Please find below links to the 2022 Notice of Meeting and associated annexures in preparation for the 2022 RSL NSW State Congress and Annual General Meeting (AGM). Please note that the AGM will now be conducted on Tuesday 1 November, not Monday 31 October as originally circulated. The updated schedule is outlined in the Notice of The post Circular 45/22 Notice of Meeting for 2022 State Congress and AGM first appeared on RSL NSW.

Dear Honorary Secretary The 2023 Budget template and submission instructions are now available under the Finance tab of the Member Resources section on the RSL NSW website. Please note that the deadline for receipt of your 2023 sub-Branch Budget to ANZAC House is 30 November 2022. The Budget template is a management tool for sub‐Branches to prepare a The post Circular 44/22 2023 Budget Template now available first appeared on RSL NSW.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Kokoda Campaign, personnel from the 39th Operational Support Battalion (39 OSB) and the 16th Royal Western Australian Regiment (16 RWAR) set out on a commemorative expedition to retrace the steps of their forebears on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. After starting from opposite ends of the The post Kokoda campaign – 80th anniversary expedition first appeared on RSL NSW.

Please be advised that Reuben Bowd has been appointed to the role of Head of Legal, Governance, & Compliance at ANZAC House. Mr Bowd will commence his position on 17 October 2022. Mr Bowd served in the Armoured and Logistics Corps of the Australian Army before embarking on a legal career. His experience includes working The post Circular 43/22 New Head of Legal, Governance & Compliance – ANZAC House first appeared on RSL NSW.

The Board has approved the merger of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women and RSL NSW and a Charity Business Transfer Agreement has been executed by both parties. The Agreement states a transfer date of 27 September 2022. RSL NSW welcomes all members of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women to the Returned The post Circular 42/22 RSL NSW welcomes the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women first appeared on RSL NSW.

How sport gave Peter Rudland a new lease on life post-injury After a helicopter crash left him with extensive injuries, Peter Rudland wondered if he could still participate in sport. Then he found sit-skiing and recumbent cycling, which spurred him on to recovery. By Chris Sheedy At a glance: RSL NSW member Peter Rudland was The post How sport gave Peter Rudland a new lease on life first appeared on RSL NSW.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has welcomed the Federal Government’s response to the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. The RSL commended the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh on his apology in Federal Parliament to serving and former military personnel who he said had been let The post The RSL welcomes Government’s Royal Commission response and forwards its own submission first appeared on RSL NSW.

Infographic: Addressing the Royal Commission’s recommendations How RSL NSW and its partner organisations are addressing the recommendations in the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Interim Report – and the work that’s still to be done. The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Interim Report delivers 13 urgent recommendations – and a milestone The post How RSL NSW is addressing the Royal Commission recommendations first appeared on RSL NSW.

Further to the email from District Presidents’ Council Acting Chair, Brian Willey, ANZAC House will be releasing three mandatory Governance and Compliance courses for Office Bearers over the next 12 months. As per Initiative 5.7 of the RSL NSW Strategic Plan, the need to implement a state-wide education and training program has been identified and The post Circular 41/22 Introduction to Governance and Compliance Training for sub-Branch Office Bearers first appeared on RSL NSW.

Further to the District Presidents’ Council meeting on Thursday 15 September, all RSL NSW sub-Branches are invited to provide feedback on the draft Standard Operating Procedure 1 (SOP 1) to the District Presidents’ Council, via their District Councils, by 15 November 2022. Individual members can also provide feedback directly to the District Presidents’ Council via  The post Circular 40/22 Draft SOP 1 – Funding our charitable purpose first appeared on RSL NSW.