SUPPORTING THE MCGRATH FOUNDATION ( July 2008)

First Officer Luke, Flight Attendant Nerise   andCaptain Lane in Melbourne

In memory of Jane McGrath, Rex is proud to support the McGrath foundation and its worthy cause. Not only was Jane a true inspiration to all people fighting cancer, but she was also previously a Flight Attendant with British Airways. In homage to her past involvement in the airline industry, on Monday 7 July passengers on every Rex flight received a McGrath Foundation donation envelope and were invited to participate in our fundraising drive.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses are health professionals specially trained to manage the care of a breast cancer patient throughout the course of their treatment. They offer vital emotional support to the patient as well as being a friend for the patient and their families during their time of extreme distress.

Thanks to the generosity of our Rex Flyers, almost $600 was raised on the day, which will go directly to assist the work of the McGrath Foundation. Rex will be matching the in-flight donations dollar for dollar.

Rex takes the award for Regional Airline of the Year 2007 (October 2007)

Rex Chairman, Lim Kim Hai (L) receiving the CAPA Award   for Regional Airline of the Year 2007 from   CAPA Chief Operating Officer, Derek Sadubin

At the special CAPA (Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation) Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner that forms part of the 4th Aviation Outlook summit held in Singapore, Rex was named CAPA Regional Airline of the Year 2007.

Rex Executive Chairman, Lim Kim Hai was honoured to receive this recognition by Asia Pacific’s top aviation think tank, and dedicated the award to all the outstanding Rex staff.

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Receiving the Award of behalf of the company, Rex Chairman, Lim Kim Hai was invited to answer some informal   and light-hearted questions from Host of the ceremony, Siew Hoon

A sweet taste for rex (October 2007)

A sweet taste for rex. Rex aircraft constructed out of oranges

For the first time Rex took part in the famous Festival of Gardens which is held in Griffith each October to showcase the best of the regions’ gardens from small cottage to large farm gardens. During the festival the main street is home to amazing larger-than-life citrus sculptures, based on the famous concept from Menton (France).

In all, over 100,000 oranges and grapefruit are used to create more than 50 of these amazing three dimensional sculptures.

No doubt wanderers were amazed by our Rex Saab work of art. Thanks greatly to David Longmore who built it, and to Brett, Dale and their families who took it to Griffith and placed the oranges on the frame.

Rex’s Inaugural Flight into Queensland (October 2007)

In Brisbane, BAC General Manager of Commercial Services Gert – Jan de Graaff, Rex Managing Director Geoff   Breust, and Mayor of Maryborough Barbara Hovard commemorate the occasion by cutting the cake and exchanging   special plaques and model Saab planes

In conjunction with the Maryborough City Council and Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), Rex commemorated touch down in Queensland with special ceremonies on 8 October 2007 at Maryborough and Brisbane Airports - either end of Rex’s inaugural flight.

In Maryborough, Minister for Trade, the Hon. Warren Truss MP waved off the Mayor of Maryborough City Council, Mrs Barbara Hovard, other Councillors, local dignitaries and customers on the inaugural flight which departed Maryborough for Brisbane at 9:10am.

Upon arrival in Brisbane, representatives from Brisbane Airport Corporation, Queensland Transport and Queensland Tourism greeted passengers and attended a special welcoming presentation at 10am.

Rex has worked closely with the Maryborough City Council over many months to bring the service to fruition, and its inaugural flight heralds the importance of a substantial regional airline commencing services within Queensland.

‘All aboard’. Passengers make their way onto the   inaugural flight	Goodie bags and champagne for passengers on the   inaugural flight

Pro Hart Lounge Opening (July 2007)

John Sharp and the Hon. Senator Nick Minchin

The Rex Lounge at Adelaide Airport has been officially opened by Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin on Friday morning (13 July) in a special tribute to the great Australian artist, Pro Hart. (Click here for Senator the Hon Nick Minchin’s Speech.)

The Lounge has a permanent exhibition of Pro Hart's paintings, sketches, photographs and memorabilia including one of his paint splattered T-shirts. The exhibition was provided for display by the Hart family. Mrs Raylee Hart, Pro's wife and his son, Mr John Hart, were guests at the official opening.

To commemorate the opening and the exhibition, a special book was published which details Pro's life and provides an explanation of each of the items on display in the lounge. The book was commissioned by Rex and Mrs Raylee Hart officially launched the Pro Hart Book.

Pro and his family were regular travellers not only on Rex but on Kendell and Hazelton Airlines. As a means of promoting his home town Pro painted a scene of the Broken Hill South Mine on the cabin door of one of Kendell's Saab aircraft and donated a painting which was hung in the cabin. This painting has since been removed from the cabin and is also part of the exhibition.

To the pleasant surprise of all guests who attended the opening, Phil Baker, Adelaide Airport’s Managing Director, presented a Pro Hart painting titled ‘Men with Sheep’. The painting will become a prized part of the exhibition and tribute.

John Sharp, Raylee Hart and John Hart	Geoff Breust, Sue Doyle and David Munt from AAL

Rex received wide media coverage from television, print and radio from Adelaide. Television and print from Broken Hill attended the opening and covered the story locally. The event was a great success.

The Rex "Pro Hart" Lounge is situated at Gate 10 on the concourse of Adelaide Airport.

Sandy, Romy and Josephine greeting guests on arrival in   to the lounge	Rex launches the Pro Hart book

World Record Breaking Elvis Festival in Parkes! (January 2007)

Two little Elvis lookalkies "all shookup"

After five days of more than 80 Elvis events in Parkes, Elvis has left the building and certainly left it all shaken up! Over the weekend beginning 12 Jan 07, the Clubs NSW Parkes Elvis Festival broke record crowds with an estimated 7,000 visitors and now lays claim to the Guinness World Record for the most number of Elvis impersonators.

With 147 Elvis singing ‘Love Me Tender' in full Elvis costume, Parkes smashed the previous World Record of 77 which was set at Selfridges' London store, UK in 05. To be sure the record was well and truly "in the bag" Parkes also smashed a recent rumoured, yet unconfirmed record of 97 impersonators.

Festival goers lined the main street of Parkes on Saturday morning for the Elvis Street Parade - a highlight of the festival. Sunday morning's Elvis Gospel Church Service again proved a popular event, with an audience of 1,700 (up from 1,150 the previous year) turning out to enjoy Elvis' first love - Gospel Music.

The festival's feature performer Dean Vegas, delighted packed audiences at his shows, with 1,500 festival-goers enjoying his Vegas-style routine. The Gold Coast-based performer won over the crowds with his internationally acclaimed voice, and delighted the ladies with his flattering costumes and Elvis charm.

Being Australia's only official Elvis marriage celebrant, Dean Vegas also performed the mass ceremony for 40 couples who renewed their wedding vows at the festival's "Love me Tender" archway.

Would you like Elvis with your coffee?

While professional Elvis Tribute Artists wowed audiences in clubs and pubs across Parkes, amateur Elvis entertained crowds at the Festival's outdoor venue in Cooke Park. Singing his rendition of "A Little Less Conversation", Jamie Way of Melbourne was judged the best Elvis voice in the Festival's "Elvis Sing-a-Like" Competition. Scott Baker, who travelled from Echuca for the event, won the "Elvis Look-a-Like" competition in his Gold Tuxedo, while Sylis Paisly of Melbourne's hip swiveling stage routine won him the title of "Elvis Move-a-like" winner. On Thursday, local Parkes girl Lucinda Glenn was sashed as the inaugural "Miss Priscilla" at the TransTank Miss Priscilla Dinner.

The Country Link Elvis Express Train's arrival in Parkes on Friday afternoon saw 245 Sydney visitors disembark to a platform full of Elvis and welcoming local Parkes residents. All events on the Program this year have reported pleasing or record-breaking attendance, including the inaugural Elvis Art Exhibition which saw 660 visitors through the door. "The Festival Headquarters, Elvis Central was also busy all weekend, with record sales of Elvis wigs, accessories and other festival merchandise, said Festival Publicity Officer Monique Kronk.

REX INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING ROADSHOW (October 2005)

Rex recently toured twelve of its regional centres with a special road show presentation on its Initial Public Offering of shares.

From 10 to 14 October true country manner and spirit shone through in what was the most significant public presentation of Rex in its history. We are glad to report that the road show was a great success.

A team of Board Members and senior management led by Deputy Chairman, the Hon John Sharp, conducted briefings to interested retail investors and Rex staff on the offering.

In no small feat, the team presented at Lismore, Armidale, Dubbo, Orange, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Mildura, Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Mount Gambier and Burnie throughout the week.

Managing Director of Rex, Geoff Breust said “We have been quite overwhelmed by the strength of the response to the offering. While we have provided priority to our staff and our frequent flyers from regional centres, the level of overall interest has been fantastic”. Rex is offering 35 million ordinary shares at $1. An allocation of 20 million shares to institutional investors was oversubscribed by 2.5 times. The remaining allocation has also received very strong interest.

Rex’s capitalisation post the offering will be $115m and the Company will be debt free. Rex made profits of $11.3m last Financial Year and is forecasting $15.1m in the current year.

Rex has shown strong growth and excellent profits during a period of rising fuel prices. We are very focused on cost control while maximizing the benefits of our economies of scale. Our three base strategies of on time reliability, affordable air fares and close partnership with our regional communities are the platform for our success.

The Offer closed on 28 October.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO MEMBER FOR RIVERINA KAY HULL, MP (August 2005)

ONE MILLION REASONS TO SMILE (June 2005)