Request List Posts

Welcome to the Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) Request List posts.

This page is dedicated to all the Request List that have been posted by Aussie Hero Quilts. Our volunteers use these posts to nominate for what quilts and luandry bags they wish to make for our wonderful veterans.

Request List 16 June 26

Hi all, In April 2026, the Australian Defence Force leadership appointments were announced, the woman who made history was Lieutenant General Susan Coyle. When the government announced a series of senior Defence appointments, Lieutenant General Coyle was selected as...

Request List 9 June 26

Hi all, CONTINUING WITH AHQ THANK DINNER WEEKEND- SATURDAY Tickets available at Try booking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1542514 Contact Jan-Maree for the Discount Code for the Volunteers for the dinner tickets. Also contact Jan-Maree for the booking...

Request List 26 May 26

Hi all, Firstly, to those of you who sent congratulatory messages to LTGEN Susan Coyle on the announcement of her new appointment as the first ever Female Chief of Army in July this year… Susan received the parcel with all your messages in it this week and she let me...

Request List 19 May 26

Hi all, Firstly, this week a little note about posting off quilts and bags. Now that we are using prepaid satchels for a lot of our posting many of you are tracking your parcels. Some things you need to know: If you track your parcel and are concerned about its...

Request List 12 May 26

Hi all, The latest episode of the Tales of the Travelling 15th Anniversary Laundry bags has been posted for you to read. The post includes a fabulous photo taken by an ADF Diver underwater. They are certainly getting around the world and all over Australia. Jan-Maree...

Request List 5 May 26

Hi all, Jan-Maree here. Today I received a lovely note regarding the letters we include with our random laundry bags. Some people don’t feel comfortable including notes in their bags because they don’t know who they are writing to. I hope the following gives some...

Request List 28 April 26

Hi all, When/if you make a random laundry bag do you include a note inside for your recipient, even if you don’t know who that recipient will be? I often ask people to include a note with anything they make for Aussie Hero Quilts, and a lot of people shy away from...

Request List 21 April 26

Hi all, The Aussie Hero Quilts 15th Anniversary Weekend from Friday 16th Oct to Sunday18th Oct 2026, is dedicated to the wonderful quilters who volunteer to give back to our serving men and women in theAustralian Defence Force, also to those who are suffering an...

Request List 14 April 26

Hi all, A huge announcement this week and it is only appropriate that we acknowledge it here. Prime Minister Albanese has announced that Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, currently the Chief of Navy, will take over the Australian Defence Force’s most senior role in July,...

Request List 7 April 26

Hi all, Hope you all had a safe and happy Easter. Wanted to share, encourage, and lift you up with these beautifully written sincere words from WOFF Ken Robertson OAM, the inaugural Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the Australian Defence Force (SEAC), a...

Request List 31 March 26

Hi all, I know that sometimes we read the requests and wonder what they represent to the recipient. Sometimes the meanings are so obvious but sometimes we look at the requests and just wonder why? Well, here is a great explanation of one of our recent requests. Horses...

Request List 24 March 26

Hi all, We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary this year and I have fifteen special 15th Anniversary laundry bags circulating all over Australia and the world for people to take photos with. “For fifteen years, the Friends of Aussie Heroes—spread across every corner...
Request List 19 August 2025

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...

Request List 12 August 25

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...

Request List 4 August 25

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...

Request List 28 July 25

Request List 28 July 25

Hi all, Good morning. Since early 2016 we have sent out a weekly email containing Jan-Maree's message to volunteers and the Request List. But on and off our volunteers tell us this email just doesn't arrive. Have you missed out on receiving your weekly Request List by...

Request List 21 July 25

Request List 21 July 25

Hi all, Fourteen weeks til our Annual Thank You Weekend. Have you bought your tickets yet? There are six events in three days starting with a Tour of a Military Establishment on the Friday afternoon (free). We have a Volunteer’s Gathering on the Friday night ($25)....

Request List 14 July 25

Request List 14 July 25

Hi all, I hope you all had a good weekend and are looking forward to a good week. A couple of snippets for you this week. I have discovered that when some folk receive a thank you message they are not sure if they should reply or not. I totally understand their...