Publications

Written by Sue Smethurst 17 November 2022 Photos: James McPherson During her first days at Monterey, newly enlisted Women’s Royal…

Written by Sue Smethurst 15 November 2022 As dawn broke over Hampton beach last ANZAC Day, Helen Ward began to…

Written by Aaron Langmaid 10 November 2022 Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Ivan Benitez-Aguirre has conquered much during an…

Written by Sue Smethurst 03 November 2022 Photography by James McPherson. Jim Dewar can vividly recall the moment he truly…

Written by RSL Victoria 07 June 2022 Following an extensive recruitment process, Sue Cattermole has taken the helm after serving…

Written by Aaron Langmaid 28 October 2022 Major Michael Lee had not long returned from his role serving as an…

Written by RSL Victoria 25 October 2022 You can now read Mufti online as it was printed. Click the link…

As he cried into his father’s arms, Joel Sardi never really understood the true meaning behind “we will get through it”. In the weeks and years after a catastrophic accident rendered him paralysed, he couldn’t fathom what life would look like — until he found happiness again.

Written by Lucie Van Den Berg 24 October 2022 Photos by James McPherson Lola shadows Andrew Hall in the supermarket,…

Read the PDF of the October 2021 edition of the Mufti magazine. MUFTI OCTOBER 2021

Written by RSL Victoria 11 August 2022 Read the PDF of the April 2022 edition of the Mufti magazine. MUFTI…

Written by Sue Smethurst 05 July 2022 Photos: Australian War Memorial and the Australian College of Nursing In a rare…

Written by Lucie Van Den Berg 05 July 2022 Photos: The Australian Defence Force Flying through the air at speeds…

A new, holistic approach to the career journey for veterans is being offered through the RSL Victoria Veterans’ Employment Program (VEP).

Written by Sandy Guy 11 May 2022 Mufti VOL. 62 No. 1. April 2022 It has now been more than…

Written by Sue Smethurst 11 May 2022 Mufti VOL. 62 No. 1 April 2022 As she waved her son off…

It’s a long way from Cardross in northwest Victoria to Singapore, but that’s where Vera Torney found herself in February 1942, facing a Japanese advance down the Malay peninsula.

For artist Kat Rae, art has always formed part of the solution when she sought to make sense of her own experiences, whether it was through creating works of her own, or immersing herself in the expressions of others. While it was her constant companion and her calling, it wasn’t her first career.

Written by Sue Smethurst 24 April 2022 Returning to the Kokoda Track two years after COVID-19 closed international borders was…

Written by Sue Smethurst 06 April 2022 The story was originally published in Mufti volume 60. Number 1. April 2020….

Written by Lisa Cooper 25 February 2022 Photography: Australian War Memorial Mufti VOL. 59 No. 2 June 2019 A national…

Written by Annabel Ross 17 February 2022 Photography: Supplied Mufti VOL 58 NO.2 June 2019 Mark Donaldson, former SAS trooper…

Written by Claire Halliday 11 February 2022 Photos: The State Library of Victoria and Haper Collins VOL 58 NO.2 June…

Written by Aileen Phillips 02 February 2022 Photography: Tim Bauer VOL. 59 NO.3 October 2019 It was just another day…