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PETER BADCOE VC ANZAC MEDAL WINNERS
Major Peter Badcoe was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for valour for several actions during the Vietnam War. The Peter Badcoe VC Anzac Round Medal is presented to the footballer who is judged as best displaying the Anzac Spirit during the AFL Anzac Round Match.
Congratulations to Port Adelaide’s Willem Drew, 2024 winner.
7RAR FAREWELL TO ADELAIDE 26/10/24
7th Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment will conduct a farewell parade at the Torrens Parade Ground on Saturday 26th October 2024. Parade ground access will be restricted on 25th and 26th October. Further details when advised.
PRESIDENT’S UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2024
RSL Members in South Australia, Northern Territory and Broken Hill have been emailed an update from the State President Dave Petersen. The message addresses several topics.
GRAVE DEDICATIONS WW1 VETERANS
On 19 and 21 March 2024, Aboriginal Veterans SA dedicated the previously unmarked graves of two First World War veterans, Private Alick Wright of the 10th Battalion in Cleve, and Trooper Harry Peel of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment in Port Augusta.
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is underway and Commission Chair Nick Kaldas tabled an interim report on August 11th 2022, view with this link bit.ly/3zKTkNb
Submissions closed on 13th October 2023.
His Majesty King Charles the Third
The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has congratulated His Majesty King Charles III on his Coronation in London’s Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
SA PUBLIC HOLIDAY BILL RESOLUTION
The RSL State President and the state government have achieved a satisfactory resolution resulting from veteran and public misunderstandings arising from reporting on the SA Public Holidays Bill 2023.
10th ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL OPENING
On Friday 10 November, Aboriginal Veterans SA hosted a service to mark the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial by the then Governor-General.
The 11am service was at the Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide.
RSL Calls for Greater Spending and Increased Army Priority
The RSL has called on the Federal Government to increase defence spending and ensure that our nation’s Defence Forces are balanced and appropriate for the current unstable strategic environment in our region.