Our Mitre 10 Sausage Sizzle is on again

 Support our Sausage Sizzle

It's not only a sausage sizzle, we also cook bacon and egg rolls and sell soft drinks.

As a non-profit organisation we rely on public support to keep our sub-branch open. We do this through three sausage sizzles annually at Mitre 10 and memorabilia kiosk sales at Foodland Tanunda before ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day.

We acknowledge the generosity of our supporters including Barossa Coop/Mitre 10 and Foodland Tanunda.

Another Great Sunday Luncheon - 24 May 26

Have you visited us yet? Fridays from 5 pm at Tanunda Recreational Park. Visitors are welcome. 

The Best Restaurant in Town!

Each month on a Sunday "The Hut", our sub-branch premises becomes the best restaurant in town. 

Thanks to Master Chefs Elizabeth and Tony B, we experienced another top luncheon last Sunday.  They produced a lunch to die for with chicken cacciatore, lasagne and side salad. A limoncello tiramisu created by Jacquie O (No, not that one) added to the culinary magic.

Then there was entertainment by our favourite fake Texan, Clive T horsing around. We can always rely on Clive to provide us with a good hearty laugh as he easily slips into a variety of roles, even managing occasionally to change gender.

Clive the Texan chatting with Jan T

His horse would have made any real Texan cry for a week and maybe a few Men from Snowy River fall off their horses laughing.

All of us in attendance had a good time with excellent food, good refreshments served by our bar team, Andrew H and Craig D, and as always, very good company.

This is one of the benefits of being a member of our sub-branch. 

Here's a full shot of the 'orse and rider

It's not all Sunday lunches and horsing about. Most Fridays we are open for members, visitors, and we particularly like to have members from other RSL sub-branches call in for a chat.

If you live in the Barossa or are planning to visit, why not plan to visit us?

RAAF to Replace C27J Spartan Aircraft

Have you visited us yet? Fridays from 5 pm at Tanunda Recreational Park. Visitors are welcome. 

The RAAF is planning to retire the fleet of Spartan aircraft to obtain a replacement that is a short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft similar to the Caribou.

Australia is retiring its entire C‑27J Spartan battlefield airlifter fleet as part of a major reshaping of defence spending. The government is reallocating billions toward long‑range strike, missiles, and northern-base upgrades, and the Spartans have been deemed not fit for the missions Australia now prioritises.

The Spartans were originally purchased for battlefield transport, especially into rough, short airstrips. (Remember the Caribou).
In practice, they were rarely used in combat roles and instead shifted to humanitarian and disaster‑relief tasks.

The Defence Strategic Review concluded the aircraft no longer align with Australia’s strategic needs, especially with the shift toward long‑range deterrence in the Indo‑Pacific.

Retiring the fleet frees up significant funding for higher‑priority capabilities.

Critics argue the decision wastes a major investment and leaves a gap in short‑range airlift capacity. Supporters say the move is necessary to modernise and focus on capabilities relevant to future conflict scenarios.

It will be interesting to read about the replacement when the decision is made.