Throughout ANZAC Week, representatives of Families of Veterans Guild attended services to honour our service men and women. During the week leading up to ANZAC Day, all the crosses laid by our war widows and families at the ANZAC Field of Remembrance were displayed at the Anzac Memorial. A heartfelt thank you to the […]
Today we publish our submission in response to the Government’s consultation on the Veterans Legislation Reform. Our submission supports a number of key elements in the reform work, including the protection of entitlements currently being received by widows/ers and children of veterans. It also supports the move to the single Act model. However, this reform
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Contribution, Important UpdatesA message from AWWNSW CEO Renee Wilson Last week I attended a legislation consultation round table where the Minister for Veterans Affairs, The Hon Matt Keogh MP and DVA discussed the approach to veterans’ legislation reform. I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you my key takeaways from that meeting and our next steps.
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Important UpdatesRegistrations are open for our next online Veteran Family Town Hall gathering on 28 February 2023. We will continue to explore our topic on what it is like to care for veterans who are wounded or injured as a result of their service, and what it is like to be a spouse or parent of
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EventsThank you to everyone who attended our third virtual community town hall on 31 August 2022. This town hall was facilitated by CEO, Renee Wilson and explored the experiences of widows and veterans’ families. The group connected through their lived experiences, and it was a privilege to watch these bonds start to form. The group
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Important UpdatesThe 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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