Colonel Judd Finger, left, Captain Bernadette Alexander and Wing Commander Rowan Paice, lay wreaths and tributes during the USS Peary commemorative service in Darwin, NT. Photos: Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2026-03-11/anniversary-bombing-darwin-remembered

Join the NSW Women in Defence Association (WiDA) Thursday 26 March 2026 at the AECOM Event Space to celebrate International Women’s Day.

https://www.womenindefenceassociation.org/event-details-registration/nsw-international-womens-day

https://www.defence.gov.au/defence-activities/programs-initiatives/gender-peace-security-defence

Image courtesy Defence Media

Register at https://youthmusicventure.com.au/veterans-music-venture/

📣 TPI Veterans NSW – Nowra Social & Welfare Club Meeting
🗓 Tuesday, 17 March • ⏰ 11.30am
📍 1st Floor, 124 Wallace Street, Nowra

A message from TPI Veterans NSW CEO Jenny-Jane Carpenter about the upcoming Nowra Social & Welfare Club Meeting

Board member Phil Hurren, Wellbeing Facilitator Vanessa Campbell, and I are looking forward to joining the TPI Nowra Social & Welfare Club for their next meeting, and we would love to see as many local members there as possible.

After the meeting, the Club’s Social Organiser has kindly arranged a sausage sizzle lunch, so please stay, relax, and enjoy some good food and great company.

These gatherings are a fantastic way to stay connected, share ideas, and strengthen our community. Please let us know if you are interested in joining at: wellbeing@tpinsw.org.au

Warm regards,

Jenny-Jane Carpenter, CEO

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2026-03-05/proud-progress-women-defencehttps://www.defence.gov.au/…/proud-progress-women-defence

NSW Independent Planning Commission is in review to update the State Heritage Register to include the Lithgow small arms factory. If you have any interest in this project, now would be a good opportunity to make comment. Make a submission at: https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/submissions-received-email

Submissions close on 12 March at 23:59.

Image: “Sir Frederick Stewart watches as women munitions employees at the Small Arms Factory carry out a final check of boxes of .303 cartridges.” 16 May 1940. Maker: Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone. AWM 001902.

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Northern Beaches Allied Health & Wellbeing Expo

On 10 February 2026 I spent the day with members from the Blacktown Social & Welfare Club. It was a fun day, beautiful weather and great lunch. Also, a perfect opportunity to meet the members on a very personal basis. The main intention of my attendance at this gathering was to introduce members to our new Wellbeing Facilitator, Vanessa Campbell and for me to explain the changes being made to the Constitution to allow a broader membership. Vanessa was a hit with everyone and won first prize for her multi coloured dress, which can be viewed in the second photo below.

Details of the event: The Clubs BBQ Tuesday 10th February. Morning tea at 10:00am, Lunch at 12:00noon. Location: Plough & Harrow Park, Western Sydney Parkland, Elizabeth Drive, Abbotsbury. Colour: Multi