The Army Museum Bandiana — Attraction in Bandiana

I took the family to see some of the vehicles and weapons. My father saw a family climbing through a vehicle with a female major talking to the about it. After they left, leaving everything open, my father climbed into the vehicle assuming that was aloud. Well it turns out that it's not the case. The female major returned and proceeded to dress down my father for touching the vehicle. My father apologised saying he thought they were as he say the children climbing prior. The major mockingly pointed to the Do not touch the vehicles sign about 15 feet high and said "can't you read the signs" "we don't let just anybody touch the vehicles" My father apologised again for the misinterpretation. The major then said, "that man was a serving member and his family, we give them preferential treatment". The major didn't care to check before she assumed that we ourselves were not. My father, is the father of four retired serving members of which two are returned servicemen. We do not appreciate the complete disrespect that the major showed to my father for his simple mistake. We do not appreciate the extent that the major went with her address to a civilian. A simple "sir please get down, you cannot touch the vehicle" would have been acceptable. To the preferential treatment of current, past and returned servicemen I will say this. No soldier would ever expect preferential treatment. All or none. For this unbecoming behaviour from the major to a civilian I will be taking the matter further. Thank you for ruining an otherwise educational...

This was a very interesting military museum. Not so much for the weapons and armoured vehicles displayed but there is a good display of supporting and logistics vehicles you are unlikely to see elsewhere in Australia. Of really interest are the exhibits from the army's supporting corps such as Ordnance, Medical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Supply and Logistics etc. For example, I have never seen any mention, let alone an exhibit, regarding the Army Psychological Corps. So if you have an interest in things military, this is well worth a visit. Note it is located on an active defence base and the usual security protocols for visiting members of the...

I was impressed by the size and quality of this museum. We only spent 2 hours here and I will need several more similar visits to see it all. My wife and I split up, she was interested in the exhibits and stories about Australian women. I spent my time examining the vehicles and weapons. The whole museum is spotlessly clean and well maintained by caring staff. This not your normal museum since it is on an active army base and only has limited opening hours. If you are interested in military history this is one of the best museums of it's type in Australia. It's...