the kapooka chronicle
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the kapooka chronicle
THE KAPOOKA CHRONICLE ‘KEEPING KAPOOKA CONNECTED’ Feburary 2015 Welcome to Wagga Wagga Blamey Community Group Calendar of events Defence Special Needs Support Group TIME TO GET FOXTEL FROM TELSTRA Boardwalk Empire S5 (MA15+) Showing November ENTERTAINMENT + DRAMA PACKAGE 50 popular Foxtel channels Cutting-edge TV entertainment and drama from around the world with showcase, SoHo, BBC First and BoxSets 45 $ ALL NEW PACKAGES /mth 12 month term minimum cost with Telstra Home Phone Local ($40/mth), $75 standard installation and $75 one-off equipment fee for iQHD with Entertainment + Drama is $1,170 ($85/mth) Telstra Store Sturt Mall Sturt Mall, Wagga Opposite Roger David Call 6931 7020 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Foxtel from Telstra: Service not available in all areas or homes. Non-standard installation may be more. You need an eligible Telstra Home Phone, Post-Paid mobile or home broadband service on a Single Bill or active Telstra Pre-Paid Mobile or Mobile Broadband service. A HD Recordable device is not a HD subscription. Foxtel marks are used under licence by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd. Boardwalk Empire S5 © Home BoxOffice, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO ® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. The spectrum device and ™ are trade marks and ® are registered trade marks of Telstra Corporation Limited, ABN 33 051 775 556. 2 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE COMMANDANT ARTC ~ Colonel Stephen Jobson Welcome to the first edition of the Kapooka Chronicle for 2015. As I commence my second year as the Commandant of the Army Recruit Training Centre, I can say with all honesty that another year at The Home of the Soldier is a very exciting prospect. Kapooka is the pinnacle of the Profession of Arms and all members and families posted here have a great opportunity to contribute to the future of the Australian Army through the development of its soldiers and Adventurous Training Leaders. For newly posted families, please take the opportunity to explore all that the Defence Community at Kapooka and Wagga Wagga have to offer you. Without a doubt, we have one of the most impressive small public schools in the state of NSW in the Kapooka Village, and literally one of the highest performing Early Education Centres in the state as officially recognised by the NSW Government in 2014. Both Lyn at the school, and Donna at the Early Education Centre, and their respective teams, are a wonderful and dedicated group of professionals who work tirelessly to ensure the best outcome for our children. The Kapooka Village is also where you will find the Blamey Community Centre and the Blamey Community Group. I was incredibly impressed with the Blamey Community Group team in 2014 as they facilitated many great functions, morning teas, social gatherings and an open door to all our spouses – both in Kapooka and across Wagga Wagga. Christina and her team of spouses of the committee have a number of initiatives they wish to offer our Defence community this year and I look forward to seeing many happy people there this year. Across Wagga Wagga we also have a group of hard working Defence Community Organisation personnel – especially our Family Liaison Officer Kate Timothy-Nesbitt and counsellor Katrina Baldaccino. In addition, you will find our Defence School Transition Aides and Defence Transition Mentors at Kapooka Primary, Wagga Wagga Christian College, Kooringal Public School and Kooringal High School – please look them up and drop in for a coffee & a chat. Finally, I will be announcing soon our Kapooka Spouse Ready-for-Work Scholarship. This is a scholarship worth up to $2000-00 to study a select number of Certificate III courses with our partner Riverina Community College. It is open to the spouses of the 1st Recruit Training Battalion and includes the qualification with job placements to help obtain employment. For those spouses not eligible for this scheme, I would encourage you to apply for the Partner Education and Employment Program (PEEP), which can be found on the DCO website. Kapooka and Wagga Wagga can be a fantastic opportunity if you are willing to engage with our various Defence Community support organisations – just drop in to say ‘G’Day’. Once again, welcome and I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in 2015. Now available for appointments on Base. Contact Tanya Fynn to organise a time to discuss your Defence Home Loan needs. Tanya Fynn 02 69231397 [email protected] Front cover: 1st Recruit Training Battalion KAPOOKA CHRONICLE 3 BLAMEY COMMUNITY GROUP 2015 On behalf of the Blamey Community Group committee, I would like to give a warm welcome to all of the new families that have posted to the Wagga Wagga area. For the families already established and our new families, we hope you have all enjoyed the festive season and are settling back into all of your normal routines. We welcome all Defence families, this includes from the Navy, Army and Air Force to the Kapooka Community Centre to take part in our events. We have recommenced with our morning teas, play time and events such as bake offs and girl’s nights in and out, with many more activities planned for this year. We encourage everyone to come along and enjoy all of our events. For up to date event tracking we have events listed on our Blamey Community Group (Kapooka) Facebook page. The Blamey Community Group is managed by a committee of volunteers and a coordinator. Our committee is currently looking to fill the following positions: Craft Coordinator Fundraising Coordinator Play Time Coordinator General Committee members The Blamey Community Group Committee invite everyone to come along to discuss any planning ideas for future events. We would also like to encourage those interested in attending to think about joining the committee to assist with our future events and planning. MARCHED OUT? Celebrate surrounded by nature. T. 6925 5660 Botanic Gardens Wagga Wagga Free glass of wine or beer with every main course with an ADF ID elementsatthegardens.com.au Our Future Events 07-02-15 SAT FEB Girls Night In – Games night and dinner ordered in 09-02-15 MON FEB Morning Tea In - Special Guests: DHA, DRHM & DFA 11-02-15 WED FEB Play Time - Valentine's Day 16-02-15 MON FEB Morning Tea in - Proposed Very Special Guests - S1/S4 & WO LOG 18-02-15 WED FEB Play Time 21-02-15 SAT FEB DCO Welcome to Wagga Expo - Ticketed Event (tickets available at DCO office) 23-02-15 MON FEB Morning Tea In - BCG Bake Off with Very Special Guests: TSC Chain of Command 25-02-15 WED FEB Play Time 02-03-15 MON MAR Morning Tea In - Riverina Community College 04-03-15 WED MAR Play Time 07-03-15 SAT MAR Girls Night Out - Dinner Out 09-03-15 MON MAR Morning Tea In -Proposed Guests- ARTC & 1 RTB Chain of Command 11-03-15 WED MAR Play Time 16-03-15 MON MAR Morning Tea Out - AAFCANS KMA 17-03-15 TUE MAR St Patrick's Day 18-03-15 WED MAR Play Time 23-03-15 MON MAR Morning Tea In - Wagga Women's Health 25-03-15 WED MAR Play Time 28-03-15 SAT MAR Trivia Night 4 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE KECC - OUR END OF YEAR SINGALONG! (Accredited as ‘EXCEEDING’ in all seven quality areas under the National Quality Standard) Our wonderful 2014 year was capped off with our end of year ‘Christmas Singalong and Family Night’. A large gathering of children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, extended family and friends joined us for a perfect evening in late November to celebrate our exciting and busy year. Five hundred sausages, 30 loaves of bread and a huge chocolate mud cake was ordered to cater for the crowd. The evening was opened by the Centre Director, Donna Worner and a very big welcome was made to all our preschool families, friends and Colonel Stephen Jobson. Chaplain Martin Johnson kindly said ‘Grace’. After the opening formalities were finished the children entertained us all with several of their favourite preschool songs, dances and Christmas tunes. Our Mums and Dads also joined in with a special dance called the ‘Tofa Tafa’. It was lots of fun! Our Christmas cheer and ‘Jingle Bells’ prompted good old Santa to arrive on cue in the Kapooka Fire Truck. Santa’s reindeers were catered for on the top of Kapooka Hill eating fresh green grass and taking a much needed break from their busy schedule! The children were filled with great excitement at the opportunity to meet Santa and were delighted to receive a small gift and sweet treat! Santa was certainly a popular attraction, even our Kapooka Band Dads jumped on his lap for a Christmas pic! The team from Weary Dunlop led by Lieutenant Andrew Ward manned our barbeques and served dinner to a very hungry crowd. We were extremely thankful for their catering expertise and skill. After dinner Colonel Jobson made a surprise presentation to Bronwen Keyes one of our wonderful educators. Bronwen celebrated her ten year anniversary at Kapooka and in her time with us has touched many children and their family’s lives. Several gifts were also presented to our very dedicated and devoted voluntary committee to thank them for their efforts and significant contribution towards managing our community-based preschool. Our annual raffle and auction raised a record breaking $4000 for our preschool. We sincerely thank our corporate sponsors Defence Health, Defence Bank and ADCU for their tremendous support as well as our terrific local business houses and families for their kind contributions. Congratulations to all the winners! A memorable and exciting night with lots of laughter was enjoyed by one and all. Many thanks to everyone in our community who contributed to make this night such a wonderful event! Kapooka Early Childhood Centre Inc is a non-profit organization providing education and care for children of the Defence Forces and wider community. Feel free to visit our beautiful preschool – our door is always open! Visit our website: www.kapookaearlychildhoodcentre.com.au Contact: 02 69312722 Email: [email protected] KAPOOKA CHRONICLE 5 Defence Special Needs Support Group Join us on Facebook The DSNSG Facebook page is proving to be a great source of information and support for all families. If you have not already linked into us via Facebook, then please do so. To join, you will need to send an email to the Communications / Membership Officer at [email protected] or email the National Committee at nationalcommittee@ dsnsg.org.au The DSNSG Facebook page is only open to members of DSNSG. If people are not a member, then they will be asked some basic information and put on the relevant local family list and before they are added to the Facebook page. Recently DSNSG has introduced some basic group rules to help the Facebook page run more effectively and to ensure that it stays as a means of support and information. Please take the time to read the ‘group rules’ and remember that the page is for support, information and assistance only. We ask that you be polite and respect one another. General Advertising or Promotion of a business is not allowed and if in doubt please contact the National Committee for advice before posting. If we feel that a post is not appropriate for the page, then we will contact the person concerned and reserve the right to delete any such posts. ZERO IN ON 0% 12 Month Balance Transfers 10.99% p.a. ongoing purchase rate Switch to a better value credit card today adcu.com.au | 1300 13 23 28 Terms and conditions available on request. Fees and charges apply to the use of your Credit Card. Australian Defence Credit Union Limited ABN 48 087 649 741. AFSL and Australian credit licence number 237 988. 6 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE SAT 8.00am-2.00pm KAPOOKA PUBLIC SCHOOL A new year with new Kindergarten children (and some Year Ones!) The children have settled in very quickly. The new Year Ones are absolute troopers, and are working hard to keep up with the ‘old ones’ (fancy being old at 6!) The ‘old’ Year Ones have been a delight, helping all the new children settle in, showing where things are, and inviting them to games. Well done boys! We are already reading some early readers, and started our daily writing exercises. The Year Ones remember to change their readers daily, and the Kindergarten children are excited about getting their first home readers on Monday. We have already been to the library to borrow books to share, and had a nice new blue library bag to put them in, courtesy of the Wagga Wagga City Council in conjunction with REROC (Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils) Waste Forum. We seem to have an indoor garden! We are growing some vegetables and flowers in our classroom from seeds, kindly donated to us by the P&C. It is amazing how quickly we see changes! One day there is just a small root, and the next day the roots are branching and a little green stem is popping out. Some of these we will keep in the room to observe changes, and some will go into our vegetable boxes. We might be able to see some changes with indoor and outdoor plants. The children already knew that plants like sunlight, and that indoors they need to be near a window. We are going to put one in a cupboard to see what happens if they don’t get any sun. We are loving our sports activities, assessing motor skills with fun outdoor games. In short – it is going to be another great year in Kapooka K/1! 8 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE KAPOOKA CHRONICLE 9 New Leaders in Adventurous Training New Leaders in Adventurous Training The Roping and Climbing Unit Adventure Training Leader (UATL) course conducted in November has produced another 17 UATLs who will return to their parent units in order to plan, prepare, conduct and review Adventurous Training (AT) for its members. The four week course, which was conducted by the Adventurous Training Wing (ATW) at Kapooka, was run out of both Kapooka and Marrangaroo Army Depot in the Blue Mountains, qualifying it’s participants in how to run an AT activity specialising in abseiling and climbing on both natural and artificial surfaces to achieve an aim. The trainees were from both Army and RAAF from many units around Australia. LCPL Michael “Nugget” McSorley (ARA) from 2/14 LHR (QMI) who was awarded both the Student of Merit Award and the OC’s Commendation, said that the purpose of the training was to provide capability back to the Army. “The stress and fear that can be experienced on a well run AT activity is one of the only ways that you can prepare for the stress and fear that a soldier will experience on the battlefield” he said. “UATLs can provide capabilities to a CO who will want a certain objective achieved, including but not limited to leadership development and individual resilience”. The members culminated their training by planning, preparing and conducting a multi-day roping and climbing 10 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE AT activity for actual participants provided by SUR and 1/19 RNSWR. CPL Craig Pullen (RAAF) from 1 RTU was one of the UATL trainees. “It was a great experience to actually deal with the challenges of actual participants who were in most cases complete novices when it came to abseiling and climbing” he said. “The obstacles that you would run into during an activity are hard to simulate unless you have real participants who aren’t role-playing.” The incoming OC/CI ATW for 2015, CAPT Jeremy Barraclough, currently of 3 RAR, was also a trainee on this course. “AT is often confused with recreational activities, but one of the things you begin to understand on this course, is that AT is a tool for units to challenge their members and in the process develop their individual and group qualities required for battle.” The trainees were exposed to many confronting situations to help them become more comfortable in the environments that they will be exposed to in the conduct of their activities, as well as provided with the skills required to both establish activity sites and conduct rescues should anything go wrong. Trainees were also briefed by Police Rescue and Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT) members who shared lessons learned from the tasks that they have conducted. BDR Aaron Costas from 8/12 Regt New Leaders in Adventurous Training RAA was appreciative of the opportunity. “Being able to learn from the Police and SCAT prepared us better for our own safety considerations as well as providing an insight to their capabilities should we ever require their help.” The new UATLs have now return to their units where they will run their own AT activities. CPL Sean Williams from 3 RAR is excited to use his new found skills. “I’m looking forward to running activities for my unit as well as the wider area as I believe in the importance of AT and what it provides for soldiers.” Written by LT Matthew Hume, 3 RAR Cleared by MAJ Derek Morris, OC/CI ATW David and Annette Harmer 59 Baylis St, Wagga Wagga Phone: (02) 6921 6300 [email protected] Franchisees Fax: (02) 6921 6022 Email: [email protected] 2/153 Baylis Street Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 www.aussiedisposals.com.au Ph. 02 6931 9911 10% OFF with ADF ID Mon - Thur 4pm - 10pm Fri - Sun 12pm - 10pm (Delivery from 4pm) Defence discount available Need a Holiday? I have been a travel consultant for 12 years and would love to help you plan your next holiday. I work as a mobile consultant for The Village Travel who are part of the Jetset Travelworld Group and therefore we have huge buying power and fantastic prices. 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We cordially welcome you to the Battalion and the wider Wagga Wagga region and hope that your time here is enjoyable as we transition into another busy year training the next generation of Army’s soldiers. 1 RTB is part of the Army Recruit Training Centre, known within Army as the “The Home of the Soldier”, and is located at Blamey Barracks in Kapooka. The name Kapooka is derived from the local aboriginal dialect and means ‘Place of Winds.’ 1 RTB was raised at Kapooka in November 1951 with Lieutenant Colonel V.E. Dowdy appointed as the unit’s first Commanding Officer. 1 RTB is made up of the Battalion Headquarters, five Recruit Training Companies (Alpha through Echo) and Training Support Company. The Recruit Training 12 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE Companies are responsible for the conduct and delivery of recruit training, whilst Training Support Company provides key enabling support and subject matter expertise to the Battalion. The Battalion’s mission is to develop and deliver high quality training in order to generate Australian soldiers. This is done through the conduct of the 80 day full time Army Recruit Course (ARC) and the 28 day part time Reserve Recruit Training Course (RRTC). Recruit training staff provide leadership, management and instruction to recruits on physical training, weapon handling and shooting, first aid, drill and field craft. Both courses are deliberately physically challenging and mentally demanding in order to prepare recruits to be soldiers in the Australian Army. 1 RTB places a number of unique demands on its staff, due to the nature of recruit training. Professional development and individual respite are therefore carefully managed in order to maintain an effective team of Recruit Instructors. 1 RTB strives to achieve a manageable work life balance for staff and recognises the crucial role that families and friends play in our ability to train the Army’s recruits. Throughout the year there is various family and community based functions, and also Recruit March Out Parades, which provide an excellent opportunity for family and friends to engage with one another. These functions are often organised by the Blamey Community Group and 1ST RECRUIT TRAINING BATTALION other important organisations that provide vital support to the family and friends of 1 RTB staff members. Other ARTC run sporting and military activities are planned throughout the year. This includes the Australian Defence Credit Union Shield (an annual round robin of sporting events conducted through the year among the units within the Kapooka Military Area); the Kapooka Sports Series which are held in March and November and attract military teams from around the country. 1 RTB will continue to build on the success of last year through the professionalism and the high standard of training that enabled 2531 regular and 747 reservist recruits to successfully march out to Initial Employment Training in 2014. The continued support of family and friends will enable 1 RTB to continue to train Army’s next generation of soldiers. ADF members need more than just an accountant. As an ADF member you need accountants and advisors who can work with you no matter where you are. Twomeys understands the complexities associated with ADF tax and can assist you to maximise your return, recognise investment opportunities and grow your wealth. 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Entry to Cinema $5.00 per person ($10 per family) per movie RTF staff will be there to usher you in and take your money. Cinema phone number 6933 8440. Projector room phone number 6933 8572 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE 15 DEFENCE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION DCO – Welcome to Wagga Wagga We are holding our Welcome to Wagga Wagga for all Defence families, new and established. Come along, meet other families and get to know more about the services and supports in our local area. This year we welcome you to the Oasis Aquatic Centre in central Wagga Wagga. We will have information on family services in the local region including preschools, health services, family support services, Defence services and Wagga Wagga City Council. The RSL sub-branch has volunteered to come along and provide a free BBQ for everyone. For dessert we will have soft serve ice-creams for $1.00. Free tickets are available at DCO. Please ensure you have yours on the night for the Defence Bank lucky door prize. When: Saturday 21 February from 6.30 to 8.30 pm Where: Oasis Aquatic Centre, Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga RSVP: for catering purposes by calling 02 6931 0011 or emailing [email protected] More information: www.defence.gov.au/dco DCO – Wagga Location We are located Suite 1, 76 Morgan Street – upstairs in the Westpac building. We can be contacted on 02 6931 0011 location. Things to do in Wagga Wagga Skate Parks Bolton Park – features the following - bowls, jumps, a spine and grind block, box and rails. You can find it in Morgan Street near the Oasis Aquatic Centre. Henwood Park – features a series of small street-style skate activities, a half basketball court, large shelter and seating. Find it at Henwood Park on Lake Albert Road, Kooringal. Ashmont Skate Bowl – opened in December 2014 find it at Webb Park on Connorton Avenue Lake Albert Lake Albert is Wagga’s playground for water sports and fitness. The Lake has a circular walking track of km. It is utilised by people with all levels of fitness and mobility given its constant flat grade and well-sealed surface. The large playground, walking track and BBQ’s make this a great place for friends and family get togethers. O’Halloran Park (off Lakeside Drive) features an enclosed dog agility track. See maps below. Save the date We will be having a Pizza and Play night at Noah’s Ark – 20th March – Friday night. Please let us know at DCO if you would like to attend. Helen or Kate 02 6931 0011 Willans Hill Miniature Railway Train runs from 10.30am to 4pm at the Wagga Botanic Gardens on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. (Please ensure everyone has covered shoes such as sneakers) National Families Week will be held in May, DCO will be running a family event to celebrate. This information will be released at a later date. The Sunday Markets Markets are held every Sunday in the Myer car park. Partner education and employment funding DCO provides funding for employment and education expenses to assist recognised partners of ADF members to better position themselves for employment when posted with their partner. The Partner Employment and Education Program, or PEEP, offers two tiers of funding to eligible partners. Tier 1 Approved partners are provided with an education and employment allowance of $12 000 to use within 10 years. You can use up to $6000 of this allowance per posting, and apply it towards a range of education and employment expenses, including: • education or training courses, up to and including first time undergraduate degrees, • professional employment assistance, such as career advice and help with job applications, • superannuation setup courses, • personalised resume preparation, and • renewing professional registration in a new 16 KAPOOKA CHRONICLE Downside Bush Dance 1st Saturday of each month at the Downside Hall off Coolamon Road, via Wagga Wagga Also on: Sat 07 Mar, Sat 04 Apr, Sat 02 May, Sat 06 Jun, Sat 04 Jul, Sat 01 Aug, Sat 05 Sep, Sat 03 Oct, Sat 07 Nov, Sat 05 Dec 7:30pm to Midnight Eat Local Thursday Sustainable farming is the idea behind Eat Local Thursday. This is where the fresh produce from the farm comes together and supplies the ‘eaters’ with locally grown and cooked food. Located at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club from 2.30-6.30pm, every Thursday. Wagga Farmers Markets 8am to 1pm at the Civic Precinct held on the 2nd Saturday of every month Art on the Levee On the banks of the Murrumbidgee is the ‘Art on the Levee’ where you can buy or browse for local art pieces. It is held 9am to 2pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month. It is located between the Visitors Information Centre and the DEFENCE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION ARCC Hall in Tarcutta Street. They are: Markets by the Lake are held at Apex Park from 9am – 2pm on the last Saturday of each month. • The fenced dog run area located at Narrung Street on the southern Boundary of the Wiradjuri Golf Centre driving range. • Eastern side of Wilks Park North Wagga Wagga, area bounded by south of Parken Pregon Lagoon - east of Hampden Avenue and north of Central Island Road. • Boat Club Reserve Lake Albert, between Plumpton Road and Boat Club Carpark on the southern side of Nelson Road. • Willans Hill, area bounded by east of Captain Cook Drive - south of Lord Baden Powell Drive and all of Willans Hill Reserve south of Leavenworth Drive to Red Hill Road. • O’Halloran Park Dog Agility Track, Lake Albert • Forest Hill - area at the intersection of Cypress St & Kurrajong Ave adjoining the western side of Wagga Wagga RAAF base. Dog Off Leash Areas Wagga Wagga City Council provides six designated ‘dog off leash’ areas across the city, including an enclosed agility track. 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