War Widows NSW

International Widows' Day. Honouring and acknowledging widows.

On International Widows’ Day, we’re acknowledging every widow — here and everywhere

International Widows’ Day, held on 23 June, is a day to recognise widows and the lives they carry forward. This day is meaningful for many, and an opportunity to understand a little better the stories of 250+ Million of women affected by widowhood. A day we can acknowledge their different experiences across the world and different generations. The women who built their lives in […]

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June 19, 2026

80th Anniversary afternoon tea at Government House. War widows and board staff.

The best within us: 80 years on at Government House

On the afternoon of 17 June, war widows came together at Government House, Sydney for an afternoon tea hosted by our Patron, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales. It was the first gathering of our 80th anniversary year and, looking back on it now, a fitting way to

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June 18, 2026

New Veterans’ Legislation

The new Veterans’ Legislation will come into effect from 1 July 2026. There are no changes to existing compensation payments or services. Veterans and widowed partners do not need to take any action for their payments and services provided by DVA to continue. The improved Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (MRCA) will recognise medical conditions

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June 5, 2026

Advocacy for war widows, defence and veteran families. DVA's $5000 allied health cap concerns.

A cap on allied health is blunt and poor policy

Allied health care is essential — and veterans, widows and families deserve certainty On 12 May 2026, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) announced a $5,000 annual monetary limit on allied health services for Veteran Card holders as part of the Federal Budget. The proposal Taking effect on 1 July 2027, the cap on allied

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May 22, 2026

Entitlements update

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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May 15, 2026

Membership update

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

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