 In late 1942, the corvette moved to the east coast of Australia, where she remained until September 1944, performing convoy escort and anti-submarine patrols.Following this "Warrnambool" was assigned to Fremantle, Western Australia, where she performed similar duties until February 1945, when she returned to Darwin.She was present at the Japanese surrender at Koepang, Timor, on 11 September 1945.