Category: Blogs
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What is OPSEC (Operational Security) online?
Defence families have been in the online communications game for a long time. It’s the way we keep in touch with our ADF members, families and friends. From Skyping, Facetiming, Whatsapping, we are all over it. The pandemic has brought even more reliance on communicating online. Our loved ones really do live in our phones. […]
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Postings during COVID-19 Restrictions
The news cycle is working faster than we can ever remember. Rules about where we are allowed to go and what we are allowed to do are changing all the time. We do know of some families where postings have been cancelled, postponed, or are looking different to what was expected. It’s safe to say […]
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Cairns Defence Community Support Group
We recently talked to ADF partner, Hannah who works in Cairns. Tell us about the group you work/volunteer for and your role. My name is Hannah and I’m the Cairns Defence Community Support Group (CDCSG) Coordinator. Myself and two other navy wives, Joanna & Lucy, started the CDSCG from scratch just one year ago. How did you […]
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Volunteering at Defence Special Needs Support Group Inc.
We recently talked to Kristina (Adelaide/Woodside Coordinator) about her volunteer role with the Defence Special Needs Support Group Inc. Tell us about the group you volunteer for and your role The Defence Special Needs Support Group Inc is a non-profit organisation established to assist Navy, Army and Air Force families with a family member with special needs. […]
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News from the ADF Family Health Program
Reprinted with permission from ADF Family Health We have launched a refreshed ADF Family Health Program website. The website still contains useful information to assist you in understanding the program and to manage your family allowance. To view the new website please go to adffamilyhealth.com. Dental Comparison Tool Designed to assist you to manage your costs when […]
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Volunteering for Kookaburra Kids
We spoke with Sophie about her role as a volunteer with Kookaburra Kids. Tell us about the group you volunteer for and your role. The group I volunteer for is called Kookaburra Kids. They are an organisation that support children aged 8-18, living in families affected by mental illness. The program organises camps and activity days […]
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We talked to Bravery Trust
We recently talked to Belinda Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Bravery Trust, an organisation that supports current ADF members and veterans. When was Bravery Trust established? Bravery Trust was established in 2012 to meet a growing need for urgent financial support for members and ex-members injured during service, particularly due to modern conflict. We believe that […]
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Defence Health: A Defence Partner Friendly Employer
Just about every ADF partner can relate to the employment challenges of postings. No sooner do you get yourself settled and in a satisfying job, than it’s posting time again and you’re off! In this post, we get to hear from two women working with Defence Health, as well as the HR advisor at Defence […]
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ADF Family Survey
Thank you to everyone who completed the survey for 2019. The survey was administered online in June 2019 and 3,652 people responded. 2019 ADF Family Survey ReportDownload Our Priorities For the first time in an ADF Families Survey, respondents were asked in the 2019 survey to select the three most important considerations for them as […]
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That One Question in a Job Interview
As a Defence Partner contemplating looking for a new job there is a certain level of anxiety around ‘that question’. You know the one, the one that seemingly innocuous question, ‘what brings you to (insert current posting location)’ sometimes it’s phrased along the lines of ‘I see you have moved around a fair bit’ either […]