Doreen RSL Sub-Branch

Doreen RSL Sub-Branch The Doreen RSL Sub-Branch is a voluntary organisation to serve our members and guests of the Doreen district.

Doreen RSL Sub-Branch was originally part of the Diamond Creek/Doreen RSL Sub-Branch, based out of the Diamond Creek Bowling Club, Diamond Creek, Victoria. The Diamond Creek/Doreen RSL was originally chartered in 2004 as the Diamond Creek RSL Sub-Branch before Doreen was included in 2012. Since then, the amalgemated communities have shared a valued position in continuing the ANZAC traditions and o

bservances being held within both Diamond Creek and Doreen. The Diamond Creek/Doreen RSL, along with the support of Laurimar Primary School and a wide variety of Doreen's community businesses, was able to erect a memorial at the corner of Painted Hills and Armidale Roads, Doreen. This is one of the first community war memorials built within the boundary of a public school within Victoria and is a proud achievement for both the RSL Sub-Branch and the Doreen community. On the 5th May 2017, a dedicated group of residents from around the Doreen district, with the support of the Diamond Creek/Doreen RSL Sub-Branch President, met to officially vote on the passing of the torch to the members of Doreen. This was met with a large community group voting for the Doreen RSL Sub-Branch to be raised with its inaugural committee being elected in, under the newly seated Doreen RSL Sub-Branch President, Cr John Butler.

Hey everyone, for those who don’t know, our Doreen RSL was formed in 2017 & we still don’t have a permanent home. We mee...
16/05/2026

Hey everyone, for those who don’t know, our Doreen RSL was formed in 2017 & we still don’t have a permanent home. We meet at the local sporting club each Friday night which both the footy club & cricket club share with us during their respective seasons. It’s not ideal, but it’s all that we have atm. The room is noisy, we can’t display any our our defence memorabilia, we don’t have a quiet space for the advocacy & crisis work we do with our veterans. The environment is not great for many of our veterans suffering with PTSD. Some Friday nights, there’s a twilight game on too which makes parking difficult. We’ve had veterans arrive, only to find there’s no close parking & the nearest parking is too far for them to walk. They’ve turned around & gone home. The sporting clubs hold the liquor licence, so we have no earning capacity to grow where we are now either.
There is an opportunity for us to have our own space. Labour have delivered on their election promise by funding $1.6M to give us a ‘fit for purpose traditional RSL’ - after consultation with council they offered us 1 choice & 1 choice only of their building known as the Brookwood Community Centre to renovate accordingly. They didn’t consult any group already using that building but hey - it’s their building I guess they can do what they like with it. But the money can only be used on that building. At the April council meeting they have come back with 4 options to us. They have proposed option B - which we have already out grown & you will see there are no refreshment sales meaning no revenue but with a $40k+ rent & a direction that we can’t watch sport on the TV’s. Only option D is viable for us. If we don’t get option D we have no choice but to walk away & lose the $1.6 M. We believe that if they get enough submissions (letters) during the current community consultations, it may be possible to swing the offer to option D for us. So we desperately need as many submissions as possible to help us. If you have the time to write a submission via the below link you could actually be the tipping point to get us across the line. Please read the below info & help us in our plight to achieve option D.
Thank you

A Notice of Intention to lease part of Brookwood Community Centre to Doreen RSL is open for community feedback from 4 May - 31 May 2026.

Following the Anzac Service, join us for breakfast at the Laurimar Sporting Club rooms and bring some loose change for a...
21/04/2026

Following the Anzac Service, join us for breakfast at the Laurimar Sporting Club rooms and bring some loose change for a game of Two Up! (no change available at bar or canteen).

It's going to be a BIG day! 3 x Senior games at home commencing from 9.40am.

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Montville Street
Doreen, VIC
3754

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0487 384 963

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