The ME Program was excited to host our defence and industry partners in an interactive forum at the Mercure Williamtown on the 1st of February 2021. In our first event for the year, the ME Program welcomed industries who have signed on as partners for the program and discussed upcoming events and activities for industry…

The ME Program would like to congratulate partner school, Mount View HS for their success in the 2020 F1 in Schools™ NSW State Final held in November last year. Mount View HS took out the top place in the Cadet Division with May Webster of Zeus Racing winning all the awards, including the prestigious Fastest…

St Philip’s Christian College – Newcastle was crowned Champions at the 2020 NSW State & National SUBS in Schools competition at the end of last year. In only their second year participating in the competition the team took out the top spot after making significant improvements to their submarine. The SPCC Newcastle team were supported…

RDA Hunter invites Hunter region Career Advisers, Teachers and Students to register to attend the Women in Aviation Emerging Leaders – Virtual Forum on 30 October 2020. The FREE event is an opportunity for students interested in aviation and aerospace to hear from industry leaders across Australia about the multitude of opportunities for careers within…

RDA Hunter’s ME Program was thrilled to run the 2020 Hunter F1 in Schools™ Regional Final on Tuesday 25 August 2020 with the racing being filmed in the main aircraft hangar at Fighter World, Williamtown.  While COVID-19 restrictions hampered students from attending the event, teams from Mount View HS, Glendale Technology HS and St Philip’s…

Image: Behind the scenes with Jack Fraser (SPCC – Newcastle). RDA Hunter’s STEM Defence + Innovation program ended on a high with 13 incredible Year 10 and 11 students from the Hunter region pitching their inventions to a panel of esteemed judges via a live webcast. The webcast was the result of a two-month long business…

ME Program partner school, St Philip’s Christian College (Newcastle) has continued their collaboration with local Defence contractor BlueZone Group for the 2020 Subs in Schools STEM Challenge. The industry-school collaboration began in 2019 which saw St Philip’s Christian College student placing 2nd in Australia at the 2019 Australian National Finals in Adelaide. The Subs in…

The 2020 STEM Defence + Innovation Program has continued over the last couple of weeks that has seen the participating students make exciting progress on their ideas and projects.  Students from the three schools also participated in a virtual Airforce Experience session with RAAF WLM personnel on Friday 26 June 2020. Virtual Workshops: Friday 19…