RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre is an aviation museum at RAAF Base Wagga, on the Sturt Highway, Forest Hill, New South Wales.[1] The heritage centre has indoor and outdoor displays of aircraft, memorabilia and photographs relating to the Royal Australian Air Force in the Riverina.
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| Established | 24 June 1995 |
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| Location | Stuart Highway, Forest Hill, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°08′57″S 147°28′04″E / 35.1492°S 147.4678°E |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | www.airforce.gov.au |
History
editRAAF Wagga Heritage Centre opened in June 1995 with items from RAAF Base Wagga and items which was donated by the community.[2] The museum was closed in 2001 for refurbishment[1] with the memorabilia temporarily relocated to the Point Cook RAAF museum but plans to reopen the museum were quietly scrapped after the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) adopted a new policy in 2003, which stated that it would only fund RAAF Museum at Point Cook.[3][4]
AirCare and Wagga Wagga based newspaper The Daily Advertiser ran a campaign during late September and early October 2008 in an attempt to reverse the Australian Defence Force's decision.[5]
On 13 December 2008, it was announced that the museum would be reopening in 2009. The RAAF would spend $75,000 completing the refurbishment of the museum building.[6]
In May 2009, a public consultation meeting was held to discuss plans for the centre, including the $130,000 set aside by the RAAF for outfitting the building for a future heritage display.[7]
The heritage centre was officially opened on the 12 October 2010.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "RAAF Museum". Tourism Wagga Wagga. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ Holliday, Rebekah (27 September 2008). "Only photos left". Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Media. p. 3.
- ^ Holliday, Rebekah (18 September 2008). "Museum in mothballs". The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ Holliday, Rebekah (22 September 2008). "ADF lied for years". The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ Holliday, Rebekah (30 September 2008). "Mounting support to save museum". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Holliday, Rebekah (15 December 2008). "RAAF Museum is resurrected". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Kelly, TMike (8 May 2009). "Public meeting on Air Force Heritage Centre". Australian Government. Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ "RAAF to open Heritage Centre". The Daily Advertiser. 12 October 2010. p. 4.
External links
edit- RAAF Heritage Centres - includes RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
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