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War Widows Day 2025: honouring stories, service, and sacrifice

Celebrating the lives of Australia’s war widows and their families who carry the impact of service War Widows Day 2025 brought together hundreds at the Sydney Cenotaph to honour Australia’s war widows and their families and acknowledge the ongoing impact of service. The day was an opportunity to reflect on the strength, resilience, and dedication […]

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October 22, 2025

October Wellbeing Tips for war widows, defence and veteran families

October wellbeing tips for veteran families

Sharing our latest wellbeing tips for war widows, defence and veteran families Looking after your wellbeing is vital, especially for war widows, defence and veteran families navigating unique challenges. Below you’ll find 3 practical tips from our latest Wellbeing Newsletter that could benefit you and your wellbeing! Animals as co-creators of connection Animals, particularly horses, can

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October 17, 2025

Wellbeing activities in our wellbeing program for veteran families, war widows

Our latest wellbeing activities for war widows and veteran families

Relaxing through crafts, writing and sound healing Our Wellbeing Program regularly hosts a variety of activities for war widows, defence and veteran families. When planning our activities, we ensure that we hold repeated activities that are loved by regular attendees and new activities based on feedback from families and war widows, aiming to provide something for everyone and

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September 19, 2025

Our latest wellbeing activities for war widows and veteran families

Connecting through social activities Our Wellbeing Program regularly hosts a variety of activities for war widows, defence and veteran families. When planning our activities, we ensure that we hold repeated activities that are loved by regular attendees and new activities based on feedback from families and war widows, aiming to provide something for everyone and always wanting to

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September 12, 2025

September Wellbeing Tips for war widows, defence and veteran families

September wellbeing tips for veteran families

Sharing our latest wellbeing tips for war widows, defence and veteran families With spring unfolding, it’s a time to pause and nurture the wellbeing of ourselves and those we care for. In this month’s Wellbeing Newsletter, we included two practical tips and have taken them to share with you below—designed to support you in staying

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September 12, 2025

We want to seem them included in legislation because this is what creates the duty to them

Positive progress but defence and veteran families need more than words

Close but not quite A message from our CEO, Renee Wilson. On Thursday 04 September 2025 The Hon. Matt Keogh MP made this speech to the Parliament, addressing the progress made since the Royal Commission handed over its final report on 4 September 2024. Minister Keogh used the opportunity to address the Senate Inquiry into

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September 5, 2025

War Widows Day 2025: honouring stories, service, and sacrifice

Positive progress but defence and veteran families need more than words

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