News & Updates

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Grati-Wednesday 27th August 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! One of the thank you's in today's blog gave me a good chuckle. The recipient has a way with words! See if you can work out which one! We once again have a great lot of thank you's from around the globe. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while...

Request list 26 August 2025

Hi all, Woo Hoo, only 8 weeks to go until we will be meeting in Canberra for our Annual Thank You Weekend. It promises to be a good weekend as always. For our newbies or those that have not attended before, we have a packed agenda or activities planned. This dinner is...

Weekly Dispatch 22nd 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 26 Quilts which takes...

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...
ANZAC Biscuits

ANZAC Biscuits

Hi all,  I have shared this recipe before but as today is ANZAC Day Eve and as I plan to spend some time baking ANZACs tomorrow, I thought I would share my recipe again. If you make them I hope you enjoy them! ANZAC BISCUITS 2 cups rolled oats 2 cups plain flour 2...

Grati-Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Grati-Tuesday 23rd April 2024

  Happy Tuesday Friends! Please enjoy todays messages and photos, in this the week of remembering our veterans and those who did not return. Grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy some well deserved gratitude!  Lest we Forget! ... Jenny D,   I would like to personally...

22 April 2024 Request List

22 April 2024 Request List

Hi All Lots of new requests on the list this week, including lots for folk deployed to the South Sudan and some in the Solomon Islands. Some of them have asked for flags which you can applique if you want a larger version or I can get them embroidered. Here is the...

Weekly Dispatch 19th April 2024

Weekly Dispatch 19th April 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...

Grati-Tuesday 16th April 2024

Grati-Tuesday 16th April 2024

Happy Tuesday Friends! We have many awesome gratitude messages this week including a thank you to a nine-year old and a thank you from one of our own!  So grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy some well deserved gratitude!  ... Dear Hayley C (9 year old granddaughter of...

15 April 2024 Request List

15 April 2024 Request List

Hi All I am going to ask you all to do me a favour. I know lots of you have my mobile number and/or are Facebook friends with me. It can be really handy and probably tempting to send me a quick text or message when you have a question but I would really appreciate it...