Good Afternoon Tom,
Hope all is well with you and the board.
Thank you all so much for the Spanner packs for myself and the other RAEME Personnel posted to PNG. We really appreciated it.
Just to make yourself and the readers aware, of the 5 personnel receiving the Spanner Packs, only two had received a Spanner Pack before.
First Time recipients of the Spanner Packs were:
- LTCOL Tony Evans
- MAJ Matt Scanlon
- MAJ Chris Pike
The three first timers were very appreciative and humbled to be receiving a spanner pack and Christmas card.
Unfortunately, due to work commitments we were all unable to catch up at the same time on the glorious day that is RAEME Birthday, but we did all get to open the Spanner Packs on the day and get a pic.
To all the Board and committee of the RAQ, Thankyou and have a great Christmas and New Year. Wishing all the Brothers and Sisters of the greatest Corps in Army a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2026 from us all here in PNG.
I look forward to working with you again in the new year to again provide Spanner Packs to the RAEME personnel that deploy on MTT rotations in 2026.
Cheers
Shep
RAEME National Network
The Corps of RAEME at any one time has a number of soldiers who are serving on operations and other areas on overseas deployment. The RAEME Associations, with your assistance, send "Spanner Packs" (not tools) to our Corps Soldiers on operations. These packs contain items not supplied by Defence or locally available, which will assist our soldiers to live more comfortably and enjoy some of those favourite things they miss from home. As of the end of Nov 2025, Operation Spanner Pack has provided 4891 Spanner Packs, weighing 10,065Kg to locations as varied as Kuwait, Middle East, Sinai, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Solomon Is, South Sudan, PNG, Fiji and East Timor. Darwin (Dom OPS), Torres Strait Is., Germany, and UK, including embedded RAEME members.
We have surveyed many of our recent returned soldiers and those about to leave for overseas and we are in the process of putting together lists of favourite items most preferred by the soldiers. Some of these favourite items are food (Vegemite, biscuits and lollies), magazines, packs of cards, hygiene items, games etc. This project is not state, trade or Unit specific and it is hoped that every soldier will receive at least one pack on each rotation deployment/posting overseas.
You can assist us by individual financial donation, becoming a commercial sponsor with appropriate product and/or dollars, putting us in touch with other possible sponsors, that you know would be willing to assist us in this very important Corps project, and all of the above. We are very open to suggestions and assistance. We are sure that all of our members and contacts will be very willing to assist in some positive way. We are also sure that all returned soldiers will know the importance of this project “Operation Spanner Pack”, and will support this worthy project.
More information can be obtained from the RAEME Association Queensland Chairman of the Spanner Pack Sub Committee via Spannerpack
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Donations can be sent as follows:
EFT/Paypal (EFT is the preferred option):
Click on this link to donate via our online shop
- Banking Details - Defence Bank
- BSB: 833205
- Account Number: 20682037
- Account Name: RAEME Association Queensland.
- Member Number 82731 (For other Defence Bank Transfers only)
RAQ is proud to support and administer this National Program on behalf of all Associations.
