RAA Liaison Letter 2024 - 2025 Edition

RAA Liaison Letter 2024 / 2025 Edition 13 We need not wait for the Royal Commission to publish its findings and recommendations before we act. The opportunity exists today, and we must act on it today. We will focus on three outcomes: achieving a measurable reduction in the incidence of suicide and suicidality amongst Soldiers; building our individual and collective resilience; and strengthening our culture 3 . When we achieve this, we will have a stronger Army, an Anny that is more capable and better able to fulfil its mission. We must move on this effort together, as one team, and we must stay together. We train and fight in teams. Trust among our teams is our main effort. I am grateful for all that you and your families do in service each day. I am proud to serve in an Army that owns its failures; an Army that is genuinely determined to learn from the past and committed to improving our future. Our Army's future begins today - with each of us reflecting our values in our thoughts, words. LTGEN Simon Stuart, AO, DSC Chief of Army Gunners Fund Badge Draw Since 2018 the prizes for the annual draw have been sponsored by TEG - Australasia’s leading Ticketing and Live Entertainment company. This is thanks to the generosity of the CEO, Mr Geoff Jones (a former Commanding Officer of 1st Regiment RAA), who has kindly agreed to sponsor the Badge Draw prizes annually with event tickets. The draws were suspended during the COVID pandemic. Winners each receive a pair of tickets to a major event at a suitable Australian venue. The 2024 and 2025 RAA Fund Badge Draws were conducted on 1 Aug IAW RAASOs. Three random subscriber keychain numbers were generated and awarded a prize. The 2024 Winners were: • SGT Geoff Clark - OPSWO HQ NSW AAC BDE - Two Tickets - Cold Chisel 50th Anniversary Tour • BDR Liam Hadfield - 109 BTY, 4 REGT RAA – Two Tickets - Parkway Drive • BDR Karl Murray - 5/11 BTY, 9 REGT RAA – Two Tickets – Freestyle Kings The 2025 Winners were: • SGT Jarrod Logan - 20 Regt RAA- Two Tickets – Concert / Event Brisbane • SGT Elvon Noble - School of Artillery - Two Tickets – Concert / Event Melbourne • SGT Yaser Nasralla - School of Artillery - Two Tickets – Concert / Event Melbourne The Regimental Committee thanks and acknowledge the ongoing support of AEG for the badge draw. 3 'Culture' - our culture is how well we translate our values into what we think, say and do every day.