We were lucky to have perfect weather for our Dawn Service and ANZAC Day Mach here in Port Macquarie. The march was very well represented – not just with Veterans, but with community groups and school and sporting groups also. This year marks the first for our new President – Jason Gill – and the…
Retired Honorary Secretary Gary Spencer was recently presented with his RSL NSW Life Membership Award. His award is recognition of his service to the sub-Branch with 26 odd years of being in the Honorary Secretary role at both Hornsby and Port Macquarie sub-Branches. Gary has also been heavily involved in the organisation and conduct of…
At the recent Annual General Meeting, there was a full change of the Committee. The outgoing and incoming Committee: Outgoing – President – Greg Laird OAM / Incoming – Jason Gill Outgoing -Honorary Secretary – Gary Spencer / Incoming – Don Gilson CSM Outgoing – Treasurer – Colin Clark / Incoming – Robert Bruce Colin…
The weather gods certainly looked after us with our brekkie BBQ held on 9th March. About 30 members and their wives/partners met at Shelley Beach for a bacon and egg roll and coffee. Hopefully we will have more of these gatherings down the track as it seemed everyone was very happy with the morning. Hope…
Today marked the inaugural WW2 & Korean Veterans Lunch – and what a wonderful day it was. The new PMQ RSL sub-Branch Wellbeing Team organised the lunch to celebrate and show our appreciation to our much loved Veterans. The theme for today’s lunch was “Getting On With It” – which was a focus on not…
What an honour it is to present 50 year membership awards to our members who have achieved this milestone. To be eligible, you must have 50 years of continual financial membership, which is quite a commitment. Congratulations to the latest recipients.
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What a wonderful achievement it is to reach 50 years of RSL sub-Branch membership. Congratulations to Norman Crane and Colin Clark on reaching this milestone. Norman Crane with his lovely wife Rita. Norman and Rita now live in Sydney but he has remained a member of Port Macquarie. It was a pleasure to call in…
The Auxiliary ladies enjoyed another Christmas luncheon, hosted by sub-Branch Committee members Don Gilson and Gary Spencer (aka Naughty Elf). It was nice to finish the year off with a lovely lunch, a glass of bubbly and some great company.
Port Macquarie RSL sub-Branch’s Christmas Party was an absolute success with almost 70 guests attending. We even had a visit from one of Santa’s elves!