Thank you to the Royal Australian Regiment Association for hosting our visit to the National Memorial Walk 11th November 2020, from the 2020 Year 6 students and staff of McDowall State School. We walked through the Garden of Remembrance and observed all the plaques...
Hello All, Everyone well? I hope so. Healthwise, I am aware of Kiwi and Margaret in RSL Care’s Fairview, Ron Woodrow still limping around at home, Margaret Devereaux still fighting on at home with Norm healing after his op. However, on the bright side Rod Wyatt...
Beautiful rain and a green, green Walk. Thanks Mother Nature! Hello all, It has been a while since my last report but times have been busy and many jobs have either been completed or are well on the way. READ MOREDownload
Well spring has sprung ("...the grass is riz...") which means that maybe we won’t have as many cooler nights and things will start growing again but, the big "must have", rain, is still AWOL. We can but hope that it will turn up, not only for the Walk but the imminent...
Dave McDonald has been formally appointed as the Manager. In advising Dave of his success Mike von Berg Chairman of the RAR Corporation Board and National President of the RAR Association wrote: Dear David, Further to our discussions yesterday I am very pleased to...
Another fine Brisbane morning last Monday with most of the usual people turning up and still working in pairs and being very aware of social distancing and we still got it done. A bit of Admin first up, Trevor Pond went into Brisbane Private Hospital on Tuesday...
Robert Cross & Bob KyteDerek Nixon-Smith:Barry Shipway & Robert Cross Bob Kyte, Mick Van Burgh, Barry Shipway & Ken Cupples
This history of building the RAR National Memorial Walk was written by Margaret Gibbons who with her husband Kiwi Gibbons (The Curator) were part of the group of pioneers who brought the NMW concept into reality. The Regiment is indebted to Margaret and Kiwi for...
Update from Liz Cosson AM CSC Secretary Department of Veterans’ Affairs to ESORT members for distribution As you know we have been working closely with a number of supermarket chains to ensure vulnerable veterans can access a range of priority assistance...
"Yesterday the fierce fighting began and today the gallant soldiers and Nurses of the ROK, Australia and Canada were forced to withdraw after a gallant victory against insurmountable odds to defend the road to Seoul. We bless them and thank them who served, their...