South Australia
Organisation /
Event Organiser
Event Title and Event
Description
Event Location and/or
Venue Address
Event Time
Event Contact
What to Bring
Mick Loeckenhoff
M: 0419 380 493
E: rslmb239@bigpond.com
Bring small
change and your
friends. Be
prepared to
learn more
about the
Murray Bridge
community.
Friday 9th October 2015
Murray Bridge RSL
Veteran and Community Wellbeing
Day. Expo - 18 stands including
representation from DVA, MHPE,
community Mental Health, Murraylands
Community Men's Shed, Carers SA,
Soldier On, Steps to Wellbeing
Program, Uniting Care, Relationships
Australia and many more.
Entertainment, BBQ lunch and
refreshments.
Murray Bridge RSL
Princess Highway
Murray Bridge
10am - 3pm
Saturday 10th October 2015
Victor Harbor Private
Hospital
Veterans Mental Health Information
Sessions for staff. Static displays Mental Health, MHPE and VHW
information and products. Mental
health information and health
promotion products for hospitalised
veterans and war widows.
Victor Harbor Private Hospital
Bay Road
Victor Harbor
South Coast Veterans
Port Elliot Show. Promotion of South
Coast Veterans, MHPE and VHW
messages at the annual show. DVA
Mental Wellness information and
products - The Right Mix, At Ease,
Operation Life, on-line mental health
services etc.
Port Elliot Showgrounds
Cameron Street
Port Elliot
Business Hours
10-18 October
9am - 5pm
Margaret Hirche
P: 8552 0500
E: margaret.hirche@sa.gov.au
Tony Hermanson
Ph: 0400 570 016
E: awhermanson@bigpond.com
Come along with
the family for an
informative and
fun day out.
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
VHW Masquerade Ball - "PTSD Don't
Hide Behind the Mask". Live Band,
Floor Show, Guest Speakers – Mental
Health. Light Supper, Raffles, Prizes,
DVA Mental Health information stand
and display. For veterans and current
serving ADF personnel and their
families and the community.
Semaphore Port Adelaide RSL
10 Semaphore Road
Semaphore
7pm - 11pm
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Formal dress, a
mask and be
prepared for a
good night out.
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Bring a blanket,
a chair and a
picnic (optional).
Some small
change - some
activities at cost.
Be sunsmart.
Bring family and
friends for a big
day out.
Come along with
the family for an
informative and
fun day out.
For ADAA
members and
their partners.
Bring a friend
and your singing
voice.
Sunday 11th October 2015
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
VHW Family Fun Day - 'PTSD affects
everyone in the family'. Free ticketed
entertainment - Petting Zoo, Carousel,
Games, Activities and the Sallyman
Truck. BBQ lunch or bring your own
picnic. Information stands and
displays. Family Disco Karaoke. For
veterans and their grand children,
current serving ADF personnel and
their families.
South Coast Veterans
Air Dispatch
Association of
Australia (SA)
Port Elliot Show. Day 2 of the Port
Elliot Show. Promotion of South Coast
Veterans, MHPE and VHW messages.
DVA Mental Wellness information and
products -The Right Mix, At Ease,
Operation Life, on-line mental health
services etc.
For members of ADAA (SA). Healthy
BBQ lunch and Mental Wellness
Information Session.
Semaphore Foreshore
Grassed area near the carousel
Semaphore
11am - 5pm
Port Elliot Showgrounds
Cameron Street
Port Elliot
9am - 4pm
4 Fig Tree Lane
Aberfoyle Park
11am - 4pm
Tony Hermanson
Ph: 0400 570 016
E: awhermanson@bigpond.com
Lou Heidenreich
M: 0427 702 419
E: mopsorden@internode.on.net
10am - 2pm
Vicky Tate
Ph: 8248 1940
M: 0407 180 993
Monday 12th October 2015
Seagulls Day Club
Joy and Happiness with Music.
Healthy lunch followed by
entertainment by the Hope and
Harmony Choir - choir members have
or have experienced mental health
issues and/or physical disabilities and
express themselves through singing.
Largs Bay RSL
17b Carnarvon Street
Largs Bay 5016
Mt Barker RSL
Day 1 of fun and activities at Mt Barker
all week. Presentations from DVA /
VAN on Mental Wellness and Soldier
On. Cycle in the Aelaide hills with
Soldier On after the presentation.
Mt Barker RSL
23 Hutchinson Avenue
Mt Barker
Sue Rogers
P: 8391 4845
M: 0404 062 165
E: mtbarkerrsl@gmail.com
Bring your
friends and your
bike if you want
to go for a ride.
10am - 1pm
Pat Bowman
P: 8252 0500
M: 0415 970 509
E: office@xmrc.com.au
2pm - 4pm
Sue Rogers
P: 8391 4845
M: 0404 062 165
E: mtbarkerrsl@gmail.com
Come along with
a friend and try
out your creative
talents.
Comfortable
shoes/clothes.
Be sunsmart.
Invite friends
along.
Brenda Abbey
Ph: 8396 2030
M: 0438 190 845
For members of
Tea Tree Gully
Legacy only.
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Bring your
singing voice
and friends.
Sue Rogers
P: 8391 4845
M: 0404 062 165
E: mtbarkerrsl@gmail.com
Bring your smart
device.
10am - 12noon
Tuesday 13th October 2015
XMRC Peter Badcoe
Centre
Art and creativity for your mental
wellness. Encourage participation in
art classes to help participants
maintain their mental wellness.
Nutritious lunch. For members of
XMRC, Northern Suburbs VVA and
community members.
XMRC Peter Badcoe Centre
Building 186
Cnr East Avenue & Contractors
Road
Edinburgh Parks
Mt Barker RSL
Come 'N Try Lawn Bowls, encouraging
social connection and physical activity.
Nutritious afternoon tea.
Mt Barker Bowling Club
Mann Street
Mt Barker
Wednesday 14th October 2015
Tea Tree Gully
Legacy
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
Mt Barker RSL
Mental Wellness in focus. For
members of Tea Tree Gully Legacy
Club. Laughter session with the Clown
Doctor and guest speaker - VVCS mental wellness presentation.
Nutritional morning tea.
Ray's Piano Old Time Melodies 'Remembering Happy Times". Music
offers its own unique benefits to mental
wellness. Singalongs, dancing, guest
speaker, quizzes. Lunch and
refreshments. For veterans, war
widows and local aged care
community.
Virtual War Memorial, RSL-SA.
Presentation and assistance provided
by the team from RSL SA to show
veterans and their families how to
upload memorabilia to the site.
Tea Tree Gully RSL
Memorial Drive
Tea Tree Gully
Semaphore Port Adelaide RSL
Semaphore Road
Semaphore
Mt Barker RSL
23 Hutchinson Avenue
Mt Barker
10am - 12noon
11.30am 3.30pm
9am - 12noon
MHPE Volunteer
Event - Kathy
Behrendt
Misfits & Movers Cup. Friendly annual
VHW exercise competition
encouraging friendship and
participation. Healthy afternoon tea.
Guest Speaker - Mental
Wellness/Positivity.
First Street
Ardrossan 5571
Kathy Behrendt
Ph: 8837 7287
M: 0428 377 287
E: kbehrendt63@gmail.com
Comfortable
shoes/clothes.
11.30am 3.30pm
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Comfortable
shoes/clothes.
1pm - 3pm
Peter Petherick
Ph: 8821 3555
E: coppervets@yp-connect.net
Bring a friend
and gardening
enthusiasts.
11am - 1pm
Sue Rogers
P: 8391 4845
M: 0404 062 165
E: mtbarkerrsl@gmail.com
Bring a friend.
Ann Stanton
M: 0415 052 041
E: gastanton@internode.on.net
Yourself and
any friends who
are partners, expartners or
widows of past
and present
members of the
ADF.
Ian Le Raye
Ph: 0401 673 839
E: ianleraye@internode.on.net
Bring a friend
and your
12.30 - 4pm
Thursday 15th October 2015
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
Semaphore Olympics - 'New
Challenges for Mental Wellness'.
Boost your brainpower with games and
challenges. Carpet bowls, snooker,
darts, 8-ball, board games, puzzles.
Lunch and refreshments. DVA mental
health information stand and display.
For veterans, war widows, current and
ex0-ADF personnel and local
community members.
Semaphore Port Adelaide RSL
Semaphore Road
Semaphore
Copper Coast
Vietnam Veterans'
Association
Club Herb & Vegie Garden Opening.
Official opening of herb and vegetable
garden and propagation
demonstration. Focusing on the health
benefits of gardening. Healthy
afternoon tea.
Copper Coast VVA
Military Road
Moonta 5558
Mt Barker RSL
Tour of the Steam Ranger sheds and
the work being undertaken to restore
the trains and carriages.
Partners of Veterans
Association
Recharge Your Batteries. Healthy
lunch. Guest presentation from
Exercise Physiologist - benefits of
exercise for your mental wellbeing.
Vietnam Veterans'
Association Northern Suburbs
Veterans DIY Gardening. Companion
Gardening of herbs and vegetables.
Demonstrations, giveaway plants and
Steam Ranger Sheds
Mt Barker
Salvation Army Oasis Café
Cnr Reservoir & Montague Rds
Modbury
Bunnings Warehouse
Do It Yourself Area
Cnr Main North & Kings Rds
Parafield
12noon - 2pm
Session 1
10am - 11am
Session 2
2pm - 3pm
pots. DVA Mental Health information
stand and display at both sessions.
gardening
gloves.
Friday 16th October 2015
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
Veterans' Wellness Walk - 'Mental
Fitness'. Walk / exercise along the
foreshore - 7RAR Association Meet
and Greet. Guest Speaker. BBQ
lunch and refreshments at the subbranch and afternoon of
camaraderie/mateship. DVA
Information stands and displays.
MHPE Volunteer
Event - Brian Thorpe
Low impact exercise session and
health presentation on the benefits of
good diet and nutrition for mental
wellness. Nutritional lunch and Guest
Presentations on Mental Wellness Linda McCarthy, Psychologist, Yoga
Session and DVA / VAN Mental Health
Quiz.
Mt Barker RSL
Fitness walk at the Laratinga Wetlands
Mt Barker. The walk will culminate with
a healthy BBQ and salads following our
theme from last year of eating for
mental health and improving fitness.
Semaphore foreshore and
Semaphore Pt Adelaide RSL
Victor Harbor Trotting Club
Lipizzaner Drive
Morgan Park
Victor Harbor
Laratinga Wetlands
Mt Barker
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Walking shoes/
comfortable
clothing. Be
sunsmart.
10am - 3pm
Brian Thorpe
Ph: 0427 582 576
E: brianthorpe1@bigpond.com
Comfortable
clothing and
footwear. Bring
your friends and
be prepared for
an informative
and fun
afternoon.
11am - 2pm
Sue Rogers
P: 8391 4845
M: 0404 062 165
E: mtbarkerrsl@gmail.com
Walking shoes
and a healthy
appetite. Bring
a friend.
10.30am - 3pm
TPI and Veterans
Social Golf Club
Golf Day organised by TPI Assoc. and
Soldier On - bringing 'the old and the
new' together for a round of golf at the
beautiful North Adelaide Golf Course.
A catered light lunch will be served.
DVA Mental Health information stand
and health promotion products.
MHPE Volunteer
Event - Trevor Klose
Catch and Cook - crabbing event and
friendly cooking competition. Bring
along a recipe. DVA mental health and
health promotion products will be
available.
North Adelaide Golf Club
North Adelaide
8 The Esplanade
Port Parham
Tee-off 8.00am
til early
afternoon
From 9.30am
Graham Dungey
Ph: 8252 3061
M: 0402 204 328
E: gramar45@gmail.com
Golf Clubs. Be
Sun Smart and
bring a friend.
Trevor Klose
Ph: 0418 632 508
E: tandcklose@bigpond.com
Bring a friend
and a seafood
recipe. Be
sunsmart.
Ray Brown
M: 0412 694 972
E: miray@live.com.au
A feeling of fun
and expectation
of having a good
time.
Ursula Thornquest
Ph: 8379 2600
M: 0403 372 856
E: uthornquest@rslcaresa.com.au
Bring your
families and join
in activities
galore.
Saturday 17th October
Port Noarlunga /
Christies Beach RSL
Black Tie Evening. An annual event,
encouraging social inclusion for older
and younger members. Members and
partners enjoy companionship over a
nutritious meal. Guest speaker Maj
Donna Manton will relate the
adjustment required on return from
Afganistan and Iraq and the effects on
family.
Port Noarlunga RSL
The Esplanade
Port Noarlunga
RSL Care SA
RSL Villas Fete. The aim of the Villas
fete is to promote social
connectedness and mental wellness by
opening the doors of the RSL Villas to
the community, encouraging interaction
and participation through a range of
activities and events through the day.
Activities include DVA/VVCS stands,
face painting, book stall, entertainers,
BBQ, devonshire tea and food stalls.
RSL Villas
18 Trafford Street
Angle Park
6.30 for 7.00pm
start
9am - 2pm
MHPE Volunteer
Event - Trevor Klose
Catch and Cook Day 2 - crabbing
event and friendly cooking competition.
Bring along a recipe. DVA mental
health and health promotion products
will be available.
8 The Esplanade
Port Parham
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
Defence Shed Launch - 'Everyone is
Equal under one Roof'. Opening of the
Defence Shed - a meeting place where
people can discuss issues of concern
with like-minded mates, work on
projects together, get involved in
fundraising activities and learn new
skills e.g. photography, wood work,
metal work, boat building. DCO / Red
Sheild Defence Services Sallyman
Truck, DVA Mental Health information
stand and display. For current serving
ADF personnel, veterans.
Techport Australia
33-35 Veitch Rd, Osborne &
Semaphore Pt Adelaide RSL
From 9.30am
Trevor Klose
Ph: 0418 632 508 E:
tandcklose@bigpond.com
Bring a friend
and a recipe.
Be sunsmart.
11am - 4pm
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Bring your
mates.
10am - 4pm
Judy Sharp
Ph: (08) 8258 6016
M: 0427 177 483
E: rsl.sals@bigpond.net.au
Bring along a
friend. Wear
comfortable
clothing/shoes
and be sunsmart.
10.30am 4.30pm
Andrew Dankowski
Ph: 7225 9756
M: 0424 514 241
E: sema4rsl@gmail.com
Sporting gear
and active
friends who like
a bit of healthy
competition.
Sunday 18th October
Salisbury RSL Subbranch
Semaphore Port
Adelaide RSL
Fun Bowling Day. "Come and Try"
event - promotes social connection,
physical and mental wellbeing. For
veterans and members of the broader
community. Healthy barbeque lunch.
DVA MHPE, mental health and health
promotion products will be available.
Inter-Club Challenge - 'Raise
awareness about mental health in the
RSL'. A series of games and
challenges between the Port
Noarlunga Christies Beach and
Semport Port Adelaide RSL. Carpet
bowls, snooker, darts, 8-ball, board
games and races. DVA mental health
information stand and display. For
veterans, current serving ADF
personnel.
Salisbury Bowling Club
Orange Avenue
Salisbury 5108
Port Noarlunga RSL
The Esplanade
Port Noarlunga
Soldier On
War Veterans Fishing
Group & Goolwa RSL
High MentalitTEA. A high tea to foster
stronger relationships, social
connectedness and to raise awareness
of the issues of servicewomen,
partners of veterans and connect
women to the wider community after
years of service in the ADF. DVA
mental health information stand.
War Veterans Fishing Group and
Goolwa RSL combined family day.
VVCS guest presentation /mental
health information session. Barbeque
lunch. Physical activity games for the
kids. DVA mental health and health
promotion products will be available.
The Naval, Military and Airforce
Club
111 Hutt Street
Adelaide
Goolwa RSL
Cutting Road
Goolwa
1pm - 3pm
Calli Morgan
Ph: 0417 933 390
E: calli.morgan@soldieron.org.au
Dress Code:
Women elegant; Men suit or shirt & tie
11am - 2.30pm
Kevin Stone
P: 8284 3974
M: 0408 167 943
E: Stonehaven10@bigpond.com
Bring the family
and a healthy
appetitie. Be
sunsmart.
7.00am tee-off
Malcolm Love
P: 8263 8189 or
8263 2083
E: mlttgrsl@yahoo.com.au
Golf clubs.
Comfortable
clothing/shoes.
Be Sun Smart.
Bring a friend.
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Monday 19th October
Tea Tree Gully RSL
VHW Golf Day for veterans, family,
friends and carers. Raising
awareness of the benefits of golf for
mental and physical wellbeing.
Nutritional meals in the morning and
after the round of Golf. DVA MHPE
and mental health information stand.
Tea Tree Gully Golf Course
Hamilton Road
Fairview Park SA 5126