Sights set on Olympics 2032!
Congratulations to L/Cdt Jesse Worley for smashing three-decade-old records at the recent swimming championships—he has his sights set on the Olympics in 2032! Read all about it in the Western Weekender!
Air Ambulance Visit 23 May
This is a reminder to all members and visitors that the Squadron will be attending the Air Ambulance base visit on Thursday, May 23rd, and there will be NO meeting at Melrose Hall that evening.
Recreation Camp 2024
The annual Recreation Camp will again be held at Castle Mountain, Webbs Creek from the 5th – 7th April, costs are expected to be $140 per cadet. More information will be available for cadets in the coming weeks!
Swimming Carnival 2024
Our first event for 2024 is the 2024 NSW Group Swimming Carnival, which will be held on Saturday, 16th March 2024, at Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre, starting from 1730hr (5:30pm). All the information can be found on the NSW Group website here. This is a fun carnival and we hope to see everyone there!
Squadron Flying Day 22 October 2023
On Sunday, 22nd October, we will be visiting Camden Airport for a Flying Day at the Air League’s Air Activities Centre. The cadets will have the opportunity to undertake an Air Experience flight, and the Squadron will be sponsoring part of the flight to ensure all cadets get to experience a flight. Parents and family…
2022 Group Review Model Comps
Its time to nominate your entries for the 2022 Group Review Model Competition! You can enter in any (or all!) of these categories; Balsa Chuck Glider Flying (One Entry) Rubber Powered Aircraft (One Entry) Plastic 1/72 Scale and Smaller Plastic 1/48 Scale and Larger Kite Aircraft Diorama Non- Aeronautical Model Group Aircraft Build For details on how to enter – check you emails!
Best Small Squadron!
Congratulations to the cadets of Penrith Squadron, winners of best small Squadron and third place for best small Flag Party at the recent Keith Smith Wing Parade!
Fighterworld Visit
Last week the cadets of Penrith Squadron had the opportunity to visit the Fighterworld museum at RAAF Williamtown including a personal guided tour by the staff. In June Fighterworld had an exciting new addition with the display of an F/A-18A Hornet fighter planet and the cadets were able to get up close to see how…
Keith Smith Wing Parade – 24th July
The Keith Smith Wing Parade that was postponed earlier in the year will be conducted on Sunday 24th July 2022 in the City of Liverpool from 1.15pm. This will be the first parade that we have been able to take part in since Ceremonial Parade last year and we would like to see all cadets in attendance. There are several…
ANZAC Day 2022
A big day today with our cadets taking part in the ANZAC Day 2022 Sydney Parade! Thank you to all our friends and family for your support. The cadets looked very smart carry banners for the Air Force Association and assisting with carrying the marker numbers for the different bands taking part.