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Commemorating the Armistice of Compiegne, 1918

CONTENTS 11
2018
INSIDE VOLUME 54 I NO. 2 (NEW SERIES)

COVER: REGULARS
Your CHINup Winter 2018 Edition
Cover Page picks up on the Official WINTER
Launch of 'The Victoria Cross, Australia 2 NOTICE BOARD
Remembers' held at Bunjil Place, Narre
Warren on the 21st April, 2018 and 3 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
featured Keith Payne VC AM KSJ and
Doug Baird, father of Cpl Cameron 4 NEWS FROM THE SECRETARY
Baird VC MG.
Chief Patron: 6 WELFARE MATTERS
The Governor of Victoria, 9 TPI FEDERATION NEWS
The Honourable Linda Dessau AC
15 DVA MEDIA RELEASES
Patrons:
Major General F.E. Poke AO RFD ED 22 VICTORIAN MINISTERS MESSAGE
KStJ (Retd) Brigadier Phil Davies AM
(Retd) 30 TPI SOCIAL CLUB NEWS
Brigadier Terry Nolan AM (Retd) 23
Mr. George Petrou 34 OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
40 FAREWELL & LEST WE FORGET
Committee of
Management: 41 THE REPAT. REPORT
President: John Poland 43 YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Vice President: Terry Wilson
Secretary: Ray Bolitho
Treasurer: Shane Turner 54 REUNIONS, FUNCTIONS & EVENTS
Committee Members: 55 HISTORY
Jeff Freeman Shane Turner
Angus MacEwan Andrew Murphy 59 YOUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
Bronte Daniel Adrian Wain
Ron Hemphill
TPI Fed. Aust. Directors:
John Poland - State President TPI Victoria Inc.
Terry Wilson - State Treasurer TPI Victoria Inc.
OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY
Administration & 11 Anniversary of the battles of Fire Support Bases Coral & Balmoral
Honorary Support: 13 Unit Citation for Gallantry - FSB Coral & Balmoral
Executive Officer - Michael Williams 21 ‘George Petrou - The Man, The Artist & TPI Victoria Inc. Patron
T 03 9329 8844 I E mwilliams@tpihqvic.org.au
Administration Officer - Fran Keller 23 ‘The Victoria Cross, Australia Remembers’ - Officially Launched
Financial Administrator - Anna Black
35 War Widows Guild - Ex-Service Organisations, why they have been so successful!
Honorary Solicitor: David Bullard OBE RFD ED
Auditor: Ian Rothwell CPA 39 Euroa RSL - Telegraph Park - Completed and open
Returning Officer - Terry Maher
Chaplain:
Chaplain John Brownbill RFD KCSJ KtT (Scot)
TPI Victoria Inc. Contacts:
Totally & Permanently Incapacitated Ex- PEOPLE & THEIR STORIES ITEMS OF INTEREST
Servicemen & Women’s Association of Victoria Inc.
Incorporation No. A0010641K ABN: 93 668 560 829 29 ‘MATES’ - by Duncan Butler 7 Profile of an Item of Interest
P.O. Box 216, NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3051 53 John Sheehan & Paul McCroham - Remembering the Battles at Coral-Balmoral
23-47 Villiers St, NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3051
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Email: tpioffice@tpihqvic.org.au
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TPI Victoria Inc.
WELFARE OFFICER Ph: 03 9329 8844 I Fax: 03 9329 5250 I Email: tpioffice@tpihqvic.org.au
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Ph.: 0438 428 932
Email: welfare@tpihqvic.org.au TPI Victoria Inc. is affiliated with the Australian Federation of Totally & Permanently Incapacitated
Ex-Servicemen & Women Limited.
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