Members of the Tasmanian Government Centenary of Anzac Steering Committee have been appointed. The role of the Steering Committee is to be a central co-ordination and advisory group to the Government. Subjects discussed at Steering Committee meetings are outlined in communiques.
Membership
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Ms Pat Leary
Co-Chair
Ms Leary is the immediate past President of the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal and a former President of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission. She holds senior membership of a number of government boards and committees in Tasmania and the Northern Territory. The daughter of a World War Two soldier who died from his war injuries, Ms Leary was a Junior Legatee and has a passion for support to veterans and their families.
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Mr Robert Dick
Co-Chair
Robert is the current State President RSL Tasmania Branch Inc and a member of the RSL National Board of Directors. He is an ex-serviceman having served in the RAAF for 21 years. He is strongly committed to the future welfare of our veterans, ex-servicemen and woman and their dependants. He is passionate about Australian Military History specifically Australian involvement in World War One and the Centenary of ANZAC.
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Mr Tony Scott
OAM
Mr Scott is a Vietnam veteran and former State President of the Returned and Service League (RSL) in Tasmania. He is also a former Chair of the Tasmanian Veterans’ Advisory Council (TVAC). Mr Scott has a passion for the Centenary of World War One.
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Mr Mike Romalis
Mr Romalis is the President of the Australian Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Veterans’ Association (APPVA) – Tasmania Branch and the Chair of the RSL Tasmania Hobart ANZAC Day Commemorative Committee.
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Mr Charles Bracewell
Mr Bracewell is Manager Events Development in the Department of State Growth.
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Mr Reg Watson
Mr Watson’s father was a Rat of Tobruk returned serviceman and his grandfather served with the 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushman in the South African war. Mr Watson is a Tasmanian colonial and military historian and author of 1 000 published articles and 14 books, and is often a guest on radio, television or as a public speaker. He is a sixth generation Tasmanian.
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Mr Brian Harper
OAM
Mr Harper is a Vietnam veteran with a strong commitment to supporting veterans. He is a Life Member of the Vietnam Veterans’ Launceston Sub Branch, the first support group of its kind in Tasmania, which he co-founded with Mr Dick Holtsbaum. Mr Harper is a former National Secretary and National Vice-president of the Vietnam Veterans Australia Association (VVAA) and State Secretary of the VVAA. He has also been a long-term volunteer with the Australian Army Cadets, Veterans and Community Bus and RSL.
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