The Site

history of the Roseville Memorial Club

To understand the important role that is played by the Roseville Memorial Club in the Ku-ring-gai community you need to look into the advocacy and support that it has provided to servicemen and women over the past 85 years.

The origins of the Club commenced with the establishment of the Roseville Sub Branch of the Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers Imperial League (RSL) of Australia on the 3rd July 1933. The Sub Branch was established as a recreational club for young men and women returning to civilian life following their time in service during 1933-1945 war periods.

In its early years, the Club was located on land that today forms part of the Roseville Memorial Park. In 1945 the Ku-ring-gai Council leased this land to the Roseville Sub Branch. At that time, its 200 members raised 1,200 pounds and acquired a large former army hut which they erected on this landholding. The first monthly meeting of the Sub Branch was held on this site on the 27 May 1947.

With the expiration of the Council leasehold in 1960, the Club then acquired its current landholding and again with the help of Ku-ring-gai Council the current Memorial Club Building was developed together with the Garden of Remembrance, which today forms part of the Roseville Memorial Park. The Club building was officially opened on the 3rd March 1962 by Lieutenant General, Sir Eric Woodward, a retired Australian Army Officer and Governor of NSW (1957-1965).

The Roseville Memorial Park together with the Memorial Club has been the focal point for the Ku-ring-gai veteran community since 1947. Today, the Club has 1100 members, that with close to 80% having seen active service.

It is the long standing association that the Club has with its Pacific Highway site, adjacent Roseville Memorial Park and Garden of Remembrance that is guiding the strategic direction that it is now taking with its redevelopment plans.

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