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AWWNSW Branding Q&A
Together we have worked hard to ensure that war widows and their families are not forgotten, left out, or disadvantaged because of their loved one’s death and service. We need to keep on leading because in Australia, support for veterans’ families is conditional on the entitlements of the veteran...
Ensuring No Veteran Family is Left Behind
Our legacy started with the vision of the Vasey family and a need to stand up for the needs of civilian women in the post-WWII era. In over seven decades, we have provided peer connection, social support and advocated strongly whilst ensuring war widows and their families are empowered so they can...
The Unique Nature of YOUR service
This year marks 50 years on from when Australia withdrew from Vietnam. While this war bought lessons and progress to the programs and services on offer to veterans, there has been very limited movement on the support available to their families. Since 2014, we as a sector have had access to...
AGM registrations are open!
AWWNSW Annual General Meeting registrations are now open. The meeting will commence at 10am on 29 August 2023 at the Rydges Sydney Central. We welcome your attendance from 9:30am for morning tea prior to the commencement of the meeting. A light lunch will follow the meeting for members attending...
Support the AWWNSW Change Makers at City2Surf
The AWWNSW team is leaving nothing and no one behind as we make our way through Sydney for this year's biggest fun run, the City2Surf, in support of veterans' families! Join the Change Makers or donate today! The Change Makers will run/walk the City2Surf to raise funds for AWWNSW. It is also an...
AWWNSW ENEWSLETTER JUNE 2023
Welcome to our June Newsletter! Our team is again busy organising regional visits and are excited to see our community. These visits are as special to us as they are to you! Don’t forget to send us any pictures you might like to have featured!We are also still busy on the advocacy front with our...
Support the Changemakers!
Calling all change makers! AWWNSW has entered a team in the City2Surf event to raise funds for our programs and services that support veteran families. You don't have to be a runner to join our team - we have groups for runners, walkers, and those who prefer a mix of both. Join us for a day of...
2024 AVCAT Scholarships
Your child or grandchild may be eligible for the AVCAT tertiary scholarship between $4,000 and $6,000! 2024 AVCAT scholarship applications open on 18 August, including the Australian War Widows NSW Scholarship, and close at midnight 31 October 2023. AVCAT is a national charity that manages a range...
Scholarship Recipient Announcement
Our AWWNSW CEO Renee Wilson was recently awarded the Ferris Family Fellowship during the Harvard Club of Australia Luncheon. With this Fellowship, Renee will attend a week-long course about managing and leading Non-For-Profit Organisations at Harvard University in the US. “I am so excited and...
AWWNSW ENEWSLETTER MAY 2023
Welcome to our May Newsletter! April and May are significant months for the veterans community as numerous commemorative events and anniversaries fall on these two months. We have been busy attending these events and sharing as much as possible with you through social media platforms and...
International Nurses Day
On International Nurses Day 12 May 2023, Board Member Jennifer Collins AM acknowledged her respect to her nursing peers and highlighted the service of Ethel Lane AM MBE a nurse and a war widow: “The name Ethel “Stalky” Lane AM MBE is synonymous with dedication to women’s services, veterans welfare...
Veterans Still Suffering 50 Years on From Vietnam War
As our country is marking the 50 year anniversary of the end of its involvement in the Vietnam War this year, our Chief Executive Officer, Renee Wilson wrote an op-ed published in The Mandarin about the lessons that are still to be learned from the Vietnam War. "It’s time for the government to...
