They may have an average age of 88 years, but a strong group of local members of the War Widows’ Guild of Australia NSW will attend a 70th anniversary luncheon in Port Macquarie.
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The event is at the Port Panthers Club on July 5 and will attract members from Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Laurieton, Taree and Forster-Tuncurry area, will help celebrate the significant milestone.
The commitment and dedication of members and honorary office bearers of guild clubs across NSW over the last 70 years have led to this significant milestone achievement, said the guild’s manager member services, Lesley Mann.
“The guild is self-help, charitable organisation, formed by women for women, with a current membership base of around 6000 members in New South Wales,” she said.
“The purpose of the guild is to enable war widows (whose average age is now 88 years), to live their lives with dignity and to promote and protect the interests of war widows.
“The guild has a network of 92 clubs around NSW, which support members at the local level.”
Ms Mann said the guild has consistently won many benefits for war widows , including compensation pension increases.
The guild’s advocacy role is important to help politicians, the government and service providers to understand issues faced by war widows in maintaining their independence after the death of their husbands.