Our Open Day 2026

This is our Second Open Day
after a Spectacular Inaugural
Open Day in 2025

Here's Secretary Robin's
Suggestion for Your Visit

1145 - See the classic and vintage vehicles arrive at Tanunda Recreation Park.

1200 - Visit the RSL Hut and view our selection of memorabilia. Get a refreshment from our bar that has a variety of soft drinks, wines and beer. 

1230 - Get yourself a feed at our BBQ lunch ($10 donation) and chill out at one of our tables with your friends, family or nice people you've just met. (Don't be shy).

1315 - Talk to our volunteer members about membership of the RSL and our Sub-Branch that is open to anyone over 18 years who supports the Objects of the RSL. Pick up an application for membership form.

1330 - Grab another refreshment from the bar and take a walk around the Historical Vehicles; take some photographs including a selfie; put them on your Instagram feed with a link to @Tanunda_RSL and ask that we collaborate - we will.

1430 - Ok, if you're still here read about why community engagement events are important: (Double click to increase the image size)

Graphics by Copilot

Remembrance Day 2026

The RSL ode: "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we WILL remember them. Lest we forget." 

Remembrance Day Colouring-in Competition

We have 99 members - why don't you join us and become our 100th? We're open most Fridays from 5 pm at Tanunda Recreational Park, Bilyara Road, Tanunda. Visitors are always welcome including children under supervision.

Remembrance Day is one of our two most important Commemorative Days.

11th November marks the end of WWI. On this day Australians observe one minute's silence in memory of those who served, suffered or died in all wars and armed conflicts in which our Defence Force has been engaged. It's also a time when we appreciate current serving members of the ADF.

To help commemorate this day, we're holding a Remembrance Day Colouring-in Competiton open to everyone, especially children.

If you have a keen eye, a steady hand, a box of coloured pencils, and are interested in artistic pursuits, please consider submitting your work of art.

The closing date is 9 November 26 but earlier entries will be appreciated.

Your entry will be displayed at our Hut on Remembrance Day for dozens of people to see, so print your name at the bottom of your entry(s) so the world can see how talented you are.

Either email your entry to us, drop it off at our Hut on Friday, 30 October or 6 November after 5 pm, post it, or if you are submitting from an organisation eg, a school and have numerous copies to submit, email the above address and we'll arrange to collect them provided you are within the Barossa.

We look forward to receiving your artwork, Remembrance Day colour-in templates can be download by clicking here. If you have your own, feel free to use them.

Leave the ADF - Become a 10 Year Reservist

Join us on most Fridays from 5 pm at Tanunda Recreational Park, Bilyara Road, Tanunda. Visitors are always welcome.

From October 1, the commitment period for personnel who join the permanent Australian Defence Force (ADF) will be extended from five years to 10 years after they discharge.

Originally introduced as part of Defence Regulations 2016, the commitment period requires personnel to render a period of inactive Reserve service following separation from the permanent ADF.

Except for a call-out order issued by the Governor-General, inactive reservists have no service obligations.

Head of Military Personnel Rear Admiral Tish van Stralen said a contingent workforce, made up of experienced personnel, provided the ADF greater flexibility to respond to heightened operational or strategic demand.

“Should the need arise, integrating SERCAT (Service Category) 2 personnel back into the ADF is a quicker, more effective method to strengthen our forces,” she said.

The extension of the commitment period operationalises Recommendation 6 of the Strategic Review of the ADF Reserves 2024 and is consistent with approaches adopted by a number of Australia’s international partners.

“Being prepared for a world of increasing strategic risk and competition means having the people who can deliver effective on-the-ground results,” Rear Admiral van Stralen said.

“Extending the commitment period will ensure the ADF’s contingent Reserve continues to have the skills and experience to be a leading military capability.”

There are more than 8000 SERCAT 2 reservists not currently rendering service.

This number is forecast to approximately double over a five-year period following the extension of the commitment period.

This is in addition to the ADF’s current full-time and permanent force, which is on track to reach 69,000 personnel by the early 2030s.

“While the permanent workforce remains the ADF’s primary means to achieve operational outcomes, reservists are a force multiplier, enhancing the strategic reach and impact of our standing forces,” Rear Admiral van Stralen said.

Recommendation 6 will also extend the commitment period for Reserve personnel who never joined the permanent ADF.

Personnel who join the Reserves after October 1, 2026, will have a commitment period of 10 years after the last day of effective service. Personnel who joined the Reserves before October 1, 2026, will have a commitment period of five years after the last day of effective service but can elect to extend their commitment period beyond five years, enabled through Chief of the Defence Force determination.

Image Chat GPT, article with approval from Contact Magazine