in the 1950s the defence bases in wagga wagga again became an important part of the city. the army camp at kapooka was reopened as a recruit training centre from 1951, a role it maintains to this day. raaf base wagga at forest hill also expanded, with training of defence force aircraft technicians there from 1969. after a series of major floods in the early 1950s, the city council protected the city area on the south flood plain through construction of a levee, completed in 1962. the levee was designed to provide protection from floods at levels expected once every one hundred years. north wagga wagga was initially excluded from protection however by 1982 another levee was constructed to protect the village, although at a lower standard.