The recent Aussie Hero Quilts thankyou weekend was full of fun and informative events, involving AHQ volunteers, recipients and supporters.Friday’s activities included a guided tour of the Australian War Memorial and the Volunteers Gathering. Our MC at the...
News & Updates
Welcome to the Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) Blog. You can keep up to date with all the news and events that occur at Aussie Hero Quilts. Our regular blog features are:
- Request List – Every Tuesday
- Grati – Every Wednesday
- Weekly Dispatches – Every Friday

Grati-Tuesday 5th November 2024
Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the first blog of November! We have a great bunch of messages and photos today, so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well deserved gratitude. Only 50 sleeps until Christmas Day. ... Dear Pennie T, It’s...
Request List 4 November 2024
Greetings all, It has been lovely to hear that a number of you who attended the Volunteers’ Gathering in Canberra have already sent off some thank you emails to people who were kind enough to donate items for the goodie bag. Where possible I included the contact...
How good is this? Volunteers and recipients meet up in the most amazing places… from Jo H
A message from Jo H who was enjoying a Safari in South Africa. Hi J-M, Chatting with fellow travellers in our Safari group and lo and behold they knew about AHQ. Yes, a couple, ex- Navy. She received hers in Afghanistan & he, after he finished. Rachele & Paul....
Weekly Dispatch 1st November 2024
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 13 Quilts which takes...
Friday Night Volunteers’ Gathering
Friday night 25th October 2024 saw the coming together of people from every state in Australia and the ACT to the AHQ Annual Volunteers Gathering. A Gathering evokes images of Scottish clans gathering to share rich history and cultural traditions. These gatherings...