WA RSL drags Veterans Motorcycle Club to court amid clubhouse row

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The state’s RSL has dragged the Veterans Motorcycle Club to tribunal amid a enactment implicit the Nollamara premises the brace person shared for 3 decades.

According to a writ lodged successful the WA Supreme Court this week, the state’s RSL subdivision claims the Vietnam Veterans and Veterans Motorcycle Club WA Chapter intentionally entered the Sylvia Street premises without its consent connected March 21.

The RSL claims contempt repeated petition for exclusive entree to the spot — owned by RSL WA and situated connected Crown onshore — the Veterans Motorcycle Club has refused to vacate it.

The RSL present wants the tribunal to contented an urgent injunction requiring the motorcycle nine and its members to vacate the premises.

And it wants an bid that they not instrumentality without the written consent of the RSL’s authorities president, arsenic good arsenic damages and for the nine to ft the ineligible bill.

While the quantum of the assertion is not yet known, its lodgement successful the Supreme Court indicates the damages sought could beryllium successful excess of $750,000.

The Veterans Motorcycle Club has vowed to support the action, establishing a Go Fund Me leafage successful a bid to rise funds to bankroll its defence.

And it claims it holds a lease implicit the property, an allegation the RSL denies.

The 2 parties fronted the Supreme Court precocious connected Wednesday implicit the urgent injunction to region the VMC from the premises.

But the substance was adjourned to let the VMC clip to nutrient grounds of the lease earlier the substance goes to trial.

The RSL’s lawyer, Nathan Ebbs, told WAtoday the RSL was hopeful the substance would beryllium resolved by communal agreement, but that the organisation would instrumentality it to proceedings if request be.

Conflict betwixt the 2 entities began backmost successful February aft allegations were made that Nollamara RSL was being tally similar a bikie clubhouse with skimpy barmaids.

The Veterans Motorcycle Club contradict this and allege they are being utilized arsenic a scapegoat for the contented arsenic their gathering sits adjacent to the RSL’s and galore VMC members are besides connected the sub-branch’s committee.

But VMC spokesperson Peter Nicholls told this masthead they were investigated by WA Police aft the complaints were made and nary transgression activity, drugs oregon unlawful behaviour was discovered.

“We’re not bikies,” helium said.

“We person friends who are, but we are not associated with them. We are a radical who helps the assemblage with nutrient drives and providing structure for those successful need.

“Looking aft our veterans is our precedence and to spot america evicted from our clubhouse aft 30 years is devastating.”

It comes aft WA Police investigated claims the RSL unlawfully entered VMC spot and stole items belonging to the club, an probe which is nary longer active.

VMC assertion the gathering holds past and sentimental worth to them.

More to come.

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