Canberra North RSL Sub-Branch

Canberra North RSL Sub-Branch Membership form can be found at the below link. Once downloaded and completed email it back to the Secretary.

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VALE Dennis Wilkes, 90 years young: 11 September 1935 - 28 January 2026

On 28 Jan, Dennis and Anne had lunch together celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary 💜 and he unexpectedly died that night.

Dennis lived a rich life full of adventure, service and he had a wicked sense of humour. He was in RAAF for 25 years attaining rank of Warrant Officer. He was a long-term RSL volunteer raising over $20,000 selling poppies.

Time: Midday
Date: Tuesday 10th February 2026
Location: St Margarets Hackett.

Livestream link for his funeral https://attnd.com.au/dennis-wilkes

For information for Members their family and friends. Canberra North RSL Sub-Branch is the current month Local Matters at Grill'd Gungahlin. So please pop down or encourage others to popped down and support us.

Canberra North RSL Christmas Lunch 2025

2025 Remembrance Day Sales

2025 saw us complete two (2) weekends selling poppies along with badges, drink coolers, scarves and shopping bags. This was conducted at Bunnings Gungahlin over the weekends 1 st Nov/2 nd
Nov and 8 th Nov/9 th Nov.

Thank you to all the volunteers who gave their time to help over the two weekends. We had a good variety of people which allowed for some good discussions and ideas for 2026 were also discussed.

Total Sales are as per the below totals:

Total Sales of all items over 4 days - $6,144
Total Donations over 4 days - $1,280.65

A big thankyou to the volunteers.

Paul Muscat
John Faunt
James Weber
Paul Muscat
Barbara Slyney
James Weber
Wendy Farnham
Ian Gilbank
Geoffrey Holland
Mike Seah
Brendan Mace
Mike Seah
Patrick Del Guidice
Andrew Pyke
Bill Ely
Gerard Pratt
Scott Pinnegar

Special mention too Trish Hyland (Wife of the late Bill Hyland former member of the Belconnen RSL) who sold poppies at the Grove Ngunnawal Retirement Village this year and has done so
since Bill’s passing. We thank you Trish and the Retirement Village for the donation of $60.

Proceeds of the Remembrance Day sales along with our other fundraising activities help the Sub-Branch conduct activities and subsidising Sub-Branch activities for members throughout the year.
These include morning tea catch ups, Christmas Lunch, Bereavement activities where required, Sponsorship for youth, and other either free or subsidized activities.

If anyone has any questions regarding our fundraising activities or would like to help out with ideas, please do not hesitate to contact myself on the below details.

Coming 18 November 2025. This is a very moving series.

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Meet the Board

President – Wendy Farnham

Deputy President – Paul Muscat

Vice President – Gina Bower

Secretary – Graham Dwyer

Treasurer – Wendy Farnham

Assistant Treasurer/Membership –

Committee Member –