Tag: RSL

Thieves raid RSL collection

Alocal service organisation was subject to a break in last week in which thieves took funds which were to be donated to local veterans. Culprits...

City RSL marks century of support

The Mount Gambier and Community RSL recently held a luncheon to celebrate the 106th anniversary of the organisation which is the oldest RSL in...

Fallen servicemen remembered

The Mount Gambier and Community RSL held a vigil last week to commemorate two local veterans killed in action in the Vietnam War. They were...

Long-lost military link rediscovered

AMount Gambier woman has been reunited with a precious memento from her father’s war days after 80 years following a nationwide search. James ‘Jim’ Allan’s...

Good Blokes gather

The Mount Gambier Community RSL recently hosted the city’s inaugural Good Blokes Society (GBS) corporate lunch. The Good Blokes Society is a men’s support network...

Soldiers’ sacrifices remembered

Members of the Kalangadoo and wider community will pause on April 23 to honour the wartime service and sacrifice of three late soldiers with...

Ratepayers unite

Mount Gambier residents will regain their voice with the re-establishment of the Mount Gambier Resident and Ratepayers Association. The re-establishment of the association was driven...

Teen leads by example

Tenison Woods College recently held its annual Remembrance Day assembly to present the school’s prestigious ‘Flyers Award’. This year’s award was presented to Year 11...

Model train show conducted

High profile Millicent resident Chris Mathias is well-known in the local community for the hours he devotes to such groups as the RSL, Men’s...

Teams step up for bayside bowls competition

Seven teams competed in Port MacDonnell’s Open Men’s Fours bowls competition recently. Teams from Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier RSL, Penola, Millicent, Beachport, Kalangadoo and Port...

Soldiers Memorial centenary celebration

The Mount Gambier Community RSL will hold a celebration this Saturday to mark the 100-year anniversary of the Soldiers Memorial in Vansittart Park. The commemorative...

Naval past interests Air Force veteran

Australian Air Force veteran Ian Walker recently donated a model boat of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee to the Mount Gambier 
RSL. After...

Relay launch

The Mount Gambier Relay For Life Organising Committee is preparing for the 2023 Relay For Life event to be held early next year and...

Vietnam veterans commemorated

AVietnam Veterans Day took place at the Penola War Memorial Park last week, which was held on the anniversary of the Battle of Long...