About Us

The purposes of the 8th/7th Battalion – 2 RVR Association are:

•   to provide fellowship for members and ex-members of the Ballarat based Army Reserve Unit presently known as the 8th/7th Battalion The Royal Victoria Regiment;

•   to provide administration structure necessary for the holding of reunions and other activities which the committee of the association may consider necessary;

•   to publish and distribute to members an association newsletter at least once each year;

•   to carry out any other activities which would support the Army Reserve and in particular The 8th/7th Battalion The Royal Victoria Regiment or its successor unit or units;

•   to further the preservation of the History of The 8th/7th Battalion and its successors;

•   to encourage pupils at local schools and cadet units to become involved in the Unit’s history and the Association’s current activities;

•   to undertake welfare activities on behalf of members of the association; and

•   to instil in members sensitivity and care for the well-being of each and every member of the Association as a whole.