Message from the President October 2025

Dear Members, Welcome to our latest newsletter.  2025 has progressed as another outstanding yearfor the RAEME Association of South Australia (RAEME-SA). We have held numerous well- supported activities and shared some great moments with RAEME and REME brethren.

  Membership numbers to our association have increased. We all hope that the growth will continue. Thank you for your vote of confidence and support throughout the past 12 months. It has been a very busy year with 2026 shaping up to be even bigger. Details of the new calendar will follow.

The RAEME Birthday and Christmas celebrations will soon be upon us. Please show your support by attending each event. Many people have spent a lot of time planning and arranging these events for you. The Association AGM will precede the Christmas Luncheon. Thank you to all committee members and support staff, both past and present. Thanks still go to MAJ Richard Moyses, watching over us from afar, and his lovely wife Judy for her continuing local support as assistant secretary.

I have been happy to represent our association along with other association members during the recent REME gathering at Coopers Ale House (Gepps Cross). The “RAEME table” scooped up many of the great raffle prizes on the day. 

We are still waiting for regional nominations for the RAEME-SA Army Reserve Soldier of the Year Award. Please get your submissions in ASAP. It’s always nice to read about the efforts of our young tradies.

There has been some mention of new units moving into Adelaide and along with them we \hope to see an influx of skilled maintainers. We look forward to building strong new relationships with the next batch of tradies as they form the new maintenance teams in the Adelaide region

Defence emblems reflect new reign.

FYI, Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart approved the new Rising Sun emblem (8th pattern) and the updated Army brand mark featuring the Tudor Crown.  From 1 August 2025, these changes are being digitally rolled out. The new RAEME emblem with the King’s Tudor Crown has been released by the Army Brand Manager. Copyright restrictions apply to the use of any Australian Army emblem or flag. They are protected nationally and internationally by the Defence Act 1903 and the Trademarks Act 1995. More information is available through the Using Army emblems page. All representation is now to be updated to reflect the King’s crown with formal requests to be submitted to

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From the Army website: The most common circumstance where the public may wish to use an Australian Army emblem is for commemorative or ceremonial purposes. The following can be considered as an alternative to using an Australian Army emblem:

• a poppy
• rosemary
• a slouch hat or soldier resting on reversed arms
• the words ‘lest we forget’ or ‘we will remember them’

These images and words are not protected by legislation and do not require permission from the Minister for Defence for use.

Come On! Get Involved!! Contributions from members are always valued and given unbiased consideration. If you have suggestions that you feel will benefit and enhance the role and impact of the RAEME Association of SA and the greater RAEME National Network, please submit your ideas through any of the committee members and rest assured they will be heard. Please encourage your RAEME mates to join RAEME-SA and support the continuation of Esprit de Corps in the SA region. Any members, who would like to join us in implementing change to make the association more relevant for the new and emerging RAEME soldiers and build on a contemporary focus, are welcome to make suggestions for us all to act on.

Be prepared to actively be part of those changes.

Remember to invite and bring along your families and workmates to all our gatherings. Afterall we are a stronger family when we all stand together to reflect on our great achievements each year. Keep us informed of the milestones that you celebrate so that we can congratulate you along the way. Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and promotions all need to be acknowledged as they occur, as families often do. Don’t forget to let us know if you have news of illness or bereavement. We can support each other when the need arises. 

I hope you are all in good health and well prepared for the year ahead. Take pride in everything you do along your journey. Keep your eyes on the upcoming RAEME activities planned for the end of this year and into the next. We hope to see maximum participation at every level. Again, we hope to involve representatives from the REME Association and the numerous veteran support groups, clubs and affiliated families around SA. I have had recent phone conversations and contributed to email correspondence to discuss the National Corps growth and ways for the state-based Associations to embrace the enhancement of the Brotherhood and sustainment of our Specialized Technical Prowess. We have a proud heritage and a strong future.

Arte et Marte

John Prince

President