---- Interested in the RSL - Want to become a member? Contact us. ---- At our dinner night on 19 July 24 we enjoyed an excellent lasagne dinner and witnessed our member Neville Jaeschke receive an RSL Life Member award from the RSL SA President, David Petersen.  Neville joins a list of members recognised for their service and dedication to the objects of the RSL and their local sub-branch over a lengthy period. To be considered for a Life Member award, one must have been a continuous service member for 15 years and have displayed 10 years of outstanding service. Neville is well qualifi ..read more

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ----Your management committee met on 8 July 24 and some of the highlights we can share are:  Facebook: We discussed the shutdown of our Facebook page because nobody wanted to take it over. It had been run by a member who is no longer with us and was outdated. Your main sources of information now are via our official email, this site (have you signed up for notifications?), our notice board at The Hut, and the quarterly newsletter The Bugle. A new upright freezer: We purchased a new upright freezer to replace the aging chest fre ..read more

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ----Every ANZAC Day we are privileged to have the support of a variety of agents and people who help us make our commemorative activities special. The key players on the day are: The Tanunda Town Band The Liedertafl Choir Barossa and District Pipe Band Faith Lutheran College Mr Steve Kaisler, Barossa Gallery and Soldiers' Memorial (Barossa Council) The first three organisations, as would be expected, provide spectacular music support. Faith Lutheran College provides a group of students who assist our team to install and uninstall 300 ..read more

---- Today we have 65 members. Would you like to be 66? ----A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules crew has today carried out a rare medical evacuation of a patient from Antarctica, taking advantage of a narrowing gap in the weather to fly the challenging night-time mission. The patient, an American from McMurdo Station, is in a stable condition with a non-life threatening condition, but required medical treatment that could not be carried out in Antarctica.  Air Component Commander Air Commodore Andy Scott said flights to Antarctica at this time of year were very chall ..read more

---- Visit our Sausage Sizzle at Mitre 10, Nuriootpa on Saturday, 22 June ----  Your management committee met on Monday, 17 June 24 and the highlights follow:  Membership and Meal RSVP Bookings We dealt with some administrative concerns regarding processing of membership applications and RSVP and booking processes with the major meals events. Both had some issues that we've rectified that will enable us to work more efficiently and effectively in future. Garden Furniture If you have visited the Hut recently, you'll have noticed some changes at the front and right-hand side, one of ..read more

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ----  This request from RSLSA/NT is something you might like to consider and perhaps respond to. I know there are many stories out there lying in wait. "Dear Sub Branches At the State Branch, we take immense pride in our work supporting veterans and their families. We believe in the power of community and the importance of sharing our stories, events, and contributions with a broader audience. Together, we can highlight the significant impact of our efforts and the vital role the RSL plays in supporting veterans.  To spread ..read more

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ----Our sub-branch has a large quantity of letters that were sent from the front by a soldier to a friend in Angaston during WWII. A few of these were sent on "Letter Cards" that anyone old enough will recall were also available from the Postmaster General's Offices (now Australia Post).  You would pay a standard price for a letter card that opened to a full Quarto size. You'd write your letter, fold it up to look like the letter card at left, lick and stick a tab at the back and post it. They were very convenient and I recall s ..read more

---- We have 58 male and female members both ex-service and affiliates - consider joining us ----Our sub-branch was fortunate enough to be invited to attend Eudunda RSL's Annual Dinner. Fifteen of us bussed to Eudunda where we met the RSL SA/NT State President, enjoyed an excellent roast lamb meal, and had a couple of hours to chat with RSL Eudunda and RSL Gawler members, the latter also having been invited. It's always interesting to visit different sub-branches because although we share a lot in common, we also manage to have a large number of different artifacts and memorabilia in a range ..read more

---- Our email system is now back to normal and attended to at least once daily ---- Our meeting for Monday 13 May was rescheduled for 9 May and I'm pleased to give you an overview of the main points of discussion. ANZAC Day All reports indicated that ANZAC Day activities were a success with a large number of attendees. Several issues were discussed that we believe will help improve commemorations in 2025 and President David said he will call a special meeting to discuss those issues shortly. Tasks for Volunteers We needed to discuss the various duties that need to be attended to and wh ..read more

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ----  Since around 8 April 24, our official RSL email system (tanunda@rslsa.org.au) has been offline and we have been unable to respond when necessary to incoming messages. The absence of our volunteer tech guy overseas hasn't helped, but we look like being able to get the system back up and running early next week. We do apologise for not responding to your email but will do so as soon as possible.  Even the best-laid plans of mice and men? Thank you for following the RSL Tanunda Sub-Branch blog ..read more