Current Committee
Committee Members
Paul McDermott
PRESIDENT
Paul served 9 years in the RAN Air Branch preforming meteorology and navigational tasks. On two occasions Paul served on HMAS Hobart (Gun Ship) in Vietnam.
He returned to Mildura in 1975 where he went into media for over 30 years. He was elected Vice President in 2020.
Brad McGlashan
VICE PRESIDENT
Brad served 6 years in the Army and was deployed to East Timor in 2002. Brad stood for the committee with commitment to help bring younger veterans into the RSL and to help with their transition into civilian life.
Scott Richards
SECRETARY
Scott served in the Army for more than six years with 3RAR and deployed to Afghanistan in 2017. Originally from Mildura, Scott and his family moved back to the district in 2021.
Robert Birnie
TREASURER
Robert has served over 10 years in the Army, with the majority of my time spent in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He has completed numerous tours of Iraq and Timor Leste.
Josh Fraser
COMMITTEE
Josh is a local veteran whom served in the Australian Army for eight years from 2011 to 2019 as a Paratrooper. Josh was deployed on operations to the Middle East in 2014.
Colin Hamence
COMMITTEE
Colin is the son, brother and nephew of returned servicemen whom served in New Guinea, Vietnam and the Middle East. He is a long time member and supporter of the Mildura RSL. Colin was elected to committee in 2020.
Chris Merlin
COMMITTEE
Chris is a successful sole business owner and long time member of the Mildura RSL. He is a family member of local World War I and II soldier settlers. Chris was elected to committee in 2018.
Geoff Ingall
COMMITTEE
Geoff served in the Australian Regular Army in 1976 and served as an infantry soldier until leaving the army in 1998, completing 22 years of service and reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant. Geoff was previously on the committee from 2010-2015.
Life Members
| ✝ | 1960 | N.J. NOYCE |
| ✝ | 1963 | E.C. VANDENBERG |
| ✝ | 1966 | J.W. O’BRIEN |
| ✝ | 1966 | W.H. WYNNE |
| ✝ | 1968 | J.D. RICHARDS |
| ✝ | 1970 | A. THOMSON |
| ✝ | 1978 | S.G THOMPSON |
| ✝ | 1989 | J.V. CALNAN |
| ✝ | 1992 | E.P. GREEN |
| ✝ | 1993 | H.A. BAXTER |
| ✝ | 1996 | L.J. FRASER |
| ✝ | 1997 | A.B. BOX |
| ✝ | 1997 | W.H. DUFF |
| ✝ | 1997 | E.A. GRIFFITHS |
| ✝ | 1998 | A.K. KENNEWELL |
| ✝ | 1999 | R.C. STANDISH |
| ✝ | 1999 | R. SHARPE |
| 2000 | K.J. BARCLAY | |
| ✝ | 2003 | S.J. PORKER |
| ✝ | 2003 | K.G. DUTTON |
| ✝ | 2004 | L.S. ANDRISKE |
| ✝ | 2005 | R. HAYNES |
| ✝ | 2006 | M.S. WHITING |
| 2007 | J.F SEARLE | |
| 2010 | K. MUSTEY | |
| ✝ | 2011 | A. WILSON J.P |
| ✝ | 2017 | K.M. WRIGHT |
| 2018 | P. MCDERMOTT | |
| 2022 | J. BRANIFF |
Past Presidents
| ✝ | 1919-20 | G.I. PICTON |
| ✝ | 1921 | L. LEVY |
| ✝ | 1922-23 | N.F WELLINGTON |
| ✝ | 1924 | R. EGGE |
| ✝ | 1925-30 | DR H.H. MCWILLIAMS |
| ✝ | 1931-33 | W.B.HOARE |
| ✝ | 1934-35 | L.W MANSELL |
| ✝ | 1936-37 | T.J. HOLMES |
| ✝ | 1938 | H.M HARRISON |
| ✝ | 1939-40 | T.J. HOLMES |
| ✝ | 1941-44 | A. BAILLIE |
| ✝ | 1945 | F.J. RANSOM |
| ✝ | 1946-47 | A.J. RICE |
| ✝ | 1948-49 | C.D. CAMERON |
| ✝ | 1950-54 | H.E. DICKINSON |
| ✝ | 1955-56 | N.J. NOYCE |
| ✝ | 1957 | S.C. MILLS |
| ✝ | 1958 | K. BARNES |
| ✝ | 1959 | J.P. FARMER |
| ✝ | 1960 | T.J.CHAMBERS |
| ✝ | 1961 | L. WELLS |
| ✝ | 1962 | DR C. BOWMAN |
| ✝ | 1963-64 | A. THOMSON |
| ✝ | 1965 | C. O’NEILL |
| ✝ | 1966 | C.H. BIRD |
| ✝ | 1967-68 | A. THOMSON |
| ✝ | 1969-70 | F.T. GILSHENAN |
| ✝ | 1973-74 | S.G.THOMPSON |
| ✝ | 1975-76 | W. DUFF |
| ✝ | 1977-79 | E.P GREEN |
| ✝ | 1980-81 | W. DUFF |
| ✝ | 1982-84 | P. DALTON |
| ✝ | 1985-86 | L.J. FRASER |
| ✝ | 1987 | P. DALTON |
| ✝ | 1988-89 | F.C RUSSELL |
| 1990-91 | R.N.MCCALMAN | |
| ✝ | 1992 | F.C. RUSSELL |
| ✝ | 1992-93 | S.J. PORKER |
| ✝ | 1994-96 | E.A. GRIFFITHS |
| ✝ | 1997-01 | K.G. DUTTON |
| 2003-04 | K.J. BARCLAY | |
| ✝ | 2005-10 | A.J. WILSON |
| ✝ | 2011-16 | A.J. OUCHIRENKO |
| ✝ | 2016-21 | G.A. PEARSE |
