8th Combat Service Support Battalion (8 CSSB) is a unit of the 8th Brigade

8th Brigade (Australia)

8th Brigade is an Australian Army Reserve combined-arms formation stationed in New South Wales.The 8th Brigade is one of six brigades of the Australian Army's 2nd Division, and includes units and personnel from all Armoured, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Ordinance , Medical, Nursing,...

 of the Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

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8 CSSB is a part-time Army (Reserve) unit co-located at the Timor Barracks at Dundas (Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

) and the Bullecourt Barracks at Adamstown (Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

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Role

The role of 8 CSSB is to provide first and second line support to its customer units within the 8th Brigade.

Battalion Composition

8 CSSB comprises four sub-units, in order to provide it support to its customer units of the 8th Brigade:

• 8th Brigade Operational Support Company (BOSC)
• 1st Health Company
• 16th Transport Squadron
• 111th Workshop Company