Returned and Services League of Australia
PORTARLINGTON & ST LEONARDS RSL Sub-Branch Inc
9.00am at St Leonards Memorial Hall, St Leonards
10.45am March and service at The Cenotaph, Portarlington
VALE
it is with much sadness we mourn the passing of our great friend and comrade Pastor Alan Gorman.
Details of a memorial Service will follow.
17/5/1926 to 15/10/2025
Royal Australian Air Force 9/2/1944 to 5/3/1948
It is also with much sadness that we report the passing of another of our friends and comrades DES TAYLOR. Des served with the Australian Army, the New Zealand Territorial Force and the Royal Canadian Army.
20/9/1932 to 11/12/2025
(thanks to sponsors PCIB)
Thanks Steve for your many years of volunteering and maintenance work around the RSL
Our new Ward Room bar has been commissioned and is open for Friday Night Happy Hour.
Relatives of past member Edna Picket at the dedication of kitchen equipment purchased with a bequest to the RSL in her will.
SOCIAL Sub-Committee - To be advised
Edinburgh Shield Bowls Competition
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SUNDAY BBQ 2026
12 noon to 2.00pm25 Jan Australia Day 15 February 15 March Apr-nil because of Anzac Day 17 May 21 June 19 July 16 August 20 September 18 October 15 November 6 December Xmas Lunch tbc
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FRIDAY NIGHT HAPPY HOUR4.00pm to 7.00pmFridays evenings throughout the year members and guests welcome |
| LIFE MEMBER: Brian Bergin Brian Bergin was granted a well deserved Life Membership at the January Sunday BBQ.
Brian and wife Lyn joined the RSL in 1980 and they immediately committed to its activities. Brian took on leadership roles, including welfare, fostering comradeship, commemorations, organizing social activities, bus trips, funerals, and of course, bowling.
Brian joined the committee as President in 2004, a position he held for the next twelve years. Brian oversaw a great deal of change during that time, and before he stepped aside in 2015, he made sure a succession plan was in place. He promoted comradeship and his mantra was always " we are a friendly club!"
He also managed the Duke of Edinburgh Shield bowling team.
Congratulations and well done Brian & Lyn.
Photos: Brian Bergin, Wife Lyn (right), Life Members John Graham & John Rowell |
