SUBCON26 PROMO # 2 – EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) NOTICE.

Heads Up Submariners and Friends

The SAA ACT Branch invites all members of the Submarine Community and their guests to gather in Canberra on the weekend of 23 October – 25 October 2026.

The centre-piece of this year’s event will be the Saturday night gala dinner and dance at the Australian War Memorial’s newly built and spectacular Anzac Atrium.

The Meet and Greet (MG) and AGM will be held at Eastlakes Football club in Griffith ACT. There will be a farewell BBQ to be held on the Sunday, tentatively planned to be on the foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin near the Southern Cross Yacht Club (To Be Confirmed).

The SUBCON26 EOI form has been posted to the SAA National Website SUBCON 2026 EOI Booking form
At this stage the following costings are indicative and may vary slightly before final payment is due late July.
MG $50 p/p. Price Includes a substantial finger food package and a 1-2 hours bar tab.
Gala Dinner $179 p/p for a 2-course meal and 3.5-hour drinks package with full table service.
Sunday BBQ lunch cost TBA.

Deposit. With limited sponsorship we are asking for a refundable deposit of $50 p/p be paid on submission of the EOI. On the EOI form, the deposit will be based on the number of attendees entered in the Gala Dinner field. For example, 4 attendees will be a deposit of $200.

Hotel and Caravan Park deals. Deals are being worked and will be finalised in the next few weeks. Some details will be posted on the National SAA website shortly.

Sponsors. We welcome onboard and thank Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems (JEDS) as a proud SUBCON26 Sponsor. JEDS has a longstanding association with the development of Submarine EW technology as many of you will know. We are still in need of Sponsor Support to keep your overall cost down and we will be seeking your help in that regard via a separate email.

POC. Stan Nimmo email subcon2026@gmail.com
AWM: Link to Anzac Atrium and Anzac Hall.
09 February, 2026.