News & Updates

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Aussie Heroes Quilt Group Tour of the Australian War Memorial by Ellen N

On Friday 25 Oct, as part of our Annual Thank You Weekend, members of the Aussie Heroes Quilt Group took part ina memorable tour of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. This tour was aspecial opportunity for the group, to deepen their connection with thehistory...

Grati-Tuesday 29th October 2024

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the last blog of October We have some great messages and photos today, so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well deserved gratitude. Only 57 sleeps until Christmas Day.  ... Dear Ruth S I want to extend my...

Request List 28 October 24

Greetings all, This is Alma, one of the guests who attended our Volunteers’ Gathering on Friday night and our Annual Thank You Dinner on Saturday night. It is Sunday night as I finish preparing the Request List and I will be like Alma as soon as I finish because I am...

Weekly Dispatch 25th October 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 22nd October 2024

  Happy Tuesday Friends! We have some great messages and photos today, so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well deserved gratitude.  Only 3 sleeps until the Thank You dinner.   Hope to see you there! ... Hi Bev F,   I would like to...

Request List 21 October 24

Greetings all, Can you believe we have less than a week til this year’s Annual Thank You Weekend. I leave for Canberra tomorrow and I have a pretty busy schedule right up until we get the ball rolling on Friday afternoon. Carpooling has been arranged for the visit to...

Weekly Dispatch 18th October 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 8 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Tuesday 15th October 2024

  Happy Tuesday Friends! We have some great messages and photos today, so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well deserved gratitude. Only 10 sleeps until the Thank You dinner.   Hope to see you there! ... Good afternoon Bridget R,   I am...

Request List 14 October 2024

Hi All Yikes! Less than two weeks till the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Weekend. Ticket sales close this coming Thursday for the dinner and the Friday Night Gathering. Don’t miss out....via Trybooking. Now, here is the request list for this week. Lots of extra...

Weekly Dispatch 11th October 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 23 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Tuesday 8th October 2024

  Happy Tuesday Friends! We have some great messages and photos today, so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well deserved gratitude.  Only 17 sleeps until the Thank You dinner.   Hope to see you there! ... Hi Sonia J, Thanks for my laundry...

Request List 7 October 2024

Hi All Two and a half weeks till the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Weekend. We are getting down to the wire now. I am shortly going to have to finalise the numbers for the tours of the Australian War Memorial, The Volunteers’ Gathering on the Friday night and...
Grati-Tuesday 10th September 2024

Grati-Tuesday 10th September 2024

  Happy Tuesday Friends! The wind has blow in quite a few thank you's this week!  So find some shelter, grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well deserved gratitude.  Only 45 sleeps until the Thank You dinner.   Hope you see you there! ......

Request List 9 September 2024

Request List 9 September 2024

Hi All Seven weeks till the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Weekend. Remember this is so much more than a dinner. We have six events in three days, all aimed at making sure our visiting volunteers have a good time for a minimal cost. If you haven’t already, make...

Don’t forget to buy your tickets…..

Don’t forget to buy your tickets…..

The Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Weekend..... Greetings all! This time in Seven weeks you will either be enjoying brunch at Poppy's Cafe at the War Memorial, chatting about all the fun you had over the weekend, or you will be at home wishing you were there. The...

Seven weeks to go.

Seven weeks to go.

Hi all, Oh my goodness! Just seven weeks from today I will be in Canberra, having moved into the Rex Hotel in order to prepare for the weekend! For those that do not know, my husband lives in Canberra Monday to Friday most weeks and comes home to Sydney on the...

Weekly Dispatch 6th September 2024

Weekly Dispatch 6th September 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 14 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Tuesday 3rd September 2024

Grati-Tuesday 3rd September 2024

  Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the first blog for September and Spring!! Hope you haven't been affected too much my the winds over the last week or so.  The town I live in gets very windy about this time of year anyway but no where near as badly as lately....