News & Updates

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Grati-Wednesday 26th November 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! There are, as always, some beautiful sentiments in the following gratitude letters. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! We still have a few AHQ 2026 calendars left. If you are interested in...

Request List 25 November 25

Hi all, We have published a blog post about this and have mentioned this on our request list emails but still it seems that not everyone has received this message. Hopefully this will reach everyone. There have been major changes with the addresses for all our ships...

Making a Quilt!! Tips from Sue N

Hi Friends, My name is Sue N and I love sewing and making quilts and laundry bags for Aussie Hero Quilts and Laundry Bags, To be honest, outside my family commitments. it is all that I do and think about. It fills my heart and mind and I am fully content with that. I...

Weekly Dispatch 21st November 2025

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags being 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 11 Quilts which...

Grati-Wednesday 19th November 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! We still have a few AHQ 2026 calendars left. If you are interested in purchasing one please see ordering details at the end of the blog. *** One of our long-time...

Request List 18 November 25

Hi all, I know it has been a few weeks since the dinner, but I am still catching up on blog posts about the night. Soon you will see a post showing all the wonderful raffle and auction prizes we had. I am particularly delighted that almost all of the prizes were...

Weekly Dispatch 14th November 2025

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts, Laundry Bags and Stay Mats sent off to our ADF pers and dogs!! I think we can all agree, a great display of skill, imagination and creativity in the following quilts and laundry bags. Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we...

The Joy of Hoy’s Bags

The Joy of Hoy's Bags Hi all, If you attended our Annual Thank You Weekend and came to our Volunteers' Gathering you will have received one of the Goodie Bags... There are a few of things you need to know. Firstly, I start collecting goodies from all sorts of people...

Grati-Wednesday 12th November 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! *** Clarissa L presenting a laundry bag at our annual Volunteers dinner. *** Good Morning Hilary P, I am writing to thank you for your amazing quilt, which I have...

What a week, from Indo Pacific 25, the Poppy Ball and then celebrating the Corps of Signals Centenary…..

  Oh what a week! So much to share from this week so I decided to do one post and to share all the photos and I still did not get as many photos as I should have! Wednesday - IP25 at HMAS Watson My week started with a trip to HMAS Watson on Wednesday. I had to...

Request List 11 November 25

Hi all, Remembrance Day is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour Defence force members who have died in the line of duty. In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of...

The Tale of the Pello Head Project

The Tale of the Pello Head Project The tale begins at the Quilter's Gathering on the Volunteer's weekend in 2024, when Jan-Maree trustingly handed her phone to Pello. I mean if she can't trust a Board Member who can she trust? Our ever comical Master of Ceremonies for...
A change of Management

A change of Management

Earlier this week I headed to Canberra for an informal handover/takeover of the Chairman of our Board. After six years in the job, our esteemed inaugural Chairman of the Board, retired Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Leo Davies, AO, CSC, has decided to step down and...

Weekly Dispatch 30th May 2025

Weekly Dispatch 30th May 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 18 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Tuesday 27th May 2025

Grati-Tuesday 27th May 2025

  Happy Tuesday Friends! Just like that, it's the last blog for May.  I seem to blink and another month is gone.   I know its a while away but I am going to start the count-down to one of my favourite times of the year.  The AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 152...

Request List 26 May 25

Request List 26 May 25

Hi all, As you sit down to look at this list I will be answering emails before jumping in the car around midday to drive down to Canberra. I have meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday and then home again on Thursday morning. If I don’t get to answer your email on Monday...

Weekly Dispatch 23rd May 2025

Weekly Dispatch 23rd May 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...

Tour of HMAS Canberra by Bennie and Ken

Tour of HMAS Canberra by Bennie and Ken

This was our first tour with AHQ and not sure what to expect. My husband and I arrived at the appointed place and time somewhat damp as it rained all the way from our overnight stay in a Macleay Street Hotel. We didn't want to chance delays on either the M1 or rail...