News & Updates

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Request List 28 October 25

Hi all, For all of those who were able to make it to the AHQ Volunteer Thank You Dinner weekend in Canberra hope you have arrived home safely. For those who normally come but couldn't make it, you were thought of and missed. Welcome to our newbies, hope it was special...

Weekly Dispatch 24th October 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 22nd October 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! *** Hi Heather B! You made my laundry bag with the fighter jets and helicopters on it. I only received it today as I've just come home from Europe! I just wanted...

Request List 21 October 25

Hi all, It is down to only a few sleeps till Aussie Hero Quilts converges on Canberra for the Annual Thank You Weekend. For those that can’t make it, please know that you will be missed and we would love you to join us next year if you can. We will do our best to...

Weekly Dispatch 17th October 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 9 Quilts which takes...

Request List 14 October 25

Hi all, Raffle tickets will be four for $10 OR 10 for 20. In addition, every volunteer attending will be given one free ticket. Your names will already be written on the raffle ticket list before the dinner and winners will be chosen using a random generator. Ticket...

Weekly Dispatch 10th October 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 8 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 8th October 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 17 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** We received a beautiful hand written letter from the 11 year old daughter of a...

Request List 7 October 25

Hi all, 2026 AHQ Calendars are now on Sale! Thanks to the very clever Bel, we have a new calendar for this year. For the very low cost of only $20 you can purchase a 2026 AHQ calendar. You can check it out here if you want to see what it looks like....

Weekly Dispatch 3rd October 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...

Op Southern Discovery Presentation 2025

Operation Southern Discovery 2025-26: from Hobart to Antarctica Hopefully readers will remember various blogs in the last 12 months about AHQLB's contribution to Operation Southern Discovery (OpSD). While OpSD has been running for some years, this is only the second...

Grati-Wednesday 1st October 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 24 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Wayne T had the privilege of presenting a quilt to a very worthy recipient. He was...

BLOCK OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY 2020

SPINNING CROSSTHANK YOUfor making these blocks that will be used by the Coffs Harbour Sewing Team tomake quilts for deployed Aussie Heroes according to the specificRequests they each make for what they would like to be included in their quilt.COLOURSRED - strong red,...

Weekly Dispatches 31st January 2020

It's that time of the year when all the celebrating is done and we slip backinto the normal routines of life.  A special THANK YOUto everyone who has been able to fit sewing Quilts, Laundry Bags and Blocks of the Month into the busy December/January...

A visit to HMAS Hobart…LAST CHANCE

EDIT 28 Jan 2020G'day all.So far I have the following names on my list of people to join me on HMAS Hobart for a tour and refreshments, on Wednesday 5 February. Helen WLeanne McNCarolyn M Gail MacQBridget RJenny NHoward NSally CRita CClarissa LBev USheena...

HMAS HOBART VISIT by Cath Hpr

Last Friday, after an early start ,grey skies and a chauffeur driven ride (aka Jan-Maree) Toni, Jenny A and myself were taken to Garden Island to embark on a Family day trip sailing on HMAS Hobart. (Arriving at Naval base Garden Island) HMAS Hobart is a...

Grati-Tuesday 28 Jan 2020

I hope you all had an enjoyable Australia Day and if you were lucky enough to get a public holiday yesterday, a relaxing enjoyable day. Here are some great messages to get your sewing/working week started. .....G’day Melissa,Thank you so much for the quilt...