Cenotaph in Martin Place to honour Australia’s war widows. It was to commemorate the fifth War Widows Day in New South Wales, and it fell in a milestone year: 80 years since war widows in NSW first came […]
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Commemorations, Events
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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Advocacy, Awareness, Important Updates
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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Advocacy, Awareness, Important Updates
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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Advocacy, Awareness, Important Updates
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
Sharing our latest wellbeing tips for war widows, defence and veteran families Wellbeing often grows in the spaces where we connect — with others, with our bodies, and with the moment we’re in. It can be found in a shared story between generations, or in the courage it takes to step onto a dance floor
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Social Work and Wellbeing, Wellbeing tips