1RTU
jubilee
THE
50th anniversary of No. 1 Recruit Training Unit will be celebrated
at a dining-in on August 4 in the RAAF Base Edinburgh Sergeants
Mess. The event is open to past and present staff members. Tickets
cost $30. Expressions of interest should be sent to FSGT Bryn
Bell at brynley.bell@defence.gov.au
by June 4.
Air
Command Band
June
4: The Jazz Combo will play at the RAAF Winter Ball at the
Sergeant’s Mess, RAAF Base Richmond at 7pm.
June
9: The Chamber Musicians will perform at St Andrew’s Cathedral,
George Street, Sydney, between 12.30-1.30pm. The concert’s theme
will be Eastern European Composers. Performing groups will consist
of the Brass Quintet, Wind Quintet, Clarinet Quartet and Wind
Trio.
June
10: The Chamber Musicians will perform at St Matthew’s Cathedral,
Windsor, from 11am-noon. The concert’s theme again will be Eastern
European Composers.
June
12: The Big Band will delight the crowds at Darling Harbour
Jazz Festival between 1-2pm on the Aqua Shell. The performance
is free.
June
18: The Big Band will entertain at the Russell Officer’s Mess
Ball, Canberra, between 7pm-midnight.
June
19: The Brass Quintet will perform at 2OCU’s FCI 50th anniversary
dinner at Newcastle City Hall at 6pm.
June
23: The Concert Band will perform a public concert at St Andrew’s
Cathedral, George Street, Sydney, between 12.30-1.30pm. The concert
will feature Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams and Harry
Potter Symphonic Suite by John Williams. Contact the Air Command
Band on (02) 4577 5742 or aircommandband@defence.gov.au
for more information.
Central
Band
June
10: The Concert Band will hold a Workshop for Monks Hill Secondary
School Band of Singapore at RAAF Central Band HQ, RAAF Base Williams,
Laverton, from 8am-noon.
June
18: The Ceremonial Band will perform at the Freedom of the
City of Sale Parade, beginning at Brennan Park, Stawell and Fitzroy
St, Sale, from 9.45-10.45am. Phone (03) 9256 2439 or (03) 9256
2764 to confirm all Central Band performances.
Memorial
service
A
SERVICE to honour indigenous servicemen and women who have played
an active role in serving their country in times of war and peace
will be held at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Memorial,
behind the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, on July 6 from
noon-2pm. Inquiries to Kelly Thompson on (02) 6265 4772.
Rwanda
veterans
PERSONNEL
who served in Rwanda from July 1994 to January 1995 are invited
to a reunion on August 20-21 at the Olims Hotel in Canberra. Contact
LEUT Robin Barrett on (02) 6266 4001 or robin.barrett@defence.gov.au.
Pilots’
reunion
MEMBERS
who commenced No. 135 RAAF Pilots’ Course in February 1985 are
invited to attend a 20-year reunion on February 26-27, 2005. Details
to be finalised later. Contact Martin Hobbs on 0414 703 776 or
mhobbs6@bigpond.com or
Stuart Friend at stuf@bigpond.com.
NZ
celebration
NO.
40 Squadron RNZAF invites ex-members to a reunion to celebrate
50 years since the re-formation of the squadron in 1954. It will
be held in Auckland on October 23-24. For more information contact
Bob Howe at bobzedi@xtra.co.nz
