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Victoria Barracks

Australian Army musician Jade O'Halloran, from the Australian Army Band, performs at Carols at the Barracks. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
Australian Army News 

Carols make triumphant return to Victoria Barracks

16/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1400 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band, Legacy, Victoria Barracks

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Christmas carols returned to the lawns of Australian Army Headquarters, Forces Command,

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Army personnel with youth from the Indigenous Tribal Warrior program at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, NSW. Story by Captain Mike Edwards. Photo by Major Jesse Robilliard.
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Setting up Indigenous youth for success

15/12/202215/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1074 Views 0 Comments Army Cadets, Indigenous, Victoria Barracks

Local Indigenous children and teenagers from the Tribal Warrior program conducted a physical fitness training program at Victoria Barracks, Sydney,

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Army and Fire and Rescue NSW personnel play a game of soccer during the Emergency Services Movember Sports event in Sydney. Story by Captain Mike Edwards. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Sports day a chance for first responders to relax

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 938 Views 0 Comments State Emergency Service (SES), Victoria Barracks

It’s been a busy time for Australia’s front-line emergency service responders, so the Emergency Services Movember Sports Day in Sydney

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(L-R) Escort to the Queen’s Banner Australian Army Sergeant Daniel Stevens, Queen’s Banner Ensign Lieutenant Frederic Carter and Escort Sergeant Sean Bellert parade the Queen’s Banner at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
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Gunner proud to continue tradition of Royal Colours

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1811 Views 0 Comments Royal Regiment ofAustralian Artillery (RAA), Victoria Barracks

The last time the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (RAA) consecrated its Royal Colours in 1971, Gunner Alexander Valiente’s grandfather

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Headquarters Forces Command Chief of Staff Brigadier Malcolm Wells inspects the parade during the 248 Army Cadet Unit City of Sydney (Gadigal) raising ceremony at Victoria Barracks. Story by Captain Jordan Grantham. Photo by Corporal Petersen.
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First community-based cadet unit in Sydney raised

26/08/202228/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2007 Views 0 Comments Army Cadets, Indigenous, Victoria Barracks

A ceremony on August 6, at Victoria Barracks, Paddington, marked the establishment of a new Australian Army Cadets unit –

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