Business Hours:
0930am - 5.00pm, 7 days a week.
Bus and Caravan parking available.
Visitor pass issued at front gate to the barracks.
The Museum is closed:
Good Friday
ANZAC Day
Christmas Day & Boxing Day
Admission Prices:
Family:$10.00
Adult: $5.00
Child: $2.00
Senior, Pensioner or Disabled: $2.00
Groups of 10 or more $2.00 each.
Current serving defence members: Free
WELCOME
Major Graham Docksey, OAM
Officer Commanding Army History Unit Bandiana, and Manager Army Museum Bandiana.
Welcome to the Army Museum Bandiana website. This brief look at the Museum will surprise you on just how big the collection is and may encourage you to visit.
This site provides you with some background on the formation of the Museum and will give you a brief look at elements of this diverse collection. The Museum is one of the largest and most diversified Army Museums in Australia. The Museum enjoys a close working relationship with the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The collection covers Army's involvement from 1863 through to the present day. We are proud of having an extensive range of male and female uniforms on display. The vehicle collection is also extensive and includes armoured vehicles. Many significant vehicles are on display, and can be seen up close and personal. I look forward to seeing you in the Museum.
Museum News & History
Museum News
The Army Apprentice Association is hosting an 'All Intakes' Army Apprentice School 60th Birthday Reunion from the 24th to 26th of October 2008, here at the Army Logistics Training Centre, Bandiana. The Army Museum Bandiana is assisting in the co-ordination of this activity which will involve the Chief of Army officially opening the newly made 'Apprentice Memorial' which will be located within the Memorial Park opposite the Army Museum Bandiana. There will be other celebratory activities over the two days. Any ex Apprentices are encouraged to attend and can obtain details of the reunion by contacting Mr Frank Poole on (02) 6288 2884, Mob: 0416193387, e-mail: frank.poole@bigpond.com.
Below are images of objects recently added to the collection.
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| Leopard AS 1 Medium Battle Tank |
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| Turkish 75mm Krupp Field Gun |
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| T34 Russian Tank |
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| M113 Medium Reconnaisance Vehicle |
View more detailed information on these and other Museum displays by clicking on the 'Picture Gallery' link on the top left of this page.
Museum History
The original collection was first established in 1972, in the foyer of the Headquarters of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Centre in Gaza Ridge Barracks at Bandiana Victoria.
In 1976 the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps General Museum was established in its present location. The first curator of the Museum was Warrant Officer Class One Colin La Motte.
The museum building in its self unique, in that, it is a WW11-era timber framed warehouse, with corrugated iron cladding. Very few of these once prolific structures remain.
The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Museum was formally opened by the Director General of Supply-Army, Brigadier J.A. Munro, AO on 31th of March 1976.
In 1998, the Royal Australian Corps of Transport Museum from Puckapunyal, the Australian Army Catering Corps Historical Collection from storage in Puckapunyal and the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' Historical Collection from storage in North Bandiana, were integrated into the museum.
These Museums and Historical Collections combined with the RAAOC Museum, to form the Army Museum Bandiana on the 1st of July 1997.
The Museum was officially renamed 'The Army Museum Bandiana' by the Deputy Chief of Army, Major General J.C. Hartley, AO, on the 23rd of October 1997.
In 1988 the integration of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps and the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Historical Collections into the Museum at Bandiana.
