The Burleigh Heads RSL members will be out in force this VP Day to mark the 64th anniversary since the end of World War II. Burleigh Heads RSL Sub Branch President, Mr. Chris Keating, said that VP Day is a special day for veterans and members of the community of all ages to remember all the almost one million Australians who served during that terrible time, 1939-1945.

The Burleigh Heads RSL Sub Branch is expecting a good turn out on this very special day as many refer to this day as the "War for Australia". Our World War Two Veteran numbers decrease significantly each year and it's our way of showing our respect for those gallant men and women who served to defend Australia against the foe.
"In this 64th anniversary year of the end of WW2, it always significant to bring service generations together on VP Day and pay tribute to the diggers from WW1, WWII through to modern day conflicts such as Iraq, Timor, Afghanistan and those involved in peacekeeping operations."

Burleigh Heads RSL sub-branch was formed on the 3rd January 1939, and celebrated its 70th anniversary recently. The formation almost 25 years after the original landings at Gallipoli was courageous one considering the dark war clouds forming over Europe at that time. The Sub-Branch has remained a strong voice for the Burleigh Heads ex-service community for those 70years and continues strongly today with a membership of 230 members.

Today, the RSL remains a strong voice for the ADF community and provides vital welfare and advocacy services for returned and current serving members of the Australian Defence Force.