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The Gap RSL Sub Branch
The Gap RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
34 School Road THE GAP QLD 4061 postal address: P.O. Box 122 THE GAP QLD 4061 Mobile: 0434 555 618 Email:gap__rsl@bigpond.com
Now that our community is reaching high levels of vaccination and the prevalent strain of Covid-19 , Omicron appears less dangerous , our expert authorities agree it is time to relax the restrictions which we have endured for so long and shielded us from the disease while the vaccination rates rose to an effective level.
It appears that Omicron is also more contagious. Queensland’s Chief Medical Officer has bluntly warned us that more of us, many more of us , are going to contract Covid , in the thousands, even “ hundreds of thousands “.
Many of us by now have family, friends, associates and contacts who have or have had Covid , some mild ,some much more debilitating .
As in the general population, so in our own small SubBranch community . Some have recovered from it, some have it as this goes to print.
One of the Objects of RSL Queensland is to provide welfare to the sick ,the vulnerable and the needy which means our Welfare Team is busy looking after those within our ranks who need help and protection.
Authorities constantly urge us to be alert for signs of mental stress in our family members and friends which reminds us of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide .It has completed its first public hearing in Queensland which saw a surge in written submissions and requests for private sessions with a Commissioner. The Commission appears to be treating all submissions and people appearing before it with great sensitivity .
HMAS Adelaide
Meanwhile members of the Australian Defence Force continue doing what they do best - helping others, especially our Pacific neighbours. Following the Tongan earthquake, the RAAF quickly deployed a P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft and a Lockheed C- 130 Hercules to assess and assist. Following up, the Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra Class Amphibious Assault Ship, HMAS Adelaide has arrived in Tonga laden with critical aid. A RAAF C-17A Globemaster has landed carrying personnel and equipment from our very own 23 ( City of Brisbane ) Squadron.
We are grateful for their service Lest We Forget
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