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THE BULLETIN Journal of

The Legacy Club of Melbourne Inc.

No 3384 – August 2019

Tuesday 19th November 2019

LEGACY, MELBOURNE (THE COMPANY) AGM

Time: 10.00am - LEGACY, MELBOURNE (The Company) AGM

Venue: Legacy House, 293 Swanston Street, Melbourne – Level 2

Tuesday 10th September 2019

MELBOURNE LEGACY CLUB CONFERENCE

Time: 10.00am

Venue: Legacy House, 293 Swanston Street, Melbourne – Level 2

MELBOURNE LEGACY BULLETIN- ISSUE 3384 AUGUST 2019 Page No 2

AUGUST 2019 COMMITTEE MEETINGS

6th August 2019 Comradeship Committee, Level 2 – Meeting Room A & B 10.30 am 6th August 2019 Widows Committee, Level 2 – Rob Allison Committee Room 11.00 am 13th August 2019 Families Committee, Level 2 – Rob Allison Committee Room 10.00 am 20th August 2019 Personnel Committee, Level 2 – Rob Allison Committee Room 11.00 am 27th August 2019 Council of Management – Meeting Room to be confirmed 10.30 am 27th August 2019 Board of Management – Meeting Room to be confirmed 2.15 pm

AUGUST 2019 BRANCH MEETINGS

Monday 5 Outer Eastern Box Hill RSL 10.30 am Tuesday 6 Bayside Highett RSL 5.30 pm Tuesday 6 Prahran / Malvern Toorak RSL 5.30 pm Wednesday 7 Inner Eastern Camberwell RSL 5.30 pm Thursday 8 Northern Watsonia RSL 7.30 pm Tuesday 20 Western Werribee RSL 7.00 pm Wednesday 21 Oakleigh / Waverley Waverley RSL 12.00 pm Tuesday 27 North West Pascoe Vale RSL 7.00 pm

TUESDAY 27th AUGUST 2019

HELPING OUR WIDOWS

CAMPBELL HORSFALL, SENIOR BARRISTER

Campbell will continue to provide pro bono legal advice sessions to Widows and Legatees in 2019. A senior barrister and former Junior Legatee, Campbell will be

available monthly at Legacy House to answer queries, both face to face and over the phone. Melbourne Legacy is very grateful for his support and time.

His next session at Legacy House will be on Tuesday 27th August 10.00am - 12.00pm

For bookings and enquiries contact Michael Van Leeuwen on 8626 0533 (direct)

or email: [email protected]

DIARY DATES

NOTES FOR YOUR DIARY

TUESDAY 1st OCTOBER 2019

2019 FORMER JUNIOR LEGATEE REUNION

The Comradeship luncheon on Tuesday 1st October 2019 will feature the Former Junior Legatee

reunion. If any Legatees in your branch know of or have contact with any Former Junior Legatees who

would like to come to the 2019 event, the Comradeship Committee would appreciate it if you could

send their contact details and email address, with their consent, to Margret Pongers, email

[email protected] with the view of contacting them with an invitation to our 2019

Former Junior Legatee Reunion.

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Legatee Hugh Roberton

Our new CEO, Jo Moloney, will be visiting Branches and Groups in the near future, so please make her welcome and take the opportunity to seek clarification on issues of concern. However, please remember, Jo is following two CEO’s who have brought in significant changes to the organisation; changes with which she may not necessarily agree.

Ken Tsirigotis, our Chief Operating Officer, gave an update on Community Services at lunch on the 2nd of July. The Legatees who attended were treated to an interesting and informative presentation.

A week later our CEO gave an update on the business which has been followed by a weekly report to Legatees from Legacy House. I do hope you will all read this report as it is brief and informative.

The Psychological First Aid training session will be running on Saturday 24th August. We can fit in a few more so, if you are interested, please contact Karen Tillotson without delay.

The Club Conference will be held on Tuesday the 10th September. We will need to discuss and vote on resolutions being presented at the LA Inc. AGM in Bendigo in October; I will then know how to vote at the AGM.

Another matter to be discussed at Bendigo is the future of Legacy. Our Secretary, Legatee Peter Jenke, has been writing about this important matter in The Bulletin and this resulted in a meeting with some Board members of LA Inc. This, in turn, resulted in a paper which has been circulated. I am currently negotiating for it to be released in Victoria so you can all study it and come to the Conference with questions or suggestions that I can take to the AGM in Bendigo.

You will have heard about the Redress Scheme set up to compensate and assist the victims of historic sexual abuse. This is a complex matter which the Board is considering carefully following further legal advice. I will provide more information when a decision has been taken.

Just a further reminder that the Former Junior Legatee Reunion will be held on the 1st October at Legacy House. Invitations will be sent to those who have registered their interest with Margret Pongers at Legacy House.

Have you taken the time to share your thoughts on the frequency of lunches and speakers with Legatee Pinner and the Comradeship Committee? Feedback would be appreciated.

Also, if you would like to share the list of lunch speakers with your Widows’ Clubs and invite those who are interested in specific speakers, please contact Margret Pongers and they can be added to the list for that particular lunch.

Legatee Peter Jenke

Disclaimer. The following thoughts and ideas are my personal views. They are not necessarily those of the Club, its membership, nor of the staff.

Whoever made the statement (supposedly, originally a Chinese curse) “May you live in interesting times” – in a Legacy sense – got their wish.

Two weeks ago, I was invited by the President, Legatee Jeff Swain, to attend a meeting of the Alexandra/Yea/Mansfield Group of the Melbourne Legacy Club to speak on some of the issues affecting Legacy in general and our Club specifically. My other half, Kerry, (herself Chair of our Oakleigh/Waverley Branch and a member of the Board of Melbourne Legacy) also attended. We both felt privileged to be welcomed in the way we were and to be able to hold frank and open discussions about our perceptions of the state of play in Legacy. We were impressed by the commitment of the Legatees present. It was also obvious that the Group is experiencing a decline in both Legatee and Beneficiary numbers and will struggle to find office bearers in the future. In fact, the Group’s long-term future is uncertain. That, I suspect, is the situation with many other Groups and Clubs Australia-wide. Continued page 4

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

CLUB SECRETARY NEWS


One solution we discussed with the Group is that it considers becoming a Branch of Melbourne Legacy rather than remaining as a Group. This would allow Melbourne to take up much of the administrative burden borne by the Group and allow it to get on with the business of looking after its beneficiaries. Whilst the capacity of Melbourne to take on these additional responsibilities in the short term is probably there, should more and more Groups consider adopting this same approach, almost certainly an increase in the paid professional staff will be required. We’ve already had an approach from one of the Victorian country Clubs to come under Melbourne’s administrative umbrella and that process is well underway. However, the situation which will exist with this particular club highlights what will certainly become a real issue for the Legacy movement Australia-wide. Unlike Alexandra/Yea/ Mansfield - which is a Group of Melbourne Legacy and does not have a vote at the LA Inc AGM – the country Club in question is a member of LA Inc and as such has a vote at the LA Inc AGM. The current expectation is that the club will retain its vote despite ceding administrative functions to Melbourne. Several of Melbourne’s Groups are the same size or larger than some of the country clubs in Victoria and indeed, of clubs in other parts of Australia as well. In SA and WA, there is a single club, each having just the one vote. When similar issues with club viability arose in NSW a few years back, the solution there was to form a separate entity, Legacy NSW Associated Clubs (LNAC - now Legacy Club Services, I believe) to provide the administrative and governance support to those Clubs which wished to join. Legacy Club Services does not hold a Legacy Charter. It does not have a vote. Sydney Legacy Club was the founding member of the new entity and several of the NSW country clubs have since joined. Apart from providing a lifeline to clubs which were struggling to survive, one of the key (and highly contentious) features of the proposal was that those Clubs which joined LNAC would retain their Charter and therefore their voting rights at the LA Inc AGM. The so-called Wollongong motion - presented to the Albury AGM in 2015 by the Wollongong-South Coast Club - was an attempt by that club to prevent clubs which joined LNAC from retaining their Charter and vote. The debate at that AGM proved highly emotive and in the end the motion was withdrawn, leaving the situation as it stands today whereby Clubs can cede their administrative and governance responsibilities but still retain their Charter and voting rights. I have now done a complete backflip on my attitude to the Wollongong motion. At the time, as an in-coming member of the Board of LA Inc, I was at best ambivalent but perhaps more inclined to oppose the motion. In a shrinking Legacy movement, it now seems incongruous to me that a small country club - which is struggling to survive - has the same voting rights as a large regional or capital city club like Melbourne with its 12 Groups and which covers half the state in area, as well as having a large majority of the state’s Legatees and beneficiaries. I accept that for a long time a fundamental tenet of Legacy has been the need to safeguard the autonomy and voting rights of its member Clubs. But Australia has changed; the need for and the nature of our services has changed, and the old model simply shouldn’t and won’t work going forward. And herein lies the rub. To change the By-Laws requires a majority of the votes at an AGM and that can be difficult: but to change the Constitution by way of a Special Resolution requires the support of 75% of the member clubs. This makes change at best difficult if not impossible given the disparity in size and function of the member clubs. All of this at a time when adaption and change will be essential for our organisation’s survival. We simply have to stream-line the management and governance of Legacy for it to survive and to remain relevant. The current Constitution of LA Inc arguably makes that difficult. It would seem to me the quintessential “Catch 22” situation. I would welcome your views on the above because we as a Club are going to have to develop a formal position on these matters - sooner rather than later-and my views are just that and I know that many will disagree. A reminder that the Club Conference will be on the 10th September. Its primary purpose will be to provide guidance to the President in preparation for the LA Inc AGM/Conference to be held in Bendigo in October. We are still to confirm the date of the Club AGM to be held in March 2020, but it is likely it will be earlier in the month than was previously suggested, to allow enough time for the President’s Handover Luncheon. Disclaimer. The thoughts and ideas above are my personal views. They are not necessarily those of the Club, its membership, nor of the staff.

CLUB SECRETARY NEWS (cont.)


Rorke’s Drift In this edition the tale of two individuals is told: Lieutenant John Chard pictured top right

and Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead pictured bottom right. John Rouse Merriott Chard

was a member of the Royal Engineers who was sent to the Natal Province in Southern

Africa, during January 1879, to help maintain a pontoon bridge on the Buffalo River.

This bridge was essential to the advance of a British force entering Zululand to quash

a rebellion that became known as the Anglo Zulu War. When this force was

ambushed and severely mauled by the Zulu’s at Isandlwana, Chard retired to the

mission station of Rorke’s Drift which was garrisoned by 165 soldiers of B Company,

2nd Battalion of the 24th Regiment of Foot under the command of Lieutenant Gonville

Bromhead.

Because Chard had seniority, he was ordered to take command, despite the fact that

he had never seen action. He and Bromhead set about strengthening the defences of

Rorke’s Drift against the Zulu assault that they realised was inevitable. Rorke’s Drift had

been converted into a staging post for the British invasion of Zululand incorporating a

hospital and warehouse which held an abundance of supplies, food and water. Most

importantly it also housed a million rounds of ammunition. The Zulu Army comprised 4,000

warriors armed with spears and hide covered shields, although some rifles had been

captured from the British. The British troopers were armed with the 0.577 calibre Martini

Henry single shot, breach loading, lever action rifle, a weapon that was still in service with some elements of the

British military during World War 1. The Zulu Army repeatedly attacked Rorke’s Drift over the 22/23 of January

1879 thinking they would overwhelm the British by weight of numbers. What stopped the Zulus was the

disciplined, withering volley fire of the British troopers with access to an, almost, unlimited supply of ammunition.

The British inflicted grievous losses on the Zulus and after two days and a night of savage attacks they withdrew.

Eleven Victoria Crosses were won at Rorke’s Drift; the most awarded for a single action ever, including those

awarded to Chard and Bromhead. The battle was a maker of reputations. Before Rorke’s Drift neither Chard

or Bromhead were considered to be soldiers of merit or worthy of promotion. After the battle they were feted

as heroes, had afternoon tea with Queen Victoria and earned the undying resentment of their fellow officers

who considered the defence of Rork’s Drift a sideshow of no strategic importance; which was true; but after the

defeat the Zulus had handed the British at Isandlwana the British Government played up Rorke’s Drift for all it

was worth. John Chard rose to the rank of Colonel and retired in 1897; dying from cancer that same year.

Gonville Bromhead rose to the rank of Major and saw a great deal of action during the Anglo Burma War. He

died in February 1891 of typhoid at Allahabad in India.

In 1964 the film Zulu was produced, depicting the defence of Rorke’s Drift. It starred Stanley Baker as John

Chard and Michael Caine in his first major role as Gonville Bromhead.

Contributed by Legatee Keith Gaff

FEATURE STORY


NEW SERVICE FOR WIDOWS & LEGATEES Corporate Partnership With Nelson Brothers Funeral Services

We are pleased to advise that we have a new corporate Partnership with

Nelson Bros Funeral Services. Nelson Bros Funeral Services are Melbourne's oldest family-owned funeral directors and have been helping Victorian families since 1858.

The partnership represents much more than just financial support as Nelson Bros will work with Melbourne Legacy to deliver a number of important initiatives.

Legatees should be aware that there are a number of specific benefits which Nelson Bros is offering in regard to

Funeral Services for widows and Legatees. The most important is the provision of a major allowance off the

funeral cost for widows and Legatees. This will ease the burden for the families of Widows and Legatees at a

time of grief, and we thank Nelson Bros for their assistance.

It would be appreciated if Legatees advised Widows as necessary of the Nelson Bros offers. To access the low cost services, Legatees and widows should contact the Community Services team here at Legacy House. This is also the case when there is a specific request for a no cost funeral in case of financial hardship. All requests for assistance will be assessed by the Community Services team and a recommendation then made to Nelson Bros on behalf of the widow or Legatee.

Nelson Bros will also provide funding for day bus tours for widows and provide rosemary sprigs for the ANZAC Commemoration ceremony. They are also providing $10,000 p.a. which will be used to help a range of our support services, and includes sponsorship of the Widows’ Legacy Sunday Lunch at the Pullman in November. Beyond that, Nelson Bros will also provide Melbourne Legacy with access to their extensive online Grief Support Resources that provides tools to assist those left behind navigate the road to recovery. It houses more than 80 helpful articles by author, educator and grief counsellor Dr. Alan Wolfelt, all of which help families find healthy ways to cope after the loss of someone you love.

Any further queries can be directed to Michael van Leeuwen, Philanthropy Executive, at Legacy House on 8626 0533.

FUNDRAISING NEWS – 2019 UPCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Saturday 3rd August 2019 Melbourne Legacy will be fundraising at Marvel Stadium when Essendon v Port Adelaide. We hope to have a number of cadets and corporate volunteers supporting our fundraising efforts.

Saturday 17th August 2019 Melbourne Legacy will be fundraising at the PB Lawrence stakes day and Melbourne Racing Club Foundation will also make a direct donation to Melbourne Legacy.

Dates to note in your diary

• National Legacy Week – Sunday 1st – Saturday 7th September 2019

• Melbourne Legacy Week – Sunday 10th – Saturday 16th November 2019

• Legacy Sunday – Sunday 10th November 2019

• LJPSA National Finals – Tuesday 12th November 2019

• Torch Society & Supporters Luncheon – Tuesday 12th November 2019

• Melbourne Badge Day – Friday 15th November 2019

LATEST NEWS


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Education and Training Promoting equal opportunity and learning

Melbourne Legacy has two education and training funds available for eligible beneficiaries

MELBOURNE LEGACY’S EDUCATION, TRAINING & UPSKILLING GRANT

The Melbourne Legacy Education, Training & Upskilling Grant is designed to assist all eligible Legacy

beneficiaries. This includes youth between the ages 5-26 years old, widow/er(s), care givers,

guardians and supplementary funding of eligible veterans.

• Legacy may be able to provide funding up to $3000 per eligible student in a financial year.

• Only one application is required per family, per financial year.

Examples of what can be funded by the Education, Training & Upskilling Grant include:

• Compulsory School fees

• Textbooks, stationary and book list items

• School uniforms and school shoes

• School camps and excursions

• Tutoring

• Tools for Apprentices

• Professional development, training, upskilling with a focus on enhancing confidence and self-reliance.

This is not an exhaustive list, if you are seeking funding for an item that is not listed in the above

examples, please contact your case manager to discuss further.

LATEST NEWS (cont.)


Education and Training (cont.)

LEGACY WESTPAC EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND (LWF)

Westpac Bank have made a generous donation to Legacy Australia Inc, as part of the News Corp

ANZAC Coin campaign, for education, training and development purposes for Legacy beneficiaries.

The LWF grants are limited to $15,000 per application per calendar year or a maximum of $45,000

over three years. Grants are limited to $50,000 for Clubs in any given calendar year.

Clubs are to complete their own due diligence before submitting an application, namely a review of

the beneficiaries’ financial position.

The purposes for which the Legacy Westpac Fund (LWF) may be used include:

a) Vocational training and development for all Legacy beneficiaries’ e.g. Certificate IV in Business

Administration, exchange programs, computer skills courses for dependents with a disability.

b) Tertiary and vocational study assistance for Legacy Beneficiaries, including widow/ers and

partners of veterans who have given their health e.g. Tertiary qualifications in education,

nursing or midwifery. TAFE courses, and assistance with course related expenses, other than

the payment of HECS-HELP fees or debts.

c) Youth development activities/projects/programs by Legacy Australia e.g. Pozieres Study Tour

and Operation Legacy Australia Kokoda Challenge.

d) School costs support for Junior Legatees where the club has insufficient funds to provide a

minimum level of support. e.g. school fees, literacy, numeracy, music tuition.

Pictured above, Junior Legatee Chris Croon completing his cadetship with City West Water which was supported by Melbourne Legacy.

LATEST NEWS (cont.)


Proving Your Identity If you don’t have a Drivers Licence or Passport it can be difficult to show proof of who you are with photo identification. Thankfully there is another photo identification option that is accepted by Centrelink and Australia wide. The Victorian Proof of Age Card costs just $10 to apply for and you can pick up an application form from your local VicRoads centre. Why is it important to have a photo identification?

• To purchase some pharmacist only medications (such as cold and flu medication).

• To prove you are who you say you are.

• To assist with finding your details when you go to vote.

• To apply for Centrelink.

• To open or close bank accounts.

• To sign a contract.

• To access your superannuation.

• To prevent certain types of identity fraud. There are other photo Identification card options available, but these are generally at a greater cost and may not be accepted Australia wide or by places such as Centrelink. Speak to staff at your local VicRoads Centre and ask them for an application form and what is required for a Victorian Proof of Age card. The images to the right show how a valid Victorian Proof of Age card will look.

CAMP BULLDOG

Eighteen Legacy kids attended the Camp Bulldog youth leadership program hosted by the Western Bulldogs in July. The camp encourages the development of leadership skills for children aged 10 to 14. They enjoyed a variety of fun activities including attending a footy match and having the unique opportunity to meet some of the players. We were pleased to hear everyone had a great time on the camp.

LATEST NEWS (cont.)


THEATRE BOOKINGS

Call Legacy House on 8626 0500 Tickets are still available for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If you would like to go to the show contact a programs officer in Community Services.

Payments can be made over the phone by credit card or by mail. Cheque/money orders should be made out to Melbourne Legacy and with details of the show, date and your name and telephone number.

Please note if we are unable to fill the required group booking, all booked tickets will be charged at the full cost. Tickets will be posted out after the payment due date of the performance. If you need to cancel a booking please call as soon as possible to allow re-allocation of tickets.

Melbourne Legacy is not able to post the tickets out immediately upon receiving payment but instead can post you a letter confirming your payment has been received and outlining your booking details for your reference.

WANGARATTA/MYRTLEFORD/BRIGHT GROUP CELEBRATION LUNCHEON

Sunday 15th September 2019 President Bob Hayward and members of Wangaratta/Myrtleford/Bright Group cordially invite members of Melbourne Legacy to attend their 70th anniversary of their Charter in September 1949.

Venue: Wangaratta RSL Date: Sunday 15th September 2019 Time: 12 for 12.30pm start Cost: $50 per head all inclusive RSVP: By Monday 2nd September 2019 to Legatee Elaine Sewell Phone: 5721 3661 / or 0448 213 660 Email: [email protected] or PO Box 564, Wangaratta Vic 3677

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ANSWER

The Community Services team now manages The Answer and is always on the lookout for stories and photos of Widows' Clubs. The August edition of The Answer deadline is 2nd October 2019. Content can be provided to [email protected] or by contacting the Community Services Team on 8626 0500 or via email on [email protected]

LATEST NEWS (cont.)








The President and the Comradeship Committee extend hearty congratulations and best wishes to all Legatees celebrating their birthdays during August 2019. Please review the guest speaker schedule below to check which Tuesday luncheon you are invited to in honour of your birthday. For more details contact Legacy House on phone (03) 8626 0500.

LUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKERS AT LEGACY HOUSE Legacy House Luncheons - 12 noon for 12.30pm

AUGUST

Tuesday 6th August 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr James Nixon, Author & Former Airline Pilot Title: “The Crash of MH370 in the Indian Ocean”

At the Tuesday luncheon on 30th July, James gave a very interesting talk on the crash of MH370 in the Indian Ocean. He has been invited back on the 6th August, to continue his talk.

Invited Guests: All Legatees and Legatees celebrating birthdays between 1st and 12th August 2019.

Tuesday 13th August 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr Geoff Chambers Presenter, Colours of Jazz Program 3MBS, Jazz Aficionado and Radio Presenter Title: To Be Confirmed Invited Guests: All Legatees and Waverley/Clayton and City Socialites Widows Clubs. Legatees celebrating birthday’s between 13th and 19th August, 2019.

Tuesday 20th August 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr Michael Womack, General Manager Enterpize Trust Title: “The Role of the Original Enterprize & Operations of The Current Enterprize” Invited Guests: All Legatees and National Servicemen’s Association – Whitehorse Branch. Legatees celebrating birthdays between 20th and 26th August 2019.

Tuesday 27th August 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr Gabriel Gaté, Celebrity Chef and Television Presenter Title: “Glorious France Through The Eyes Of A Chef” Invited Guests: All Legatees and Caulfield/St Kilda, Malvern and South Port Widows Clubs. Legatees celebrating birthdays between 27th and 31st August, 2019.

Gabriel Gaté trained as a chef in several of the top restaurants in France, arriving in Australia in 1977 with his Australian wife, Angie. Soon after, Gabriel began to free-lance as a chef consultant, cooking demonstrator, writer and broadcaster. He is one of Australia’s best-selling cookery authors, his 24 cookbooks having sold well over one million copies. His latest book is So French So Sweet (Hardie Grant). Gabriel has presented cookery shows on television for the last 40 years. His credits include ‘The Good Food Show (ABC), ‘What’s Cooking?’ (Nine Network) and his 12-year stint with Bert Newton on ‘Good Morning Australia’ (Channel 10). For the last fifteen years he has produced and fronted the popular cooking segment, “Taste Le Tour with Gabriel Gaté’ during the annual Tour de France bicycle race.

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday 3rd September 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr Michael Madden Author & Director of Berwick Military Medals Title: “The Victoria Cross: Australia Remembers”

Michael C. Madden is a fiction and non-fiction writer, a photographer and medal mounter. He achieved a Diploma of Professional Novel Writing in 2008. Michael is the founder and host of the podcast, Australia Remembers. He has a deep passion for writing, in particular Australian Military History. He runs his own Military Medal Business in Berwick, Victoria. His latest publication is ‘The Victoria Cross, Australia Remembers’, which was published in April 2018 by Big Sky publishing. This remarkable coffee-table book was four years in the making, with all profits from the sale of the book raising money for Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Veterans.

COMRADESHIP


Tuesday 10th September 2019 Melbourne Legacy Club Conference Time: 10.00 am. Venue: Legacy House, 293 Swanston Street – Level 2

Tuesday 17th September 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr Ian Cayzer Title: “To Be Confirmed”

Tuesday 24th September 2019 Guest Speaker: Mr Mehmet UCAR, Deputy Consul General of Turkey in Melbourne Title: “To Be Confirmed”

MEMBERS’ DIRECTORY UPDATES

Pages 63, 75 HUBBARD, L.E. (Lawrie) - deceased Pages 68, 77 REES, C.W. (Clem) - deceased Page 100 HEATHCOTE, H.S. (Horrie) - SE Group - deceased

During the course of the East Gippsland Group meeting held Wednesday, 17th July 2019 the Group President, Legatee John Patterson inducted Mr David Knaggs into the Comradeship of Legacy.

KNAGGS, David Campbell (David/Roslyn Smith) EAST GIPPSLAND Proposer J.F.B. Hollonds Seconder D.R. Hannington

During the course of the weekly Tuesday Luncheon held on Tuesday 30th July 2019 the President, Legatee Hugh Roberton inducted Mrs Lynn Osborne into the Comradeship of Legacy.

OSBORNE, Gloria (Lynn) NORTH WEST

Proposer W.J. Rose Seconder H.R. Roberton

PERSONNEL (cont.)

25 YEAR SERVICE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION

LEGATEE D.W. (DAVID) FORD INNER EASTERN BRANCH

Legatee Ford will be presented with his 25 year Service Certificate at the Tuesday Luncheon to be held Tuesday, 3rd September 2019


LEGATEE P. (PAUL) JANSEN

EAST GIPPSLAND GROUP

Legatee Jansen will be presented with his 25 year Service Certificate at the Group Meeting to be held Wednesday, 16th October, 2019


LEGATEE K.J. (KEVIN) KERR

CENTRAL GIPPSLAND GROUP

Legatee Kerr will be presented with his 60 year Service Certificate on 20th September 2019

COMRADESHIP (cont.)


Community Services

By Club Services Supervisor Sarah Ferguson

Currently we support 4387 widows/ers, 328 youth, 138 Post 91 Families and 164 adult beneficiaries with disabilities, which is a steady growth in numbers for our youth and family beneficiaries.

We have been kept busy with a huge interest in our education funding grants with more than 16 education grants being approved since 1st July.

We also recently welcomed a new case manager Tracee Lieschke to the Community Services Team.

We are part way through our calls to Outer Eastern Branch Widows’ and are hoping to complete these in August. Then we will be sending out communication to Inner Eastern Branch Widows’ and commencing calls to them.

August is another busy month with the monthly widows’ concert, G.A.S Marysville Snow Camp, Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award Regional Finals, Disability Music and Dance Recreation Day.

Please remember that the Community Services team are here to support you support our beneficiaries and if you have any queries, they can be answered by contacting the Community Services Team. Please call 8626 0500 or via email on [email protected]

Volunteer Services

Legatee Training Updates & Personal Development

Tuesday 30th July 2019 – Easing Social Isolation (Pre-1991 widows) Legatee Bill Rogers will be presenting a training session on Easing Social Isolation for pre 1991 widows on 30th July at 11.00am.

Saturday 24th August 2019 - Psychological First Aid Training (For all Legatees) Will be held at Legacy House at 9.30am – 3.30pm. For more information contact - [email protected]

From August 2019 Legatee Training will be changing to reflect the changing needs of Legatee Members and our Legacy beneficiaries. Going forward Legacy House will be running approximately four training sessions per calendar year. We are focused on providing the most up-to-date and accurate training to bring us more in line with best practice guidelines.

This is to complement regular information updates being provided to Legatees weekly and monthly via the weekly newsletter, Community Services Monthly Statistics Update to Branches and The Bulletin.

The format of future training will be delivered in quick information updates on the latest welfare news as well as information on a number of topics and initiatives to assist them in their work with our beneficiaries, both pre-1991 widows and post-1991 families.

All training will be advertised via The Bulletin and provided to Branches and Groups for monthly meetings. The first training date in the new format is to be confirmed.

Telephoning staff at Legacy House

When telephoning staff at Legacy House, your call should be made to the direct number of the staff member you wish to speak with.

Staff direct numbers are detailed in the Legacy House Contact Sheet found on pages 14 and 15 of this Bulletin. Calls to staff members using their direct lines will ensure your call goes to the person you wish speak to or to their personal voicemail.

If you find your call goes to a staff members personal voicemail, please take the time to leave a detailed message with your name, reason for calling and best contact number so we can return your call promptly.

Should you experience any issues in contacting a staff member, you can contact the CEO, Jo Moloney, on 0447 336 459.

COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES UPDATE






2019 LEGACY HOUSE CONTACT DETAILS


2019 LEGACY HOUSE CONTACT DETAILS (cont.)


LEGATEE T.G. BUTCHER ELVA NICHOL Legatee John Albert Bugge Blackburn Widows Club LEGATEE K.A. TOCOCK GENERAL IN MEMORIAM Kellie Stanley Anonymous Donor John Blackwell Anonymous Donor Sandra Walker Anonymous Donor BEQUESTS Mrs Althea Jessie Bernet JOY NOBLE Patricia Truman

Responsibility for all matters referred to or published in The Bulletin is accepted on behalf of the

Council of Management by the Editor, Legatee J.M. Reimers

Legacy - caring for families of those who served their country.

Founded 1923 by the late Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., E.D.

Patron: Her Excellency The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria.

PRESIDENT: H.R.ROBERTON EDITOR: J.M. REIMERS

Proprietor: Legacy, Melbourne ACN 004 301 348

Postal Address: GPO Box 4312, Melbourne 3001

293 Swanston Street Melbourne, 3000 Ph: (03) 8626 0500 Fax: (03) 9663 3015

Website: www.legacy.com.au/melbourne

IN MEMORIAM AND DONATIONS

DATE FOR SEPTEMBER BULLETIN CONTRIBUTIONS: 23 AUGUST 2019 C

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