The Top Ender Magazine August September 2023 Edition

ROBERTSON BARRACKS
FAMILY GROUP
Update from Defence Families
of Australia
By the time you read this edition of The Top
Ender, the Defence Families of Australia team
would have welcomed our new National
Delegate for the Northern Territory and the
Kimberley. Our team of National Delegates
across Australia are incredibly knowledgeable
with connections to their local Defence
community.
They ensure themes and issues affecting you are
appropriately captured and inform our national
policy advocacy work. They can also provide
advice on how you can escalate your issues if they
are unresolved. DFA provides advice, advocacy
and data to decision makers to work in
collaboration with various service providers to
achieve our desired outcomes.
If you are new to the Defence community,
welcome! We hope your journey is fulfilling and
you feel supported and valued.
To help you find out more about the issues and
areas affecting the Defence community, you can
follow us on social media and check out our
website. There, you can find out more about what
we do, view our current Advocacy Map which
captures our ongoing work, read blog stories
about other Defence family experiences, and sign
up to our newsletter.
You can also help contribute to our core advocacy
work by sharing your lived experience with our
team. With a diverse community of over 84,000
Defence families, we know not everyone’s
stories are the same, but it is important for us
to capture as many local voices as we can.
If you would like to share your Defence family
experiences with your National Delegate, please
reach out to them at nt@dfa.org.au
Contact Defence Families of Australia
Get in touch with us:
DefenceFamiliesofAustralia
ABOUT DFA
Defence Families of Australia (DFA) is
the official Australian Defence Force
(ADF) families advisory body to the
Minister for Defence Personnel and
Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).
Our organisation sits outside of
Defence systems, allowing DFA
independence and impartiality to act in
the best interests of ADF families.
We are connected to Defence family
communities in our regions and are
largely veterans or family of Australian
Defence Force members.
To find out more about how DFA can
assist you, go to https://dfa.org.au
@DefenceFamilies 0418807548
View our
Advocacy Map
by scanning the
QR Code
Over the last couple of months, RBFG have hosted a large range
of activities including a dried flower workshop, school holiday
activities and a range of weekly activities.
The dried flower workshop was attended by 10 ladies who created a
beautiful neutral arrangement with the Dried Petal Company.
The beautiful Georgie held three belly dancing workshops, including one for
children and 2 for adults! The ladies absolutely loved learning some new
techniques and were so supportive of one another as we tried something
new for the first time.
The kids class had 9 awesome kids giving it a go, adorned with shimmying
waist bands and scarves. Lots of laughs were had and it was wonderful to
see so much kindness and support to each other as they learnt that
dancing is for everyone!
RBFG also booked a private screening to Elemental at Event Cinemas and
had an incredible turnout of 68 people! It is wonderful to be able to offer
more cost-effective options for our families!!
We look forward to seeing you at our next RBFG event!
CO N TAC T
Sam Maloney,
Centre Coordinator
www.rbfg.com.au
M O N DAY
9 am - 11 am Bumps and
Bubs
T U E S DAY
9 am - 12 pm Playgroup
T H U R S DAY
10 am - 1 pm Create and
Unwind - A space for adults
only
F R I DAY
From 9 am - Coffee
Mornings Out and About
LARRAKEYAH
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
J O I N U S O N FACEBOOK
Keep up to date with our weekly progr am.
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Lar r akeyah Neighbourhood
House Community Group
Reading Between
the Wines Book Club
CO N TAC T
Kylie Wilton,
Centre Coordinator
www.lar r akeyahhouse .com.au
@defence_families_
Defence Families
nt@dfa.org.au
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