KEDRON-WAVELL SUB-BRANCH RSL

NEWSLETTER:

November 2016

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT - Greg Peake

As 2016 ends we reflect on the past year at Kedron Wavell Sub Branch. It has, at times, been trying but

we have persevered to achieve the outcomes that have enabled the Sub Branch to continue to provide

the appropriate services to the members.

These past twelve months we have provided members to turn sausages at the Enoggera Army Barracks for the

families of the deployed soldiers. Our Advocates have spent many days at the barracks talking to the soldiers prior

to deployment and again on return. This has been a very successful program which has resulted in many soldiers

attending the Sub Branch for assistance. Our representatives have achieved good results and accolades from Brigade

Commander and the Brigade Welfare Officer.

We have over the past months had an average of 70 volunteers per month and 17 at work each day averaging 49

hours per month; this is a testimonial as to the dedication of the volunteers who work for your Sub Branch.

Welfare activities have again been a busy with many of our members, who are getting on in years requiring visits in

hospital and at home. Our numbers have remained constant at approximately 1500 members. Our older members

are still attending monthly meeting and for many this is their only social outing. Our social activities, the Kittyhawk

Day Club and the ladies auxiliary are recording a high attendance, these Sub Branch organisations are based on

social activities for the older person and their membership is open to all who want to be active or just like to sit and

talk. The Kedron Wavell Ex Service Women are still very active and as always they are not as young as they were

yesterday and are looking for some younger ladies to join their group.

I would like to thank all the members and volunteers for their input into the Sub Branch over the past year.

To all I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy health 2017.

Gregory Peake=

President Officer: Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?

Soldier: Sure, buddy.

Officer: That’s no way to address an officer!!

Now let’s try it again. Do you have change for a dollar? Soldier: No, SIR!!

Hon. Secretary - Mary-Ann Keech Another busy three months since our last newsletter, beginning with a very successful 100th RSL

Anniversary Luncheon in Blue Pacific Room, Kedron Wavell Service Club. Guest speakers, Vic Reading,

Lucy Clark (Craigslea SHS Liaison Student) and Capt. Adele Catts’ moving speeches were received well by

all in attendance.

A big thank you to everyone involved in our mail outs this year; this is a very big job with 1400 plus newsletters

and certificates mailed out. A big thank you also to Lesley, my administration assistant, for your help throughout

the year.

Every year the Sub-Branch sponsors a bus trip to the National Memorial Walk on Remembrance Day at Enoggera

Barracks for Year 6 students from McDowall State School, following is the report received back from David

Pedwell, Deputy Principal from this year’s trip with some very moving responses from the Year 6 students.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone from both of us – Mary-Ann & Lesley

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McDowall State School – National Memorial Walk - Remembrance Day 2016

The details, experiences and the true meaning of Remembrance Day will be in my mind forever. I remember, whilst we that are left grow old, they shall never age. Elisha

On this solemn experience at the Gallipoli Barracks at Enoggera we remembered the soldiers that fell and died. Year 6 learnt how many fought and died for Australia for us to live a free life. Thanks for a memorable experience!! Olivia

To experience the commemoration at Enoggera Army Barracks was truly amazing. I fully understand the reason to commemorate Remembrance Day after the wonderful excursion. I am thankful that our school does this excursion. It really is amazing! By Aohang

I think this was a wonderful experience for all of Year 6 and definitely one to remember. It was a moving and sombre time for everyone. I cannot believe how brave and heroic the soldiers were to make everyone's life better to this day. Sincerely Kate B

The walk, consisting of plaques honouring soldiers taught us about the significance of Remembrance Day. The experience was truly moving and sparked a deep understanding in me. Dennis

We walked through the Vietnamese section of the

garden to look at all the plaques of those who had

served in the 66th Battalion. Each plaque had a

plant planted next to it to show that the spirit of

the fallen soldiers was still alive. This experience

of going to the Enoggera Army Barracks for

Remembrance Day was a truly solemn and

reflective event.

Remy

My emotions started to bubble when we

started walking around the gardens reading

the plaques with different names of all of

the fallen soldiers.

Bronte

The experience of going to the

Gallipoli Barracks was so moving for

me, it was hard not to cry even though

I have no-one who died in war

overseas in a conflict. I still felt

moved today.

Lily-Paige

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Emergency Medical Alarms (EMA) – Ian Burchill

As at the end of November the Sub Branch had 1084 EMA units installed in the community. Our landline units are progressively being upgrade to better accommodate the National Broadband Network (NBN) using the 3G network. Tunstall Healthcare who supply our equipment and provide our

monitoring service selected the EMA Team to trial the alarms they are developing to operate on the mobile network. Thank you to those who participated in the trial and provided essential feedback.

The work and effort of our dedicated volunteers; whether it be carryout installations working in the office or

maintaining our equipment ensures that the Emergency Medical Alarm section of the Sub Branch provides income

that is essential to enable us to continue to support the veteran community. A big thank you to all for a job well

done.

If you know of anybody in the community that you consider would benefit from one of our Emergency Medical

Alarms contact our EMA Team on 1300 73 24 23.

A Merry Christmas to all Sub Branch Volunteers and members and a healthy and prosperous 2017.

GREENSLOPES COURTESY BUS SERVICE

BUS BOOKINGS: 3394 7033

(All Bookings are made through Greenslopes Hospital)

From Monday to Friday Kedron Wavell provide a bus service to Greenslopes Hospital starting at Chermside

Shopping Centre, then Toombul Shopping Centre and on to the Hospital. This service is only available through the

hospital and all bookings must be made through them as well.

Thank you to the Kedron

Wavell Sub-branch for

sponsoring our visit to the

National Memorial Walk.

From the Year 6 student of

McDowall State School.

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Asst. Secretary & Welfare – Daryl Gould

Our Welfare Department has been very busy over the last few weeks helping our many members

who need our assistance. If you go into hospital at any time please notify us on 3359 0460 so that

visits can be organised.

I would like to thank Peter, Brian, Ken, Judy and Velloa for helping out with the Welfare Department while I have

been absent due to illness, and welcome back Peter after his successful By-Pass surgery.

We all wish everyone a happy Christmas and a great year ahead for 2017.

Bus Trips: Another very successful year with over 1,400kms travelled, with maybe the odd story shared amongst

friends

July’s bus trip was to Tranquil Park, Montville, for “Christmas in July” where all of our bus family enjoyed a great

lunch and wonderful desserts.

September saw us heading to the wonderful town of Toowoomba for the Carnival of Flowers. The gardens and

flowers were extremely beautiful to see, and once again followed up with an enjoyable lunch at the Golf Club.

November we headed up north to Caloundra for a Christmas Lunch and entertainment at the Caloundra RSL Club,

on the way stopping for morning tea at Glasshouse Mountains with much Christmas cheer had by everyone in

attendance. Carmel and I would like to wish all of our bus family a very happy and healthy Christmas and New

Year; we are looking forward to being your hosts again for an eventful year in 2017.

A wife asks her husband, “Could you please go shopping for me and buy a carton of milk and if they have avocados,

get 6.

A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk.

The wife asks him, “Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?”

He replied, “They had avocados.”

If you’re a woman, I’m sure you’re going back to read it again…. Men will get it the first time.

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Ceremonial and Projects – Phil Lilliebridge

Assistance to Enoggera Barracks: Throughout this year Deployed Troops families BBQs were again conducted on a monthly basis. This support to our

Defence Families proved to be an outstanding success and provided opportunities for members to interact with the

families of our current Service Personnel.

The first BBQ for 2017 will be conducted in late February (date to be confirmed); as usual any assistance on that

day would be appreciated.

It will be Kedron-Wavell’s opportunity to “fly the flag” at the BBQ plate in either February or March, I will advise

of more details closer the date.

Legacy Week: Our Legacy Ladies, under the stewardship of President Marie and Secretary Margaret, set up their table in the foyer

of the Club and throughout the week sold in excess of $800.00 worth of Legacy related merchandise.

To all ladies involved during the week - Thank You.

Remembrance Day 2016: Remembrance Day 2016 was commemorated this year ably support by troops from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment

(Queensland Mounted Infantry) with a Catafalque Party, commanded by Corporal Levi Cladingboul; a squadron of

uniformed troops; and a very moving address by Corporal Gary Wilson.

The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Moss CSM, laid a wreath on behalf of current serving Defence Force Personnel.

Lieutenant Colonel Steven Challais NZDF Members of the Light Horse Regiment

Corporal Levi Cladingboul Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Moss CSM

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Craigslea State High School students provided vocal support with musical backing while their bugler, Jack Duffy,

blew a professional level Last Post and Rouse; attendees commented that he played one of the best renditions heard

in recent years.

Craigslea State High School Singers and Bugler Jack Duffy

In all, there was an estimated 250 people who attended the Service and Morning Tea.

During the Morning Tea Lieutenant Colonel Steven Challais of the New Zealand Defence Force presented two

Service Medals to our Sub Branch member Ken Smith. (Ken’s presentation is covered separately in this Newsletter)

Thanks are due to all those personnel and organizations that provided assistance to the day that resulted in its

outstanding success.

Support to local Cadet Units:

Thanks to Peter Saxon and Alan Walker for representing the Sub Branch at the 109 Army Cadet Unit Dining In

Night in October, an enjoyable evening was had by Peter, Butch, Joy and Christina who were hosted by unit

commander Captain Sally-Anne Wright together with unit members and their families.

New Sub Branch member, Les Johnston, stepped up and represented us at the 220 Squadron Air Force Cadets

Dining In Night in October, thanks to Les for his representational duties.

John Lunn and Wally Bellamy also attended the Air Force Cadets March-Out Parade at Aviation High School in

November; they presented awards to outstanding cadets during the parade.

Future Events:

The 2017 Program will be much similar in tempo to 2016, once actual dates for the Gallipoli Barracks support are

confirmed I will advise.

15 Aug –VP DAY; 18 Aug – Long Tan Commemoration; 20 Aug – 109 Army Cadet Unit Dining In Night 28 Aug to 4 Sep – Legacy Week; 15 Oct – 220 Squadron Air Force Cadets Dining In Night; 10 Nov – Legacy Remembrance Day luncheon; 11 Nov – Remembrance Day Service; 19 Nov – 220 Squadron Air Force Cadets March- Out Parade;

Monthly Support to Gallipoli Barracks; *Deployed Troops Family BBQs: 21 Aug 25 Sep 23 Oct 20 Nov 03 Dec *Transition Seminar - 18-19 Oct *Soldiers Recovery Centre Seminar - 12-14 Sep

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General George Patton said, “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank god that

such men lived”.

We should not remain saddened by the loss of our brave countrymen, but grateful to those members of society that

have made the decision that the interests of their country, and the life of the soldier next to them, were more

important than their own. They had decided that the will of their nation was important enough to leave their homes,

their wives, their husbands, their mothers, their fathers and their children. Important enough to subject themselves

to conditions that by today’s standards, would be considered insufferable.

To make decisions such as this requires a belief that you will be changing the world for the better. That you will be

making an impact on the world you live in; and in turn improving the quality of life for the very home, wife,

husband, mother, father and child that are still at home.

For through the minds of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have fought in all conflicts, their interests did not

necessarily lie in the land they were seemingly giving up at least a small part of their life, for. It did not lie in the

piece of ground that they fought mercilessly for. They did not risk being committed to an endless ocean as their ship

went down or chanced being shot down in an aircraft for the mere satisfaction of winning. They fight for those who

cannot fight for themselves. They fight for the country they were raised in. They fight because if they do not, the life

of their family at home may change for the worse.

It is my personal belief that we are placed on this earth to serve our community to the betterment of our kind. Well,

these brave sons and daughters of Australia served their community with more dedication and sacrifice than most of

us can ever fathom.

Today we pay homage to those decisions. The decisions that took our sons and daughters away from us; but which

also provided the way of life that we can enjoy today. We say our silent thank-yous to not only the soldier, sailor or

airman that gave their life, but to those that helped them make the decision to fight in the first place. Those left at

home, in Australia for whom gave the soldier sailor or airmen their purpose for being there. Their will to fight.

Their drive and determination to never lie in the face of those who would do our country and its interests harm. We

say thank-you to the families and friends of the nation who have had to feel the pain of losing a loved one so that

our way of life as a nation and a community is not jeopardised. For that was their very purpose for making those

hard decisions.

Despite the pain we feel as a nation when we lose a member of our community to the atrocity of war, we can take

solace knowing that at 11am, on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, as the guns fell silent, those men and women

who had made those hard decisions had fulfilled their purpose; as have all of our servicemen and women who have

served since. They and their families had endured unthinkable atrocities but have done so with pride, honour and

have indeed laid the basis for the way of life that we all enjoy today.

Remembrance Day is appropriately held on the anniversary of the First World War armistice. The day the fighting

ceased; when silence replaced shell fire and voices were used in place of rifles. Today, as it was 98 years ago, we

as a nation can acknowledge the sacrifice made by those members of our community. Men and women just like you

and I. Men and Women who would have you reflect on their action and be proud of their achievements rather than

mourn their loss; for these men and women wanted a better Australia; and indeed a better world. This better world

was so important to them, that their mortal life became somewhat secondary. Lest We Forget.

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Following the Commemoration Service a morning tea and Medal Presentation to Mr Ken Smith was held in the VC Suite, Kedron Wavell Service Club.

Medal Presentation by LTCOL Steve Challies (NZL) to Mr Ken Smith with a New Zealand General Service Medal

1992 (Vietnam) and New Zealand Operational Service Medal. Ken was a blind musician who travelled and

performed extensively with his group Hy-Marques from Delta to the DMX and out to the Cambodian Border.

QUEENSLAND WW1 100 KM CHALLENGES –22 to 23 October 2016

EACH WALKER CARRIES A BRICK BEARING THE NAME OF A QUEENSLANDER

WHO DID NOT RETURN HOME FROM WW1

WW1 Challenge –A participant’s view (20-21 August 2016)

This was the most challenging, exciting adventure we had ever undertaken. We started out with trepidation but

enthusiastically up hills that seemed to keep on going knowing that a big downhill would follow. Teamwork stood

out as we got to know people we had never met before and used their individual quirks to keep us going. Mates

were there to stop us from “wandering” off the track when we were so tired we almost became disorientated. Help

was there to put the pack on and off weary shoulders. Thanks to George who had the watch and could tell us how

far we had come. Hurray for the 5km 5-10 min stops and the big 50km point where we felt there was no stopping

now.

The hardest time was the great downhill Stage2. It was so steep the support vehicle couldn’t get down. We had

great support from the crew leader who walked in front without poles (how do they do that although our poles

weren’t any good to us as we didn’t know how to use them?). Somehow a rock came from nowhere (although there

were plenty of those) and I couldn’t get off it. I managed to run down the hill, miss the lady in front of me, avoid

going off the side and kept on my feet. Apparently there were limbs and poles going everywhere and I made some

joke about being a pole dancer. After that I was going to go down bum first but as I didn’t want to rip my pants

crab crawled the rest of the way down. This was at night time before coming into rest for what seemed a short time

before beginning the hard hills and longest Stage3.

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Thank goodness for Cam and his magic big red lolly snakes. We were really weary at this stage so Bruce kept us

going by reminding us to use little goals, not the end but the next corner or the next hill. The trouble was it was dark

and we couldn’t see the corners but the idea certainly worked along with a motto “mental toughness is when you

can find fuel in an empty tank”. We were lucky with the weather except the coldness on the top of the ridge made

me wish I’d listened more closely to Bruce at the information session and taken my hoodie. When we were lagging

behind, the music that our very bright friends from across the ditch became loud, we put on an extra spurt of energy

to motor up the hill. Their supporters gave me the biggest hug when we came into Woodford!

Ian had a little problem with the odd blister and recommends everyone gets their feet strapped. I was okay thanks to

previous podiatry work and toe socks! I did have the odd sore knee at the end but only on the downhill. The physio

team was excellent and we highly recommend their advice and massages.

Stage 4 was the shortest but not without its challenges. Although only 3 walkers walked the complete 100km’s,

everyone did their bit to offer support to us to get the brick onto Woodford. It was a wonderful tribute to those

WW1 soldiers as well as supporting the modern day veteran and their families.

Our support team from Kedron Wavell was fantastic - we had food brought to us, extra snack bags to put in our

packs, help with adjusting those poles. Hopefully, we’ll be able to give something back by being part of that

support team soon. However, it was the brick with the WW1 soldier’s inscription which we later followed up from

the local library that really kept us going! I remember being almost reluctant to part with it. Bruce and his team

(Excellent Executive Events) provided a safe, challenging event which made us realise in different ways that we

could do things we never thought possible. Andrea Quaile

Ian, Andrea & John – journey completed.

Best massage

Much earned breakfast - Ian

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Voyager Centre – Alan Walker

Another very successful year with all classes well attended. We welcomed some new men into the wood carving

classes, Harry, Jim and Ed. A lot of great socialising, and maybe some productivity achieved

We finally have had the solar panels installed and operational, looking forward to a reduction in power costs.

Voyager Centre Classes in 2017: MONDAY Lead Lighting & Copper Foil 8:30 AM-12:00 PM Ted Wann & Lorna Jerome

Glass Slumping 1:00 PM– 4:00 PM Beth Roberts & Desley Cox

TUESDAY Pottery 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Ann Hampson

Glass & Coop 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Jocelyn Meier

WEDNESDAY Wood Carving 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Peter Saxon

Picture Framing 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM John Cook

Water Colour Painting 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ann Jarvis

THURSDAY Oil Painting 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Flynn Wallace & Narelle Carter

FRIDAY Mah-jong 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Judith Cassells

KEDRON-WAVELL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY

Our Auxiliary Ladies have all enjoyed our Thursday bowling mornings, visits to Nursing Homes, morning teas and

have worked extremely hard with our Charity Morning Tea for Hummingbird House, which was such a great

success that it will become an annual fundraising event, with the help of our Sub Branch we raised $5,500. This

was presented by the Sub-Branch President, Greg Peake, and myself to Gabriel Quilliam at our morning tea on 20th

October. The money will be used for a Reflection Chair which the centre required.

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VP day and Remembrance Day were well attended by our ladies. Four of our members attended the Life Members

Luncheon at Bribie Island RSL on 22 Septebmer and enjoyed a wonderful day. I attended the Returned Women’s

Friendship Lunch on 10 October, many thanks to Denise Busk and her ladies for their kind invitation.

The Secretary of State Council of Auxiliaries, Mrs Maureen Sargent, visited us and gave a very enjoyable and

informative talk participating in a game of bowls and cup of tea at the conclusion of the morning.

Our ladies sold poppies and badges leading up to Remembrance Day, I would like to thank them all for their time

and effort.

This year we have had four new members join along with many ex-members re-joining. We will be having our

Chrsitmas Break-Up on 8th December, all Ladies Auxiliary Members are invited to an adventure filled morning

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and thank each and every person who has contributed to the

Auxiliary this year.

Carmel Gould – President

Advocacy & Pensions

Pensions/Advocacy and Welfare has had a very busy year in 2016 with all members of the section

working hard to achieve what we do and that is look after those who seek help from the current serving men and

women, families and ex serving personnel. We have had a number of extra special veterans and partners to deal

with this year with very complex matters requiring dedicated people to look after them, transport them, deal with the

family matters and generally look after them.

We have also dedicated a lot of time out at Enoggera not only in the general maintenance of the base with Welfare

matters but also in Decompression Training to help guide those back from deployments in having a better

understanding of what is available to them.

We are also training current serving veterans’ and prospective people with the finer skills of Pension and Advocacy

work in having them processed through the system to cover them and make sure we have the liability coverage that

is required prior to them going off to ATDP for their official training. As TIP (Training and Information Program)

closes as of 2017, our practitioners are undergoing the necessary training under the new organisation ATDP

(Advocacy Training & Development Program) to be covered for the work we do in both Welfare &

Pensions/Advocacy in competency based training and Mentoring.

We wish to thank all involved in the process during 2016 especially our senior advisor Mentor, consultant and mate,

Alec Morris. Without Alec’s wisdom we would not be able to be as successful. Thank you also to those involved

Cluny Seagar, Greg Russell, Jim Watson, Trevor Rigby, Adrian Borwick, Tony Axelsen, Karena Crawford, Velloa

Johnson, and Steve Kelly.

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A special thanks for the dedication to one of our very complex veterans and his family to Brian Rudd and Ken

Roma for their dedicated and untiring work in transporting Glen to and from home and hospital for his medical

appointments. We wish you all a very happy and prosperous Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. We

will be back to do it all again in 2017.

Pensions/Advocacy & Welfare Team.

FUZZY WUZZY PLAQUE

Kedron-Wavell Sub-Branch RSL was approached early this year by the family of James Ume Boe, Fuzzy Wuzzy

Angel who had passed away at the age of 101 in 2013, to sponsor a plaque to honour him. A formal unveiling of

the plaque was held in Vanapa Village, Port Morseby PNG on 15-16th September 2016 in a very moving ceremony.

The unveiling of a plaque for James Ume Boe, Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel, was attended by Peter Cairnes at Vanapa

Village, Port Moresby PNG on 15th – 16th September 2016.

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100th RSL Anniversary Luncheon speeches presented– Vic Reading “First 100 years of RSL”; Lucy Clark, Liaison

Student - “Today’s Youth and the RSL”; Capt. Adele Catts “Western Front Campaigns”

Special Guests: Major General Paul McLaughlin AM CSC, Major Rebecca Conway, Capt. Adele Catts, Vic

Reading and Peter Jones.

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100 Year old Ex-RAAF Personnel.

In 2016 the RAAF will be 100 years old. They have asked the Radschool Association to contact all ex-RAAF

personnel, both men and women, who have turned, or are about to turn, 100 years of age. If you know anyone who

has or is about to reach that milestone, please let us know so we can contact them. Their details will not be made

public but will be passed onto the RAAF's History and Heritage Branch which is keen to know of them. It does not

matter what their mustering was, not does it matter if they served overseas or in a war zone, the only requirement is

their age and that they served in the Air Force.

If you know of someone who is ex-RAAF and has or will turn 100 within the next year or so, please contact us

here 100@radschool.org.au or you can or get them to provide their details here www.radschool.org.au/100

Book for Sale –available from Sub-Branch Reception

The Story

Jellybeans in the Jungle is one man’s attempt to make sense of his experience as a conscripted soldier during

Australia’s war in Vietnam.

As a student in the sixties Bob Whittaker had been sympathetic to the cause of the anti-war movement. He was

called up for National Service as a primary school teacher working in Western Queensland.

This book tells the story of his recruit training, and his posting to an infantry battalion which was deployed to

Vietnam in 1970. He describes his service, punctuated by some grim encounters with both enemy and friendly

troops, his R & R in Bangkok, and finally his return to Australia and his rehabilitation as a teacher of children with

disabilities.

Bob returned to Vietnam in 2006 and 2007, and his reflections during these journeys provide a fascinating insight

into conflict and reconciliation.

This book is dedicated to Doug Gibbons (platoon commander 5 platoon when Bob was a member) who died on

29.06.10

www.jellybeansinthejungle.blogspot.com.au

Cost - $25 with $5 from each

book sale going to Toowoomba

Special School

Wife: “There is trouble with the car. It has water in the

carburettor.”

Husband: “Water in the carburettor? That’s ridiculous.”

Wife: “I tell you the car has water in the carburettor.”

Husband: “You don’t even know what a carburettor is.

I’ll check it out. Where’s the car?”

Wife: “In the river.”

Husband and wife had a tiff. Wife called up

her Mum and said, “He fought with me

again, I am coming to live with you.”

Mum said, “No darling, he must pay for his

mistake. I am coming to live with you.”

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SUB-BRANCH CONTACTS 2016

Elected Committee for 2016

Position Name Responsibility

President

Gregory Peake Leadership and general management

Snr Vice President Services Club LO

Phil Lilliebridge

Business administration and governance Ceremonial Officer Projects

Jnr Vice President

Peter Cairnes

Delegate to Brisbane North District and Welfare Officer

Hon. Secretary

Mary-Ann Keech

Business administration and governance, Welfare

Asst. Secretary

Daryl Gould

Business administration and governance, Welfare

Treasurer

David Izatt Financial management and governance

Assistant Treasurer

Russ Brady Support the Treasurer

Committee

Adrian Borwick

Advocacy

Committee

Barry Kyrwood

Vehicles

Committee

Ken Roma

Welfare

Committee

Peter Saxon Grants Co-ordinator & Welfare

Committee

Alan Walker

Voyager Centre

Committee

Ian Burchill EMA Manager

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Kedron-Wavell Sub Branch RSL President & Committee Members wish you a very

“Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”

KEDRON-WAVELL SUB BRANCH OFFICE CLOSURE times Closing - Friday 16th December 2.00pm

Re-opening – Monday 9th January 2017 9:30 am

Kedron-Wavell Sub Branch RSL Inc 2017 CALENDAR

RSL Meetings 7:00pm

14 Feb 8 Aug

14 March 12 September

11 April 10 Oct

9 May 14 Nov

13 June 12 Dec

11 July

Annual General Meetings:

RSL Sub Branch 14 March

Services Club 26 March

Ceremonial Occasions:

25 April ANZAC DAY

15 Aug VJ Day

11 Nov Remembrance Day

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We thank the following businesses who support our RSL Sub Branch:

A very big thankyou goes out to Aspley Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic for their invaluable

support for WW1 Challenge walkers.

Grand Prix Mazda for the provision

of motor vehicles. Grand Prix Mazda

can be contacted at 3263 5333

Vince Pennisi of V. Pennisi &

Associates for legal services. Vince

Pennisi is at 3350 2655

Our volunteer Welfare, Advocates and Pensions officers are in the Sub-Branch from Monday to Thursday for appointments between 1030 to 1400 hrs. Appointments outside these hours are by prior arrangement. Please remember to bring any and all paperwork you have to your appointment. Contact the Sub-Branch Office for appointments and information on (07) 3359 0460.

Sub-Branch details: Office Hours: Between 0930–1500hrs

Location: First Floor, Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 21 Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside. Queensland, 4032

Postal Address: Kedron-Wavell Sub-Branch Inc. PO Box 2036, Chermside Centre Queensland 4032

Phone: (07) 3359 0460 Fax: (07) 3256 3093

Email: secretary@kwrsl.org.au Website: http:/kwrsl.org.au

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KedronWavellRSLSubBranch

JP Services: We do have JP’s available, please call the office on 3359 0460 to make an appointment.

Electronic Newsletter

Due to the increase in mailing costs, the Sub-Branch is trying to instigate sending our

newsletters electronically to members who wish to receive it via email. If you would like to

participate in receiving future newsletters electronically please contact the Sub-Branch Secretary

via secretary@kwrsl.org.au

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