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The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 54, No. 19, October 13, 2011

SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE

olume 54, No. 19, October 13, 2011

SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE

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The last line is slipped and heaved in aboard HMAS Parramatta before the ship sails for her six-month deployment to the Middle East.

STRIKE DEEP

By Graham McBean

WOMEN will be eligible for service as clearance divers following the Government announcement on September 27 to remove gender restrictions on service in the ADF.

Women will be able to work in any position within the ADF, including combat roles, provided they have the abil-ity to meet the demands of the job.

The new policy will open up the clearance diver trade to women if they meet the criteria for the role. Previously, clearance diving was the only Navy job not available to women.

A joint statement by Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon said the new policy would be introduced over a five-year implementation plan.

“It’s important that implementation of this matter be done carefully, methodically and is done to ensure that the appropriate training and other opportunities are available to enable women to take up these positions if they so choose,” Mr Smith said.

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02 NEWS

FROM early November meal choices in all messes will be standardised across the ADF.

A maximum of four meal choices will be provided at lunch and dinner, and dessert will no longer be available at lunch.

Meal choices will still meet the quality, portion size, religious and nutritional requirements set out in the Defence Catering Manual. Diners will still have a variety of food options, including vegetarian and other meals, to meet dietary or religious require-ments, however, these will now be provided through a more sustainable delivery model.

Commodore Support in Fleet Command, CDRE Andrew Smith, said the garrison support services reforms would streamline hospitality and cater-ing practices, eliminating waste while ensuring service delivery met capabil-ity demands.

“This is a sensible, cost-conscious change and still ensures we provide nutritious, good-quality meals for our personnel,” he said.

“The Chief of Navy and the other Service chiefs support these strategic reform initiatives and we will continue to work collaboratively with the rest of Defence to improve the way we do business and to meet our cost-reduc-tion targets under the Strategic Reform Program.

“Members should remember that all savings achieved from reform activ-ity will be reinvested to fund our new capabilities under Force 2030.”

For more information on reform to gar-rison support services, log on to the Navy SRP intranet site and watch the Garrison Support Mythbusters video in the SRP-N Toolbox at http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/SRP-N

Meal options standardised

CHANGES AHEAD: Meal choices will be standardised across the ADF from November. Here, ABCK Kate Svanfelds bastes a freshly baked tray of hot-cross buns with apricot jam for HMAS Ararat’s crew. Photo: LSIS Andrew Dakin

ACTIONS involving more than 50 people from both senior and jun-ior ranks have now been investi-gated following the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into HMAS Success. For some of these people, the rec-ommendation has been that no fur-ther action be taken.

Head of the COI Implementation Team, RADM Allan du Toit, said eve-ryone in Navy was accountable for their actions.

“An important part of Navy’s response to the COI’s findings is ensuring that, wherever appropriate, we apply the established DFDA or administrative arrangements so peo-ple are held to account and are given due process,” RADM du Toit said.

“Equally important is ensur-ing that we provide whatever care and support we can to the people involved.”

As soon as they were delivered, each part of the COI report underwent a detailed external independent legal analysis to identify all the matters that should be considered for indi-vidual accountability.

After assessment in CDF’s office, the results were referred either to the ADF Investigative Service (ADFIS) where there were more serious ‘noti-fiable incidents’, to Navy for action through the chain of command or, for people outside of Navy, to their organisation.

Where disciplinary action under

the DFDA was recommended, the evidence from the COI could not be used in those proceedings. This meant that all those matters needed to be investigated afresh, either by ADFIS, for the notifiable incidents, or within the Navy chain of command. That work is now well advanced with a number of investigations already completed.

For adverse administrative conse-quences, there was a need, for some individuals, to await delivery of Part Two of the COI report. In each case, there was a requirement to provide the individual concerned with all the information on which any decision on administrative consequences would be based and, very importantly, to allow those people the opportunity to respond and argue why the proposed consequence shouldn’t apply.

Compiling the notifications to each individual and gathering all the supporting material was a very substantial and detailed task, which is now complete. Nearly all of the notifications were forwarded to those concerned by the end of September, with a very small number delivered earlier this month.

“People are being held to account, and they are being given a fair go in the process,” RADM du Toit said.

Much has also been achieved in implementing the COI report’s organ-isational recommendations and in addressing the issues identified.

The feedback gathered during the

COI Implementation Team’s focus group discussions around Navy dur-ing April and May has been crucial in establishing an aligned set of key out-comes to be achieved by the imple-mentation work.

“We were very fortunate to spend time listening to a broad cross-section of people delivering Navy’s face-to-face leadership on a daily basis,” RADM du Toit said.

“We have heard what they told us, used that knowledge to define the ‘goalposts’ and that way we’ve been able to ensure that all the implemen-tation work will help make a real dif-ference where it’s needed.”

The key outcomes developed from the engagement program have shaped development, execution and comple-tion of the more than 90 activities established to implement the COI rec-ommendations. All of these activities are now in the course of implementa-tion, with more than half completed.

“The most significant focus for our implementation work has been on supporting and strengthening person-al leadership, particularly at the face-to-face level,” RADM du Toit said.

“The New Generation Navy pro-gram is a crucial foundation for that. It’s important now that we ensure the improvements we are making through implementation of the COI recom-mendations make a permanent tran-sition into our normal way of doing business.”

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Equally important is ensuring that we provide whatever care and support we can to the people involved.

– RADM Allan du Toit, Head COI Implementation Team

A FAIR GO: HMAS Success passes through the Whitsunday passage. Photo: ABIS Evan Murphy

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03NEWS

Moving with the times

From page 1“The first implementation report will come to the

Government in the first quarter of next year.”The new policy will remove gender restrictions on

the remaining seven per cent of ADF trades in which women were excluded on the basis of gender.

This includes air defence guards in the Air Force, and infantry, armour and artillery combat or frontline positions within the Army.

The statement by Mr Smith and Mr Snowdon said Defence would now draw on the experience gained from opening more positions to women over the past two decades to implement the new policy.

Additional research will be undertaken to enable the implementation of the Government’s position.

Mr Snowdon said women had a long and proud history of service with the ADF.

“This decision is a positive step, enhancing equal-

ity among the men and women who proudly wear the uniform,” Mr Snowdon said.

“Defence is committed to creating a work envi-ronment where all personnel are treated fairly and with respect – developing the implementation plan is central to this.”

Mr Snowdon said work currently underway with-in the Defence Science and Technology Organisation in partnership with the University of Wollongong would ultimately determine the physical capacities required to do a particular job.

“That’s how people will be judged – their physical and psychological capacity to do the work, not their gender,” he said.

“That will make a significant difference in open-ing up these trades to women and it will mean that in the future we may well see women leading, for exam-ple, infantry companies.”

LOGICAL PROGRESSION: Women have long served in ships and submarines but may now also serve in combat roles, like clearance diving, if they meet the criteria for the job.

WHAT DO SAILORS THINK?

ABBM Nicole Bell: “I think if a woman is up to the standard, then she should get the opportunity to serve anywhere in the ADF. Women should at least have the option if they meet the requirements.”

ABWTR Kathleen Clifford: “I’m all for this as long as the standards are not changed. Females should be able to go for it. But the requirements should not be changed...because this would compromise the standards .”

ABBM Kenny Merkovski: “If women can physically match it with the men and achieve the same standard, then they should be allowed the opportuni-ty to serve in all branches of the ADF, including combat roles . ”

ABBM Kyle Webb: “The removal of the gender restrictions is a good initia-tive. Some of the women I work with are very tough and strong. I think they could match men physically. Some could clean up the guys on this ship. ”

PHYSICAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS PROJECT

THE Physical Employment Standards Project, due for com-pletion by the end of this year, will review current standards and introduce a gender neutral selec-tion process to determine suitabil-ity to perform military essential tasks and roles.

While the project will define standards that can be used to demonstrate that a person is physically capable of performing certain tasks, it is not examining specifically the role of women in combat.

The results of the project will, however, offer a future expanded

role for women in the ADF where they will be able to work in any position in which they have the ability to meet all of the demands of the role, including physical requirements.

Number of women in the perma-nent ADF – as of August 1, 2011Navy – 2596 women (18.5 per

cent)Army – 2930 women (9.9 per cent) Air Force – 2480 women (17.1 per

cent)ADF – 50,042 men (86.2 per cent),

8,006 women (13.8 per cent)

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04 NEWS

THE Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Project has taken another step for-ward with the delivery of two more keel blocks to Adelaide.

This follows the delivery of the first keel block in August.

Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said this was an important step in the $8 billion project to construct three new warships for the RAN.

“This is Australia’s biggest ship-building project,” Mr Clare said.

“Ninety separate blocks will be constructed to build the three most powerful warships the RAN has ever operated.

“About 70 blocks like this will be shipped to Adelaide over the next four years to be consolidated into the AWDs.”

The blocks weigh about 190 tonnes each and are about 19 metres long, 17 metres wide and five metres high. They will form part of the keel of the first warship, HMAS Hobart.

The steel blocks are being built at shipyards in Adelaide (ASC), Melbourne (BAE Systems), Newcastle (Forgacs) and Ferrol in Spain (Navantia).

Three sonar blocks are being constructed in Spain and the United Kingdom.

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be removed from the barge and trans-ported by a large multi-wheeled vehi-cle to the pre-fit-out facility.

Further work on the blocks will then be completed including blast and paint, fitting pipes, installing commu-

nications and electrical cables and fit-ting internal walls.

Construction has begun on all main blocks for the first ship and work has also begun on blocks for the second ship, HMAS Brisbane.

Next year work will begin on blocks for the third ship, HMAS Sydney, and the first ship will start to be consolidated in Adelaide.

Mr Clare thanked the more than 1000 people currently working on the

ships across the three Australian ship-yards.

“The workers constructing these blocks are doing important work – they’re working hard and I thank them for their efforts,” he said.

COMING TOGETHER: AWD Alliance Project Manager for Block Transportation, Mark Eglinton, aboard the barge with one of the blocks.Photo: Bryan Charlton / AWD Alliance


06 NEWS

CONDUCTING a marathon in the middle of the ocean under a hot Arabian sun may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for the officers and sail-ors of HMAS Toowoomba it was the perfect way to raise money for beyon-dblue, the national depression aware-ness and prevention organisation.

During a Sunday sea routine on the last patrol of their current Middle East rotation, the ship’s company took part in a 24-hour marathon on the vessel’s flight deck.

Organiser LSPT Zenith Dunstan said participants chose to walk, run or cycle (using a wind trainer) around the flight deck, or they sweated it out on the exer-cise equipment in the cardio room.

“When we came up with the idea we didn’t have to think too hard about who the money would go to,” LS Dunstan said.

“beyondblue do a fantastic job rais-ing awareness within the Australian community about depression and anxi-ety and provide information about where people can get help.”

Toowoomba’s Commanding Officer, CMDR Andrew Quinn, said he was proud of his crew for participating in such a worthy cause while continuing to maintain a high level of operational readiness.

“The MEAO can be a very demand-ing and volatile environment in which to operate and, to date, the crew has risen to every challenge in a professional and committed way,” CMDR Quinn said.

“To continue doing our job while contributing to beyondblue is a wonder-ful achievement.”

The ship’s company and crew mem-bers’ friends and family raised more than $2000 for the organisation.

Toowoomba is part of Australia’s

By Lauren Rago

DEPLOY warships, destroy the enemy and master the seas with Defence Force Recruiting’s (DFR) latest foray into the gaming world. The Navy’s own Battleships iPhone game ‘Sink ’Em’ has launched with the power of an LHD Air Strike.

Sink ’Em players take turns challenging each other at battles in a fight for map superiority across four major oceans, to ultimately eliminate all enemy forces and capture opponents’ home ports. The prize is pro-gression up the ranks from seaman to admiral.

Game play is based on the skilful use of various platforms to fire weapons with the ‘sling shot’ tech-nique used in popular iPhone games such as Angry Birds, which has been downloaded 140 million times.

Skirmishes are similar to the traditional game of Battleships, except the arrangement of vessels is fully visible to the opponent. The player’s fleet comprises a Collins-class submarine, Anzac-class frigate, Canberra-class amphibi-ous assault ship and an Armidale-class patrol boat, each armed with a different weapon.

Director Recruiting Management Navy CMDR Chris Curtis said gaming was an obvious connection point with the recruitment market.

“Around 70 per cent per cent of our target market of 17-to-35 year olds consider themselves gamers and the average age of mobile social gamers is 28, compared to 34 on traditional consoles. Further, around 53 per cent of mobile phone gamers are females,” he said.

“The project was to develop an iPhone application for the RAN, based on the success the US Navy has experienced with their ‘Navy Life’ application.”

DFR’s National Marketing Manager Pat Duffy said an iPhone game was selected as a marketing tactic because it would provide potential candidates with information in an engaging manner via a relevant channel.

“We’re using a channel that has over two million users in Australia to communicate that the Navy fights at sea, that it has an outstanding capability, and that there are some exciting jobs available,” she said.

“Over the past five years research has revealed that many members of our target recruiting audience see the Navy as old fashioned and an environment that lacks adventure, which has discouraged them from submit-ting a job query. All our marketing activity aims to cor-rect this and other common misconceptions.”

Games can be played casually over long periods of time at the player’s leisure. Multiple games with friends can also be played at the same time and a chat function is available for players to gloat and share tips.

So far more than 1000 people have registered for the game with hundreds of games being created.

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HMAS Toowoomba steps out for beyondblue

contribution to maritime security, counter-terrorism and counter-piracy operations in the Arabian Sea as part of Operation Slipper and will continue its patrol until mid-October.

For more information about beyondblue, go to www.beyondblue.org.au

GOOD CAUSE: LSMT Rebecca Harris (left) and LSWTR Lauren Tanzer take part in HMAS Toowoomba’s 24-hour marathon for beyondblue, the national depression awareness and prevention organisation. The crew raised more than $2000.Photo: LEUT Gary McHugh

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Parra sails for Middle EastBy Michael Brooke

AMID the cheers of family and friends, HMAS Parramatta recently departed Fleet Base East to under-take her fourth Operation Slipper deployment.

More than 300 people, including Defence Minister Stephen Smith and COMSURF CDRE Steve McDowall, bid Parramatta farewell when she left on September 26 to replace HMAS Toowoomba in the Middle East.

CDRE McDowall said the ship was well pre-pared and ready for the important job ahead.

“During Parramatta’s past three rotations to this area, she has performed mag-nificently, proving herself to be adaptable, dependable and passionate, and I am absolutely confident that this reputation will con-tinue in her fourth rotation,” CDRE McDowall said.

During her last deployment to the Middle East in 2010, Parramatta responded to 14 distress calls in rela-tion to suspected piracy events and intercepted one pirate vessel in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor.

CDRE McDowall said Parramatta would be deployed to the US-led

Combined Maritime Forces, which patrolled more than 2.5 million square miles of international waters to counter terrorism, prevent piracy and reduce the illegal trafficking of people and drugs.

“During this six-month deploy-ment, Parramatta will help provide maritime security in the Gulf and help promote regional stability,” he said.

The ship’s dedication to duty is exemplified by her crew, which

includes several sen-ior sailors making their second deploy-ment to the MEAO and many junior sailors on their first deployment.

Parramatta’s Commanding Officer, CMDR Guy Blackburn, said his ship’s company would uphold the

tradition set by the RAN’s three other warships that proudly carried the ‘Parramatta’ name.

He said Parramatta would mark the 70th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Parramatta II off the coast of Tobruk in 1941, with a ceremony that would include scattering the ashes of Harold Moss, who was the last of only 24 survivors from a crew of 162.

Toowoomba will soon hand over to Parramatta, marking the 27th RAN rotation to the MEAO.

“During this six-month deployment, HMAS Parramatta will help provide maritime security in the Gulf and help promote regional stability.”

– CDRE Steve McDowall, COMSURF

BON VOYAGE: HMAS Parramatta’s ship’s company marches across the gangway before the ship sails for her six-month deployment to the Middle East while, inset, the ship’s Commanding Officer, CMDR Guy Blackburn, consoles his six-year-old daughter, Sophie, who sheds some tears over her father’s departure.Photos: ABIS Sarah Williams

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08 NEWS

New leadership resource launchedBy Annabelle Haywood

A NEW online resource was recently launched in HMAS Creswell, with the train-ees on the New Entry Officer’s Course (NEOC 45) the first to access the materials on the site.

The resource has been created as a stand-alone Leadership and Ethics page, with collec-tions of readings, videos, learning tools, and links to videos on YouTube and supported by a Facebook page.

The page has been designed to benefit all personnel who have recently completed a lead-ership course, but is particularly focussed at junior officers and sailors who do not receive the same volume of resources as those who complete the three-day Navy leadership and development workshops.

Leadership and Ethics Instructor LCDR Richard Adams said the NEOCs found their training to be fresh and relevant to their lives as future leaders, and that an online resource would allow graduates to continue their read-ing on leadership issues.

“One of the great advantages of the website is that people will be able to access it in their own time and take from it what they need,” LCDR Adams said.

“The interactive nature will mean that peo-ple will find it’s a resource that suits many contexts, as opposed to being a prescribed thing.”

Acting Training Commander LCDR Tom Doherty said the leadership training had been immensely successful in Creswell, and that he continued to see benefits to all trainees.

“The new leadership and ethics training is very good because it gets the trainees thinking about actual scenarios, usually based around actual events,” he said.

“The facilitators that come down from Canberra get the trainees thinking about the benefits of good leadership.”

A small group of NEOC 45 trainees with Phillip Division took time to look through the site as it was launched, and said it would benefit their leadership development as naval officers.

“Today has given me a really good under-standing of what leadership actually is, espe-cially what aspects make up organisational

culture – such as organisation, communication and ethics,” MIDN Beau Douglas said.

SBLT Ben Walker said the training gave a leadership blueprint to all NEOCs, allowing them to access good principles to build their own leadership style in accordance with New Generation Navy’s principles.

“By knowing where they want me to go, I can create my own leadership style using what I think works best in accordance with what the Navy needs,” SBLT Walker said.

LCDR Doherty said that the trainees who undertook officer training in Creswell found a supportive culture through their training.

“All the feedback we’ve had from the train-

ees over the last 22 months has been extremely positive,” LCDR Doherty said.

“Some people come here expecting to see the sort of thing they see in the media – what they think initial training is going to be. They are often very surprised about how we address leadership, and what we actually give them here.”

The Leadership and Ethics website can be found at www.navy.gov.au/Leadership_and_Ethics or find us on Facebook at “Navy Leadership and Ethics”.For further information on Navy leadership courses, email [email protected]

INTERACTIVE: (L-R) MIDN Nicholas Willmot, LEUT Karen Thomson and SBLT Ben Walker look at the new external website launched during NEOC 45 at HMAS Creswell.Photo: ABIS Hayley Clarke

AT A GLANCEA NEW webisode has been created and released showcasing the launch of the new Leadership and Ethics external internet resource, which is available to sailors and offic-ers who are remotely located or have limited access to Defence facilities. Members of Phillip Division at NEOC 45 were among the first to view the site and access the information. The external resource allows sailors and officers access to leadership and ethics material to help with their leadership development, even if they are not able to access the DRN. The website can be viewed at www.youtube.com/RANmedia

What was your impression of the Leadership and Ethics website?

“The learning journal that is available on the website struck me as something I would make use of, especially as my background is in teaching. Being able to reflect on what I’ve learned, how I’ve learned it and how I can apply it later on is always a good thing.”

– LEUT Karen Thomson

“The website has a lot of good links to YouTube and Facebook, and a range of resources. It links in with what we learned in the leadership and ethics course, and it’s really great to keep this dis-cussion happening – it means you can look at yourself and try to change your own behaviours.”

– SBLT Jacob Hepner

“I found the website interesting and intriguing, something I can definitely use later on during other courses. Having this sort of useful information easily available to me is great, and I believe that every officer and sailor in the Navy should find it useful.”

– MIDN Nicholas Willmot

“The website is a very diverse tool; it has videos and infor-mation on 360 degree report-ing. It will enable me to have further material to develop my leadership skills, keeping in mind that it’s about leading by example, not ‘do as I say, not do as I do’.”

– MIDN Ayden Bauer

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10 NEWS

By LEUT Geoff Howship and LEUT Chloe Wootten

THE warfare community welcomed a wave of officers on September 2 with the graduation ceremony for Junior Warfare Officer Application Course 52 at HMAS Watson.

Thi r ty -n ine men and women received their Navigation Watchkeeping Certificates from Director General Navy Capability Transition CDRE Ian Middleton, marking the completion of almost 18 months of demanding training.

When addressing the graduates, CDRE Middleton reflected on his own experience as a junior officer.

“The most fun I had in all my post-ings is where you are right now,” he said.

“You have the skills and have proven your ability – now seize the moment and show your captain your potential.

“Leadership, your personal example, integrity, the rest of our values and our Signature Behaviours will hold you in good stead.”

CDRE Middleton, who is also the head of the warfare community, high-lighted the importance of the roles the group would undertake during their careers.

“The Navy of 2022 will include three Air Warfare Destroyers, three large amphibious ships, eight upgraded Anzac-

class frigates and six Collins-class sub-marines – it is an exciting future,” he said.

The following awards were presented during the ceremony:➤ Otto Albert Memorial Prize (high-

est results in the Fleet Board) – SBLT Mark Karow (dux);

➤ Ian McDonald Memorial Prize (most improved) – SBLT Jessica O’Brien;

➤ Department of Defence Prize (best performance overall in Phase Four Bridge Simulator) – SBLT Mark Karow;

➤ Warfare Community Medallion (highest Navy Values) – LEUT Glynis Bailey; and

➤ Commanding Officer’s Pen Prize (highest standard during Phase Four Warfare) – SBLT Darren Shuback.The students have now posted to

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MILESTONE: The graduates of JWAC 52 at HMAS Watson.

By Graham McBean

CHIEF of Navy VADM Ray Griggs is leading the way for Navy’s second year of support to Ocsober – a fundraising effort to provide alcohol, drug and health awareness in schools.

The Ocsober event is the annual fundraiser for Life Education Australia.

VADM Griggs said he signed up with the Team Navy effort for the full 31 days.

“I encourage all members to get on board with Ocsober and make the most out of this opportunity to kick start a healthy balance for summer,” he said.

VADM Griggs said he also encouraged each unit to consider how they could challenge them-selves to become a team of healthier and fitter people.

Navy launched its support to Ocsober last year and won the NSW/ACT fundraising challenge and was fifth nationally in the effort to raise funds. Life Education’s 2011 fundraising goal is $750,000.

Signing up on the website is easy and, for those with a special occa-sion during October, $25 and $50 leave passes can be bought to get the night off.

Navy’s Alcohol and Drug Program Coordinator LCDR Dee Williams said Ocsober was a great way to support a good cause and get healthy as well.

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“A lot of people who partici-pated last year said it raised their awareness of how much alcohol is involved in our social lives,” LCDR Williams said.

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HEALTHY BALANCE: Life Education and Ocsober mascot, Healthy Harold, meets kids during HMAS Stirling’s Family Fun Day.Photo: ABIS Dove Smithett

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THIRTY members of HMAS Darwin recently visited the Triple Care Farm in the NSW Southern Highlands to conduct maintenance and present a donation of $1000.

The Robertson-based farm is run by Mission Australia and Darwin’s ship’s charity, the Sir David Martin Foundation, and provides educa-tion, training and support to young Australians who have led troubled lives.

The annual visit was part of Darwin’s ongoing support of the Sir David Martin Foundation. It also provided an opportunity for the ship’s company to interact with students at the farm, listen to their experiences and offer encourage-ment.

Darwin’s personnel were quickly put to work by farm staff, building a barbed wire fence to enclose a paddock, dismantling an old radio tower and providing ready and will-ing bodies for general maintenance jobs.

Following a barbecue lunch, a cheque for $1000 was present-

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ed to the farm manager, who said Darwin’s continued support was greatly appreciated and looked for-ward to by staff and students all year.

The interaction between Darwin and the farm has had some unex-pected benefits – two graduates

joined the Navy after their experi-ence working alongside sailors gave them a glimpse of the camarade-rie and opportunities offered in the RAN.

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Navy first in board roleNAVY Women’s Strategic Adviser CMDR Jennifer Heymans has been appointed as a board member to the National Advisory Board, Women and Leadership Australia (WLA) Advanced Leadership Program. WLA is a national initiative to support the presence of women in leadership roles. The Advance Leadership Program is focused on increasing the sup-ply of high-calibre female candidates for senior executive positions across public and private sectors. WLA sup-ports Navy’s commitment to gender diversity through the provision of events in the annual Navy Women’s Leadership Program. The role of the National Advisory Board is to guide and shape the development of the Advanced Leadership Program. WLA Executive Convenor Suzi Finkelstein said board members were selected for the expertise and passion they could bring. “CMDR Heymans has a well- established reputation and credibility in the field of women’s leadership devel-opment,” she said. CMDR Heymans is highly regarded across an extensive network of private and corporate sector organisations, and she has created sig-nificant partnerships to support gender diversity within Navy.

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New chair of Defence Honours and Awards Appeals TribunalALAN Rose has been appointed as the new chair of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney announced the appointment on September 26 and said as chair Mr Rose would manage the tribunal, lead inquiries, including the Victoria Cross Inquiry, and ratify panel decisions before making recommendations to the Government. “Mr Rose is eminently qualified to undertake this important role. His experience as a barrister, administrative law lecturer, ADF reserv-ist and secretary of numerous Federal departments will be a valuable addition to the tribunal. I welcome him to the role,” Senator Feeney said. Mr Rose said it was a privilege to undertake the role. “I am particularly keen to lead the Victoria Cross Inquiry,” he said. The appointment as chair of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal is for three years.

Call for ADF Journal submissionsWO-N Mark Tandy has encouraged Navy personnel with operational lead-ership experience to contribute to the next ADF Journal. The publication is the official journal of the profession of arms in Australia and the theme of its March/April 2012 issue is “the junior ADF leadership experience over the past 20 years”. “It should be

an interesting issue and one of con-siderable benefit to current and future members of the ADF,” WO Tandy said. The 2012 issue seeks contributions on similar experiences, particularly from non-commissioned officers in the three Services. They should be around 1200 words and written as a personal recollection of one or more operational deployments. They should not be academic articles, but about the operational experiences and stories of ADF leaders across all ranks. The best article from each Service will be awarded $250, with an additional $500 for the best overall article. Contributions should be submitted by email to [email protected] by mid-January 2012. For further informa-tion – including advice and assistance in writing your contribution – contact the editor on (08) 8431 4005. Copies of the April/May 2011 issue are available online at www.adfjournal.adc.edu.au

Fitting farewell for long-serving diversTHE RAN Diving School and RAN Clearance Diving Association (RANCDA) hosted a fare-well barbecue to honour two of the div-ing branch’s long-serving members, for-mer Chief of Navy VADM Russ Crane (pictured) and LCDR Dave Hughes. About 40 former clearance divers and their partners attended the function at HMAS Penguin, some travelling from Western Australia, Tasmania and northern Queensland. The RAN Diving School presented VADM Crane, Mrs Crane and LCDR Hughes with a small memento in recognition of their service. OIC of the RAN Diving School, LCDR Russ Crawford, hosted the event with the National President for the RANCDA and ex-WOCD, Larry John Digney.

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By FLTLT John McCourt

ON THE pristine shores of a remote beach in East Timor lies a unique piece of Australian naval history that has been revisited – and remem-bered.

A contingent of RAN person-nel serving with the Australian-led International Stabilisation Force (ISF) recently visited the site of the wreck of HMAS Voyager I on Betano Beach on the far south coast of East Timor.

Led by the ISF Chief of Staff, CMDR Charlie Stephenson, a party of nine Navy personnel flew from their base in Dili to the remote site to mark the 69th anniversary of the ship’s sink-ing on September 22, 1942.

Amid the wide-eyed interest of local East Timorese, the RAN con-tingent held a memorial service at the wreck site that can still be accessed from a beach head.

Voyager I had left its base in Darwin in 1942 to land troops and re-supply an Australian and Timorese militia who were engaged in coura-geous resistance to the onslaught of some 35,000 invading Japanese.

While landing the troops at Betano Bay, Voyager ran aground in the shallows and was soon spotted by a Japanese Zero fighter. While the fight-er was shot down by gunners on board the vessel, the alarm had gone out and a Japanese air attack the following day destroyed it.

Although all troops aboard had earlier been evacuated, the incident

Voyager honoured

records an historic part of the fight for freedom in Timor.

LCDR Rick Parry organised the visit and said the service at the site was sombre and appropriate recogni-tion of previous battles.

“After spending some time at the wreck site, we engaged with the

Betano community who were very interested in the little-known piece of history on their beach,” LCDR Parry said.

“It was a privilege to participate in an event that remembers a significant moment for Australia and the East Timorese during World War II.”

By CPO Tony Thomas

FLEET Support Unit – Darwin (FSU-D) has helped Rotary clubs in Alice Springs fight and win at sea – albeit without an ocean in sight.

As part of HMAS Coonawarra’s Navy Domestic Engagement Program, FSU-D helped Rotary Alice Springs ‘refit’ one of its battle boats, HMAS ‘Courage’, for the annual Henley on Todd Regatta.

There are three Rotary clubs in Alice Springs and these clubs join forces every year to conduct the regat-ta on the dry bed of the Todd River. The event raises money for Rotary activities in and around Alice Springs.

FSU-D Operations Manager WO Peter Freund said the community engagement activity allowed many skilled technicians at FSU-D to use their imagination and talents to

refurbish the well-recognised charity group’s float.

“By all accounts the FSU-D staff who helped man the float had a great time. It was a win-win activity for FSU-D and Rotary,” he said.

FSU-D OIC LEUT Wayne Oakley said the refit was funded by Rotary Alice Springs and the ‘platform’ had work that covered all trades.

“On the day of the regatta, the hard work put in by FSU-D paid off with ‘Courage’ achieving a thrilling vic-tory,” he said.

SMNMT Shane Frew said working on ‘Courage’ was a great opportunity to showcase his skills while support-ing a charity organisation.

“Giving something back to the community made me feel proud as a member of the RAN,” he said.

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NEVER FORGET: LCDR Rick Parry explains some of the history of HMAS Voyager I to locals at Betano on the south coast of East Timor. Inset: The wreck of Voyager I.Main photo: CPL Melina Mancuso

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HMAS Sirius celebrated her fifth birthday with a cake-cutting cer-emony on the bridge on September 16.

For her crew and Commanding Officer, CMDR David McDonald, the milestone birthday signified a busy year with participation in exercises Triton Storm, Talisman Sabre and Triton Fury, during which the ship operated with Australian, US and Canadian units.

“Sirius achieved operational capa-bility four years after commissioning and since then we have achieved capa-bilities far beyond those originally envisaged,” CMDR McDonald said.

The crew is now preparing for the ship’s South East Asian deployment, which will include participation in Exercises Bersama Lima, Singaroo and New Horizon with other RAN units, as well as participants from the Malaysian, Singaporean and Indonesian navies.

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BUSY YEAR: HMAS Sirius’ Commanding Officer, CMDR David McDonald, and the youngest member of ship’s company, MIDN Eve Parker, cut the ship’s fifth birthday cake.

By Pattie Wright

“UNSUNG hero” Ernie Noble passed away in Melbourne on September 22 aged 92.

Ernie was tough. When HMAS Perth I and USS Houston sank in World War II during the Battle of the Sunda Strait on March 1, 1942, only 328 Perth men survived.

Ernie was one of only 47 men who managed to reach the safety of Sangieng Island in the Strait and one of only nine who swam in; the others came in on a recovered lifeboat. Ernie did it the hard way.

On the island, Ernie tended the wounded with virtually nothing and when another lifeboat was rigged for an attempt to get to Australia, Ernie remained with the sick. On reaching Java, a few days later, Ernie walked inland to certain captivity, still caring for his mates.

Hundreds of Perth and Houston men were then interned in Serang Prisoner of War camp, which Ernie called a “terrible, terrible place…a kero tin for hygiene and two feeds a day of dirty brown rice and some water”.

Ernie was then sent to the Thai Burma Railway. He worked as a medi-cal orderly in various camps, ending up at 100 Kilo camp, where life only became worse. He survived and was Mentioned in Despatches in 1946.

Ernie was the last of the Sangieng Island bunch and he leaves the ranks of Perth survivors now numbering only 12 men.

Ernie also leaves behind a story of exemplary courage, humility and care

Farewell, ‘tough’ old salt

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As Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the HMAS Perth I Association since its inception, Ernie helped keep the memory of the ship and her crewmembers alive for 60 years.

USS Houston also marked Ernie’s passing. “He represents a group of men that endured battle and the hor-rors of those prisoner of war camps, only to come home to be a productive citizen and friend to many. We’ve lost another unsung hero.”

– Pattie Wright is an historian and friend of HMAS Perth I

WIDELY RESPECTED: Ernie Noble survived the sinking of HMAS Perth I in WWII. He died on September 22, aged 92.

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By Graham McBean

LARGER than expect-ed returns for the recent ADF Reserve Reform Survey has laid the groundwork for the deep reforms required to meet Force 2030 objec-tives.

More than 31 per cent of the 30,000 surveys sent to permanent, active and standby reserve mem-bers between July and August were returned, making it one of the most successful ADF surveys ever conduct-ed.

Additionally, focus groups at 23 regional locations and more than 50 principal stakeholder interviews included tri-service representation of reserves and permanent members to augment information gathered from the survey.

A Reserve Reform Ideas website was also created, which received more than 7000 hits. These were distilled into more than 150 ideas that will be considered in the Reserve Reform Stream (RRS) process.

Senior RRS staff said it was inter-esting but perhaps not surprising that many of the ideas concerned common issues.

The initiatives were conduct-ed under Plan Suakin, launched in May by Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support Division, headed by MAJGEN Paul Brereton, as a key RRS initiative, which is ultimately the responsibility of the Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF), AIRMSHL Mark Binskin.

The intent of Plan Suakin is to pro-vide an employment model capable of investigating how best to support the enhanced roles variously identified for ADF reserves by the 2009 White Paper, Strategic Reform Program (SRP) and the Defence Audit Report.

To enable this, the RRS is using an

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evidence-based approach to develop solutions.

Information gathered under Plan Suakin will populate a Predictive Behaviour Model (PBM), which in turn will form one of the core tools to develop courses of action at the single-service level for reserve reform.

This is supported by a Personnel Cost Model created by consultant Ernst & Young and, together with the PBM, these tools will provide evi-dence-based modeling on which to inform decisions on how best to grow participation in the reserves.

A Civil Skills Data project has also been established to further identify the capability brought to the ADF by reserves, with more than 7500 reserv-ists having already registered with the site.

With these models and supporting online tools in place, the RRS report is due in late October for consideration by the Chiefs of Service Committee.

The RRS was established in 2009 under the SRP as one of three streams allocated to the VCDF Group, then headed by current CDF GEN David Hurley.

RRS Director Jerome Reid took up the lead of the project in early 2010 and said achieving the aims of the Total Force concept under Force 2030 demanded deep reform to be success-ful.

The nature of the RRS and the reform changed dramatically with an emphasis on the evidence-based models. On May 24, Plan Suakin was launched and represented the new direction of the reform process.

“The reserves are being asked to do a lot of things that it has never been asked before, but the reserve employ-

ment model has not changed in more than 60 years,” Mr Reid said.

“If we are to build the Total Force doctrine then we needed to develop a Total Force model to support it.”

Mr Reid said the first task was to understand the nature of the workforce and the incentives and conditions of service that would create the work-force needed to meet new capability demands.

One of the indicators of a simple but fixable problem was highlighted when more than 10 per cent of the ADF Reserve Reform Surveys were returned because of out of date infor-mation on PMKeyS.

He said the phone was still the pri-mary means of communicating with ADF reserves and often even these details were inaccurate.

But he said the success of the ADF Reserve Reform Survey was evidence in itself of willingness in the work-force for change, with more than 1000 people contacting the RRS office requesting to take part.

Mr Reid said initial responses of the survey were positive and he was confident that a more effective employment model would be the result.

“We have gone to a lot of trouble to make sure that we have sophisti-cated tools like the cost model and the Predictive Behaviour Model.

“We have surveyed up and down the country, we have spoken to stake-holders, we have done professional literature reviews and looked at the professional research field at what is happening in this area.

“We want a world-leading evi-dence-based solution to the reserve employment model – and that is what will be delivered.”

RESERVES FOR THE FUTURE: Plan Suakin will provide an employment model capable of supporting the new roles identified for ADF reserves by the 2009 White Paper, Strategic Reform Program and the Defence Audit Report. Here, ABBM Lucas Christiansen drives HMAS Ararat’s RHIB away from KRI Sultan Nuku during the Australia–Indonesia Coordinated Patrol 2011.Photo: LSIS Andrew Dakin

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THE scenario facing the Navy, Army and Air Force required them to bring their assets together during the recent

Minor War Vessel Concentration Period in the Northern Territory.

H Hour D Day was set for 0830IK on September 22 (48 hours to run).

The task group was given the scheme of manoeuvre: hunters to the pipeline – saturate with sonar, search and destroy; surveyors to the seaward approaches – chart the uncharted, find a way to the shore; amphibians to your boats – drill, drill, drill; all – regroup for force protection final battle problem in 30 hours.

Force protection final battle problem – 18 hours to run.

Task group on station off Hesperidian Dundee, Force Protection State Charlie. Guns up.

A critical contact of interest veers off her coastal route and closes at speed.

Three fast RHIBs, BOGHAMMERs, fan out in her wake.

The first run a feint – probing the force to test defences.

The second another probe – a weapons sighting is reported and Yarra orders an LCM8 and Betano to ride off the mothership.

Engagement occurs on the third

probe but they’re ridden off by Army at 50 metres to the prize and boxed in astern by Navy.

A graunch on the mothership looks fleetingly achievable, but the mock-Avalonian seizes his moment and heads for deep water, beaten by hard targets.

H Hour D DayThe first wave – LARCS and the

Amphibious Beach Team – lands on Red Beach. The beach is secured, and open.

H Hour plus 5 minutesFirst wave rendezvous with 2

Cavalry Regiment at Red Airstrip. First column (ASLAVs) departs the strip for the beach. Second column holds.

H Hour plus 10 minutesFirst wave departs Red Beach for

sea; second wave – LCH – lands Red Beach. Gunfire received from the right and rear of beach. Engagement is brief and decisive. Red Beach remains secure. First column embarks.

H Hour plus 13 minutes

Second wave, first column embarked, clears Red Beach for sea. Second column (ASLAV and 4x4) departs the strip for the beach. Red Airstrip is closed.


Third wave lands Red Beach, sec-ond column arrives Red Beach. Further resistance encountered and suppressed.


Third wave, second column embarked, clears Red Beach for sea. Red Beach is closed.

Commander Sea Training Minor War Vessels CMDR Alex Hawes praised the contribution of his Task Unit Commanders and their crews.

“This was no small order. The waters were unsurveyed – actual – and there was no way we were achieving a landing without a high degree of con-fidence that the data set gathered sup-ported that end,” he said.

“No landing, no extraction and no extraction meant mission failure. Twenty hours short of H Hour we had major holes in our data. However, improved amphib/hydrographic liaison and ever smarter tasking resolved a safe route and a narrow window of opportu-nity with which to exploit it.”

The exercise has undergone a devel-opment phase the past year, building from its traditional border protection-centric format to involving assets and personnel from all three Services.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s USS Germantown, USS Juneau or USS Essex coming over that horizon, or indeed Navy’s future capability, these small units are highly motivated and highly skilled, with very impressive people, and going to need to be in readiness to weave their magic in order for that force to achieve the objective,” CMDR Hawes said.

“That’s the real outcome and that keeps my team and me coming back for more.”

NICK OF NICK OF TIMETIME

The three Services came together for the second Minor War Vessel Concentration Period of 2011 in the Northern Territory. CMDR Alex Hawes sets the scene. EAGLE EYES: LSBM Chris Hughes

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PROVIDING COVER: (Above) ABBM Chris Roberts fires a .50-calibre machine gun toward a potential threat as part of a force protection exer-cise during the exercise.

KEY ROLE: (Left) ABHSO John Bird from Red Crew aboard HMAS Melville holds a tide pole during a survey for a beach landing.

STEADY WORK: (Right) LSHSO Mark Miller from Red Crew aboard HMAS Melville surveys a beach landing site.

RESCUE MISSION: TPR Ryan Jordan provides cover as HMAS Betano recovers an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during the the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period. Photos: LSIS Helen Frank

SCENARIOLAND forces and Australian embassy staff are stuck ashore at Hesperidian Dundee, with the political environment rapidly dete-riorating around them.

Seasoned Avalonian soldiers-of-fortune are confirmed on the ground in Hesperides, and reliable intelligence has the Hesperidian resistance shaping into a more credible fighting force with every passing day.

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By LEUT Todd Austin

THIS month we take a look at the sec-ond of the ‘professionalism’ behav-iours, ‘Be the best I can’, which asks personnel to strive for professional excellence, know themselves, seek self-improvement and maintain their personal wellbeing.

This Signature Behaviour relates directly to ‘Respect the contribution of every individual’. By being the best they can, the contribution of sailors and officers is enhanced, engender-ing the respect of superiors, peers and subordinates.

HMAS Success recently returned to Australian shores following a deployment to South East Asia to undertake a double-hull conversion, bringing her in line with the latest International Maritime Organisation guidelines for tankers.

The ship’s Commanding Officer, CMDR Ainsley Morthorpe, said he was extremely pleased with the efforts of the crew to ensure their trip to Singapore for the conversion work was a success.

“I’ve seen many examples over the last few months where the crew have

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“I’ve seen a significant effort by my engineering department to work hard and diligently. They’ve looked for innovative ways to overcome challeng-ing technical obstacles during work on the double hulling.

“The engineering department con-stantly provided an excellent service to the external contractors to allow us to finish the project on time and on budget.”

Assistant Supply Officer SBLT Michelle Orr has seen many examples of sailors striving to be the best they can.

“Two new LS stewards came to me recently wanting to go on course. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get them on course until later in the year but, in the meantime, I’ve been teaching and mentoring them myself,” she said.

“Those sailors are showing me they’re interested in learning – this definitely shows that they’re striving to be the best they can.”

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“The moral courage of my crew increased during this recent deploy-ment,” CMDR Morthorpe said.

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to resolve the situation – this shows me they are being the best they can.”

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Navy women celebrateRegularly around the country, groups of women meet for lunch and other activities. They vary in age from their late ’40s to early ’90s, but they are as proud and dedicated today as they were when they wore the distinctive uniform of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) – now disbanded, but celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. LCDR Andrew Stackpool reports.

THE WRANS began as an idea and because of the determina-tion of a small number of dedi-cated women.

In mid-1940, Frances Provan, a member of the Women’s Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC), read an article about the Women’s Royal Naval Service in the UK and believed there should be an Australian equivalent.

With sheer determination and lobby-ing of Government officials and the RAN by WESC founder Florence Mckenzie, the WRANS was eventually inaugurated.

As there was an acute shortage of male telegraphists, on April 21, 1941, the Naval Board recommended the use of women telegraphists, and Minister for the Navy Billy Hughes approved the recom-mendation, with the proviso that no pub-licity be afforded and he would prefer the women to be employed as civilians.

These women were to be enrolled – not enlisted – and were not subject to the Naval Discipline Act.

Thus, on April 28, 1941, 14 WRANS (12 telegraphists and two attendants) arrived at the RAN wireless/transmit-ting station Harman. The ‘home’ of the WRANS was subsequently commis-sioned as HMAS Harman on July 1, 1943.

None of the women were in the least interested in a Navy career; they wanted to do what they could to ensure the war ended as quickly as possible.

The women quickly demonstrated their capabilities and, in August, the Naval Board decided to boost their num-

ber to 1000 and increase the number of areas of service available to them.

That number was achieved by February 1943 and by the end of the war had increased to more than 2500.

The women’s worth was fully rec-ognised on October 1, 1942, when they were sworn in as fully-fledged, enlisted members of the RAN – the WRANS. Then, on January 18, 1943, the first 16 officers began training at the RAN College at Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus).

The women were employed as teleg-raphists, coders, clerks, drivers, education officers, mechanics, harbour messengers, cooks and sick berth attendants.

The i r f i r s t D i rec to r WRANS (DWRANS), First Officer (LCDR) Sheila McClemans, was appointed in late 1943.

In 1945, like their brothers and sisters in all three Services, the WRANS became casualties of the post-war reduction in strength and were officially disbanded on September 2, 1946, with the last member of the WRANS being demobilised on September 30 two years later.

But not for long. The WRANS stood up again because the RAN was once again faced with manpower shortages due to the Korean War.

On December 23, 1950, First Officer Blair Bowden was appointed DWRANS and the first rating, PO Eve Ekert, enlist-ed on January 5, 1951.

Initially, the career range was limited to telegraphist, writer, sick berth atten-dant, stores assistant, cook and steward, and regulating.

IMPORTANT WORK: (L-R) WRANS supply assistants Avis Shearer, Gail Hooper and Irene Evill check stores at HMAS Leeuwin in Western Australia, circa 1944.Photo courtesy D. Needham (AWM P01305.002)

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70 years of proud historyFor many women, however, it was an

opportunity to break away from the few career and education opportunities avail-able to them in civilian life.

Fo rmer Spec i a l Du t i e s (SD) Communications Officer Kerry Holmes said that while such a career choice was seen as “strange” at the time, it often got women away from large families, pos-sibly living in near poverty, and provided them with clothing, food and board, train-ing/education, new skills, a viable career and financial security.

“I enjoyed my time in the Navy,” for-mer LWRWTR(ST) Christine Barbour said.

“It gave me the training and back-ground that was necessary when I moved onto a second career and to travel over-seas.”

Christine was a short-hand typist and she said there were only a few in the Navy.

“One of the reasons I left was because there was no further promotion available to my specialised rating at that time.”

This limited career choice changed in 1959 when the branch became part of the Permanent Naval Forces (non-combatant and non-seagoing), although still as a sep-arate entity, and women were employed as cooks, stewards, writers, stores victual-ling, regulating, radio operators, radar plotters, motor transport drivers, electron-ic technical communicators, and dental and medical sick bay attendants.

WRANS officers were employed in administration, training, recruiting, com-munications, supply and secretariat, med-icine, dentistry and law.

They served at all naval and some combined bases and headquarters in Australia and overseas, including at Manus Island and in Singapore.

Conditions of service and employment opportunities for WRANS were aligned as closely as possible with those of their male counterparts and aspects such as pay differences and the requirement to resign upon falling pregnant reflected the broader workforce conditions of the time.

Th i s changed in 1975 when Government policy across the workforce changed. Married WRANS could contin-ue to serve and were entitled to 12 weeks paid and up to 12 months unpaid mater-nity leave. However, it was not until 1984 that unmarried pregnant WRANS were no longer automatically discharged.

What was significant, though, was that until 1968, WRANS had no power of command over subordinate male officers and ratings.

Former WO Joan Henstock and CPORST Denise Butler said they had

seen enormous changes during this period to the ‘how’ and ‘where’ WRANS served.

LCDR Judith Rowe pointed out that until equal pay was introduced in 1979, women got 80 per cent of male pay. At the same time, while billets were desig-nated for males and females, increasingly, women were filling male positions.

“That meant [in one job] I was doing a ‘man’s work’ for 80 per cent of the pay,” she said.

The most important difference, how-ever, came from the Government policy that women be excluded from any com-bat or combat-related duties. Although WRANS officers in the 1980s could serve aboard the training ship HMAS Jervis Bay for three-week cruises while they were under training, the policy prevented WRANS from sea duty.

Things were set to change. During the early 1980s, as workforce conditions changed across Australia, the question of women serving at sea came under increasing examination and slowly females were posted to ships.

In 1983, for the first time women were routinely posted to ships (provided they passed the sea service medical) as fully-fledged members of the ship’s company.

In July 1984, the last class of WRANS enlisted and in September all women were informed they would be liable for sea service.

With the change came evolution. The WRANS as an organisation was disband-ed in 1985 and on June 7 its members became fully integrated into the RAN, assuming RAN badges of ranks and ranks/rates and equal pay and conditions. The final step occurred in 1991 when the post-nominal WRANS was removed from all former members and they became RAN, along with females who joined the RAN.

Its last Director was CAPT Marcia Chalmers, although CMDR Julie Gulson oversaw the transition to the RAN.

With its passing the Senior Service’s women lost a part of their own culture, history and heritage but most would prob-ably argue that the gains they made as members of the RAN far outweighed those losses.

“There was a downside,” LCDR Rowe said.

“While we were now exposed to far more career opportunities and choices, we were now competing against the men as well, so the opportunities for promo-tion were fewer.”

LCDR Holmes agreed.“I loved the life with its diversity,

friendships, training and education and wide variety in my postings, and left reluctantly in July 2001. But the Navy

was placing more and more emphasis on seagoing careers for women and, because my eyesight was below that required of a seaman officer, I was locked into my career. There were no opportunities to transfer or go to sea – I was caught between the old and the new.”

These former members and others interviewed all agreed that they had loved their service and the lifestyle it had pro-vided them. Just as importantly, it provid-ed them with a wide range of skills and

abilities they took into their future career paths, including into the RAN.

Nevertheless, the WRANS do live on. The proud service still has members

serving in the RAN, while it is remem-bered by a stained glass window at the Garden Island chapel in Sydney and a special memorial that was dedicated dur-ing Harman’s 60th anniversary on July 1, 2003.

It also has a very strong association with branches in most states and territo-ries.

KEEPING THINGS IN ORDER: Four unidentified WRANS in the medical records section of the Flinders Naval Depot hospital at HMAS Cerberus on November 30, 1945.Photo: SGT F. Carew (AWM 122533)

ON PARADE: (Above left) WRANS on parade in summer uniform in Brisbane, circa 1944-45. Photo courtesy M.K. Thorne (AWM P00300.001)

ROYAL VISIT: (Above) Princess Alexandra opens the WRANS Quarters at HMAS Harman in September 1959.Photo: Defence Department

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Being a Navy wife for the past two and a half years has been a learning experience for Rachael Cameron, who has been married to her husband Seaman Michael Cameron for four years. Not only have they added to their family with the arrival of their two year old daughter Grace, Rachael has had to cope with Michael being away on courses and a short stint on a ship.

Whilst Michael was on a course the posting orders came through for the move to Canberra and Rachael had to try and make head and tail of what had to be done. ‘Waiting for the posting to come through was hard, as I knew we were moving to Canberra and I wanted to

months as Michael was still a trainee,’ said Rachael.

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looking forward to only moving between Canberra and Nowra (their home town). ‘Choosing a house will be easy for me, as I know the suburbs of Nowra and Canberra quite well,’ says Rachael. ‘I’m just hoping that our luck won’t run out and we’ll continue to have great homes to live in.’

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DEFENCE was in breach of certain sections of the Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) Act 1991 and OHS safe-ty standards regulations, according to an audit conducted by Comcare of Defence’s management of hazardous substances from May to October 2009.

In response, Defence entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with Comcare legally requiring Defence to develop and implement a consistent, comprehensive and inclusive hazardous substances man-agement system.

As part of Navy’s commitment to the whole-of-Defence Hazardous Chemicals Project, all fleet units and shore estab-lishments were tasked to conduct a review of their hazardous chemicals holdings on October 31 last year.

A key element of the review was to ensure units were using Chem Alert to manage hazchem stockholdings.

The results obtained from the review and the associated Commanding Officer’s Statements of Assurance indi-cated that Navy had demonstrated an improving level of compliance with the current hazardous chemicals manage-ment practices.

However, it was found that more needed to be done.

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IF YOU are an investor, don’t just invest and forget.

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Savvy investors take the time to understand the basic principles of investing, then develop and stick to their investment plan based on the timeframe of each investment goal.

Even when market and economic conditions are rapidly changing, it is vital that you keep a cool head as a knee-jerk reaction can often make things worse.

Don’t panicWhen market conditions change,

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Make decisions based on your long-term investment goals and what you think will happen in the future.

Do not make a decision based on what has happened in the past – for example: “my investment has gone down 20 per cent”.

If your investments are still on track to meet your goals, then you will need a good reason to change.

However, if your investments are no longer on track, you have a tough decision.

Investors need a cool head and keen eye, says Australian Securities and Investment Commission chairman Greg Medcraft.

Some typical warning signs that your investment may be heading downhill include:➤ Published statements: Sometimes ASIC and the

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) require issuers of investment products to publish statements clarifying or correcting information given to investors. The investment may still be suitable, but these warnings may signal that the investment involves more risk than you want to take. The problem may have been a genuine oversight but you need to be sure.

➤ Accounting problems: Mistakes, delays, audit qualifica-tions and controversy over accounts could be warning signs. Accounting rules can be complex and genuine errors or differences of view do occur. However, repeated issues may indicate deep-seated problems.

➤ Management problems: Director and senior manage-ment in-fighting, resignations, breaches of the law or unethical conduct are sometimes warning signs. Changes in management may be necessary, but could take atten-tion away from responsibilities to investors.

➤ Repeated over-promising and under-delivery: While even the best managers make mistakes, ongoing disap-pointing results, lack of communication and falling service standards may indicate that something is seriously wrong.

Should you change investments (and sell when prices are low) or hope that your investments will go up in value?

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If you have used a margin loan to pay for your investments, you should

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As your investment is used to secure the loan, you should ensure that you can sell the investment and repay the loan if market circumstanc-es change.

When monitoring your invest-ments, keep your goals and risk toler-ance in mind.

If your goals change, you may have to re-jig your strategies too.

A change in your employment status or health may alter the risks you are prepared to take when investing.

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Relying on Body Mass Index readings to assess your fi tness might not give you a true refl ection. LAC Bill Solomou reports.

DURING the ‘Join Bill Campaign’ I have stressed to members who have taken on the challenge that they

should throw away the scales and use a tape measure as a guide to how they are going.

Using your normal day-to-day clothing also indicates whether you are on the right or wrong track.

For the first time in 12 months my weight, blood pressure and general wellbeing have improved dramatically.

Thanks to the efforts and support from PTI SGT Shane Duncan, dieti-cian Tiffany Peddle and encourage-ment from family and Defence mem-bers, I am on my way to better health.

The good news is that I am no longer in the obese category, accord-ing to my latest Body Mass Index (BMI) reading.

It is not clear, however, how accu-rate the BMI measurement is – and some of the experts suggest caution.

In my case, I am finding that I am reducing in body size and gaining muscle (muscle mass replacing fat).

In most cases the measurement can be accurate, but the technique does not differentiate between muscle and fat.

Because in most cases muscle

weighs more than fat, I know that my BMI reading may be flawed.

As a quick, easy and inexpensive method of testing, the BMI has been used for many years in Defence.

Physiotherapist and ex-PTI LT Rob Orr said BMI could provide a good starting point for assessing fitness, but cautioned personnel to be aware of its limitations.

“Even though it has the term ‘mass’ in its title, BMI uses weight to

determine fatness, even though fat is a mass, not a weight. So the BMI cannot differentiate if your measured weight is made up of fat, muscle, bone or water,” he said.

“I would estimate that more than 90 per cent of my 1995 PTI course cohort would have been classified as ‘over-weight’ and of that group at least 20 per cent classed as ‘obese’. So in BMI terms, a notable amount of the physi-cal training instructors in the ADF would probably be ‘overweight’.”

LT Orr suggested there were other methods that personnel could also use to gain a more accurate reading.

“If you wish to be specific and measure fatness, PTI staff are trained in taking some basic measures like ‘sum of skinfolds’ and ‘girths’ that when used together – even together with the BMI – can provide some basic information about your body mass,” he said.

“If you wish to measure your phys-ical fitness, military fitness assessment

results are useful as they assess the basic fitness of the individual – hence the Army fitness assessment being termed the ‘Basic Fitness Assessment’.

“If you are tired of the basic mili-tary fitness assessments, try some of the assessments detailed in DI(A) 148-2 Army Physical Conditioning Assessment System, Annex E.”

Email Bill at vasilis.solomou@defence news.gov.au

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THE Navy has made it two victories from two appearances in long-distance run-ning events in Samoa this year, taking out the 104km Samoa Perimeter Relay on September 17.

Maritime surveillance adviser LCDR Matt Richardson and technical adviser CPOMT Mick Hosgood competed as part of the winning Australian team, which also featured two Australian Federal Police officers and two climate change advisers.

The team, dubbed ‘Aussie Team Crawl’, won the diplomatic challenge and also the open men’s trophies.

Twelve teams of six runners left the resort of Sinalei on the south of the island of Upolu early in the morning and raced around the

island’s perimeter, with the finish line in the capital Apia.

“It was a long day of over eight hours of running up and down big hills in hot and humid conditions, but it was rewarding to fin-ish first against some fast international compe-tition,” CPO Hosgood said.

In June, LCDR Richardson and CPOMT Hosgood finished first and second respectively in the island nation’s Independence Day half-marathon.

The team’s $600 prize money was donated to the Little Sisters of the Poor home for the aged.

The RAN advisers will continue the fit-ness theme in Samoa by helping the Australian High Commission set up and coordinate fun runs in Apia, starting this month.

Going the distance in Samoa

SETTING THE PACE: The ‘Aussie Team Crawl’ flies the flag for Australia in the 104km Samoa Perimeter Relay.

By LCPL Mark Doran

NAVY reservist divers ABDVR Chris Casey and ABDVR Phil Riley are planning to compete in another ultramarathon to help raise money for the competitors injured in the Kimberly Ultramarathon on September 2.

The divers from HMAS Stirling were among the runners in the RacingThePlanet event, which was can-celled before the end because of a serious bushfire on the course.

Eleven of the 41 competitors in the 100km race were caught in the fire and two were evacuated to hospital in Kununurra by helicopter with significant burns, while three competitors were evacuated by helicopter for observation and treatment.

ABDVR Chris Casey said although in the days before the race it was obvious there were fires on the race route, they seemed to be burning slow-ly and posing lit-tle danger.

“ A B D V R Riley and I got off to a great start and were in the top five for a majority of the race. In fact ABDVR Riley was in third and closing in on second when the race was can-celled,” ABDVR Casey said.

“ I t w a s a s p e c t a c u l a r l y tough race, most of the time not even following any sort of track, which meant forcing your way through spinifex on tough, uneven ground where it was extremely hard to walk let alone run.”

When they reached checkpoint five – which was at about the 70km mark – at about 6pm they were instructed to wait because a fire ahead was causing a threat.

At that stage they did not know that an emergency had occurred earlier in the day when the wind had changed direction and conditions became dangerous on the route behind them.

ABDVR Casey said the bushfire flared up in a gully and engulfed experienced ultramarathon runner Kate Sanderson and part-time model and engineer Turia Pitt.

“The other competitors were burned when they rescued the girls from the flames,” he said.

“ABDVR Riley and I are obviously hoping for the best outcome for the girls and we hope to compete in another race so we can raise money to assist in their treatment and recovery.”

The event, staged by Hong Kong-based adventure company RacingThePlanet, was to have been staged over 100km of rugged outback between Kununurra, the Gibb River Road and El Questro Wilderness Park in Western Australia.

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A FULL-strength Navy has asserted its suprem-acy in lawn bowls to reclaim the Australian Services Bowls Assoc-iation (ASBA) National Championships title in Brisbane. Navy made a clean sweep of the Service competition on September 29. Although scores were close across three matches, Navy managed to snatch four-shot wins against Army and Air Force. In the state-versus-state competition, NSW triumphed. After the event, a 16-man ASBA side was named to take on the South African National Defence Force next year. Navy domi-nated with seven players chosen: LS Luke Piper; LCDR Mel Delooze; AB Justin Bell; CPO Murray Piggott; LS Andrew Batterham; CPO Phil Black; AB Rob Dixon.

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Navy too good on the greens

CERBERUS Football Club has broken its premiership drought, claiming its first Aussie rules flag in 51 years by beating Chelsea Heights in the Southern Football League thirds grand final.

The all-Navy team, known as the “Dogs”, withstood a late challenge to win 8.15 (63) to 8.5 (53) on September 17.

While Cerberus did not kick a goal dur-ing the final quarter, its backline stopped many opposition attacks and, with support from the midfield, controlled the game to secure the 10-point victory.

Among the standout play-ers for the Dogs were ABBM Jesse Meyer, LSETSM Mat t Ho lmes , SMNET Dillon Slater, SMNCT Josh Courtney, SMNCK Danton Winter and SMNET Ned Orchard.

SMNET Orchard was named man of the match for his standout efforts both in the ruck and backline.

Coach Steve Phillips was proud of the team effort, par-ticularly for standing tall in the final quarter.

Co-captain ABBM Meyer said the con-test was the “most intense” he had ever experienced.

“When we were only up by a few points in the last quarter and Chelsea continued to push, the final siren couldn’t have come sooner,” he said.

“All of the boys were exhausted but somehow managed to find that something extra to get us over the line.”

Defenders LSBM Corey Nicoll and LSSTD Andrew Smith set the tone for the

team, acting as a wall and repelling Chelsea Heights’ many first-quarter attacks.

The Dogs failed to capitalise on their early dominance due to inaccuracy in attack. Knowing Chelsea Heights would fight back with the wind in the second quarter, Phillips deployed a spare man across half-back.

The tactic stemmed the opposition’s onslaught toward the end of the first half, allowing the Dogs to take a narrow lead at the main break.

Wayward kicking again cost Cerberus in the third quarter and allowed Chelsea

Heights to stay in touch at the final break.

Phillips demanded one final effort during his three-quarter-time address, and his players responded.

The premiership capped off a stellar year for Cerberus Football Club, which won a number of trophies includ-ing the Kapooka 12s plate, the Bev White Cup against D a n d e n o n g a n d t h e Community Cup against the

Westernport Warriors. Club president and Cerberus XO,

CMDR Shane Glassock, paid tribute to the efforts of a small but dedicated committee which had worked hard over the past 12 months to ensure the club’s survival.

“The result was that more than 60 players had been able to take to the field this season to represent HMAS Cerberus, and had all played a part in getting through the home-and-away season unde-feated, and ultimately winning the pre-miership,” he said.

Dogs break title droughtPLAN OF ATTACK: AB Rob Dixon and CPO Brad Bessell.

TOP PRIZE: Co-captains ABBM Jesse Meyer and LSMT Jason Krell lift the premiership cup alongside Cerberus XO CMDR Shane Glassock and team coach Steve Phillips. Inset: SMNET Luke Robinson takes a strong mark in the third quarter. Photos: LSIS Paul McCallum

Cool-headed keeper saves the day

“All the boys were exhausted but somehow managed to find that something extra to get us over the line.”– ABBM Jesse Meyer,

co-captain

GOALKEEPER ABCSO David Batanaras was the hero as HMAS Success won the prestigious Albatross-Nirimba Cup soccer competition in a penalty shoot-out against HMAS Tobruk.

ABCSO Batanaras pulled off a save that put Tobruk to the sword, 4-3, in the final.

“I got lucky. He kicked the ball straight into my arms and that won the match for us,” he said.

The final had ended in a 1-1 draw following goals to Success’ LS Trend Lawler and Tobruk’s LS Alex Rossi.

Success’ victory speaks

volumes of the crew’s never-say-die attitude as it overcame fatigue and the crippling heat to win two penalty shoot-outs in the final and semi-final.

Team captain ABBM Liam Chandler attributed the win to hard work and “a little bit of luck”.

Tobruk could consider itself unlucky to lose the final after finishing top of its group and edging HMAS Waterhen 1-0 in the semi-final.

Fourteen teams from across Sydney contested the Albatross-Nirimba Cup on September 21.

– Michael Brooke

THICK OF THE ACTION: HMAS Tobruk’s AB Luke Clare tries to get around POPT Levi Cahill of HMAS Success.

STRETCH: ABCSO David Batanaras defends the goals for HMAS Success as a penalty shoot-out is played out during the final.

By LCPL Mark Doran

TREMENDOUS defence by the Australian Services Rugby Union (ASRU) Warriors in the dying minutes of their game against the Tonga Defence Services (TDS) ensured they won their first match in the International Defence Rugby Competition (IDRC) by four points.

The Warriors resisted desperate late Tongan attacks to win 21-17 in the most exciting contest of the sec-ond game day at the T.G. Millner Field in Sydney on October 5.

Coach CAPT Damien Cahill was happy with the result, but believed there was much room for improve-ment ahead of the next game against the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, scheduled for October 9 after Navy News went to print.

“We didn’t play that well. Our decision making could have been much better and we consistently let Tonga stay in the game when we had opportunities to close them out,” CAPT Cahill said.

“It is an emotional game playing against the Tongans because of the physicality of the players and their ability and desire to purely play off broken-play ball.

“ASRU’s defensive effort was sharp and constructive with good communication. The key was getting the Tongans on the ground and not

letting them stay on their feet and off-load.”

3RAR’s LCPL Jovan Clarke was ASRU’s top achiever as he scored points with three penalty kicks and a try which he also converted.

PTE John Tanuvasa, of 8/7 RVR, was the other key scorer when he registered a try 20 minutes into the first half and set up ASRU’s 11-5 lead at the half-time break.

Te a m c a p t a i n P O J a s o n Harrington, of HMAS Tobruk, was surprised to see the Tongans fight back so strongly in the second half.

“Our tactics were to keep the ball mainly with the forwards for the first 20 minutes to try and tire out the

TDS, then beat them out wide,” he said.

“The game plan sort of changed at half-time. We still tried to keep it with the forwards, but tried to get it over the advantage line and that way continue to wear them out for the rest of the game.”

PO Harrington said Tonga was unlucky, and could have won it if the game continued for a few minutes.

“Our training and the three qual-ity trial games before the tournament have really paid off,” he said.

“There is not much more we can really do on the training paddock. We just have to win all our games to get to the final.”

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A CANBERRA team hurriedly put together to take the place of a late withdrawer needed just one victory to advance to the International Defence Rugby Competition (IDRC) quarter-finals on October 13.

The Canberra team, formed from ACT A-grade players to replace the South African Defence Force team in Pool B, thumped the Royal Navy 83-0 on Gala Game Day 2 at T.G. Millner Field at Eastwood on October 5.

On Gala Game Day 1 at Viking Park in Canberra on October 1, the Royal Navy had thrashed AFP 73-0, so a mismatch on Gala Games Day 3 loomed.

But rather than risk possible inju-ries, the IRDC Committee decided not to allow the game between the AFP and Canberra on October 9 because the Canberra team was clearly too fast and experienced to play the developing AFP team.

Canberra is due to play the winner of Pool D, the British Army, at T.G. Millner Field in the quarter final on October 13.

British Army won both of its pool games convincingly.

Call-in team makes markRESULTS

Gala Game Day 1, Viking Park, Canberra, October 1: Tonga Defence Services 59 d Peoples Liberation Army 12; Royal Navy 73 d Australian Federal Police 0; Royal Air Force 73 d Papua New Guinea Defence Force 0; British Army 33 d Samoa Police 10.

Gala Game Day 2, T.G. Millner Field, Eastwood, October 5: New Zealand Defence Force d Royal Air Force 58-0; Australian Services Rugby Union d Tonga Defence Service 21-17; Can-berra d Royal Navy 83-0; British Army d French Armed Forces 36-11.

STILL TO COMEQuarter-finals – T.G. Millner, Sydney, October 13: noon, 3rd place Pool A v 3rd place Pool C; 2pm, 3rd place Pool B v 3rd place Pool D.Quarter-final – Victoria Barracks, Sydney: 4pm, winner Pool A v runner-up Pool C.Pool Plate semi-finals, Victoria Barracks, Sydney: noon, 3rd place Pool A v 3rd place Pool C; 2pm, 3rd place Pool B v 3rd place Pool D.Pool Plate finals – Viking Park, Canberra October 16: 1pm, (Bronze) runner-up semi-final 1 v runner-up semi-final 2; 3pm, winner semi-final 1 v win-ner semi-final 2.Semi-finals – North Shore RFC,

Auckland, October 18: 1pm, winner quarter-final 1 v winner quarter-final 2; 3pm, winner quarter-final 3 v winner quarter-final 4.Finals – Auckland University, Auckland October 22: 1pm, (Bronze) runner-up semi-final 1 v runner-up semi-final 2; 3pm, winner semi-final 1 v win-ner semi-final 2.

IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE: SMN Aaron Louden finds himself in a tight spot during the ASRU Warriors’ opening win against Tonga in Sydney on October 5 and, inset, AB Tait O’Sullivan clears the ball under intense pressure from Tongan opponents. Photos: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack


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ON LINE: SMN Austen Bagster shows his putting style during the Navy Golf

Championships. Photos: CFN Max Bree

CPO Raymond Macey edged out 38 other players to win the Navy Golf Championships for the second year in a row at the St Michael’s Golf Club in Sydney on September 19-20.

CPO Macey and LCDR Steven Hancock both finished on 168, forcing a play-off in which CPO Macey eventually won with a par on the first play-off hole.

Strong winds on the second day sent balls off target and hampered golfers at the coastal course.

CPO Macey, a member of a neighbour-ing club, said he knew to hit the ball low to minimise the wind’s impact.

“You could say that I had an unfair advantage. But the wind factor played a major part in the scoring overall,” CPO Macey said.

AB James Stamp emerged the net (hand-icap) winner with a score of 144, right on the course par.

AB Stamp said he was not expecting to pick up the win in such a talented field.

“There were a lot of better players than me. But it worked out well,” AB Stamp said.

Once enjoying a handicap of 19, AB Stamp will have to work harder next time with a new handicap of 16.6.

– CFN Max Bree

Macey delivers in play off

IN THE SWING: (Above) LEUT Rob Plater chips out of a bunker and (right) CPO Joe Eyles makes an approach to the green.

Clancey lights up courtA SAILOR tried his best to rescue Air Force’s basketball team in the South Australian inter-service grand final against Army, but was unable to stop Army winning 67-55. LS Nick Clancey, of NHQ-Adelaide, shared most-valuable-player honours with PTE Jason Morton. LS Clancey played for Air Force because Navy did not have a team in the tourna-ment, from September 15-16 at RAAF Edinburgh. LS Clancey gave Air Force a strong start, scoring 18 points in the first half. He will now push for selection to compete in the national Defence championships from November 26 – December 4. “The best thing about the tourna-ment was competing in six games over the two days – playing that much basketball is awesome,” he said.

Touring Timor in style TWO RAN members have featured prominently in a historic win at the 2011 Tour de Timor mountain bike race. International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Chief of Staff CMDR Charlie Stephenson and finance adviser LEUT Chris Clarke were part of an ISF team that took out the coveted security sector trophy in the six-day, 600km event. East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta presented the award at a gala cer-emony in front of the Presidential Palace. CMDR Stephenson said it was an honour to compete in an event. “We had a great bunch of riders and some fantastic – and essential – help from our support team,” he said. “We all enjoyed the challenge.”

IN BRIEF

LEUT Sandon Morrell will draw on the strength of his wife as he runs in the 100km Great North Walk 100 race in New South Wales to raise funds for cancer research.

Watching the courage his wife LEUT Noelani Morrell has showed since being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year has inspired him to take on the challenge.

He is aiming to raise $10,000 for Cure Cancer Australia Foundation in the lead up to the event, being held on November 12.

Sandon said the run, through the mountains between Newcastle and Wyong, would be tough but he would be more than ready.

“I just want to do justice to the hard-ships that cancer patients endure. The

up-and-down nature of the race is really reflective of the rollercoaster ride that is the cancer journey,” he said.

Noelani was diagnosed in February and has since undergone three surgeries and five rounds of chemotherapy.

Her journey to recovery began in August.

Noelani said the support from family and friends had been “wonderful”.

“But through all the ups and downs, Sandon has been my number one support,” she said.

“He had all the logistics in hand, paid the bills, organ-ised the helpers...and all I had to do was focus on get-ting well.”

To donate, visit www.everydayhero.com.au/sandon

INSPIRATION: LEUTs Sandon and Noelani Morrell.

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