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Chairman’s Update June 2026

As we close out 2025, I want to wish everyone in our community a well-deserved and safe holiday season and thank you for your continued support of the Commando Welfare Trust (CWT).

Merrick Watts takes on Kokoda Track to raise funds for the Commando Welfare Trust

The Honourable Joel Fitzgibbon with CWT Chairman, Brigadier Mark Smethurst, DSC, AM (Rtd) The Commando Welfare Trust (CWT) is proud to announce that former Defence Minister Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon has joined the organisation as a Patron, alongside MajGen Tim McOwan AO, DSC, CSM (Rtd).  Joel’s longstanding commitment to veterans’ welfare is well-known, having advocated for […]

ANZAC Day Statement 2025

This ANZAC Day, Australians across the country pause to remember the service and sacrifice of our diggers — past and present. But for some, remembrance is not a moment, it’s a lifetime commitment. On 1 May 2025, a group of Australians will set out to walk the Kokoda Track, retracing the steps of our wartime […]

Paul Dunbavin Honour men and women who served, and continue to serve, on Australia Day

The Honourable Joel Fitzgibbon with CWT Chairman, Brigadier Mark Smethurst, DSC, AM (Rtd) The Commando Welfare Trust (CWT) is proud to announce that former Defence Minister Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon has joined the organisation as a Patron, alongside MajGen Tim McOwan AO, DSC, CSM (Rtd).  Joel’s longstanding commitment to veterans’ welfare is well-known, having advocated for […]

Honouring Our Serving Members on Australia Day

Australia Day is a time to reflect on our nation’s achievements and challenges, but it’s also an opportunity to honour the men and women who have served, and continue to serve, in its defence. While we enjoy the freedoms this great nation offers, we must not forget those who stand ready to defend these values […]