Saturday 4th March was the official launch of Our Space in the ACT! We gathered with local families for a jam-packed family fun day featuring free food from the Veterans Support Centre Belconnen food van, free ice cream at the Mellabella Gelato cart, and of course coffee from the ShotClock Espresso coffee cart! Our Space […]
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Events, Important UpdatesWelcome to our February Newsletter! 2023 is an exciting year of new social groups, events, activity opportunities, partnerships, and the rebuilding of services. The next few months are particularly exciting with many events coming up for our community. Enjoy the read. A Message From the CEO A belated happy new year to you all. Whilst
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eNewslettersCalling all Defence families in Canberra. Families of Australian veterans are invited to join us in person on 4 March 2023 from 2.00 pm at the Robert Poate Centre, Gungahlin Canberra to launch Our Space Canberra. Enjoy social connections, and peer support, and broaden your networks in Canberra. At this launch event, you will hear
In August, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide released it\’s interim report. The report provided an overview of the issues it had uncovered and made a series of recommendations. For those of us in the veteran community and who have lived through the system and it\’s impacts, there isn’t much new in here.
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Important Updates“You may not have worn the uniform and you may not have been recognised with medals and monuments, but you have stood for over 100 years, stoically and silently, supporting your spouses, praying for their safe return while keeping the faith back home” – Queen Dunbar, State President NSW, Australian War Widows. War Widows Day
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Events, Important UpdatesOn 30 August 2022 War Widows NSW welcomed Ms Tricia Hobson as the newly elected Chair of the Board of Directors. Tricia has been on the Board of Directors since 2019 and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. Tricia is a partner at law firm DLA Piper and former partner at Norton
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