President - Howard Buckley

BRIEF HISTORY

• Enlisted in the Citizens Military Forces (C.M.F) in February 1966
• Conscripted to 2 years National Military Service in May 1968
• Served with the Royal Australian Infantry, attached to Army Aviation in South Vietnam from March 1969 to February 1970
• Employed as an Electrician and Electrical Supervisor from 1970 to 1998

RETURNED & SERVICE LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA

• Joined Gaythorne RSL and Sub Branch 1970
• Joined Greenbank RSL and Sub Branch 1995

GREENBANK RSL SUB-BRANCH

• Secretary 1997 to 2000, 2010 to present

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB

• Director 1997, 2011 to 2012
• Secretary 1998 to 2000, 2013 to 2015
• President 2016 to present

Vice President - Tom McGee OAM

BRIEF HISTORY:

• Called up for National Service in 1966
• Served in Vietnam and Malaya with the 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment as Rifleman Signaller
• Post service employment in mining and railway industries

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB

• Elected to first committee 1990 to 1992
• Senior Vice President 1992 - current

GREENBANK RSL SUB BRANCH

• President 1990 to 2001, 2010 to 2012
• Vice President 2002 to 2010
• Vice President 2013 to 2017
• Deputy President 2018 - current

AWARDS

• Life Member of Greenbank RSL Services Club Inc 1993
• Awarded the Order of Australia Medal on Australia Day 2001- "For Service to Ex-Service Men and Women and their families".

Secretary - Ron Lord

BRIEF HISTORY

• Joined the ARA in January 1955, National Service
• Regular Army April 1955
• Korean Service 1955 to 1956
• Transferred to Jungle Training Centre in 1957
• Discharged from Army April 1961
• Joined Greenbank RSL in June 2000. Now a life subscriber

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB INC

• Secretary 2016 - current
• Director 2014-  2015

GREENBANK RSL SUB BRANCH INC

• Member since 1990
• Committee Member 2006, 2010 - current
• Welfare Pensions Officer 1998 - current
• Committee Member Greenbank RSL Men's Shed 2011 to present

OTHER

• President of Browns Plains National Seniors
• MHPE Volunteer DVA

Treasurer - Jeff Smith

BRIEF HISTORY

• Enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in August 1967
• Posted to 4 RAR in South Vietnam 1968 – 1969 and served with 4 RAR on their second tour of South Vietnam 1971 - 1972
• Foundation Member of 2/4 RAR when formed in August 1973
• Moved through several Infantry Units until retirement in 1988
• Joined NSW Police Force 1988 until 1998

• Joined Greenbank RSL Sub-Branch 2007

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES INC

• Director 2017 
• Member Since 2006
• Treasurer 2018 - current

• Board Member 2017 
• Vice President 2018 - current

OTHER

• Active member of Tabol of Nolidge 2012 to 2018
• President of Tabol of Nolidge 2014 to 2018

Director (Service) - Michael Papalia

BRIEF HISTORY

• Served for 4 years in the Royal Australian Engineers in various capacities from 1963 to 1967 with 24 Construction Squadron, Enoggera, 7 Field Squadron, Enoggera and 8 Field Squadron, Wacol.
• Upon discharge, joined General Motors in the Stores Department both in Brisbane and Perth
• Owned and operated several businesses including: A Shell Service Station and Tandy Store in Perth, the Copier Repair Company and Millennium Sound Musical Instruments in Brisbane

RETURNED & SERVICE LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA

• Joined Greenbank RSL Sub-Branch 2010

GREENBANK RSL SUB-BRANCH

•  Board Member 2018 - current

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB

• Member Since 1997
• Director 2018 - current

OTHER

• Member of Actors Equity Australia
• State President of QLD Entertainer of the Year Awards (Wallaces Awards) for 12 years
• State Organiser and State Rep on Federal Council for MEAA (Media, Arts and Entertainers Alliance)
• Entertainer in Australia, England, New Zealand, Italy and USA
• Multi-Award Winner including: Vocalist/Entertainer of the Year
• Multi Cabaret Performer of the Year and Country Performer of the Year

Director (Service) - Noel Brown

BRIEF HISTORY

• Joined CMF at 18 years of age in 1966
• Served approx 9 ½ years in the Army
• Volunteered for National Service in 1968
• Served in Vietnam with the 9^th Battalion RAR for 12months as a Machine Gunner then as a Tracker and Tracker Team Commander
• Rejoined the CMF in 1970 and served for 5 ½ years as an Assault Pioneer then as Platoon Sergeant. Post Military – Worked for Avis as a Quality Controller, worked in the Furniture Retail Industry
• In 1984 commenced work at QRX TPT (now owned by TOLL) until retirement in 2007.

 RSL SERVICES CLUBS AND SUB BRANCHES

•  Joined Kedron Wavell Sub-Branch 1970
• Joined Greenbank RSL Club & Sub-Branch 1994

 GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB IN

• Director 2013 – 2014
• Director 2018 - current

 GREENBANK RSL SUB-BRANCH INC                                               

• Board Member 2011
• Vice President 2012 – current
•  Defence Welfare Support Co-ordinator 2010 – Present

Director (Service) - Stewart Rae

BRIEF HISTORY

• Served in the Army- TPR 3/4 Cav Regt then transferred to RAEME. Joined in 1986.
• Upon leaving in 2000 on medical discharge, was Production Manager at State Government Security. QLD Customer Correctional Officer. RSPCA Inspector. 
• Post Service Employment as team leader road train operations Osbourne industry and Operations Manager interstate line haul

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB

• Member since 2000
• Director 2016 to current

GREENBANK RSL SUB BRANCH

• Member since 2000
• Committee Member 2015 to current

OTHER INFORMATION

• Pensions and Welfare Officer Level 2
• Men's Shed Member 2015 

Director (Associate) - Paul Kelly

BRIEF HISTORY:

• Emigrated from South Africa in 1999

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB

• Member since 2005
• Director 2012 to Present

Director (Associate) - Robert Williams

BRIEF HISTORY:

• Married for 34 years
• Son is currently serving in the Royal Australian Army
• Daughter is currently working in childcare
• Moved to Australia in 1977 from New Zealand
• Works for Tip Top Bakers since 2003

GREENBANK RSL SERVICES CLUB

• Joined in 2000
• Director 2016 - current