An ADF Member and Families Sale event: Welcome to Sale Expo

Sale ADF members and families new and old are invited to come out for day at the Gippsland Regional Sporting Complex.

NOTE: This event is only for current serving Australian Defence Force members and their families. Reservists included!

ADF Members and their Families in and around Sale are invited to attend our 2026 Welcome Expo being held at the Gippsland Regional Sporting Complex (GRSC).

Meet your local DMFS area office staff, various Defence and Veteran organisations, National and Local Support Services and other Defence families and discover what Sale and surrounds have to offer.

Please note this event is open to all current serving ADF.

This includes:

• members with partners and children

• single members

• child free families

• members accompanied or unaccompanied

• reserve ADF members an families

Your Free Tickets include:

Entry to the GRSC

Use of the GRSC Inflatable Zone! The inflatable equipment is adult friendly!! *please bring socks*

Face painting

Various GRSC activities

Various stallholders

Freshly made popcorn

Food available for purchase:

Sausage Sizzle:

More info to come but at this stage the East Sale Community Hub will be holding a fundraising Sausage Sizzle via the GSRC Kiosk.

Coffee Van:

We are hoping to have the Wounded Heroes Coffee Van with various options available.

Wounded Heroes Australia : Community4Heroes

Serving their Coffee4Heroes blend, a two-time Golden Bean Award-winning coffee.

Every coffee purchased ensures that 100 percent of profits go directly towards funding our crisis response work supporting veterans and their families.

Other Food:

Available for purchase from the GRSC Kiosk

Ice creams

Lollies

Drinks

Some of the Stall Holders in attendance:

Open Arms

Defence Special Need Support Group

East Sale Community Hub

Wounded Heroes

Defence Bank

Bunnings

Base Welfare Groups

Local Sporting Groups

Various local community groups

Plus more!

Please note: Please email us at dmfs.sale@defence.gov.au if you have any questions.

You should carefully read the following information to ensure you are aware of all requirements relating to this event. This information is regularly updated and may not be the same as information on previous DMFS events you may have registered for.

· When registering for the event, you must register for a ticket for yourself and each person attending (including every baby, toddler and child).

· Ensure that the email address you register with is accurate as you will receive your booking confirmation, and any additional information or changes to the event, by email.

· In the event of a change in government COVID-19 restrictions, this event may be cancelled or rescheduled.

· If you or someone in your family are feeling unwell with flu-like symptoms on the day of the event, please stay at home. If you attend the event with flu-like symptoms, staff will advise you to return home and to seek medical advice.

· A photographer will be in attendance at this event. If you don’t want to be photographed, or have your family photographed, please let the photographer know. Please note: any photos taken may be used in DMFS publications, online or on social media.

· Parents are required to remain onsite to supervise their children.

· If you become unable to attend the event, please cancel your booking by clicking on the link in your confirmation email ‘View and manage your order online’. This takes you to your ‘Tickets’ page where you can choose the ‘Cancel my Order’ option to release the tickets back to the event listing.