Sunday's Lyndoch Farm Visit and Luncheon

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

Our Sunday luncheon was a pleasant event with good food, good company, and a range of interesting products from the Lyndoch Lavender Farm. 

Just under 40 members and visitors attended our luncheon for a duck leg feast, some good chat and some good wine. Our in-house The Hut wine was popular and everyone enjoyed the lavender ice-cream with our deserts.

Members purchased a large number of lavender products. Your editor bought a hand soap in a dispenser and a lip balm.

Jill who was the original owner of Lyndoch Lavender Farm gave us a short presentation about the history of the farm and how it developed. According to Jill, she is not as busy these days in the farm, but has passed its operations to her daughter and son-in-law who are the current owners.

Your editor has visited the Lyndoch Lavender Farm on several occasions, especially when the Lavender fields are in full bloom and the calming scent of lavender sweeps across the fields.

A cup of coffee and some scones with cream and jam from the cafe is always a pleasant stop-off. If you visit the Barossa Valley, don't miss a short visit to the Lyndoch Lavender Farm. You won't regret it.

If you served in Afghanistan you may be eligible for a
Gold Operation Slipper lapel badge. Family members may obtain
paid products and there is much more memorabilia to see at the Military Shop.

"The Bugle" Issue 17 Newsletter is Available

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

Issue 17 of our quarterly newsletter is available. In it you'll find the following stories:

1. Australia's Most Decorated Vietnam War Pilot
   
2. Remembering our Heroes - Pte EJH Berryman
   
3. The Military Family
   
4. Defence - Keeping up with the Times
   
5. Revisiting 1 January 1901
   
6. Did You Know?
   
7. Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG: Heroism at Tizak

To download a copy as an A4 size PDF file or to read online, click the Newsletters tab above.

If you are a person who writes military stories and would like to be featured in our next edition, please comment below or send us an email.

We'd love to review your work.

Coming to the Hut Friday and Sunday

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

Here's your opportunity to review, test and buy some excellent lavender products:

PS: Your editor buys the handwash plungers with just the right amount of lavender and a scent to die for.

Management Committee Feedback

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

Our meeting on 3 June 25 was a very short meeting with only a few topics discussed.

Here they are:

Donation: 'Riesling Freak Wines' very generously donated 32 dozen bottles of their riesling wine that we have been selling to our members. There are still a few bottles left if interested, but it's going fast.

Our New Stove: We had to buy a new stove for the kitchen as the existing one was unserviceable, parts couldn't be obtained for it, and it would have not been cost effective to repair had we been able to get parts.

President David managed to obtain an excellent reduced price on a stove from Betta Electrical at Nuriootpa. At the time of our meeting it wasn't installed, but I'm advised that it has since been installed and waiting for a gas connection.

Eudunda RSL Luncheon Bus: A bus has been arranged for those interested members to attend the RSL Eudunda luncheon later this month. David has placed a schedule on the Hut notice board of the times and places for pickup on the day.

Quilts of Valour: There will be one more Quilts of Valour presentation this year. Names are under consideration for inclusion in the presentations.

Remembrance Day: Kym M and VP Patsy are considering holding a children's "Paint a Poppy" competition leading to Remembrance Day with a display of paintings in the foyer of the Hut. This is a work in progress and may or may not go ahead.

Historical Vehicle Club: Andrew H is leading arrangements with the club to hold a joint venture at the Tanunda Recreation Park in September-October where the vehicles would be displayed for a publicly advertised viewing and our sub-branch would hold a simultaneous open day.

We will keep you informed of the outcome of the last two topics in our Weekly Digest that is now issued Wednesdays instead of Fridays.

You could let us know in the comments what you think about our proposed Remembrance Day and Historical Vehicle Club/Open Day. 

There are many others on the site - click to see them

We've Reached 100,000 Page Visits!

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

The Editor and Secretary's target was 100,000 page visits by the end of June 2025. 

We're happy to announce that we've reached the target a few weeks ahead. Our blog site is being accessed daily across Australia and internationally.

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More importantly, our members and anyone else within our region, and nearby regions can access our site and learn about who we are and what we do.

Increasing numbers are taking the time to subscribe using the box in the right-hand column to sign up so they receive notifications when we post.

Few people take the time to comment in the dialogue boxes that appear at the bottom of each post, but I invite you to do so and give us feedback about what we are posting and what you would like to see posted.

Thank you to the many who have visited and keep coming back. It makes our effort worthwhile.

PS: While you're here, why not take a look at the excellent jackets on sale at our partner, the Military Shop?