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Tasmania Military Museum

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 405 147 210

Address: 295 Main Road, Glenorchy 7010 Hobart, TAS, Australia

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19.01.2022 Beyond words. This is criminal. Share far and wide.

18.01.2022 The evolution from being an Australian soldier and high threat security consultant to adventure travel guide was a natural progression. Many of the skills I no...w use leading clients in the Tasmanian wilderness and remote corners of the world I began learning as a 19 year old infantryman. Understanding how to harness your unique capabilities is one of the obstacles veterans confront leaving a career in the Defence Force. Point Assist are now taking applications for the Veteran’s Active Recreation Program. Launching in Tasmania in March 2020 and supported by the Tasmanian Government, this program helps veterans discover how their unique military skills and experience are directly transferable to the civilian world. For more information go to: http://www.pointassist.com.au/varp.html or email: [email protected]

17.01.2022 MUSEUM UPDATE: Hello friends and followers of the Tasmania Military Museum. As Christmas arrives I thought I would provide an explanation for why the museum has been closed for several months, and why it is unlikely to re-open again in its current form. You may or may not know that I served for 18 years in the Australian Army and was medically discharged in 2013 after injury. From that point forward I have been administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) on a R...eturn to Work program, with the museum as my self-employment goal. In August 2019 I found out that after a medical review in 2016 DVA determined that I was unfit for work due to my collective injuries and conditions, which in essence should have allowed me to fully retire on medical grounds. However, this information was not passed on to me, or my treating medical specialists by DVA due to an administrative lapse. In fact every year since 2016 one branch of DVA has demanded medical reviews and documentation aimed at getting me back into the workforce ASAP, apparently unaware that another branch of DVA had classified me as unfit for work. It’s an unfortunate case of the left hand not talking to the right hand. In short, for me to continue to run the museum as a business into the future would breach the terms of my medical retirement and could result in loss of my medical and financial benefits. As you can imagine this places me in an incredibly awkward position as I have invested everything into this museum project since 2013. We have multiple mortgages tied to the business, not to mention the time and effort I devoted to developing the displays and infrastructure. My wife and I are giving ourselves some time to consider our options and seek further advice. Having spent so many years creating the museum, I am determined to keep the collection intact and to continue to share it with the community into the future, however, it may not be tenable to do it from this facility under this current structure. I will likely continue to operate our Facebook page into 2020 as it’s been a wonderful platform to share ideas and stories about our military heritage with the wider community. For those who have donated items to the museum, thank you again for your support. I will keep you informed what direction the museum takes and how your items will be incorporated into future plans. One option I am exploring is an expanded web presence, including a museum YouTube channel and Podcasts to share the collection and the stories that go with it, without having to maintain a financial business structure. But again, I need to get my head around this extremely significant change of course DVA has set me on before I make any permanent decisions. Thank you for your interest in the museum. For those who took the time to actually visit, we greatly appreciate your support. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Ged and Paula Lagerewskij, Tasmania Military Museum :) See more

16.01.2022 Sheffield Tasmania Medieval Festival 2019. https://visitcradlecoast.com.au//sheffield-tas/2019-10-12/

15.01.2022 Captain Cook did not arrive in Australia on the 26th of January. The Landing of Captain Cook in Sydney happened on the 28th of April 1770 not on the 26th of J...anuary 1770. The First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay on the 18th of January. The 26th was chosen as Australia Day for a different reason; however, Captain Cook’s landing was included in Australia Day celebrations as a reminder of a significant historical event. Since the extravagant bicentenary celebrations of 1988, when Sydney-siders decided Captain Cook’s landing should become the focus of the Australia Day commemoration, the importance of this date for all Australians has begun to fade. Now, a generation later, it’s all but lost. This is because our politicians and educators have not been doing a good job promoting the day. Our politicians have not been advertising the real reason for Australia Day, and our educators have not been teaching our children the importance of the 26th of January to all Australians. The media, as usual, is happy to twist the truth for the sake of controversy. In recent years, the media has helped fan the flames of discontent among the Aboriginal community. Many are now so offended by what they see as a celebration of the beginning of the darkest days of Aboriginal history, they want the date changed. Various local Councils are seeking to remove themselves from Australia Day celebrations, even refusing to participate in citizenship ceremonies, and calls are going out to have Australia Day on a different day. The big question is, why has the Government allowed this misconception to continue? Captain Cook didn’t land on the 26th of January. So changing the date of any celebration of Captain Cook’s landing would not have any impact on Australia Day, but maybe it would clear the way for the truth about Australia Day. The reality is, the Aborigines in this country suffered terribly under the hands of British colonialism. This is as much Australia’s history as the landing of the first fleet, and both should be remembered, equally. Both should be taught, side by side, in our schools. Australians of today abhor what was done under British governance to the Aborigines. We abhor what was done under British governance to the Irish and many other cultures around the world. So, after the horrors of WWII we decided to fix it. We became our own people. On the 26th of January 1949, the Australian nationality came into existence when the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 was enacted. That was the day we were first called Australians and allowed to travel with Passports as Australians. Under the Nationality Act 1920 (Cth), all Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders born after January 1, 1921 gained the status of British subjects. In 1949, therefore, they automatically became Australian citizens under the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948. Before that special date, all people living in Australia, including Aborigines born after 1921, were called ‘British Subjects’ and forced to travel on British Passports and fight in British wars. We all became Australians on the same day! This is why we celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January! This was the day Australians became free to make our own decisions about which wars we would fight and how our citizens would be treated. It was the day Aborigines were declared Australians. Until this date, Aborigines were not protected by law. For the first time since Cook’s landing, this new Act gave Aboriginal Australians by inference and precedent the full protection of Australian law. Because of this Act, the government became free to help Aborigines, and since that day much has been done to assist Aboriginal Australians, including saying ‘sorry’ for the previous atrocities done before this law came into being. This was a great day for all Australians! This is why the 26th of January is the day new Australians receive their citizenship. It is a day which celebrates the implementation of the Nationality and Citizenship Act of 1948 the Act which gave freedom and protection to the first Australians and gives all Australians, old and new, the right to live under the protection of Australian Law, united as one nation. Now, isn’t that cause for celebration? Education is key! There is a great need for education on the real reason we celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January. This reason needs to be advertised and taught in schools. We all need to remember this one very special day in Australia’s history, when freedom came to all Australians. What was achieved that day is something for which all Australians can be proud! We need to remember both the good and the bad in our history, but the emphasis must be the freedom and unity all Australians now have, because of what was done on the 26th of January 1949, to allow all of us to live without fear in a land of peace. Isn’t it time all Australians were taught the real reason we celebrate Australia Day?

14.01.2022 WANTED | Loving, caring homes for our beautiful Belgian Malinois (untrained K9s). By pawsome coincidence, this #Dogtober, Winston and 15 of his furry colleagues... are up for adoption. All the doggos - 5 male and 11 female - have been de-sexed, vaccinated, microchipped and have been assessed as suitable for pet life and are of a friendly nature. They'll be available for viewing on Thursday, 24 October at RAAF Base Amberley. For further details, see https://www.airforce.gov.au//untrained-dogs-seeking-new-ho #AusAirForce #MilitaryWorkingDogs #DogsWithJobs #K9

07.01.2022 6RAR will farewell its current Mascot - MA505 Sgt Ridgeleigh Blue III on 25 November 2019. Sgt RB III has served the Battalion faithfully since November 2011. PTE Ridgeleigh Blue IV is currently in training and will take over mascot duties for the battalion.

07.01.2022 We Remember Today - Trooper David Ronald 'Poppy' Pearce of the 2/14 LHR. KIA in Afghanistan - 8th October, 2007.

01.01.2022 If you're not doing anything this Friday evening, perhaps come along to this event to hear a remarkable story of survival from a former Australian soldier. Entry is free.

01.01.2022 This may not be strictly military related, but google Alex's crash at Monza this year and you'll understand why I'm supporting this Tasmanian lad. As much courage as I've seen from any soldier, under any circumstances. Get together and help get him back into the fight Tassie. Please share. Ged from TMM.