New home for Aussie Catalina

The Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Association (RCMPA) has announced to the public that the NSW Lake Macquarie Council has denied the RCMPA the ability to create a long hoped-for aviation heritage centre at the former WW2 era RAAF base Rathmines on the shores of Lake Macquarie. , As a result of this disappointing outcome, the RCMPA has negotiated a new home for the Catalina with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The project volunteers and locals had since 2007, been