Back from the dead

11 Sep 2009 | SGT Gary Burke is one of the luckiest men alive. A communications electronic technician with RAAF Base Williamtown’s GTESPO, the 54-year-old literally treasures every morning he wakes up. »»

SGT Gary Burke kitted up in Iraq before his accident.

Circus is back in town

Circus Royale has something for everyone, says owner Damian Syred.

11 Sep 2009 | SEE a death defying high-wire walker, Australia’s only ‘man in the bottle’, hand balancer extraordinaire, acrobats, jugglers and a variety of animals when Circus Royale stops in Spears Point this week.

RAAF defends title

The RAAF’s tug-of-war team, with organiser Ron Swan, is preparing to defend the title it won last year.

11 Sep 2009 | DEFENDING tug-of-war champions, RAAF Base Williamtown, have thrown out a challenge to all-comers at next weekend’s Clans of the Coast festival to take place at Tomaree No. 1 sports ground.

Firey start to hazardous season

The fires as wtinessed from the safety of the Fingal Bay Sports Club.

11 Sep 2009 | ARSONISTS are believed to have been responsible for the season’s first major bushfire in Port Stephens, which burnt out 500 hectares of Tomaree National Park last Sunday week.

Another success for Night Hawk

381ECSS personnel taking part in Exercise Night Hawk at Singleton Training Area.

11 Sep 2009 | PLANNING and executing a unit level deployment was just one of the many objective achieved by members of RAAF Base Williamtown’s 381ECSS unit during Exercise Night Hawk.

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2 times winner

Squadron Leader Richard Gardiner training along Stockton Beach.

11 Sep 2009 | RAAF Base Williamtown athlete SQNLDR Richard Gardiner has taken out the prestigious Defence ‘Athlete of the Year’ award for the second time.

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