ABOUT
The Ballarat Ranger Military Museum is run by a small band of dedicated volunteers who wish to preserve the military heritage of Ballarat and District and the history of the volunteers/militia/Citizens Military Forces/Army Reserve members who have trained with the units which form the history of the current Ballarat Army Reserve unit the 8th/7th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment.
Museum Manager
Major Neil Leckie, RFD (Ret'd), commenced his military service in 1968 as a National Serviceman at the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion at Puckapunyal, followed by officer training at the Officer Training Unit at Scheyville, NSW. Commissioned into the Infantry Corps, he saw more than 30 years of service with the Corps. Neil Leckie is an avid military historian with publications to his credit including The Bushmen's Rifles, a History of 22 RVR (1999) and Country Victoria's Own, the history of the 8th/7th Battalion (2008). Neil served 10 years as the Executive Officer of 8/7 RVR and Museum Manager before retiring in 2011. After retirement he maintained the position of Manager of the Ballarat Ranger Museum.
