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GallipoliOPEN DAY

PHOTOS BY CHRISTABEL MIGLIORINI

About 20,000 people registered for this year’s Gallipoli Barracks Open Day and were treated to a huge range of dynamic and static displays.

A section attack from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and an RAAF C-27J Spartan flyover were two popular displays.

Private Dylan Flemming was part of the 8/9RAR demonstration and said it was awesome to see how many people were interested in the way things were done.

“It’s really good to see families come to the open day and witness how we work and operate as a team,” Private Flemming said.

“We all really enjoyed putting on the show.”

Captain Henry Swindon, HQ 7th Brigade, was responsible for much of the day’s planning, and was pleased with how it panned out.

“Community support has been great, as has the assistance from Defence community organisations, the RSL and plenty of other stakeholders,” Captain Swindon said.

“It’s been fantastic to see how many people want to come and help.

“We catered for families, and the kids were stoked with the rides and food, plus there were lots of displays they could jump on and have a look at.”