Message from the President

Welcome to this special edition of our News Review.

RSLWA State Congress was held Saturday 10 June 2023 and was attended by Peter Bowring, Wayne Koch, David King, Les Young and myself.

During the Congress voting was conducted for all Board positions, and as a result the following were elected:

State President Duncan Anderson

State Vice President Miquela Riley

Board Members

Matt Moran

Wayne Gibson

Stephen Barton

Trent Morgan

David Thomas

Robyn Steenbach

One of the important and rewarding aspects of the Congress was the announcement of the various awards. These are:

AWARD	CRITERIA	WINNER
The Newdegate Cup	Awarded for all round performance to Metropolitan Sub-Branches of more than 60 members. 25 SBs competed for this trophy.	North Beach RSL Sub-Branch
The Brigadier Arnold Potts Cup	Awarded for all round performance to metropolitan Sub-Branches less than 60 members. 29 SBs competed for this trophy	Bedford Morley RSL Sub-Branch
The Colonel Collett Cup	Awarded for all round performance to Country Sub-Branches with more than 25 members. 20 SBs competed for this trophy.	Northam RSL Sub-Branch
The Geraldton Sub-Branch Shield	Awarded for all round performance to Country Sub-Branches less than 25 members. 55 SBs competed for this trophy.	Not Awarded
The Mary Cornell Trophy	Open to ALL Sub-Branches with more than 60 members. Judged on the funds raised from the Poppy Appeal in relation to Sub-Branch financial Membership. 30 SBs competed for this trophy.	North Beach RSL Sub-Branch
The Anne Leach Trophy	Open to ALL Sub-Branches with less than 60 members. Judged on the funds raised from the Poppy Appeal in relation to Sub-Branch financial membership. 100 SBs competed for this.	Bedford Morley RSL Sub-Branch
The LT COL Ken Bladen Recruiting Shield	Open to ALL Sub-Branches with more than 60 financial members. Judged on the number of new members recruited for the year in relation to Sub-Branch financial membership. 30 SBs competed for this trophy.	Port Kennedy RSL Sub-Branch
The Denis Connelly Recruiting Shield	Open to ALL Sub-Branches with less than 60 financial members Judged on the number of new members recruited for the year in relation to Sub-Branch membership. 100 SBs competed for this trophy.	Bedford Morley RSL Sub-Branch

It is very pleasing and a reflection on the efforts of ALL members of our Sub-Branch that we were awarded the Newdegate Cup for all round performance. We also won The Mary Cornell Trophy for our Poppy Collections leading up to and including Remembrance Day. Thanks go to Peter Bowring and all the collection teams involved; it was a great effort.

Being awarded the Newdegate Cup is a reflection on our members, and our Sub-Branch. The criteria for judging covers many aspects of Sub-Branch operations, and includes:

GOVERNANCE	Annual Financial Statement lodged in State Branch by the nominated date. ANZAC Day Grant acquittal being received in State Branch by nominated due date. ANZAC Appeal Financial Statement being received in State Branch 2 weeks after appeal. Poppy Appeal Financial Statement being received in State Branch by 2 weeks after appeal. General Insurance Questionnaire lodged in State Branch by 30 June.
MEMBERSHIP	The increase of Service and Affiliate membership.
WELFARE AND ADVOCACY	Officers performing this role and activities undertaken.
COMMEMORATION	Details of commemorations undertaken by the Sub-Branch.
TELLING OUR STORY	Sub-Branch participation in Youth and Community Activities.. Involvement with ADF Cadets Involvement with serving ADF members and Families. Details of regular Sub-Branch Newsletter / Magazines. Details of Sub-Branch Website / Facebook / Other Social Media presence. Articles published in Community Newspapers. Sub-Branch submission to The Listening Post during the year

So, on our wins, I say to all our members, well done

PHOTOS FROM THE STATE CONGRESS

Duncan Anderson Presenting the Newdegate Cup to the North Beach RSL Sub-Branch

Upcoming Commemoration Events

PREVELLY CHAPEL MEMORIAL Saturday 29 July 2023

At St John The Theologian Chapel, Prevelly, a commemorative service will be held to remember the late Geoffrey Edwards of the 2/11th Infantry Battalion, and the role played by the people of Crete in rescuing allied soldiers on the 28 July 1941 during the Battle of Crete.

Read more on Prevelly, and the roll of Geoffrey Edwards here:

Prevelly, Australia. Geoff Edwards’ Battle of Crete story (explorecrete.com)

Should members be interested in attending this Annual Memorial Service please contact Jess Welfare for details of the event and accommodation on:

Mobile: 0408 930 918

Email: jessamy49@gmail.com

UNVEILING OF PERTH KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL 10:45am Thursday 27 July 2023

Tobruk Memorial Precinct, intersection saw Avenue and May Drive, Kings Park.

Perth Korean War Memorial (pkwm.org.au)

The unveiling is expected to be performed by the Premier and His Excellency Mr Kim Wan-joong, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Australia. The unveiling will be followed by a commemorative service which also marks the 70^th Anniversary of the Armistice.

Artist Impression Courtesy of PKWM Website

The 10 tonne centrepiece stone is from the Kapyong Valley in Korea, a significant battle site where 3 RAR was awarded the Presidential Citation. The Battle of Kapyong is commemorated each year on 24 April by 3 RAR.

ANNUAL SANDAKAN COMMEMORATION

Sunday 20 August 2023 (time to be advised)

Courtesy of Memorial Custodians, Carine Senior High School

Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Marri Walk, Kings Park.

This memorial commemorates over 3400 Australian and British Prisoners of War who died at Sandakan, on the Ranau Death Marches, at Ranau, Kuching, Jesselton and other POW camps. The deaths were as a result of enforced marches, neglect, starvation, mass executions and from various tropical diseases with no treatment provided.

This will be a commemoration service with guest speaker, Graham Edwards AM.

North Beach RSL Sub-Branch Office Bearers 2022 – 2023

President	John Rolfe	Wellbeing and Advocacy	Greg Gough, Welfare Support Ted Leunig Advocate
Vice President	Peter Bowring	Parade Marshall	Deborrah Thatcher
Secretary	Wayne Koch	Commemorative	Peter Bowring, and Executive Committee
Treasurer	David King	Collection & Poppy Coordinator	Peter Bowring
Wardens	Rob Sweet Les Young	Revenue Steward	Jim Muscat, Bill Kynaston
Memorial Warden	John Rolfe	Honorary Chaplain
Peer Health	Wayne Koch, Eric Aitkins	Stewards	Stuart Young, Peter Dales, David Makin, Stewart Davies
Social Activities	Paul McGuinness
Website Administrator	Helen Burgess	Website and News Editor	Brian Jennings

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North Beach Review

North Beach Sub-Branch welcomes contributions and articles that may be used on its website and in the North Beach Review. To discuss how you may contribute, contact: Brian Jennings on 0413 605 612 or email on jamjenb@gmail.com

Disclaimer:
North Beach Review source material is edited to remove inappropriate content, and clarify, shorten or standardise where needed. Although tests for accuracy are undertaken, readers should not rely on any of this material without conducting their own due diligence. Opinions are not necessarily those of RSL North Beach Sub-Branch or RSLWA.