Reconnect in nature: wellbeing walk for war widows, defence and veteran families Walking through nature feels different with a guide who knows what to point out. War widows, defence and veteran families can join us at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary on Friday 3 July 2026 for a nature connection walk—a slower-paced, sensory take on our […]
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A bear, a voice, a keepsake: Build-A-Bear for defence and veteran families Bring the kids along for a morning of making something special to keep. On Friday 10 July 2026, defence and veteran families are invited to our Chatswood office for a Build-A-Bear workshop. This wellbeing activity will let each child customise their own bear
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Lava and learning: build your own volcano from home for defence and veteran families Science meets messy fun in this wellbeing activity! Defence and veteran families are invited to join us online on Wednesday 8 July 2026 to build, paint and erupt their very own volcano using a National Geographic kit posted out to you
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Paint, plate, repeat at Tipsy Doodle for war widows, defence and veteran families Come for the painting, stay for the dinner, leave with your creation! Join us in Townsville on Friday 19 June 2026 for our third wellbeing activity in the region: a painting session and meal at Tipsy Doodle Art Studio. Paint and dine
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DVA pensions and allowances From 20 March pensions and allowances received by some veterans and their families increased with the first full payment made to veterans and their widows on 16 April 2026. The War Widow(er)’s Pension has increased $22.60 per fortnight to $1,223.40 and the Income Support Supplement has increased $6.80 per fortnight to
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Advocacy, Awareness, Important Updates
Thank you to the hundreds of you who have embraced our new membership model. Our new membership model is about three things: providing choice to current members, recognising the contributions of WWII widows and our volunteers; and ensuring we know who we are servicing. We have almost completed the first stage of implementation, manually renewing the membership