Mallacoota played its own part in the war effort as a reconnaissance Air Force base. One of the communications’ officers has returned to the town where he served during the war and he is a proud member of the branch. Rex Corthorn is still a radio fanatic and a room of his home, which overlooks the Mallacoota base, is a fully equipped radio station. Rex remembers the war years at Mallacoota as serving a major part in the protection of Australia’s large coastline.