Tag: RSL

Heritage hotel

Plans have been lodged for a four storey hotel at the former Banner hardware premises in Mount Gambier.
Planning documents were lodged on Thursday and...

Memorial unveiled

Federal Member for Barker Tony Pasin joined the Mount Benson community to help the Robe RSL officially unveil new commemorative bench seats to honour...

Lest We Forget: Remembrance Day 2024

The Mount Gambier community commemorated Remembrance Day yesterday under clear skies with a service at the Vansittart Park Soldiers Memorial conducted by Pastor Dave...

Millicent residents pause to honour war service and sacrifice

Millicent citizens will pause briefly on November 11 to honour wartime service and sacrifice on Remembrance Day.
It will be 106 years since the end...

Young and old gather to commemorate Remembrance Day

Members of the Mount Gambier community, both young and old, will commemorate Remembrance Day this year with activities by the Mount Gambier Community RSL.
Yesterday,...

Tribute to servicemen

The RSL Robe Sub-branch, with funding from the Salute their Service Commemorative Grants Program, will unveil and dedicate a seat at the Mount Benson...

Tributes flow for war veteran

War veteran and retired Millicent grazier Fred Ellis died on Saturday.
His service to the community had been remarkable after taking up a Soldier Settler...

Service pays tribute to Vietnam veterans

The Limestone Coast community commemorated Vietnam Veterans Day recently with a ceremony at the Vansittart Park Soldiers Memorial attended by more than 50 people.
In...

Commander keen to share story

Newly minted Commander of the 9th Brigade Brigadier Tim Orders and his entourage held a community engagement night at the Mount Gambier Community RSL...

Commemorative service held

RSL members, dignitaries and the general public gathered at a parking bay on the Princes Highway between Millicent and Kingston on Sunday for a...

Service spans century

South Australia’s oldest RSL celebrated a major milestone recently.
 The Mount Gambier and Community RSL commemorated 107 years of operation with a morning tea attended...

Air Force memories preserved

Immortalising the history of the Mount Gambier Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) continues with the Mount Gambier Aviation Museum securing the memories of a...

Tributes flow for Vietnam war vet

State leaders have paid tribute to late Millicent soldier and Vietnam War veteran Bill Hignett OAM who died in Adelaide last month at the...

Vietnam veteran remembered 
for service

Vietnam War digger and veterans advocate Bill Hignett OAM died on Sunday at the age of 75.
Mr Hignett was the founder of the Plympton...

Tech hub connects veterans

Anew hi-tech veterans’ hub is to be opened in the Millicent RSL War Memorial Hall in the coming weeks.
It will offer onsite services for...