Returned & Services League Victorian Branch

Recognition and respect

40 years ago, Philip Neil was turned away from the Shrine of Remembrance. Today he will return to lay a wreath and open the Defending with Pride exhibition.

Your RSL

Providing the best possible support & services to all generations of Veterans in Victoria.

Reflection and apology

RSL Victoria shares a statement of reflection and apology

A life of service

What is life like for members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force today? Meet Jackson, Alisha and Ben, three young service people keen to tell their story.

Our Services

Veteran Support

RSL Victoria is here to provide assistance and support to past and present service personnel and their families.

Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has begun. RSL Victoria has created this hub of information about the Royal Commission, including our submission and a range of support services available.

Get Involved

There is more than one way to get involved with the RSL. Find out more here.

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Quilts of Valour

Helen Comport is a mother. A mother of a son who was wounded while serving overseas in 2010. Few can understand the stress of that situation, but Helen was able to take some comfort in a beautiful patchwork quilt made by other mothers from far away, and placed on her son’s bed while he healed from his injuries. This patchwork quilt inspired Helen’s new mission…Quilts of Valour.

News

Remembering the Montevideo Maru

80 years on from Australia’s worst maritime disaster, the town of Stanhope has unveiled a lasting artistic tribute.

MUFTI

The Vivian Bullwinkel memorial

The legacy of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED will live on through a new memorial

Enduring friendship

A shaving razor that linked two men together for life, even after death, will live on at its new home at the Colac RSL.

RSL Victoria’s exclusive with veteran and beauty queen Annette Sindiga

Private Annette Sindiga is no stranger to representing Australia, whether it be in military uniform or glamming it up on the catwalk.

REMEMBERING KOKODA

Eighty years after the Battle of Kokoda David Howell helped veteran George Cops return to the track.

RSL Victoria’s Exclusive Interview with Invictus Games Competitor Emma Murfet

It took centimetres to bring an end to Emma Murfet’s career in the Australian Army, but since the accident, the former parachute rigger has found new ways to reach great heights with the Invictus Games.