RSL Membership
Find wide-ranging support, a sense of camaraderie and lasting friendships as an RSL member.
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BECOME AN RSL MEMBER
Our membership program reinforces mateship as one of our core values. Join a vibrant community of veterans, their loved ones and supporters.
The RSL in Victoria is proud to welcome new members, including past and present service personnel, their families and friends, and supportive community members.
Membership is one of our key tenets and underscores our mission to provide the best possible support and services to all generations of veterans and their families in Victoria. Our vision is to ensure veterans and their loved ones are supported and empowered to live fulfilling, healthy lives.
Our Sub-Branches extend support and a listening ear to all veterans and their families, regardless of membership status. But we find membership is the greatest expression of our mission and values. Members not only have access to a wide range of services, but forge connections made to last.
How to join
- Approach your local RSL Sub-Branch. We are in almost every town and suburb across Victoria.
- If you are currently serving in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), or you have previously served Australia or our allies; or you are a family member of a veteran, you can sign up directly here on our website. See form below.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
The following membership types are available within the RSL in Victoria. These are offered on an annual basis, with some Sub-Branches offering triennial membership terms.
- Service memberships are available to current and former members of the ADF with at least one day’s service, or a person with a minimum of six months service in the Allied Armed Forces.
- Affiliate memberships are available to relatives of a person who was eligible to be a Service member of the League. Affiliate memberships are also available to members of emergency services (police, fire brigade, CFA, ambulance and/or SES). Emergency services personnel must have been a member of that emergency service for at least 6 months. Affiliate membership is also open to: a Bronze Medallion member of a Surf Life Saving Club; or a Corrections/Prisons Officer.
- Social memberships are available to any member of the community who wishes to join an RSL Sub-Branch.
Membership provides you with a range of benefits that include reciprocal rights at all Sub-Branches across Victoria. When you sign up to become a member of the RSL in Victoria, you will receive a membership card and a range of communications, depending on your membership type.
Local Sub-Branches often run special events, promotions and opportunities that are available exclusively to RSL members.
All members of the RSL in Victoria are automatically enrolled in RSL Rewards, our loyalty program. With RSL Rewards, your membership card becomes your travelling ticket to entry, enabling access to exclusive member-only offers, reward points and much more at participating Sub-Branches across Victoria.
MEMBERSHIP Q&A
Find answers to the most common queries we receive from members, on topics including access to local Sub-Branches, membership for relatives and community members, and membership fees and expiry dates.
No. RSL Victoria and its Sub-Branches can support all current and ex-service members of the ADF and their families. Of course, we’d love you to join as a member as well if you would like to!
If you qualify for Service or Affiliate membership, yes you can apply right here on the RSL Victoria website.
You qualify for what we call Affiliate membership. Sign up via the above form.
Yes, for sure, we have 100,000 Victorians just like you who are members of the RSL. Simply visit or contact an RSL Sub-Branch near you to sign up.
In most cases, yes there is a small fee, normally as low as $10 per year to cover a few administration costs for your local Sub-Branch. All currently serving members of the ADF receive complimentary membership in the first year.
When joining or renewing with the RSL, your membership is valid from the date you join until 31 December of the same calendar year. To renew your membership, you will be contacted by the RSL between 1 November through to 31 December in the year your membership expires.
Please contact the Sub-Branch you would like to transfer to, they will be able to assist you to transfer your membership.
