Seeking members of the Balcombe 27th Class The 27th Intake are celebrating their 40th year reunion on the Gold Coast 12th - 14th October 2012 and are seeking assistance in locating former members. For further information see the Seeking Information page.
2012 Reunion Registration Form The Reunions page has been updated with details of the 2012 Reunion including the Reunion Registration Form.
Sick Parade - John Hughes John Hughes has been taken to the Liverpool Hospital following further complications after fracturing his leg recently...John Harrop
Vale - Paul Long Well known former AABC member Paul Long passed away in Cairns on Thursday 29th December. Paul was a former member of 2MD Band and had been a member of the Daly-Wilson Big Band in the 1970s. The funeral for Paul will be held on Friday 6 January 2012 at 10.00am at the Chapel of Burkin Svendsens Funeral Home, 411 Mulgrave Road, Westcourt, Cairns, Qld.
2011 Association Reunion Report and Pictures The report and pictures are on the Reunion 2011 page.
2011 Bruce Pinney Award Congratulations to the 2011 recipient Lance Corporal Justin Kennedy of Australian Army Band Kapooka. Please follow the link to his citation.
Retired Military Musicians and Family Members Required for Research Project Retired military musicians and their family members are invited to take part in a research project about the lives of musicians before, during and directly after World War II. Eligible participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire and take part in a follow up interview. Participants may remain anonymous if they wish. Who is eligible? We are looking for people who served as musicians in the military prior to 1955. We are also looking for family members of deceased musicians who served at some time between 1930 and 1955. What is involved? Participants will be asked to complete and return a short questionnaire, some respondents will then be asked to take part in an interview. This interview should take no longer than two hours. Where will interviews be held? Interviews will take place in your home, or at another venue of your choosing. How do I get involved? Contact Anthea Skinner on email: aski1@student.monash.edu or phone: 0401 594 518.
AABCA Forum website The AABCA Forum website is now active. To access the forum follow the AABCA Forum link on the menu. Please check it out, have a go at registering and adding a post. If you have any questions please contact the Forum Moderator Ralph Newman.
CASAC and the future of AABC Bands The AABC Honorary Colonel and DMUS-A presented the paper, 'Remediation of Establishment Hollowness, AABC', to CASAC on Thursday 7th April. After consideration CASAC agreed to adopt all recommendations contained within the paper. For more information....
Change of address details If any member has changed his address details, changed phone or mobile numbers and email address... please advise Kevin Noon, the Association Secretary at knoon@netspace.net.au
Membership - We want you! People who once served in army bands (even prior to the Australian Army Band Corps), current serving members, recently discharged members and all of our part-time Reserve members.......membership of the Association is available now! Please follow the link to the Membership page or download the Membership Application Form (PDF).
The AABC Association website is managed by the Association Webmaster Peter Cobcroft. For any enquiries contact the Website Editor Stu Colhoun or the Association President Pat Steer.
