Don’t worry, we have no intention of spamming you with emails! Most of our promotional campaigns will be published via our various social media channels, with potentially a monthly or quarterly newsletter being developed at some point to keep members updated via email.

From time to time we will also communicate with you about opportunities that we think may be of interest to you, such as new services or resources becoming available. Most engagement about volunteering opportunities (if you have indicated your interest in this) will be targeted based off members locations, skills/experience, or recorded availability. We will, however, occasionally send out wider communiqués when:

• Inviting members to nominate for a specific committee or working group

• Notifying you of an upcoming annual general meeting

• Informing you of important changes to the association or our policies

• Letting you know about any upcoming conferences – which you’ll be able to register for continued updates on.

We communicate through a range of platforms. This may include via our various social media channels, including:

• Facebook

• Instagram

• LinkedIn

• X (formerly Twitter)

We also communicate with members and volunteers via email, and may also seek to establish groups on secure communications such as the Signal app. Signal is also currently the preferred means through which to call us on, which can be achieved by initiating contact by messaging us through our username: AVLA.2026.

No – Yarning: The language and culture magazine is the property of Defence Australia. This association merely promotes the magazine given its relevance to our members and the work that we do.

We are more than happy to accept expressions of interest to assist with the production of our publications. Unlike other volunteer positions, however, people who work on our publications will be required to go through a trial process to assess where your skills are at. While you do not necessarily need to be a professional in this area (and many of our publication volunteers are not), we do need to confirm at you at least have a certain level of aptitude, or if you are at a level of proficiency that we feel we might be able to get you up to speed relatively easily.

If you are interested in assisting us with our publications, then please get in touch via admin@avla.org.au.

Our association is active on a number of platforms, including:

• Facebook

• Instagram

• LinkedIn

• X (formerly Twitter)

No. All association members need to be mindful of their legislative requirements to not openly discuss the specifics of Defence business with those who do not have a need-to-know/hold. All discussions must be held at the appropriate classification level – which will be informed by variabilities including (but not limited to):

• The people involved in the conversation or within hearing distance (ie if there are civilians or ex-serving and/or foreign members present)

• The need-to-know/hold of those present

As a general rule, the association supports the discussion of language and culture capability that is general in nature, or if military focused that it is at the UNOFFICAL classification level. Any discussions above UNOFFICIAL should only occur within the Defence environment.