Stories

Written by Aileen Phillips 05 July 2024 The following article contains names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Written by Aileen Phillips 04 July 2024 A former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veteran is preparing to test his…

Written by Aileen Phillips 28 June 2024 At 44 years old, Warrant Officer Class Two Kelly Plaister has some gripping…

Written by Aileen Phillips 21 June 2024 A tender moment between an Australian soldier and a local East Timorese boy…

Written by Aileen Phillips 31 May 2024 National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about…

Written by Aileen Phillips 24 May 2024 Photography: Meg Gannon RSL Victoria has formally thanked its vital network of volunteers…

For many who serve, deploying overseas is often seen as the culmination of years of training, and perhaps the realisation of a dream come true. Ash Graham tells his story.

Read the touching stories of those who joined us in commemorating our servicemen and women this ANZAC Day.

Written by Aileen Phillips 11 April 2024 Ben Vahland knows all too well about the mental health challenges that can…

RSL Victoria has marked its first International Women’s Day (IWD) event, to celebrate the many and varied contributions that women have made in service to the country.

Written by Aileen Phillips 08 December 2023 Photography: Supplied Veterans across Victoria are reaping the benefits of RSL Victoria’s RSL…

Written by Aileen Phillips 05 December 2023 As 2023 comes to a close, we look back at some of the…

Written by RSL Victoria 13 November 2023 On Saturday, November 11 2023, the Melbourne CBD paused in honour of our…

Written by Aileen Phillips 03 November 2023 “The importance of the Poppy Appeal is that we need to raise money…

Written by Aileen Phillips 13 October 2023 Husband and wife, Michael and Vicki Mihaljcek do it for the veterans, knowing…

Written by RSL Victoria 05 October 2023 The Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championship is back for 2023. The Championship is…

Written by RSL Victoria 28 September 2023 When a cremation box and a folder of photographs were found inside a…

Written by Aileen Phillips 17 August 2023 RSL Victoria’s former Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier Michael Annett CSC was recently awarded…

Written by Aileen Phillips 27 July 2023 Photography: Alexander Shore Just five years after World War Two, personnel from the…

Salina Parton is all too familiar with life inside the Australian Defence Force (ADF), life outside of the ADF and life as a service spouse. It’s with these lived experiences and a passion for the veteran community that she recently joined RSL Victoria as the RSL Active Program and Events Officer.

With the mystery of the missing SS Montevideo Maru solved, a daughter finally finds peace.

Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Darryl Sanders has spent the last 10 years supporting the annual ANZAC and Poppy Appeals through the Victoria Barracks. Here’s why he is such a strong supporter of the cause.

Written by Aileen Phillips 23 May 2023 Image: Supplied When most people are sleeping, Ron and Carlyn Sproston become sleuths….

Written by Aileen Phillips 22 May 2023 In light of National Volunteer Week, celebrated from May 15 to 21, we…