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RAAFBuilding Base, 960, Williamtown. McNamara Drive, P.RAAF 4014 Base, 6900 Williamtown. Talk to us on base today. E.P. [email protected] 6900 BuildingE. [email protected] 960, McNamara Drive, RAAF Base, Williamtown. P. 4014 6900 E. [email protected] *Terms and conditions and interest rates are available at defencebank.com.au. Fees and charges may apply. No minimum deposit. Bonus interest for balances up to $100,000. To receive the Salute account, the member must deposit*Terms $1500 and conditions (minimum) and into interest a Defence rates Bankare available Everyday at Accessdefencebank.com.au. account each month Fees and of the charges 12 month may period.apply. No After minimum the 12 month deposit. period Bonus the interest interest for rate balances will revert up to to $100,000. the Salute accountTo receive base the interest Salute account,rate. 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Fees and charges may apply. No minimum deposit. Bonus interest for balances up to $100,000. To receive the Salute account, the member must deposit $1500 (minimum) into a Defence Bank Everyday Access account each month of the 12 month period. After the 12 month period the interest rate will revert to the Salute account base interest rate. Before acquiring any Defenceproduct pleaseBank Limitedconsider ABN whether 57 087 it is 651right 385 for AFSL/Australian you. Defence Bank Credit Limited Licence ABN 57234582. 087 651 Defence 385 AFSL Bank / Australian recommends Credit you Licence read the 234582. Defence Bank Products and Services - Conditions of Use for any product you choose to take. MESSAGE FROM CONTENTS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR WELCOME TO WILLIAMTOWN is produced by RAAFA Publications, a small defencebank.com.au company wholly defencebank.com.au 1800 033 139 owned by the Air Williamtown. 1800 033 139 Williamtown. Force Association. In publishing this handbook (as well as Welcome handbooks for three other air bases), we align with the Association’s primary objective of providing assistance to both current and retired ADF members and their families. As ex-servicemen ourselves, we recognise that relocation is a stressful time for you and we hope the information we provide in these pages will help you settle into the base and the wonderfully 35 54 relaxed lifestyle that the Hunter region has to offer. For the first time, this handbook includes a warm welcome message from Her Excellency the >> SETTLING IN >> LIFESTYLE Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor To help you establish your family at your new You have been posted to a truly beautiful of NSW, who is a great supporter of ADF members. posting, we’ve pulled together a handy guide part of Australia – take a look at a small selction There are also messages from our local politicians to local services and more. of all that’s on offer to see and do. We’re here, who represent us at the federal and state levels of We’re here, government. We are privileged to have the genuine support of these distinguished people and their 4 WELCOME 30 AIR FORCE 2021 where and when it counts. contributions to the handbook. 6 RAAF WILLIAMTOWN 32 VETERANS where and when it counts. There is also a message from the elders of the Worimi, who are the traditional owners of this 20 RESERVES & CADETS 35 FAMILIES wonderful part of Australia. We are fortunate to be 21 49 EDUCATION able to share this land with them and enjoy a cordial CLUBS At Defence Bank, you’re not a number, you’re a member. relationship with the descendants of the original 22 HERITAGE CENTRE 54 LIFESTYLE We’reAt Defence here on Bank, base you’re at Williamtown not a number, to make you’re everyday a member. banking inhabitants who, thousands of years ago, demonstrated 25 INDUSTRY PARTNERS 59 MAPS easierWe’re andhere more on base convenient at Williamtown for you. to make everyday banking their appreciation of an aerodynamic principle which easier and more convenient for you. is the fundamental basis of modern air power. 28 COMMERCIAL SIDE 64 GUIDE TO THE AREA It is worth noting that Welcome to Williamtown And we’re here for when you want to talk to us about a home would not be possible in this format without the loan,And we’reour low-rate here for credit when card you wantor our to award-winning talk to us about car a homeloans. assistance of a number of people and organisations: loan, our low-rate credit card or our award-winning car loans. • senior people at Williamtown, and in particular, MAGAZINE CONTACTS No matter where you go, we’ll be there. In fact, we have the Wing Commander Sue Yates, who has worked largestNo matter network where of you on-base go, we’ll branches be there. across In fact, Australia. we have the tirelessly to coordinate the ‘front-end’ editorial MANAGING DIRECTOR AVM Neil Smith (ret) DIGITAL EDITION largest network of on-base branches across Australia. content about the Base ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE Sue Guymer To read this publication online, go to raafapublications. • our major sponsors – Rolls-Royce, Defence Bank, EDITOR Sandy McPhie org.au/read-welcome-to-williamtown Better banking? You can count on it. Newcastle Airport, Northrop Grumman and Open Better banking? You can count on it. ART DIRECTOR Katie Monin Arms, as well as other sponsors – Defence Housing RAAF COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR DISCLAIMER Information in the articles in this magazine was current Talk to us on base today. Australia and One Giant Leap, all of whom support Wing Commander Sue Yates Talk to us on base today. at time of publication but more recent developments Building 960, McNamara Drive, us financially, and in some cases editorially, in all four MAPS © Koala Cartography should be checked with the relevant Defence and RAAFBuilding Base, 960, Williamtown. McNamara Drive, Welcome handbooks Sandra Cheetham 0434 081 807 other authorities for currency and any changes to P.RAAF 4014 Base, 6900 Williamtown. • our numerous advertisers who, while doing it tough conditions. Content appearing in this publication P. 4014 6900 in the COVID-19 pandemic, have still found funding RAAFA(NSW) PUBLICATIONS does not necessarily reflect the views or have the E. [email protected] to support ADF members and their families through endorsement of the Department of Defence or the E. [email protected] P 0407 708 077 this handbook. I encourage you to consider their E [email protected] publisher. While every effort has been made to ensure support whenever you are in the market for their, W raafapublications.org.au accuracy and currency in the articles presented, reliance and our sponsors’ goods and services. should not be placed on the information contained without reference to the relevant authorities. No part of The RAAFA Publications production team joins with this magazine may be reproduced without the written all of our supporters to wish you an enjoyable tour consent of RAAFANSW Publications.