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2024 promises to be a year of change.
Belong to the RSL and get involved in Australia’s largest veteran community.
The RSL welcomes new members and encourages you to join the RSL family.
2024 promises the Report and recommended implementations from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
We are committed to ensuring that this doesn’t become another report sitting on a desk.
We need your help to make sure we drive change and futureproof our Defence Force.
There are several ways you can do this:
Join your local sub-branch
Click through to your State Branch website to become a member
Follow updates on our social media and join the conversation
Donate to support our work
Our members actively live the foundations that the RSL is built on...
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Commemoration
Our members recognise and remember the service and sacrifice of those who served before us and with us, as well as those who are still serving or will serve after us.
Members enable and support commemorative services ensuring Australians remember the fallen. They also honour veterans by assisting with funeral tributes.
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Care
Our members share the bond of service and are committed to giving back to their Defence family and local communities. They care for the welfare and interests of other veterans. They’re there for veterans who are ill or injured, struggling with transition, or who need a friend.
They deliver meals, visit the sick, assist with RSL events, organise care packages, and raise funds to support veterans.
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Advocacy
By staying up to date on veterans' issues, our members can make a difference by adding their collective voice to important issues pertaining to veterans and, through our organisation, by ensuring that voice is heard by governments, public authorities and the public generally.
Importantly, they also provide input to submissions to Government Inquiries and Royal Commissions.
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Camaraderie
Connections are forged through membership. Connecting with other members of the Defence Family allows veterans to rekindle bonds of service and mateship and can make for a smoother transition to civilian life.
Members are made aware of events and opportunities to spend time with other veterans. Belonging to the RSL means someone always has your back.
Members receive:
Regular communications and updates
Services and support
Connection to camaraderie and opportunities to make new friendships
Voting rights with the right to be heard and make a difference on important issues
A membership badge that is recognised by veterans across Australia
