June 15 - 21, 2014: Issue 167

Avalon Tattoo 2014 

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Report on Avalon Tattoo 2014 - Saturday, June 14th.

Street Parade to Dunbar Park 

Cadets and Services - R.A.A, R.A.N, R.A.A.F.

Community Services - Displays and Education 2014 

SES - State Emergency Service 

 Coal and Candle Rural Fire Brigade

Coal & Candle is a volunteer fire brigade of the NSW Rural Fire Service, located in Terrey Hills, in the north of Sydney.

Mission

Volunteers serving the community by preventing and suppressing bush and urban fires in the Warringah & Pittwater areas, and across NSW.

General Information

New volunteers welcome. Station is open each Sunday.

Jo and Sue - proudly showing us their brand new Mobile 'Comms' (for communications) Unit. 

Avalon Fire and Rescue Service  - NSW

 Pittwater Friends of Soibada 

 PFOS members, including chairlady Tamara Sloper Harding, with Ian McGiffen, R.A.N.

Pittwater Friends of Soibada is a community group which has joined Pittwater Council in signing a Friendship Agreement with the people of Soibada, a remote village community in Timor Leste (East Timor).

The purpose of this agreement is to provide a basis for the Pittwater Community to support and assist the people of Soibada to improve their daily lives.

Our vision is to forge a strong friendship between the two communities of Pittwater and Soibada; to help the people of Soibada increase their health, education and well-being; and to support projects in Soibada that will contribute to the community’s long term independence and sustainability.

Careflight 

Luke and John.

Helicopters and Roulette Aerobatic Display - 2014 

                                               Bell ‘Iroquois’ Huey UH1H

Patrick Soars. 

 Bell 429

 Adam Jameson - R.A.N. and Lachlan Badger - R.A.N.

 Flt. Lt. Ross Laves - R.A.A.F

Burwood Sub-Branch Pipes and Drums 

Lead by Drum Major Geoff Lazar and Pipe Major Frank Fraser , wearing the Black Stewart tartan, formed in 2005 from Sydney Uni  Regt. Pipes & Drums, many of the band are sub-branch members and it is both a performing and contest band - they are current state quickstep champions. - information courtesy Laird Andrew MacGregor of Glencoe, MC once more for Avalon Tattoo 2014

 Australian Air League - Riverwood Hornets

Community Enjoying the 2014 Avalon Tattoo

Avalon Beach SLSC - legends! 

 His Excellency Abel Guterres, Timor Leste's Ambassador to Australia and family.

Peggy and Alan - 'really enjoying this, lovely'!

Paull Gall, Mrs Gall and Pittwater Council Councillors Sue Young, Kay Milar, Bob Grace and Jennifer

Hon. Bronwyn Bishop arrives. 

 John and Judith Waring

Avalon Soccer Club - Girls

Avalon Beach SLSC 

The Challenge - Avalon Tattoo 2014 

President of Avalon Beach RSL Sub-Branch Graham Sloper ( Cmdr. RTd. RAN) and   Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, Governor of NSW.

Pictures by A J Guesdon, 2014