New South Wales

The Liverpool DCO Office is located:

DCO Liverpool provides services to ADF members posted to:

• Liverpool Military Area

Area Information

For information about this region you can download Welcome to Liverpool (PDF, 575k).

DCO Liverpool Bulletin - Oct - Nov 2011

Playgroups in the Liverpool LGA area

The following list includes playgroups offered by a number of different agencies.
You will need to contact the agencies themselves for further details.

Playgroups in the Liverpool LGA area (PDF,34k)

For a list of upcoming events in your area, see the Community Events page

The Nowra DCO Office is located off base in the same building as DHA, near Beaurepaires:

DCO Nowra provides services to ADF members posted to:

• HMAS ALBATROSS
• HMAS CRESWELL
• RAN HYDROGRAPHIC Wollongong

Area Information

For information about this region you can download Welcome to Shoalhaven (PDF, 476k).

Information for Single members can be downloaded at Information for Single members(PDF, 24k)

Time Out - Summer Edition 201 - 2012 (PDF,9.16MB)

The Richmond DCO Office is located:

The Richmond DCO Office provides services to ADF members posted to:

• RAAF RICHMOND
• Defence Establishment ORCHARD HILLS
• RAAF GLENBROOK
• Bathhurst (1/19 RNSWR)

Area Information

For information about this region you can download Welcome to Greater Western Sydney (PDF, 599k).

Lateral Recruits Group

Are you a lateral recruit who has relocated to the western Sydney area?  The envisaged aim of this program is to create a networking opportunity for families, provide information on local resources and assisting with the adjusting to your new location.

Please contact DCO Richmond on (02)4587 1130.

The Singleton DCO Office is located:

DCO Singleton provides services to ADF members posted to:

• LONE PINE BARRACKS (Singleton)
• BEERSHEBA BARRACKS (Tamworth)
• Basic Flying Training School (Tamworth)
• GAZA Training Depot (Armidale)
• Chauvel Training Depot (Muswellbrook)
• Dubbo (1/19 RNSWR)
• Orange (HQ 1/19 RNSWR)

Area Information

For information about these regions you can download:

Welcome to Singleton (PDF, 541k).

The information regarding the ADF Family Health Trail contained in the Singleton Welcome Book has been updated, please see the News and Updates page.

Welcome to Tamworth (PDF, 468k).

Hunter Area Welcome Information (Word,69k)

Bulwarra Resort at Terrigal

A family holiday resort for Defence & Emergency Services personnel and their families.(for serving and ex-serving families). For more information, download the Flyer (Word,24k)

Singleton Welcome Function - 20 Jan 2012

For more information, download the Flyer (PDF,282k)

The Sydney DCO Office is located:

DCO Sydney provides services to ADF members posted to:

• VICTORIA BARRACKS
• RANDWICK BARRACKS
• HMAS KUTTABUL
• HMAS PENGUIN
• HMAS WATERHEN
• HMAS WATSON

Area Information

For information about this region you can download Welcome to Sydney (PDF, 513k), or go to visitnsw.

Wagga Wagga

The Wagga Wagga DCO Office is located:

DCO Wagga provides services to ADF members posted to:

• Army Recruit Training Centre (Kapooka)
• RAAF WAGGA WAGGA

Area Information

For information about this region you can download Welcome to Wagga (PDF, 480k)

Please call our  DCO office on (02) 69310011 to discuss any of the information provided or to find out more.

The following web links provide general information on the Wagga area:

Education

For university we have Charles Sturt University and the link is www.csu.edu.au
For TAFE try www.rit.tafensw.edu.au

Kids Space 

Wagga schools are zoned, so depending on where you live, you will be zoned for a certain Government school.
The MySchool website   www.myschool.com.au lets you check for the types of schools that are available in the Wagga area .  The area code for Wagga is 2650 for Kapooka it is 2661 and Forest Hill is 2651.

For Catholic and Independent schools, you will need to contact the school directly, for information on enrolment and availability of places.
The NSW Education website is www.schools.nsw.edu.au 

Childrens Services
  
The following website shows comprehensive information on children's services that can be found in the Wagga area:  
http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/www/html/4214-childrens-services-directory.asp

The MyChild website is www.mychild.gov.au is great to look for childcare 

Employment

We have two systems for searching for emloyment in Wagga.  The active search is to put in your CV with an agency or agencies, the other being connected with Centrelink.  Centrelink work with the various job agencies in Wagga for employment, so you may wish to contact Centrelink for that.

The agencies to drop your CV (or Resume) into are:
Work force on Tap found at www.workforceontap.com.au/jobs  
GWS - www.gwspersonnel.com.au
Skilled Engineering - www.skilled.com.au

Happy moving and safe journey to Wagga

Information for newcomers to the region can be found at Newcomers Guide 2010 (PDF,351k).

DCO Wagga Bulletin - Dec 2011- Jan 2012 (PDF,384k)

To view the list of upcoming events, go to the Community Events page

The Williamtown DCO Office is located:

DCO Williamtown provides services to ADF members posted to:

• RAAF WILLIAMTOWN
• Bullecourt Barracks Adamstown

Area Information

For information about this region you can download Welcome to Williamtown (PDF, 578k).

Are you moving to the Hunter? If so then download our digital welcome pack - Hunter Area Welcome Information (Word, 69k)

Welcome Events - February 2012

DCO Hunter invites you to attend any of the following Meet and Greet opportunities in February 2012.