A day for all the families

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Angus Houston addresses the families. Photos by CPL Mark Eaton

Flight Lieutenant Olivia Stuart, from No. 78 Wing, gets her message across

RAAF Base Williamtown has shown its support for the families of its members deployed overseas on various operations with a pre-Easter sausage sizzle.

The event was an opportunity for the families to get together and share their experiences as well as make contact with the various family support agencies.

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Angus Houston and the Warrant Officer of the Air Force, ex Williamtown WOFF Peter Hall, travelled from Canberra with their wives to show their support for the families.

The bulk of the day was dedicated to fun, with egg and spoon races and the very messy but ever popular egg catching competition.

The games were quickly forgotten, though, as wailing sirens and flashing lights announced the arrival of the Easter Bunny in a fire engine.

More Easter eggs were snapped up before the bunny had to hop off to another engagement.

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