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September 9, 2022
Fee-free certified training for veterans or their partners across NSW with JobTrainer
In collaboration with Training Services NSW through their JobTrainer program, RSL LifeCare Veteran Services is providing access to four certification programs across hospitality, business, leadership and management especially for veterans […]
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August 29, 2022
RSL NSW donation boost for veteran services support.
RSL NSW sub-Branches have come together to provide a multi-million-dollar donation to its partner charity, RSL LifeCare, that will see funds go towards the critical support of veterans and their […]
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July 26, 2022
Access to fee-free certified training with the JobTrainer pilot program
In collaboration with Training Services NSW through their JobTrainer program, RSL LifeCare Veteran Services are piloting access to three certification programs across business, leadership and management especially for veterans and […]
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June 29, 2022
Spur, enabled by our passionate volunteer crew.
Spur Ranch, co-located with RSL LifeCare John Goodlet Manor in Picton, south of Sydney, is where the Spur Equine Program is run by Max Streeter, Spur Program Manager – RSL […]
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November 29, 2021
Today we honour Rawdon Hume “Ron” Middleton, VC.
SEVENTY nine years ago today a bomber took off from an air base in Suffolk, England. It was one of more than 200 aircraft on a mission to bomb heavy […]
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July 9, 2021
Jack of All Parades
Looking for someone who’s done it all? Meet Wayne Dixon – former reservist, firey, ambo, sub-Branch President, homecare volunteer, and more. If there’s a parade going, Wayne probably belongs in […]
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July 2, 2021
Horse Trekking Course – Trek 1, 2021 – Back in the saddle
ANZAC Day is a time of remembrance and camaraderie for many veterans; with emotions running high as they reflect on their service and the service of those who came before […]
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August 18, 2020
Kathleen Carlon
Volunteer, Women’s Australian National Service “My mother was frightened I’d be sent to the country, so she encouraged me to volunteer for the Women’s Australian National Service.” At the start […]
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August 18, 2020
Clifford (Cliff) Parker
Bombardier, 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery “I was bloody frightened and we all were.” The Second World War changed Australia forever. It was a time of transformation […]
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August 18, 2020
Victor Nagle
Gunner – Royal Air Force (RAF) “I was the most excited bloke in the world. I was going to finish the war off. I was hoping it didn’t end before […]
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August 18, 2020
Rod Kingham
Driver, Australian Army “My Dad had been in the Somme and he used to go to Anzac Day so we were an army family.” In comparison with a lot […]
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August 18, 2020
Phillipa Carlyle
Flight Mechanic – Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force “You had an enormous sense of trust in each other.” A fine and mild day with northerly winds freshening. That was […]
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August 18, 2020
Eugenie Allen
Signalwoman – Australian Army “I was a hairdresser when we married, but I wanted to do something different.” Eugenie Allen married her husband during World War II, between his […]
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August 18, 2020
Frederick Lewis
Commander – Royal Australian Navy “I had a love of the Navy and a strong sense of patriotism.” Frederick Lewis enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy during World War […]
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August 18, 2020
Cecil ‘Bob’ Leckie
Sapper, Royal Australian Engineers “My mate and I were shearing out the other side of White Cliffs and I said to this bloke, there’s gotta be a better job than […]
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August 18, 2020
Margaret Ferrier
Flight mechanic – Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force “Of course I wanted to make a difference, but there was the excitement of being part of it…” If they made […]
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August 18, 2020
Mavis Wheeler
Cipher, Signals Corps, Australian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAAF) “We women wanted to be seen as capable as men of doing many things.” Mavis Wheeler is never far from […]
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August 18, 2020
Thelma ‘Shirley’ Grinyer
Nurse, Australian Army Medical Women’s Service “Most of our patients were servicemen, and they were the best patients you could find” Shirley was an apprentice bookbinder at Waite and […]
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August 18, 2020
Dorothy ‘Topsy’ Curtis
Private, Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) “You have to protect your country and your families. If it happened again, I would have to join up again.” Dorothy “Topsy” Turvey […]
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August 18, 2020
Doreen Mavis “Bobby” Squire
Driver/Mechanic – Australian Women’s Army Service “I turned up and asked if they were looking for someone who could drive because my family had joined and I wanted to join […]
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August 13, 2020
Richard (Dick) Udy
Dick Udy couldn’t wait to enlist when war was declared in 1939. His sense of adventure was eventually fulfilled as a wireless operator onboard the “Black Cats” Catalina flying boats, […]
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August 13, 2020
Victory in the Pacific – 75 years since the end of World War II
RSL LifeCare has been capturing the memories of our war veterans for many years as a way of honouring our residents’ individual service. This VP Day – the 75th since […]
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August 11, 2020
Hidden Treasures – Lindsay Dufty
My first day in the Army was 7th January 1942 when at the ripe age of eighteen I fronted up to enlist. I was delighted to find that an old […]
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August 11, 2020
Hidden Treasures – Ray Cunningham
When Japan entered the war with the bombing of Pearl Harbour in December 1941, Australia was caught off guard. With its fighting forces on the other side of the world, […]
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August 10, 2020
Hidden Treasures – Wal Williams
Part 1 I was born in October 1922 and grew up in the leafy Sydney suburb of Northbridge. My dad was a keen and strong swimmer and Northbridge Baths were […]
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April 30, 2020
ANZAC Day – We Did Remember Them
ANZAC Day is one of the most important days of the year in the RSL LifeCare calendar. Despite restrictions and social distancing requirements, due to COVID-19, RSL LifeCare residents, clients, […]
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October 29, 2019
It’s a matter of manners
Some things don’t change even when you’re a Centenarian. Former 7th Division Army officer Lieutenant Doug Bowman took part in the landing in Borneo with 25TH Brigade in 1945. In […]
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October 29, 2019
The Diggers’ Friend
Veterans’ health is not a new concern. RSL LifeCare’s existence is based on support for those in need. Stephen Stack MBE, co-founder of the “War Vets” home, now RSL LifeCare […]
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July 1, 2019
Paying homage
Mondo Rock bassist Paul Christie has played on stages around the world, performing to thousands as a member of Australian rock music’s elite. But what might seem like an exciting […]
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June 27, 2019
Tom Ridgway – When the Past Refuses to Let Go
War Neurosis, War Trauma, Shell Shock, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – the names may have changed from war to war yet the crushing, brain-addling effects are the same. In recognition […]
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June 5, 2019
Lucky Stevens and the D-Day Landings
Today is the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings at Normandy – a brave move which heralded the beginning of the end of WWII in Europe. To acknowledge the occasion, […]
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April 25, 2019
Mavis Wheeler off to the ANZAC Day March
The meaning of ANZAC Day This ANZAC Day RSL LifeCare remembers the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have given so much for our way of life. Listening to the following […]
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April 25, 2019
Lee Sarich
The meaning of ANZAC Day This ANZAC Day RSL LifeCare remembers the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have given so much for our way of life. Listening to the following […]
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April 25, 2019
Jack Van Emden and his late wife, Sheila, ANZAC Day 2018
The meaning of ANZAC Day This ANZAC Day RSL LifeCare remembers the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have given so much for our way of life. Listening to the following […]
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April 25, 2019
Stuart Doyle
The meaning of ANZAC Day This ANZAC Day RSL LifeCare remembers the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have given so much for our way of life. Listening to the following […]
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April 24, 2019
Ted Matthews, the last living ANZAC from the Gallipoli landing
On ANZAC Day we remember “the originals”, the men who fought for King and Country in the First World War – men like Ted Matthews. Ted was a resident of […]
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April 23, 2019
Hidden Treasures – Roy Lascelles
Born 20 April 1918, Roy Lascelles is one of our oldest residents, celebrating his 101st birthday this April. Roy’s life began during World War 1, when the Allies were fighting […]
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