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RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre

Coordinates: 35°08′57″S 147°28′04″E / 35.1492°S 147.4678°E / -35.1492; 147.4678
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RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
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Established24 June 1995
LocationStuart Highway, Forest Hill, New South Wales
Coordinates35°08′57″S 147°28′04″E / 35.1492°S 147.4678°E / -35.1492; 147.4678
TypeMilitary museum
Websitewww.airforce.gov.au

RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre is a military museum at the entrance to RAAF Base Wagga, on the Sturt Highway, Forest Hill, New South Wales. The heritage centre has indoor and outdoor displays of aircraft, memorabilia and photographs relating to the Royal Australian Air Force in the Riverina.

History

The RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre opened in June 1995 with items from RAAF Base Wagga and items which were donated by the community.[1] The museum was closed in 2001 for refurbishment,[2] with the memorabilia temporarily relocated to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook. Plans to reopen the museum were scrapped after the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) adopted a new policy in 2003 to only fund the museum at Point Cook.[3][4]

AirCare (a Wagga Wagga-based association providing social support services to current and former members of the RAAF) and local 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 to complete 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 12 October 2010.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Holliday, Rebekah (27 September 2008). "Only photos left". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "RAAF Museum". Tourism Wagga Wagga. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  3. ↑ Holliday, Rebekah (18 September 2008). "Museum in mothballs". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  4. ↑ Holliday, Rebekah (22 September 2008). "ADF lied for years". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. ↑ Holliday, Rebekah (30 September 2008). "Mounting support to save museum". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  6. ↑ Holliday, Rebekah (15 December 2008). "RAAF Museum is resurrected". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Mike (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.
  8. ↑ "RAAF to open Heritage Centre". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. 12 October 2010. p. 4.
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