Cowork Coplay programs address
3 core challenges
If you’re the partner/spouse of a Defence member or veteran, you’ve probably experienced disruptions to your career. Whether that’s employment, running a business or studying.
Despite being able to keep in touch over social media, you probably feel disconnected from friends and family as a result of the military experience.
(Research and reviews by academics and government have also identified many challenges! They’re real.)
Cowork Coplay has been designed to address 3 of these core issues:
Lack of time to pursue career development and meaningful work
Isolation from community and family supports
Limited access to flexible, affordable child care for young children
Focus on your career with Cowork Coplay
Tailored programs providing career support and community connection with child care.
See Cowork Coplay on ABC News
Watch the recent ABC News story about Cowork Coplay, filmed in Adelaide. The Adelaide program was sponsored by Veterans SA.
Copyright: ABC, View on ABC website.
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Helping organisations offer targeted career development and community support
Cowork Coplay programs revolutionise the way organisations deliver career development support and community building.
We provide organisations with a complete program package: 1) the program content and facilitation so that participants can make progress on their career, wellbeing and community connection goals, 2) all logistics including child care, 3) marketing, client management, reporting and evaluation.
Cowork Coplay has been designed specifically to serve the needs of the Defence and ex-Defence family community. But it has wider appeal for adults, parents or not, from all walks of life wanting to engage in professional activities.
Our recent 2024 programs
Perth program
Cowork Coplay: Perth, sponsored as a trial for Navy partners.
Combining the things that matter: meaningful work, community, family.
Work
what matters to you
Learn
with others
Connect
supportive environment
What’s in a program?
A program is a minimum 6 of weeks, 1 half-day per week.
Weekly facilitated coworking sessions include:
Time for you
Tailored education and self-development
We provide information and relevant workshops and guidance from experts/mentors.
Community building and peer learning
Accessible child care
Child care, creche-style: a safe location nearby where children are cared for in the same building.
Information about local support
Who we partner with
Find out how Cowork Coplay can deliver value for your communities and raise awareness of your services and mission.
Cowork Coplay News
Cowork Coplay helps Defence and veteran partners step into new opportunities
Wednesday, 2nd July 2025 News Link to original article: Cowork Coplay helps Defence and veteran partners step into new opportunitiesParticipants in this year’s Cowork Coplay program have gained knowledge, skills, improved wellbeing and a sense of community, supporting...
Veterans SA: Veterans’ spouses program celebrates largest ever intake
Tuesday, 1st July, 2025 Media Release Link to original article: Veterans' Spouses Program Celebrates Largest Ever IntakeA record number of Defence and veteran spouses have taken part in an eight-week program, which helps them overcome barriers to employment, boost...
Veterans SA: Cowork Coplay helps Defence and veteran partners step into new opportunities
Participants in this year’s Cowork Coplay program have gained knowledge, skills, improved wellbeing and a sense of community, supporting them to take meaningful steps toward personal and professional success.
A record 17 partners took part in the eight-week program, which is designed to support career development, wellbeing and community connection for those impacted by the demands, and at times, uncertainty of military life.
Veterans SA: Veterans’ spouses program celebrates largest ever intake
A record number of Defence and veteran spouses have taken part in an eight-week program, which helps them overcome barriers to employment, boost their wellbeing and better connect with the community.
APOD Blog: APOD is proud to support the Cowork Coplay program
The program returns to Adelaide in 2025 for the partners of current and former serving Defence members. Founded by defence spouses, supporting defence families is in APOD’s DNA.
Contact article: ‘Navy trials free childcare and partner mentoring’
A six-week trial provided Navy families with professional mentoring for three hours a week and free childcare at the same location.
From February to March (2024), 15 Navy partners and their children completed the co-located education and childcare trial with ‘Cowork Coplay’ in Rockingham, WA.
