Banyule Veterans at Greensborough RSL Sub Branch

14/04/2026

11/04/2026

Hello all
If can, please donate.

11/04/2026

It was a big coffee club on friday. We had a new member, Bridget and we a visit from members of the ADF come along for a brew and a chat.

10/04/2026

Our wonderful volunteers are out and about all around the Greensborough community this week, proudly supporting the annual RSL ANZAC Appeal ❤️

From now through to ANZAC Day, you’ll find them selling pins and scarves, helping raise vital funds to support veterans and their families. Every purchase makes a meaningful difference.

If you see our team, please stop by, say hello, and show your support. Lest we forget 🌺

Banyule Veterans at Greensborough RSL Sub Branch
Greensborough RSL

09/04/2026

Put your knowledge to the test – Trivia Night is here at Greensborough RSL!
Join us every Tuesday from May 12th for a fun night of questions, laughs, and friendly competition.
Grab your team and book a table now to secure your spot!

07/04/2026

Mainland Australia Coastwatchers (distinct home-defence role):

As well as the mostly Australian run Coastwatching Organisation in the Pacific islands which included British, Australian, New Zealand, US and Pacific Islander personnel, Australia also had RANVR administered civilian coastwatchers, many of them later enrolled in the RANVR, based around its mainland coastline, especially Northern Territory, where they operated alongside the The North Australia Observer Unit (NAOU / "Nackeroos" or "Curtin's Cowboys".

Volunteers (often the same types of civilians: station managers and missionaries) manned observation posts and reported any enemy naval or air activity approaching the continent. This included potential raiders, submarines, or invasion fleets during the 1942 crisis period (when Japan bombed Darwin, Broome, and other sites).

It was far lower-risk—no enemy occupation of the mainland occurred beyond raids—so there were no "stay-behind" guerrilla elements or executions on Australian soil.

The work was routine but vital for alerting mainland defences. Gaps in coverage were filled by recruiting more locals or giving some naval reserve status.

The mainland network predated and underpinned the island expansion; many original coastwatchers on the Australian coast continued their roles while the "screen" of islands became the forward line.

The mainland effort was essential but overshadowed by the dramatic island stories. Recent efforts include calls for a dedicated "mainland tribute" or memorial (e.g., in Brisbane) to recognise these coastwatchers separately from the Pacific ones. Surviving veterans (now all deceased) and units like the NAOU are commemorated through plaques, airfields (e.g., Nackeroo Airfield), and histories linking them to modern surveillance forces.

While the Pacific Islands Coastwatchers earned legendary status for their daring in the fight against Japan, the mainland network was the foundational home-defence backbone—quiet, vigilant observation that helped secure Australia itself.

Both were part of the same RAN-originated system but adapted to vastly different threats.

07/04/2026

Chances are, you’ve eaten ANZAC biscuits, recited the Ode and heard the Last Post. But do you know how these – and other –ANZAC Day traditions came to be?

Read more: https://anzacspirit.com.au/blog/the-traditions-of-anzac-day?utm_source=anzac-appeal&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=anzac-appeal-2026&utm_content=social-media