Sew of support

THE Defence Special Needs Group (DSNG) has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sausage sizzle and birthday cake at RAAF Base Richmond.

The DSNG provides support, information and assistance to Defence families who care for someone with special needs or a disability.

To mark the occasion, a special quilt was designed, made by children and adults with special needs families involved in the DSNG. CDF General Peter Cosgrove and a number of politicians also made quilt squares.

National quilt coordinator of the DSNG Margaret Fisk said the quilt had special significance.

“Not only does it celebrate our 10-year journey of discovery, it unites our families, with those special needs, our friends and supports in a common cause,” she said.

The quilt is being sent to areas where the DSNG has local support groups for people to view.

The tour began in Perth in June and will conclude in Canberra in December where it will be presented to the Department of Defence and hang in the foyer of Russell Offices.

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