East Maitland RSL NSW sub-Branch

05/11/2026

This Sunday, in the lead up to Remembrance Day, the Maitland City Brass Band with be playing at St James Anglican Church in Morpeth as part of the Church's Remembrance Sunday Service.

Service commences at 1500.

03/11/2026

Well our volunteers are out and about fundraising to support veterans and their families in our local community and throughout the State by selling Remembrance Day Poppies.

You will see our volunteers at the Green Hills and Thornton Shopping Centres, ALDI East Maitland, Lawes Street East Maitland and in Morthpeth over the next week in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

Why not drop by, say hello and pick up a Poppy or two?

03/11/2026

At last week's Veterans Forum hosted by the NSW Office of Veterans' Affairs at the RSL LifeCare Hunter Veteran and Family Hub, East Maitland RSL sub-Branch President - Tony Mulquiney presented Hunter Hub Manager - Hayley Catford with a cheque for $20,000 on behalf of the sub-Branches of the Hunter Valley District Council.

The cheque represented money thus far donated by the sub-Branches of the Hunter Valley to the 2026 RSL NSW Veteran Support Fund, which is then provided to RSL LifeCare to contribute to the costs associated with the operation of Hunter Veteran and Family Hub.

A significant portion of the money donated was raised through the generosity of the members of our local communities, through their purchase of ANZAC Day Badges and Remembrance Day Poppies.

In the coming week, you might see our sub-Branch volunteers out and about in the community selling Poppies in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

The contribution of local sub-Branches to the Hunter Hub via the RSL NSW Veteran Support Fund, is an example of how the money raised supports veterans and their families.

Since it commenced operation in March 2026, the RSL LifeCare Hunter Hub Team has worked hard to support veterans and their families and establish themselves within our community. The support of local sub-Branches has been fundamental to this success.

Local sub-Branches provide the door in our communities for veterans seeking assistance to walk through, who can then be connected to professional support through the Team at the Hunter Hub. As they say. There is no wrong door.

Working together we can achieve so much more than working individually. As they say; we are better together.

In the photo with Tony and Hayley are RSL NSW President - Vince Williams and CEO - Mick Frewen and RSL LifeCare CEO - Drew Pearce and General Manager Veteran Services - David Anderson.

31/10/2026

Recenty, a few of our members travelled down to Canberra to attend the Partners of Veterans Association of Australia's - Honouring the hidden service - National Symposium which was held on Friday 16 October 2026.

Here are a few pictures for the Last Post Ceremony which they attended along, with the formal evening that was held inside the Australian War Memorial.

30/10/2026

A few pictures from this morning's Coffee and a Chat.

Coffee and a Chat is every second Saturday, 0900 - 1200. All are welcome.

29/10/2026

We have started fundraising for Remembrance Day and our volunteers this evening are at the East Maitland Bowling Club and we will be back next Thursday evening.

In addition, our volunteers will be out in the community next week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and the following Monday and Tuesday at the Green Hills Shopping Centre, the Thornton Shopping Centre and Aldi East Maitland in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

Plus, you will also see our volunteers out in Lawes Street East Maitland and Morthpeth.

Why not stop by, say hello and buy a Poppy?

Lest We Forget.

27/10/2026

Today members headed into Newcastle for a tour of Fort Scratchley and its inner workings.

Fort Scratchley was built in 1882 to defend Newcastle against the threat of a potential attack from Russia.

On the 8 June 1942, Fort Scratchley fired its guns in anger in response to the shelling of Newcastle by the Japanese Submarine I-21. The same Submarine which had attacked Sydney on 31 May.

In 1972, the Australian Army left the site and it became a museum in 1977, firstly as a Maritime Muesum and then 1982 expanding to include the Military Museum.

The sub-Branch like to thank the Fort Scratchley Historical Society for hosting today's tour and Legacy for allowing us the use of their bus.

26/10/2026

Get in early next week when we our volunteers start selling Remembrance Day Poppies if you would like to get your hands on a handmade Poppy as we only have a limited number.

This is a fantastic initiative which we are getting behind. Keep up the great work Branxton RSL sub-Branch.

We are better together!

25/10/2026

Today is the RSL NSW Annual General Meeting.

First activity was a question session with State Branch management. Some great discussions on issues in the questions sent online and from the floor.

Next up is the Board of RSL NSW and the Annual General Meeting itself.

Listening to testimonials from sub-Branches has certainly reinforced the RSL NSW motto - Better Together - has shown how sub-Branches working together for our common goal of supporting veterans and their families can achieve more then as individual sub-Branches working isolation. .

15/10/2026