Tag: militaryfamilies
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Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards
Maree, our National Convenor and Michelle, our Communications Officer attended the inaugural Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards last night at Parliament House on behalf of Defence Families of Australia. Maree and Michelle with Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’ Affairs, The Hon Darren Chester MP. The awards are a part of the Prime Minister’s Veterans’ […]
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Partner Employment Initiatives
Partner employment remains our top advocacy issue when we talk with families around Australia. Thank you to everyone who attended the PwC ADF Spouse Networking event in Canberra on Tuesday. For those that were not able to attend, we want to share with you some of what happened on the night. Staff from PwC shared with […]
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Providing Feedback
Peak posting season is coming to an end. We know that relocations can be busy and stressful times, and things don’t always go to plan. If you have encountered any road bumps in your relocation process, it is important that the right people hear your feedback so that they can continue to improve the delivery […]
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Puckapunyal Housing Trial
We want to communicate to our families details of a housing trial being held in Victoria. ***POST ADDITION*** We have received a number of enquiries about this trial and we know it has been shared many times around the Defence family online community. This afternoon we contacted Defence Housing Policy and received the following response: […]
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Important phone numbers for Defence families
Christmas can often be filled with happy and memorable times with family and friends. For many Defence families, Christmas can also be a very difficult time. Partners can be deployed and families can sometimes be separated, and it can also be a time when we reflect on those we have loved and lost. It’s vitally […]