RAEME - QLD

Welcome

The Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) Association Queensland Inc is a not for profit volunteer organisation, supporting the RAEME National Network by providing leadership to, and a focal point for, all RAEME affiliated Associations in Queensland, by promoting and recognising the corps and its achievements via independent memorial, celebratory, social, fundraising, sporting and other activities.

The goals of the Association are to:

Promote the Corps' identity and reputation in Queensland
Recognise and celebrate achievements of members of the Corps in Queensland
Provide a focal point for Corps activities in Queensland

The role of the RAEME is to ensure maximum operational availability of equipment to enable the commander to win the land battle. RAEME is a technical corps tasked with the maintenance of the Army's modern hardware and equipment. More on the Corps can be found at this link.

This site has been developed as a communication tool for RAEME members in Queensland. All attempts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied. If any errors or broken links are found, or if you have any item or article for inclusion on these pages, please contact the webmaster.

RAQ Subscriptions

Annual subscriptions to the RAQ are due by 30 June each year. Subscriptions can be paid using either PayPal (fee free) or EFT by clicking the Icon below and logging in. Renew your subscription for $10 a year or upgrade to Life Subscription for $100.

New members please use the 'Online Registration' link under the Membership banner.

All proceeds are used to support and promote the goals of the Association.

Meetings and Functions

Are held on the first Wednesday of each month excluding January, the latest information is on the Events page.

RAEME Birthday - Arte et Marte

RAEME History

This week around Australia and in Queensland including Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Amberley and Oakey, a number of events will be held to celebrate the formation of our Corps 80 years ago.

The 1st December 1942 is the date of the Order declaring the creation of AEME. In 1948 the dedicated performance of the AEME tradesman during WW2 was recognised by His Majesty King George VI by granting the Corps the title "The Royal Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers"

In December 1981 the Corps was granted a banner and in November 1982 His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh agreed that the Banner be known as The Prince Philip Banner. The Banner was presented to the Corps His Royal Highness Prince Philip on 20 May 1986.

The men and women of the Corps have served in all conflicts and peace keeping operations throughout our history and today we also acknowledge and remember the sacrifices of those who have served our great Corps in war and peace.

Whether you attend an official event this week or catch up with a group of mates, please have a great day.

Arte et Marte

Happy Birthday RAEME

RAQ NQ gathering - Townsville - Sat 10 Dec 2022

Pictured Above: L-R - Recce Mech Badge call Squiz Taylor & Ken Roberts

An invitation is extended to all RAQ, current and former RAEME members (ground and air) and friends of the Corps to attend our last RAQ (NQ) get together for 2022.

We have changed the venue and the new details are:

What - RAQ (NQ) Gathering – Vale Hotel (flyer attached)
When - Sat 10 Dec 22, from 1230 - onwards
Where - Vale Hotel. 222 Ross River Rd, Aitkenvale QLD 4814
Why – RAQ-NQ’s last gathering for 2022. Note the date and give yourself an early Christmas present. Come along, bring a mate, bring some banter and a smile and catch up with the old/bolds and ever increasing numbers of young guns”. Let’s see the year out in true NQ style. Arte et Marte. Keep an eye out for the next gathering in Feb 23.

Robert 'Tank' Pontifex

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RAEME Birthday Celebrations - Darling Downs

Darling Dowsn Nov 2022

Pictured Above: Brigadiers Bert Barker and Ed Smeaton cut the RAEME Birthday Cake

Hi Everyone,

Thank you all for your attendance at last Sunday's function; it was great to see a few new faces.

The guest speaker was BRIG Ed Smeaton, who reflected on the birth of AEME/RAEME, and notable achievements since. He also spoke about the significant changes underway, and the exciting opportunities that they represent.

BRIG (Retd) Bert Barker (one of the Corps’ founding members) was the Special Guest. Bert cut the birthday cake, then gave a short speech, in which he commented how much he enjoyed attending these functions. Many of the attendees took the opportunity to sit and chat with Bert afterwards.

I would also like to thank the RAQ Committee for its support of our function, specifically for subsidising the meals and the 80^th Birthday cake.

There are some pictures online in the Photo gallery. From the feedback that I received, everyone appeared to have a good time (in spite of a few meal delays).

Best wishes to you all, and we’ll hopefully see you again at the next RAQ-DD function on 12^th March 23. Best wishes for a happy and peaceful festive season.

Regards,

Pete Pile

RAQ-DD Representative

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RAEME Birthday Celebrations - Cairns

RAEME Birthday Cairns 2022

Pictured Above: The FNQ Team celebrating RAEME Birthday

The team in FNQ are no strangers to celebrating RAEME Birthday, with the Annual gathering held @ at Salt House, Cairns last Saturday 25 November.

There were representatives from 51 FNQR, HSPO-AM, plus some RAQ legends.

Well done the whole crew for attending and a special thanks LT Yi Chen (Michael) Li for organising the day.

Arte et Marte

RAEME Birthday Celebrations 7CSSB - Brisbane

RAEME Birthday 7CSSB 2022 Cart

Pictured Above: One of the 'finishers' in the cart race!

Well the sky was grey, the rain came down and the Brisbane temp was, well not that good. You could have been forgiven if you thought it was the middle of winter. This didn't stop or 'dampen' the spirits of everyone who attended the Corps Birthday Celebrations held at 106 FD WKSP at Enoggera.

Teams from around the barracks competed in the traditional Spanner Toss, Tug-o-war and crowd favourites 'Chain of Command' and Billy Cart Race. It was pretty clear from the start the team to beat was 2/14 QMI SPT SQN who obviously practiced! Needless to say they took out three of the four competitions, including for the third year in a row, the penultimate event in the kart race. The inside word is the team use needle rollers in their wheel bearings instead of standard ball bearings. I think challenge accepted for next year. Congratulations all!

Truck Pull

Pictured Above: Teams competing in the truck pull!

There was a huge contingent of stalls and vendors including our own Association with our stand. 'Bucket' Hats and Stubby Coolers were the order of the day. Bruce Hermann, Mick Patman and myself were kept busy, thankyou gents!

The traditional Awards were handed out including COTY SEQ and the 106 FD WKSP Norm Hicks Award winners. We'll publish the full list of recipients in coming additions.

A big thankyou to CO 7CSSB LTCOL Ross Thomas and all the organisers, especially to LT XJ (Tony) Cheng.

We've started to accrue a number of pictures from the day, these are available to view in the Photo Gallery. We will also have all the news and pics from other functions and events around the state.

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RAEME Birthday - Antarctica

Pictured Above: Red Hastings and Jack Steven Casey Station Antarctica

Happy 80th to all our Brothers and Sisters of the Greatest Corps, from Casey Station Antarctica.

Red Hastings

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Happy 80th Birthday - UNDOF

CAPT Kate Thorne Syria

Happy 80th Birthday Brothers & Sisters from Syria!

Army Bronze Commendation WO2 Kevin Tobias - Oakey

Pictured Above: WO2 Kevin Tobias being presented his Commendation by MAJGEN Stephen Jobson Commander of Aviation Command.

Warrant Officer Class Two Kevin Tobias was awarded an Army Bronze Commendation and commended for his sustained leadership, planning and dedication to duty whilst carrying out his own duty as Operations Warrant Officer and Lead Instructor on CH-47F #Chinook at the Rotary-Wing Aircraft Maintenance School (#RAMS).

Warrant Officer Class Two Tobias’s exceptional application of technical skills and superior analytical capacity with multiple appointments has resulted in the identification and remediation of multiple training and resource deficiencies. His skilful management, leadership and commendable dedication to duty have increased Army Aviation’s ability to deliver proficient individuals to the wider aviation capability, and directly enhanced the reputation and capacity of the Army Aviation Training Centre by enabling training support to strategic partners.

Congratulations Warrant Officer Class Two Tobias your achievements are in the finest traditions of the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force.

Image and article courtesy of Defence

Recovery Mechs recover - Yackandandah

ALTC Nov 2022

Pictured Above: Students recovering a Mack Truck, Stanley State Forest Yankandandah Nov 2022.

Recovery mechanics train to recover all types of equipment utilising the latest medium and heavy recovery vehicles, including tracked and wheeled armoured recovery vehicles.

Once soldiers they have established the basics of Recovery Mechanics, the next step is to head out into the field in more realistic environment, and for the students it's the nearby Stanley State Forest, Yackandandah.

The students use Decommissioned vehicles, ‘casualties’, positioned and left in rugged sections of Forest, usually at the bottom of a rockface requiring trainee Recovery Mechanics to retrieve them.

Pictured Above: Students setting up the recovery of a Mack Truck, ALTC Albury/Wodonga Nov 2022.

A geographical feature that makes the 12,000 hectare state-owned forest a particularly good testing site are several man-made cliffs near Yackandandah that were left behind by hydraulic sluicing gold mining in the 1800s.

Using a combination of maths, physics and a specially-equipped tow vehicle, it can take soldiers working as a team of three several hours to winch the training vehicles to safety.

Images courtesy of Everyman's Welfare Service