WOLLONGONG RSL Sub-Branch News
Our last Social Outing was on Tuesday 25th May and was a day trip to Huskisson where we had firstly had a look at the Lady Denman Museum. From there we moved over to the Huskisson RSL Club where we were catered for at lunch time with a choice of two dishes. The outlook over Jervis Bay from the windows of the Club begged for a nice day.
Further down the track, fro Social Outings, your Social Committee, at our April meeting, surveyed the members present to see if you would be interested in a Sydney Harbour Cruise with a seafood buffet for lunch. We mentioned that because this was out of the ordinary there would be extra costs and all sheets returned were positive by seventy seven members.
The date we would put to you is the 23rd September 2010. This is a Thursday and the cost to you would be $25 per person with the balance paid by your Sub-Branch as always. Names and monies will be taken at our July meeting to give time to book our numbers.
Be sure you can attend on the day as there will not be any refunds due to forward bookings having to be made and paid.
Your Social Committee will keep you informed as we get closer.
CEREMONIALS 2010
ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE
April 25th 4.45am
VP DAY SERVICE
August 15th 11.00am
LONG TAN SERVICE
August 17th 10.00am
REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE
November 11th 11.00am
ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE
April 25th 4.45am
VP DAY SERVICE
August 15th 11.00am
LONG TAN SERVICE
August 17th 10.00am
REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE
November 11th 11.00am
CITY OF WOLLONGONG RSL SUB-BRANCH (02) 4225 9818
Meets every month at 6pm either:
City Diggers Club (4228 8522)
Cnr Burelli & Church St
or
Wollongong RSL Bowling Club (4227 1888)
120 The Avenue Figtree ****
MEETING DATES FOR 2010/2011
NOTE: **** indicates meetings at WOLLONGONG RSL BOWLING CLUB in Figtree
Meets every month at 6pm either:
City Diggers Club (4228 8522)
Cnr Burelli & Church St
or
Wollongong RSL Bowling Club (4227 1888)
120 The Avenue Figtree ****
MEETING DATES FOR 2010/2011
NOTE: **** indicates meetings at WOLLONGONG RSL BOWLING CLUB in Figtree
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Tues 19th ****
Sun 28th (AGM 9.30am)
Tues 23rd ****
Tues 20th
Tues18th
Tues 22nd ****
Tues 27th
Tues 24th
Tues 28th ****
Tues 26th
Tues 7th Dec
Tues 18th ****
Sun 27th (AGM 9.30am)
Sun 28th (AGM 9.30am)
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Tues 20th
Tues18th
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Tues 27th
Tues 24th
Tues 28th ****
Tues 26th
Tues 7th Dec
Tues 18th ****
Sun 27th (AGM 9.30am)
PENSION MENTION
The government has endorsed the four recommendations of the Matthew's Report into the indexation of Military and Commonwealth Superannuation. This means that those on Superannuation Pensions indexed by the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) - whereas Welfare and Age Pensions are indexed at a higher rate (the greater of C.P.I or Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI) or Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE)) and pre-2004 MP'S and High Court Judges pensions are wage based indexed to the salaries of serving backbench M.P.
In the Period 1989 - 2008, military superannuation pensions rose by 68%, age pensions rose by 130% and those of retired MP'S rose by 140%!
The purpose of Pension Indexation is to maintain the purchasing power of YOUR pension. Until 1997 the Government acted to maintain the purchasing power of Age and other welfare pensions by changing indexation to CPI or MTAWE whichever was the greater. More recently it included another index factor, the New Pensionary and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI).
Nothing however has been done for Military Superannuation, even though six parliamentary inquiries have recommended a form of wage based indexation. The Chair of recent government committees said: "It is hard to explain to Commonwealth superannuants why their pension, to which they contributed during their working life, should fall behind the pension increases of those who have generally not made provision for their retirement."
On the death of a member in receipt of Military Superannuation the remaining partner receives about 63% of the former members entitlement. A politicians surviving partner receives about 84% of that entitlement. This is despite the fact that serving members of the ADF pay a higher percentage of their income into the Super Fund than do politicians. Both payments come from the same source. IS THIS FAIR??
The government has endorsed the four recommendations of the Matthew's Report into the indexation of Military and Commonwealth Superannuation. This means that those on Superannuation Pensions indexed by the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) - whereas Welfare and Age Pensions are indexed at a higher rate (the greater of C.P.I or Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI) or Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE)) and pre-2004 MP'S and High Court Judges pensions are wage based indexed to the salaries of serving backbench M.P.
In the Period 1989 - 2008, military superannuation pensions rose by 68%, age pensions rose by 130% and those of retired MP'S rose by 140%!
The purpose of Pension Indexation is to maintain the purchasing power of YOUR pension. Until 1997 the Government acted to maintain the purchasing power of Age and other welfare pensions by changing indexation to CPI or MTAWE whichever was the greater. More recently it included another index factor, the New Pensionary and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI).
Nothing however has been done for Military Superannuation, even though six parliamentary inquiries have recommended a form of wage based indexation. The Chair of recent government committees said: "It is hard to explain to Commonwealth superannuants why their pension, to which they contributed during their working life, should fall behind the pension increases of those who have generally not made provision for their retirement."
On the death of a member in receipt of Military Superannuation the remaining partner receives about 63% of the former members entitlement. A politicians surviving partner receives about 84% of that entitlement. This is despite the fact that serving members of the ADF pay a higher percentage of their income into the Super Fund than do politicians. Both payments come from the same source. IS THIS FAIR??