A week in Canberra…

 Hi AllAs some of you will know I headed down to Canberra last week and enjoyed a jam packed week of visits, meetings and catch-ups for Aussie Heroes. I had so much on my schedule that I had to have it written out to refer to and some days I had to refer to...

Laundry Bags for Townsville still spreading the good will…

I thought you would like to know that I just got a phone call from the Welfare Officer from the 4th Regiment of the Australian Artillery in Townsville telling me that the laundry bags we sent up for their efforts during and after the floods are still being handed...

Happy Mail 21st August

What a great batch of blocks.  They’ll soon be a part ofquilts made by the Coffs Harbour Sewing Team, and on theirway to very deserving Recipients in our Defence Force. If you too, would like to make some of these interesting blocks, there’sstill...

Grati-Tuesday 20th August

What a wonderful lot of thank you letters we have to read in this Post.  I love to get a glimpseinto the lives of those we send the Quilts and Laundry Bags to and find I am inspired to make more.Enjoy your reading…Good evening Helen,I’m writing to...

When the Chief of Navy popped in for a cuppa

Yesterday, on his way to start some well earned leave, the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mike Noonan, AO, dropped in to HQ AHQ to say hello and thank you for what we do.It was only a short visit, long enough to have a cuppa and an ANZAC or two, but it was lovely that he...