News & Updates

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Grati-Wednesday 20th August 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Once again we have a multitude of thank you's from around the globe. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 66 sleeps! Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Dear Jan-Maree,...

Request List 19 August 2025

Hi all, Cath here. Thank you all for your words of welcome and words of encouragement, much appreciated. Let me introduce you to one of our volunteers, Marianne. She does the mail on Wednesdays. Marianne posts out the items that you need for your request/s: for...

Weekly Dispatch 15th August 2025

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 17 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 13th August 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! As the Request list has now moved to Tuesday we decided to move the Grati-blog to Wednesday.  It will give us that nice boost to get over the hump of the week!   Once again we have a multitude of thank you's from around the globe....

Request List 12 August 25

Hi all, Just wanted to introduce my self to you. My name is Cath Harper. I have met many recipients at the annual AHQ dinner. (Have you got your tickets yet?) I am a volunteer, I make quilts and laundry bags and am the first paid employee of AHQ. I will be primarily...

Weekly Dispatch 8th August 2025

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 10 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Tuesday 5th August 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the first blog for August!     Another deluge of thank you's again this week from far and wide so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!   AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 81 sleeps!  Don't forget...

Request List 4 August 25

Hi all, Well, as the picture says, it is Time for a Change. For the last 14 years the request list has gone out every Monday morning for you to peruse and select requests from. This means that I need to prepare the request list on Friday or some time over the weekend...

Weekly Dispatch 1st August 2025

Hello Friday!!! Reminder that tickets for our Annual Thank You Weekend 2025 are on sale now for the whole weekend. Friday afternoon tour of ADFA - to be confirmed Friday night Volunteers' Gathering at The Rex Saturday morning breakfast at The Rex for any Newbies...

Quilts for HMAS Sydney…..

The lovely crew from HMAS Sydney put up a great post with photos of some of the quilts they have received recently with a lovely message. Thank you to Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) for their wonderful delivery of quilts for the crew. We will cherish them...

Grati-Tuesday 29th July 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the last blog for July.   On the downward slope to the end of the year. I bet it will be no time at all and we are counting down till Jolly Old Santa visits!!   Another deluge of thank you's again this week from far and wide...

Request List 28 July 25

Hi all, Good morning. Since early 2016 we have sent out a weekly email containing Jan-Maree's message to volunteers and the Request List. But on and off our volunteers tell us this email just doesn't arrive. Have you missed out on receiving your weekly Request List by...

Grati-Tuesday 1st December 2020

 Well, silly season has officially arrived.. I'd be fibbing if I said it's the first time we've seen the shopping madness this year. However, hopefully this time 'round it's more of the traditional December crazy, or better yet, a little less of the crazy...

Request List 30 November 2020

 30 November 2020 Request List  Good morning, Hello!  Can you take on a quilt or laundry bag request this week?  I enjoy getting gifts ready for family and friends not to mention getting the AHQ laundry bags I’ve been sewing packed with a bit of...

Weekly Dispatches – 27 November 2020

 👋👋👋👋Happy Friday Friends,Can you believe it is the last Friday of November already!! Wow!Have a fabulous weekend friends! Stay safe and well! ********This year so far we have sent off 1356 quilts and that has brought our total since we started to...

Grati-Tuesday 24th November 2020

How is your week treating you friends? Hope it has been a happy and safe week for you so far.I am swimming in work and not much play lately but the break to Christmas is on the near horizon so I don't mind so much :)Enough of my ramble, have a lovely afternoon, sit...

Request List 23 November 2020

Request List 23 November 2020Good morning,  Hello!  Oh my goodness, what a list – so much variety and choice to consider. Can you take on a quilt or laundry bag request this week?  Any queries you might have, please don’t hesitate to contact via the AHQ...

Weekly Dispatches – 20 November 2020

  👋👋👋👋Happy Friday Friends,I had the priviledge of meeting some of the gorgeous volunteers this week in an impromptu visit with the Garage Girls. Can I say what a treat that was, I love being able to put names to faces, and see the lovely gals behind just...