The RAEME Association Queensland Incorporated is a not-for-profit, volunteer, community service 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.
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- provide a focal point for corps activities in Queensland.
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All Ranks Luncheon – Introducing our first guest speaker, WGCDR Keirin Joyce CSC
Gather your mates and join us at the iconic Port Office Hotel, Brisbane, on Sunday, 29 November 2026, for our Annual All Ranks Luncheon as we celebrate RAEME’s 84th Birthday.
All serving and former RAEME members, partners and friends of the Corps are warmly invited. It’s a great opportunity to reconnect, share stories and celebrate our Corps’ achievements over a relaxed afternoon.
BRIG Ed Smeaton DSM to provide a Corps update
Ed graduated from Duntroon into RAEME in 1990. He commanded the 1st Combat Service Support Battalion and later served as Director General Land Manoeuvre Systems, overseeing the acquisition and support of Army equipment. His civilian career has included health logistics and aeromedical retrieval services with Aspen Medical.
Ed was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for distinguished leadership in warlike operations in Afghanistan. From December 2019 to October 2020, he served as Commander of Task Group Afghanistan and as NATO’s Deputy Branch Head for Operational Sustainment on the Resolute Support Mission.
Above: L-R COL Piers Cambridge CSM, RAEME Colonel Commandant Queensland and BRIG Ed Smeaton DSM, RAEME Representative Colonel Commandant.
Joining us at the luncheon – COL Piers Cambridge CSM
Piers was commissioned into RAEME after graduating from Duntroon in 1991. He retired in 2024 after nearly 34 years of Army service. He served in East Timor with INTERFET and deployed on Operation Sumatra Assist. He commanded a company at the 10th Force Support Battalion and later commanded the Joint Logistics Unit (North Queensland). During an exchange posting with the US Army, he helped shape plans for future logistics support. He received the Conspicuous Service Medal for his work on Army logistics doctrine.
Meet our first guest speaker
Wing Commander (WGCDR) Keirin Joyce is an Australian Defence Force Academy graduate with an Honours Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering. WGCDR Joyce has spent the last 20 years in support of the ADF Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) capability including deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
WGCDR Joyce is currently a Doctorate of Philosophy candidate. He was the 2014 Chief of Army Scholar, is the 2025 Sir Richard Williams Fellow and has twice been awarded the Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship in 2009 and 2024. For his efforts on the acquisition of the RQ-7B Shadow 200 Tactical UAS he was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2012 Honours List.
Keirin is married to Rachael, an expert democracy and electoral educator, they have four children, including their son Declan who is serving as an Aircraft Technician in the Royal Australian Navy. He is the President of the ADF Drone Racing Association, a Fellow and Chartered Practicing Engineer of Engineers Australia, and on the Committee of the Royal Aeronautical Society – Canberra Branch.
Editor’s note: Many members will know Keirin as a RAQ Life Subscriber and former RAEME Lieutenant Colonel who later transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force. He was also one of the three editors of our most recent Corps history book, With Skill and Fighting: Craftsmen of the Australian Army 1942-2014.
Great value tickets – cheaper than 2025!
Recognising the ongoing cost-of-living pressures facing our members, serving soldiers and their families, RAEME Association Queensland (RAQ) has deliberately reduced ticket prices compared with 2025.
With financial support from RAQ, we are keeping this special celebration affordable and accessible, ensuring as many members of the RAEME family as possible can attend.
Tickets are now on sale at these reduced prices:
- RAQ members and serving soldiers: Just $50 per person, with up to one accompanying guest also eligible for the $50 rate.
- All other guests: Just $60 per person.
Your ticket includes an entrée, main course, birthday cake, tea and coffee, with meals served family style at the table. Two hour limited drinks package wild seated.
We’ll announce further guest speakers in coming editions of Spanner News Weekly.
Event details
- Date: Sunday, 29 November 2026.
- Venue: Port Office Dining Room, Port Office Hotel, corner of Edward and Margaret Streets, Brisbane CBD.
- Time: Gather from 11.30 am for a 12.30 pm luncheon, finishing at 5.00 pm.
- Dress: Smart casual.
Not yet a member? Join RAQ to access member pricing and save $10 per ticket for yourself and up to one guest.
Book your All Ranks Luncheon tickets here.
For seating, dietary or other enquiries, contact our
Come along, bring a mate and help us celebrate 84 years of RAEME service and Corps spirit.
