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VOLUME 41 , No.4 Navy News, Locked Bag 12. Pyrmont 2009 Phone: (02} 95631202Fax: (02)95631600

; March 9, 1998 Distributed throughout all RAN ships and establishments Registered by Australia Post Publication

and to serving personnel wherever they may be. No. VBH8876

Warning goes out to poachers F~=~~~~ ~~~~~~t ;o~:e~ the RAN that their illegal activities in Australian waters will not go unpun­ished.

HMAS NEWCASTLE delivered the message when a boarding party arrested the Seychelles-owned but Honduran-registered trawler BIG STAR in s ide Australia's 200km Exclusive Economic Zone surround­ing Heard Island.

NEWCASTLE had kept the 60-melre fishing trawler under surveil-

[MikeBJa;;J lance during the night before moving in at first light.

As NEWCASTLE's Seahawk heli­copter closed in crewmen on board the BIG STAR were videotaped allegedly throwing illegally caught fish over the side.

Once on board the boarding pany allegedly discovered 90 tonnes of the protected Patag onian toothfish packed in the ship's freezer s. It is

Patrol boat to rescue -L;~R ~~:ve s~~~~~ company aboard patrol boat HM AS WO L­LONGONG have. for the second time in three weeks. saved the lives of seafarers in trouble at sea.

On February 7 they found four men aban­doned seven days ear­lier by an Indonesian skipper on a waterless atoll of Ashmore Reef. in the Indian Ocean ..

On Wednesday, February 25 , alerted by radio by the Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra. the patrol boat responded to a point 200 kilometres north of Nhulunbuy a n d near 'c ape Wessels.

The Noumean-regis­te red freig ht er MV

LAURA had de vel ­oped a dangerous li st to pon around 2.30am that day.

I! occured as the crew tried to fix an engine problem.

At the time the ship was on its way from Jakarta to Port Vila.

As the crew worked on the engine, the cargo. including drums of bitumen. moved.

A list developed and the ship took watef.

A lerted at 6.30am , LCDR Duffy and his team made full speed 10 the scene.

Meanwhile the crew of II, made up of three Malayans and e i g h t New Caledonians. had ta ken to two rubbe r rafts.

They also activated their EPIRBS.

W OL L ON G ONG came on the bobbi ng

rafts and dangerously listing ship at 9.30am.

The Australian sailors brought the men aboard.

The freightercontin­ued to take on water and at Ilam in a plume of spray sank in about 50 metres of water 60 kilometres north-eas t o f Cape Wessels.

WO L LONG O NG filmed the rescue and last minutes of the ship, before collecting floating debris from the ocean.

LCDR Duffy said all rescued were in good condition but glad to be aboard the patrol boat.

The Australian ves­sel took the seamen to Darwin where they to ld the media they were glad of the RAN's help.

• WOLLONGONG stays in the actio n, page 8

estimaled that morc than 100,000 lonnes of the toothfish, worth about $150 a kilo. are illegally caught each year.

The most recent arrest. which took place some 4300 kilometres south­west of Perth, was the third in the area in the las t five months with HMAS ANZAC arresting two for­eign fishing boats in the first anti ­poaching operation in October last year.

BIG STAR and her crew of 38 were escorted to Fremantle.

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Warfare Officer aboard HMAS SYDNEY and carries the rank of lieutenant.

J oi ni ng the Royal year-old from Sydney is He moved from chief A ustra lian now the Anti-submarine

second s word of excell­ence from the Deputy Maritime Commander of Australi a, CORE Geoff Walpole. The sword was first presented in 1988 and is sponsored by Tenix. I;;~~~~~~==~~~~~~petty officer in 1993 r successfu lly completing

t he o ffice r t rain in g course al HMAS CRES­WELL and taking the ce remonial sword of excellence in the 1994 SEACcoorse.

After congratula t ing LEUT Goedecke. CDRE Walpole warn ed those present that the military technology gap between Australia and o ther nations is closing.

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2 (50) NAVY NEWS, March 9, 1998 . , .' " ,

Las t mo nth he was named s tudefl t o f th e year for 1997 in t he eight . month warfare officers' course al HMAS WAT SON.

Twenty-e ight young office rs fro m Australia and New Zealand com­pleled the course.

Watched proudly by hi s wife Karen and nearly 100 offi(:ers and sailors in the audi torium o f WATSON. LEUT Goedecke received his

UNot for very much longer will we have the technology edge," he said.

He sa id Australia, however. would maintain its edge by s upe rior training of its personnel.

LEUT Goedec ke has seen extens ive service at sea already se rving in HMA Ships SWAN. DERWENT. TORRENS. HOBART, PE RTH and SYDNEY.

Exercise hones mi ne warfare T~::ea~~~~~~:~~~:en~~I~~~nf~~ ~~Vii~~~;:~ ro le in tactical manoeuvres fo llowi ng their annu al exercise. Mullgogger '98. off Austra lia'S east coast.

During MulJgogger two in shore minehunters and th ree auxili a ry mines wee pe rs fro m HM AS WATER HEN completed their fi rst manoeuvres of the year in an exercise: to re-hone skills after the holiday break.

HM AS S HOALWATER led a procession through Syd ney Heads. HM AS RUS HCUTI ER fo l lowed. a long with HMA Ships BANDICOOT. WALLARoo and KORAAGA .

Keeping withi n sight of the NSW shoreline the five proceeded collecti vely to test formation techniques. and on detachment conducted damage. fi re, rescue and flood control procedures.

Clear harbours "We actually spend a lot of our time at sea, however.

it's a ll fairly close: inshore at 12 miles. As our name: suggests. we work to clear harbours, such as Sydney and Brisbane." RUSHCUlTER 's XO, LCDR Da vid Wright, said.

The exercise began with formation wo rk. The XO said the idea was to test working together, signalling each other and responding to this communication.

"It also looks fairly impressive to have all the ships in line steami ng out of the harbour."

On day one RUSHCUITER performed firefighting dri lls and procedures re lated 10 engineering or steering fa ilures. Later o ffi ce r-o f-t he-wa tc h tra ining put personnel at the helm for specific··driver-training".

" II 's basically so that every officer-of-the-watch can put the ship where he or she wants in o go."

LCDR Wright said the role o f minesweepers and hunters was usua lly to lead the fleet through a path or to c lear a harbo ur co mplete ly o f mines, a ro le of increasing importance in tactical naval manoeuvres.

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• LEUT Goedecke with his wife Karen a t the binnacle foyer of the warfa re school at "MAS WATSON. Picture: I..5 PH Steve Gu rnett.

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HMAS LAUNCfSTQN has been relauoched fol­lowmg repairs to the ship lift at the Darwin Naval Base.

LAUNCESTON was left in the base's maintenance shed when the lift failed on November 3 last year.

Local company Darwin Ship Repair and Engineering was awarded a contract to repair the damaged lift.

Captain Bill Overton. the Commanding Officer of HMAS COONAWARRA Fleet Base Support, said:

• POWRT Anthony Pyne rrom the Sydney annen or NTC with Royal Botllnic Gardens horticulturist Angeta Coradine and Yoland Franklin and Ch rys Eliopoulos

load rubbish into a bag 00 the rocks beklw Mrs Macqu.arie's Chair, Sydney,

"The completion means LAUNCESTON could get on ..... lth a ..... ork-up program and join the rest of our palrol boats in operations offshore."

Navy gets right behind clean-up S~~~::~f,,;~~a~~::~

and got diny" earlier this month collecting IOnnes of rubbish as part of the Clean Up Australia Day projeCt.

From captains to junior sailors volunteers donned gloves and stout shoes to collect everything from bOllles and papers [Q

more SHUSter used hypo­dermic syringes.

One of the larger clean up projects m\'o lved 60 uniform and c iv ilian staffers from HMAS KUTTAB UL and Its trainingoutstalions.

[Yfflha~ va;=] Led by CMDR David

Garnock, the volullleers fanned out from Sydney's Opera II ou se to Woolloomooloo Bay to pick their way through parks. parking areas. streets and the foreshores. They ",ere joined by 20 staff members from the National Park s and Wildlife Service and the BOIanicGardens.

"In the two hours we were on the job we filled 100 bags ..... ith rubbish." the Regulator from KUT-

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TABUL. CPO Gwrge Bower said.

"We also filled seveml yellow 'sharps' buckets with u!i.ed syringes."

All rubbish collected by the group was taken by either truck or workboat back 10 Garden Island where it was place d in skips ready for the dump.

The clean-up. the third conducted by the KUT­TABUL was followed by a barbecue.

In other pariS of Australia the Navy also played its pan in sprucing up public areas.

Contract signed for supply of missiles An $80 million contract for the sup­

ply of Penguin air-In-surface missiles for the RAN' s new Kaman Super Seasprite helicopters has been signed Defence Minister Mr Ian McLachlan has annoonced.

Nor ..... ay·s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS will supply the mis­siles.

The missiles will be filled 10 the Seaspriles when they go aboard the Navy's ANZAC-class ships.

The Penguin missile. with a range of more than 30 kms, will Significantly enhance the helicopter's overall defen­sive capability, as well as providing long range protection for the" heli­copter's parent ANZAC s hip, the Minister said.

The Penguins are already in service with the US and Hellenic navies. Norwegian, Swedish and Turki s h defence forces also use them .

"The acquisition of the Penguin

missiks demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensur· ing the Australian Defence Force is equipped 10 defend Australia's mar­itime approaches and other areas of interest," Mr McLachlan said.

He said he was pleased that Australian industry, and in particular ADI Ltd, would be involved in the program through development of an AUSHalian insensi tive production capabi lity.

"ADI will provide the ..... arhead for the Penguin missile.

" Its involvement in the program ..... ill open the prospect of meeting other ADF and international ..... eapon requirements." he said.

The missiles are planned to be ready when the Seasprites come into service early next century.

Delivery is expected to be complet­ed by early 2002.

~i:;'~ He said the RAN's off shore patrol commitments

had bcen maintained by some adjustment to the pro­grams of other Darwin-ba!i.ed boats with the addition of patrol boms from Fleet Base West and CAIRNS.

I·{MAS GAWLER. which was damaged when the lift failed. is undergoing repairs at Darwin Ship Repair and Engineering.

A major refit due for GAWLER later this year has been brought forward and the ship is expected to resume operations inJuly .

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Sailors visit Hellfire Pass O~~:a~OI~~:I~~~a~ Navy sailor s lamming a sledge hammer into a large boulder lying in a railwayeasemem running IhroughaThaijungle.

His mates stand hands on hips as they watch him chip away al the rock.

Fifty-six years earlier it was a fardifTerem scene.

Three hundred SU T_

viyors of the sunken HMAS PERT H were doing the same thing bUI if they had taken a brealhe r they were clubbed by their Japanese captors.

They were building the 415km Death Railway wit h the most "oublc sections the 20 metre deep cuning called He ll fire Pass and the Bridge over the River Kwai.

Last September 103 personne l from HMA ships PERTH. SUCCESS and NEWCAST L E, while on deployment 10 the Near East. set off from Satahip. the Thai nava l porI, 10 nave l by bus 700km to the Death Railway.

It was more t han a sightseeing trip.

Vietnam veteran Rod Beanie who. with his wife. now lives In

Thailand and haslaken on the role of curator for part of the historic line. needed some muscle to remove fallen rocks. overhanging bamboo and weeds.

The Navy heeded the call.

For many hours the saIlors and their officers worked in high tempera­tures and humidIty to clear the track.

A ceremony conducted by C HA P Gary Lock (SUCCESS) and wreath

laying by the XO of PERTH. LCDR Connor, followed the wortmg bee.

Hellfire Pass is a par· ticularly rugged section of the railway bUilt large­Iy by Australian and BritishPOWs.

II resulted in huge loss of life as the prisoners working 18 hour s hifts slaved by the ligh t of bamboo fires.

"In th e jaws of he]]"" was how one described the scene of skeletal men workmg on the CUlling.

The title " Hellfire Pass" resulted.

It was the pass where Weary Dunlop and his men worked and dIed.

On his death Weary's aslles were: interred there.

Many thousands were buried beside the line. 01 her si n the Kandchanaburi War Cemetery.

Almost four kilometres of the o ld railway has been cleared.

Mosl of t he sleepers and rails havegonc:. taken by local residents for fire:· wood and building mate· ria ls.

The visit to the rai lway moved most of t he Australian sailors.

In search of HMASSYDNEY

T::'~,~: ~!r~:ea~~~ ~l~~~~ ~~y~asn~~~~e~~ ~~:~t a 1 ~~;o~~e kw~th~~ War II wreck of HMAS Western Australi a. in a ocean. SYDNEY believes it is c lose-range battle with The trust believes find­drawing close to pinpoint- their ship. the commerce ing t he wreck wi ll help ing t he site of her raider KORMO RAN, solve the SYDNEY mys-remains. which was disguised as a lery.

The 194 1 loss of SYD· DUich merchant vessel A Federal Parliamentary NEY with all her compa- HM AS SYDNEY InqUIry has been set up to ny of 645 is Australia's Foundation Trust c hair- look into the disaster. worst maritime d isaster. man Mr Ed Punchard said nearly 60 years after the

German survivors searchers were narrowing event.

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ADF health under review T~:fe~~:dpe~:on~~~ Exttutive.MaJorGencral Peler Dunne. has announced th:lt he h3d endor~ed an initiative of the Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force. AVM Graemc: Moller, that will critically examinelhe requirements of ADF health care for Ihe 21st century.

Since its reorganisation as a jOintly staffed office i n 1993. the Defence Health Service has been examining ways 10 c:nsure the effect ive and efficient delivery of health care to theADF.

Major progress has been made towards [he ra tionalisation and inte­gralion of operationa l medical support to the deployed force.

The commencement in June 97 of Joint Project 2060 - ADF Deployable Medical Capability Study reinforces the DHS com­mitment to delivery of

cost-effective, hlgh.quali­ty care to o perational forces.

The study WIll defi ne the deployable health c apabilities required 10

year 2010. The deployment of a

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Rwanda ( Operalion Tamar) and Imminent IIltroduction of surgical hospital facilities in the Landing Platfo rm Amphibious HMA Ships MANOORA and KAN· IMBLA. are further examples of the Defence Health Service focus on providing appropriate health support to ADF operations.

Attention is now belllg directed towards delivery of hea lth care to ADF pc r s on ne lin the Australian Sup]XIn Area.

ADF full-time person­nel have received high quality health care at no direct personal expense to the m individual ly in order to ensure that ill-

ness. IIlJUry and disablltty do not impact u]XIn mlh­tary preparedness.

Although the term ··freedental and medIcal care'· is widely perceived to be a condition o f ser­vice. "should perhaps more properly be seen as a consequence of service in o rder that personnel are able to fulfil their 11111.

itaryduties. Commonwealth taxa·

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1be recently completed Australian National Audil Office Report on ADF Health Services drew attention to the costs of provi(hng health care to military personnel.

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Landing craft busy The 3 16 tonne landing

craft he avy HMAS BALIKPAPAN has just carried o ut its longe st period of continuous run· ning since 1985.

It s mos t \1 1131 role in recent months has been to re -s upply H MAS TOBRUK. the suppor! ship used by the Multi­National Task Monitoring Group in Bougainville.

TOBRUK went to PNG late last year to pro­vide a rotary wing sup· port as well as indepen­dent communications and

PAPAN. to ld Navy Nl!wS that following a two month intennediate dock­ing and a busy period of defect rectification and a sea check. the LC H was ta s ked to s upport TOBRUK.

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goods. miscellaneous stores and two genera­tors."

lie said the LC U left Cairns on January 27 re aching TOBRUK on February 4.

Stores were IrJnsfelTCd. "Following the unload-

ing the BALlKPAPAN left Bougainville (same day) e n route to Port Moresby and Darwin.

"It was the longest period of continoous run­ning t he ship had achievedsincel98S."'he said.

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~t~~~rd is the TRV :~n ~~~ a~~~~~:~~ ~~~ S~~::~~~n~~~~~~,~;i Behind the pair is the binhday. career which also included

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CMDR Shalden assum­ed command on April J 2, 1996 when the Ship was high and dry in refit.

The ship was then successful in an intenSive workup whIch reunited him with the surface fleet.

In the last 18 months, he has undertaken two Fep s i m r ess ; og

COMFLOT and his learn. which Jed to good perfor­mances in the Gloucester Cup.

The ship travelled 69 ,876nm under his command, including a five-month Soulh East Asian deployment which culminated with a visillo lapan and Korea, as well as many stopovers al Australian ports.

CMDR Shalders aptly depaned the ship by crane in a COLLINS like ,':Ofll­alner before bemg whis­ked away in a limousine.

The crew having the last laugh reminding him of his ambition to paint FFG 04 black.

He now unde rtakes some well earned leave with his wife, Margie. and his two children before

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Woef~icer ~~~~a:~ Benavenle retires from the Navy at the end of this year th e Defence Force will lose one of its most expe ri enced and professional submari ners whose maritime career will have spanned more than 40 years.

Gordon is cUlTently the Senior Naval Recruit ing Officer for North Qu ee n s l a n d at the Defence Force Careers Centre in Townsville.

Durin g nearly three years in Recrui ting he has been in stru mental i n continually increasing the numbers of young North Queenslanders that have selected the Roya l Austral ia n Navy as a career.

Gordon 's first below the water experience was with the Briti s h Royal Navy as a 15 -year-o ld su bmariner when he joined in 1958.

He crewed HMAS ODIN,a submarine that Austra lia leased in the early 1970s f rom the Royal Navy.

Afte r several years work.ingwithAustralians,

he decided 10 become one and transferred to the RAN in 1976.

Gordon has served on all but one of the RAN's o ld e r Oberon-cla ss submarines.

His last act ive duty s ubmarine billet was a coxswa in o n HM AS ONSLOW.

He believes that the new Collins-c lass s ubs a r e Roll s- R oyces compared with the boats h e crewe d in the 1960s, 70s and 80s

Foroulstanding service to the s u bmarine comm unity Warrant Officer Benavente was awarded the Medal of the O rder of Australia in 1995.

Warran t Off i ce r Benavente is a legend amongst the submarine community and has cenainly made a mark: in the h ighl y-competi t ive recruiting environment.

Later this year Gordon will most likely return to Sydney and enjoy life in oldcivvie street after just over 40 years service to Queen and coumry.

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• The new midshipmen with recruiling s larr a rter their induction,

Officers :lfId sailors of th e RAN . pa rticularly submariners. will be see­ing and uSing a lot of the vessel ove r the ne;>;t decade.

Giant step for midshipmen

Thei r lives may eve n depend on her.

The ShiP, under the com mand o f c iv ilian skipper CAPT Bruce MacGregor. with a crew of eig ht, will be the Navy's COL LINS-class s ubmarine support and safety,·esseJ.

She arri\'ed at her home base, Adelaide, o n February 22 afler a jour­ne~fromthe UK.

• The 2000 submarine sarety tender SEA HORSE SPIRIT arri\"l!S in Adelaide.

tions by OMS and the la te last month Signed a AROENT is based IfI

avy will become pan of contract worth more than HMAS WATERHEN . the OMS fleet. She will S4 million for the supply TIle Pacific class patrol

N~~~t~~;c ~~a~n~ ;:~; Navy careers with their induc ti on into the Australian Defence Force Academy as midshipmen.

The II women and eight men were inducted into the academy in a ceremony at Sydney's Masonic Centre.

They we re taking a "gia nt step into a new world", the Maritime Com mand er Australia. RADM Ch ri s Ritchie. toldthcm.

But the Australian Defence Force was enter­inganexdtingera.

"All three services are upgrading and purchasing new equipment 10 serve us well into the new mil­lennium and the Defence Fo rce as a wh ole is undergoin g sweeping reform s to s treamline management processes and increase capabili I Y.~

he said.

"Our region is a lso undergoi ng change, par­ticu larly within our immediate area with respect to Papua New Guinea and BougainvilJe, and the economic crisis of South East Asia.

'"The ADF has under­taken operations through­out the world in recent times and this will con­tinue into the future.

"' Fro m China to the Middl e Ea st, from the Southe rn Ocean to Ilawaii, the ADF's inter­national commitment is enormous.'"

The new midshipmen are Sandon Bl ac kmur, Lee Bowden. Elizabeth Coo ke, Melissa Dalby. ChrislOphe r Doherty, Kristen Dorman, Megan Fowler, Eve Gil le tt , Matthew Goodall. Ruth Joynes, Charina Kullen. ChrislO ph e r Mitc hell, Fiona Paro li . Danielle Rasd nidge.

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The ship was the for­mer Nooh Sea oil rig ten­der BRJTISH VIKING.

t io n e d a t Ii MA S Fremantle planl Pacific Island neighbours CRESWELL. lbe patrol boaI. yet to be by the Government.

Two allended the same school.

The purchase IS just named and for delivery in It will not be armed,

She has been bought by Defen\: e M arit im e Services as pan of it s S320 million contract to provide suppon vesse ls for the Navy.

pan of an extensive buy- eight months. will replace but will have improved

Martin Radun z and Sandon Blackmur both completed their education at woree State Hi gh School," Cairns.

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Her captain. LEUT Adam McPhail. was pre­se nted with the award shie ld by th e Maritime Commander. RADM Chris Ritchie.

She also won in 1991 and 1992.

The ship lOok pan in the LCH Concentration Period 1/98 out of Cairns and a three day visit to Moo-1001aba IS also in order.

Her company is pan ic­ularly looking forward to the SlOp over. as several onboard originare from the

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schedule, BETANO cele­brated her 24th binhday. with th e company cele­bralingin style with a cake prepared by chef ABCK Birch.

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Onthe beach T~~t~:~~st~han~.~~~ have thought an amphib­ious assault was afoot. but it was Just the tenacity and ferociousness with which the company of HM AS LABUAN threw itself into the task ofbe.xh surveying.

She was surveying under the guise of Operation Beachcomber 97.

She sailed from home pon Calms for Darwin 10

embark equipmen t and personnel includmg mem­bers of the Hydrographic Office Detached Survey Unit. CDH. 10 Terminal Reg.ment and engineers from the ARA.

In the two weel:s on task. embarked personnel surveyed 13 beaches between Darwin and Wyndham.

BUI LABUAN's work was not done.

AI about 40 miles north­west of DarWin. s he recei\'edadistre$Scall from a broken down char­ter vessel which she towed into the city's harbour.

T~o:~se~o~~~ ~a::~ continued to work as the pointy end of the Navy around AU5lrnIia.

From pon visits to the increasing fisheries palrols and even FREMAJI,'TLE's makeover designer blue paint job. the boats and their companies have been kept busy.

In a rare visit to southem waters HMAS IPSWICH has visited Newcastle to take pan in the Newcastle Ports Festival.

The Witch was a major artraclion for the thronging crowds 00 each of the three days with long queues fonning for the chance to look over the northern visitor.

IPSWICH's grey shape provided a sharp contrast with the colourful festiv­ities surro unding her. including jet boat and waterski races.

After a successful vis it IPSWICH sailed from

in Naval Reserve e~ercises and alongside training at the recruit school.

For the Ca irns-based HMAS GLADSTONE (LCDR Vaughn Ri~on) an Interesting fisheries patrol took her to a number of -. After a much appre-ciated Christmas leave period alongside and the inevitable posting turbu­lence and pre -sailing cobweb clearing. 1be Rock departed Cairns for the northern climes of the Gulf of C3flIC!ntana and back on the line chasmg suspected illegal foreign fishing vessels.

After a week of perfect. almost eerie. weather. her company enjoyed a week­end alongside in Gove playing golf and panaking in the various activities that the town I\as to offer.

Shortly after sailing from Gove a radar defeci forced GLADSTONE 10

gulf and e nsured she remained there for a few more days to allow the weather to abate.

After an e ntertaining weekend. where ABMT Blue McDonald ce1ebr.llted his 21st birthday, they sailed from DarWin on Australia Day for the north Queensland city of Mackay to panicipate in a public relations exercise with the Central Queens - land Rescue HelioopterService.

The rescue services and the shire council hosted the officers to a civic rtceplion on arrival. where LEUT Mitch Edwards regaled aU with sea stories of years ago.

1be weekend culminated in a most successful open day. with more than 1000 locals visiting the ship, arK! watching a display in Mackay Harbour.

GLADSTONE provided assistano::toa local fishing vessel "burning" in the harlxlur and two casuallJes

• Long queues wait patientJy to board IPSWICH.

watched by a crowd esti ­mated at more than 3000 by local police.

Afier a strenuous week­end GLADSTONE retur­ned nonh. via the Whit­s unda ys. and back to Cairns for an Assisted Maintenance Period and to farewell a number of the ship's company and wel­come new faces.

ABBM Trent Evans­Boylen left after almost three years and L5BM Clay Rowehanded over the Buffe r's duties to POB Rick Steele.

LEUT Mitch Edwards was also awarded his Bridge Watch].;eeping Cer­tificate during the patrol and is undertaking his MWV XO course before he returns to GLAD­STONE as the XO in April.

GLADSTONE also was formally audited by CORE G . R . Walpole. Deputy Marillme Commander and assessed as Standard Ach,eved.

Meanwhil e WOLL-ONGONG's company has e njoyed a change of

• CPO Dale Zanker k~ps a n eye on some of WOLlONGONG 's 1m catch of 23 foreign fishing vessels.

CUIsine. 1500 tonnes were safely Chef LSCK Craig apprehended.

Wharton was unable to sail Hlghhghts of her year on a schedu led nine-day included a South East Asia palrol for medical reasons. deployment to Indonesia.

Since LAUNCESTON The Philipp.nes and was still stranded in DNB's Thailand. Minor War shed, WOLLONOONG Vessels Concentration borrowed her chef. ABCK Period and a Freedom of

Hi s diverse ran ge included exot ic Asian delights. traditional and Itahan cu.sme. as we ll as great breakfastS with all the trimmmgs.

WOLLONGONO's CO. LCDR Sieve Duffy. '" ho is 001 a bad chef on the home

dering down to the galley to leam a few pointers.

AOCK Brough has been in the Navy for II years. seven of which were as a stoker.

But with a flare for cooking he decided to changecalegory.

~~~~. Brough. for the En~~~~t ~r:~!~~;:tte ~:=:=C==I=V:::IL~IA~N"'S""A'==ND==S=A=I=L=O=RS===-===i" As illumed out. bOlh delight of all on board. has

WOLLONGONG and lived up to hIS award WORKING TOGETHER

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WOLLONGONG won the Kelly Shield for bemg the best patrol boat for operational efficiency and was runner-up 10 LAUN­CESTON in the NQEA for patrol boat engineering efficiency.

ABCK Brough won the Silver Planer for best chef on minor war vessels.

In the last 12 months HMAS WOLLONGONG steamed 29.100 nautical miles wi th 2300 hours underway.

Her company carried out 63 boardmgs, after which 23 foreign fishing vessels with a lotal displacement of

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WOLLONGONG stays in the action Tell us what yOli t1finJc about change i ll the Navy, you, job,sea time, k adosltip, ftUlnage~1Il, stress, GWR, NQM and DRP.

IC~::'~~~~~n~~ GONG has been in action again just days afte r saving the lives of four men abandoned on an Ashmore Reef atoll by a foreign skipper who was hired to bring them 10

Australia. According to investi­

gations carried o ut by WOLLONGONG's XO, LEUT Garry Lewis. Ihe four Afncans had paid a total of $2000 US dollan and 1.000.000 rupiahs for an lndonesiansmuggler to transpon them from Roti.

They had been left on Ashmore Reef and had been told by the smuggler he would return to take them to the mainland.

Despite being stnnded on West Islet for seven days befo re WOLLON­GONG's rescue. thc: fow were in good health.

They m; being held at

Pon Headland's Detention Centre while their claims for refugee status are J'"X='<d.

Days after delivering the castaways to safety. LCDR Steve Duffy and hi s company found a Type II Indones ian boat fishing allegedly ill ega ll y near Ashmore Reef off the north-western coast o f WestemAustralia.

''They had lines baited and set and already had caught three sharks when we came upon them j ust after dawn:' LCDR Duffy, said.

''They were fishing 46 miles inside the restricted zone".

LCDR Du ffy sa id the sail-powered vessel had a crewofeighl.

A pany o f sailors boarded the IO-metre craft and took it in tow.

T he 2~50-ton ne patrol boa! and the finishing aaft

arflved In Broome on Friday, February 13.

As well as arresting the craft and its occupants, WOLLONGONG found

"We gave their crews a firm warning." LCDR Duffy said.

The February II arrest was Ihe first for WOLL­ONGONG for 1998 and

HMAS WOLLON -GONG had an active 1997,

Entry ceremony. Recently it was

announced 206 had taken the Kelly Shield for the overa ll effic iency of a minor warfare vesseL

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I am one of the surviv­ing original 120 Naval Beach Commando Force who went ashore from HMAS WESTRALJA in Pon Stcphensto establish HMAS ASSAULT in 1942 and subsequenlly served asa Naval Beach Commando with the lSI

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memoirs and war diaries imo their archives. I have written a book on my training and eJ(ploits as a Naval Comm ando. Thi s manu scri pt , which l am about to allempt lO have published. has been edit­ed by LeJ( McAulay who recemly wrote a book on the RA N Clea ran ce Di vers in the Vietnam affray. He and a curator o f the AWM have sai d that il is a story which has to be told and record­edforhistory.

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I refer 10 the art ic le M edal s for our FESR sailors published in Navy NelVs. July 28. [997.

As a former RAN sailor who served in the FESR during the Malaya n Emergency. I submi t that the article and the reported state­mellls by the Minister for D efe nce I ndustry. Science and Personnel are not accurate and could be interpreted as misleading.

The ar1icle advises that veterans who served in the Korean War. the Malayan

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Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation will be awarded the Australian Service Medal 1945-75. reversing the

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previous decisioll 1I0ttO SiT issuelhen~dal becauseof I was with great inter-doublemedaling. estlhat I read the ankle

The article also states. or at th e very least implies. thai veterans who served in the FESR were recipients of an Imperial Medal. Thi s is not correct. I did not receive an Imperial Medal or any other medal until recent ly {Ihe ASM) for my service onboard HMAS ANZAC in 1957 when it carried out bom· bardments o f co mmu ­nistlterrorislfbandit posi­tions.

It has been brought to my attention that Army and RA AF personnel who se r ved in Mala ya during the Mala yan Emergency did receive an Imperia l Meda l and qualified for full veteran entitlemen ts under the Veterans Entitlements Act 24 hours after arrival in Ihe area.

Keith Davidson Ex-RAN R29587

l ower Templestowe, Vic

in Nt/v)' News regarding HMAS CANBERRA's band the Chicken Skins (July 28. 1997). They are a wonderful asset to a great ship.

They are not. however, the fi rst band to grace HMAS CANBERRA. I was aboard CANBERRA in 1985 during a South East Asian deployment under the then CM DR Oxenbould when a ship's concert was organised.

A group of us -ABETP Mark Hibbert . ABMTP Da ve Horlon and myself. then ABETP Geoff Ellis. and various lead Si ngers decided 10

form Jerry Jug and the Appliances. An all-too­brief career ended afler the concen due to post­ings.apathy.etc.

Long live the Chicken Skins. All ships should have a band ! '

Georr Ellis (ex-RAN) 81ackwood, SA Please send your resume quoting reference

number R98I2 to:

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All applicants are required to be prepared to undertake an Australian Security Clearance Assessment. Applicants must hold Australian Citizenship.

Maintenance dulies are in support of the Australian Deparlment of Defence "Jindalee" Operational Radar Network (JORN). Maintenance staff duties are performed on a 14 day on, 7 day 011 fly-in-fly-out basis to the Lavetton WA area, wi th a domestic base in Perth or Kalgoorlie preferred,

An attractive salary will be offered to the right applicants. For more information contact Rod Meldrum on (03) 9210 4664.

Please send your resume quoting reference number R98Jl to:

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NHBS GUARANTEES NO FEE RISE IN 1998

Newspaper report s of significant fee increases for health

insurance members wi ll have no effect on NHBS members.

The Chairman of NHBS CORE Christie announced the

decision of the Board of NHBS the "there will definitely be

no increase in NHBS fees for the whole of 1998 and any fee

adjustmen ts wi ll not be considered until at least the second

quarter of 1999."

Al so some fu nds have restricted the access of thei r 100%

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provid ing the wides t range of hospitals for members to

choose from wi ll remain.

Double the benefits from NHBS .

No Fee Rise in 1998 and 100% cover in the widest range of hospitals.

NHBS is your health fund.

Griffin heralds NORCOM's identity Since antiquity knigh~s

havedlsplayedthelf heraldic coat of arms on their shields of battle. and in the early days of sea warfare knigh ts also hung their shields on the ship's side, not only for conve­nience but. as a means of

recognition and identifi­cation

As military force~

evolved so toO did the co ntin ued display of badgesandcrestsasa distinctive unit or ship emblem in order to distin­guish themse lves from

OIhcrs. The emblem gave those

within a sense of belong­ing and indeed. a sense of pride.

The men and women from the Navy, Anny. Air Force and public service. I h a I m a k e up

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NORCOM is one of Ihe Australian Defence Force's senior joint oper­ational headquaners.

Located in Darw in. NO RCOM curre n t l y cond ucts Operation Cranberry. ajoilll surveil­lance effon across nonh­em Australia from North Queensland 10 the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Commander Nort hern Command. Brigadier Chris Roberts. said:"We

looked for an emblem that was simple yet dis­tinctive. and which typi­fied what NORCOM is all about"

"Something that reflects that this isan integraled headquarters. that draws its pers.olmel from the three armed ser­vices :md the public ser­vice. and is a warfighting command whose miss ion is the defence of non hem Australia"

The griffin. the heraldic symbol for vigilance. which comprises the upper body of an eagle and the lower body of a lion. was propose d as the bas i s fo r HQNORCOM's unit emblem as it clearly rep­resented the Army and Air Force personnel with­in the command.

The trident. the weapon of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. and the

boomerang were added to represent the Navy and the public service mem­bersrespectively.

"The griffin. incorpo­rating the trident and the boomerang. also repre­sents our primary focus towards surveillance and defence in norlhern Australia. and particular­ly the sea/air gap 10 our north ," said BRI G Robens,

POEW L "Spike" Jones. a dab hand at drawing, volunteered to help wilh the graphic design of the emblem

PO Jones said: "I vol­unleered my service in Ihe redesign of the Griffin because il gave me a sense of team pride.

"T he griffin was cho· sen by the team for the team at NORCOM and gives us a lJ a sense o f belonging."

WILLIAMS HUSSAIN

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port positions over the next threeyearsasa result of the Defence Reform Prog ram, t he Defence Minister has stated.

Combat and re l ated posit ions will increase to about 65 per cent oflhe force - up from only 42 per cent of the force al the end of the Labor Govemment.

Mr Ia n Mc Lachlan confirmed that the tolal size o f the regular Defe nce Force wi II be pegged at around 50,000.

Over the next few years this means a reduction of 7000 in tOlal ADF num­bers - from commercial­ising service positions in areas such as catering. stores and maintenance.

"Combat capability is

the key role for Defence. "Where civilians can

perform functions li ke maintenance and catering at lower cost. we will use civi lians and put savings into combat forces," Mr Mclachlan said.

New combat positions will be used. amongOlher things, to provide person­nel for.AnnyunitsinWA, Sydney and Melbourne; ASLAV and Bushranger vehicles for Army; enhancing Navy's mine counter-measures force; new Seasprite and addi­tional Seaking Navy heli­copters; retaining the HMAS TOBRUK in addi­t ion to the two new amphibious transport sh ips, and more RAAF aircrew.

Association will probe Gulf pill T~set~e;::!; t~Oe~~~c~u~~ ~a;':~~e~~~:~t~:~~~~ tablets on Australian servicemen

The investigation is part of ils plan to look after the welfare of veterans from the conflict.

The inaugural meeting of the Gulf War Veterans Association took place at the Swansea RSL Club in NSWlaslmonth.

The association was formed to provide an identity for all members of the Defence Force who served in Operation Desen Storm and subsequent United Nations operations to mandate UN resolutions over the 199 I Iraq/Kuwait dispute.

The association also has the task of looking after the welfare of the \'eternns of the conflicl.

Anyone wallting 10 contaCI the association should call David Watts on (02) 4946 6007 or write 10 him at PO Box 367, Hamilton, 2303,

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The Association's aim is 10 unite former and serving Naval personnel ror the purpose of mutual benefit. through a network. of Naval men and women helping and supponing each other through its many sub-sections.

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NAVY NEWS, March 9, 1998 (59) 11

Software Opportunities - Australia Wide

ADI Limited is a major defence supplier and is prime contractor for the Australian Defence Force's high level command support system. This highly successful IT system is now in use at military headquarters throughout Australia and suitably qualified and experienced software engineers are required for a variety of on-site support roles.

The positions are primarily technical but require staff who possess: good communication skills; the ability to representADI in a military environment on technical matters; the determination to provide users with the best possible seIVice and informal training skills.

The supported systems comprise Unix and NT seIVers with: Oracle RDBMS, office automation software, various geographical information systems, Lotus Notes, intemet technologies and application specific software. MCSE qualified engineers will be highly regarded.

Initial system familiarisation will be provided at ADl's Command and Control Information Systems Division in Perth.

Canberra The major support facility for the system is located at the Australian Defence Force Headquarters. Vacancies exist for:

System Integration Manager - A senior technical role responsible for managing the prototype evaluation facility, advising the project office on technical issues and assisting installation managers and operations staff. Requires 3 years+ management and UNIX/NT systems experience.

System Administration Manager - A senior technical management role responsible for ADI system administrators and technical support to all headquarters. Requires 3 years+ management and UNIX/NT system administration experience, including system deployments, performance monitoring, configuration management, and product experience covering HP-UX, WinDD, MS Office.

GIS Manager - Manage GIS data and other information resources, web publication, development of overlays. Requires software development, system administration and web experience.

COTS Integration Engineer - Integrate, maintain, evaluate and support COTS applications. Requires knowledge of a wide range of products and system administration experience.

Test Engineer - Testing of software releases, OS upgrades, installation procedures, and the development of test and acceptance plans. Requires a software development and testing background, documentation skills and UNIX/NT experience.

System Management Engineer - Develop and maintain build standards and performance measures, improve efficiency of system administration and investigate security issues. Requires 3 years+ UNiX/NT, system administration and system security experience.

Canberra, Brisbane, Darwin, Sydney, William town ADI seeks experienced system administrators to work at military headquarters in these areas. Full time staff are required who will also provide user feedback, represent ADI on-site and assist in informal training. Requires 3 years+ UNlX/NT system administration experience. All positions are for full time employees and the vacancies start dates range from immediate to July 98. Australian citizenship is essential. CVs (personal applications only) are to be sent to:

Jennie Milne, Staff Development Manager, ADI Limited, CClS Division,

PO Box 675, Nedlands WA 6009 Facsimile (08) 9333 8889.

Email:jennie@ccis.adisys.com.au ADI has ongoing needs for IT professionals, from project management to software engineers. Interested applicants should also forward their CV.

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ADI Limited is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke-free work environment.

12 (60) NAVY NEWS, March 9, 1998

(~~. Holiday centres A D C U CROSSWORDS

HMAS PLATYPUS, ONSLOW, OTAMA Decommissioning

Reunion. dinner dance, etc Sydney, December 18-20, 1998

Contact WO John Rana (02) 9978 8624 (Sydney) MIDN Jane Corby (08) 9553 2843 (WA) by March 27

Group booking discount air fares for WA·based personnel may be nego/ialed on numbers attending

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Contact, Col Allen (DipFP) ex RAN Freecoll 1800 682 926

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Have it prepared by a professional

personnel consultant and lecturer. Interview

advice provided. Established 21 years

and operating internationally.

HMAS VENGEANCE REUNION

Members of fhe steaming party Illcomml$$lon HMAS

VENGEANCE,\YhQ sailed 10 PlymouthintlleSSAustanusin

Octo!>erI9S2,areaskedlo conlaCl Eric Bouvier 011 {02) 9349515Bloforma sleering

committee lor a reunion

Transferred to or from Canberra?

Have your pets cared for whilst you move 10

or from Canberra.

We pick up from and deliver to the Canberra airport.

Rates for boarding on application.

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offer discounts T~~nte~~~~OO;de~~~~ ~~;~cl;~~S~:~fda~~~~::~ ;~~:;cin;Ct~~s:taf/~'~~~: and operates three ground equipment with shop/amenities buildmg holiday centres on behalf new equipment. soft fall with a modern dual pur-of and for the benefit of around all playground pose bUIlding; providing the naval community. equipmcnt. installation of a bitumen surfaced

The centres provide clothes dryers in the carpark adjacent to the reasonable cost quality camping ground ameni- tennis courts. holiday accommodation ties block The changes to for all serving and retired Major works at Bun- Bungalow Park are plan-service personnel and galow Park. to commence ned to be completed their families. Discounts after the 1998 Easter before the September of up to 40% are given to school holidays. involve school holidays. serving and retired naval replacing the 20 1970s One of the new Navy personnel. Reserve naval cottages will be on

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barked on a major im- cottages with 22 new 40%, are available 10 provemcnts program with luxury cottages (featuring serving members on Amblin Park and Forster five different designs to presencation of a service Gardens receiving $IOOk cater for single members ID card and 10 the ex-accommodation upgrade and families of all sizes. service communi ty on while major improve- with private barbecue presentationofadiscounl ments ($1.3M) arc facilities for each collage card.

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NOWRA: Shoalhavcn Defence F amilies Association Inc .• former­ly known as RAN & Combined Service Wives & Friends Association Inc .. meet Flat I and 2 Canberra Drive Nowra Hi ll. Craft every Friday. 9.30311110 1 1.30amSI for coffee $2.50 per child for creche. ContaCt Helen Duncan 44210294. Night Craft every second Wednesday 7pm to 9pm. Contact Linda McAdam 4423 7500. Playtime every Monday 9.30am to 11.30am. Contact Perl Robertson 4423 6761. Mums and Bubs every Tuesday 9.30all1 to 11.30am. Contact Perl Robertson 4423 6761. Coffee mornings third Wednesday of every month 9.30am to IUOam $1 per child for creche. Contact Simone Morrow 4422 4665.

Continuing Education new courses are being offered this year. Lists will be on th nOlice board at the flats. Comact Jan Gilmo u r 4442 1 184 between6-8pm.

We hope there is some­thing for everyone to enjoy. ~en on a casual basis. It's a greal way to get oul oflhe house. find out more about the local area and the services available. and the chil­dren have a chance to socialise too. If you have

any questions. please call the contact member or j ust come on the day. Everyone is welcome.

Jervis Bay: Craft meets every Wednesday from 9.30am at Banksia House. Under 5s club recomme nces 12th February from 9.30am. Kangaroo Cottage is a long day care centre which caters for children from binh to 6 years. It has some vacancies for 3-5 year-olds on a perma­nent basis (full or half day basis). Enquire on 4442 [030.

SYDNEY: Once again all Defence spouses and their children are we l­come 10 the Sutherland Family Netwo r k. Sylvannia Community Centre, 29 Sylvannia Road. Sylvannia on the third Tuesday of eac h month. For funhe r details contact Leigh Rals ton. Defence Social Worker on (02) 9349 0764. The Endeavour Childca re Centre has seven vacan­cies in the 2-3 year age gap. The centre is open fro m 6.30am to 5.30pm. Monday to Friday. For more information comact Julie on 93141221.

KiSSing Point Cottage

De fe n c e For c e Community House 28 Kiss in gpoinl Road. Dundas 9874 4052. Kissing Point Cottage also holds playgroup Tuesday mornings lOam to 12 noon. Craft every Friday 10.30am to 12.30pm. Child minding available Coffee mornings last Wednesday of the month. Various topics discussed. Child minding available. Hills Defence Group sec­ond Monday of every month for craft. morning tea. child minding

CAN B E RR A DE FENC E SUP PO RT GROUPS: Canberra Tri­Service BabysiningClub­Northside. Adriana Mackie 625 1225 ~

Southside Michelle Hoistee 62316707.

Tuggeranong Tri­Service Families' play­group every Wednesday 9.30am to 11.30am Tuggeranong Community Centre. Cowlishaw Street. Tuggeranong. Contact Kerri Hunter 62316315 or Carol Leuth 6292 1823. Tuggeranong Tri-Services Spouses' Group e\"ery Friday 9.30am to II.3Oam Richardson Community House. 33 Pritchard Court. Richardson.

Comact Sam Garvey 6292 5378 or Lindsay Malchell 62944063.

Dunlroon Community Cent r e playgroups Monday and Tuesday 9.30 to 11.30am. playschool Wednesday to Friday 9.30am 10 noon. Bookings essential. contact Margot Nelson62759411

Canberra Service Wiv es' Craft Group Thursday fortnightly lOam to 12.30pm Ginninderra I-Iall. Fulagar Crescent. Higgins. Contact Janet Purcell 62923062 or Liz Murphy 62549363.

HARMAN Playgroup e\"erywednesday lOam to noon Cottage 52 McLaughlan Street. HMAS HARMAN. Contact Robyn Jones 6291 0262 or Deb Absolom 6297 2917.

Any ot her enquiries please contact your Family Liaison Officer on (02) 6266 9095.

COMB I NED G R OU P S \'VA : Combined Contact Group meets every second Wednesday of the month at the funct ion centre HMAS STIR LING at

9.30am. Come along and hear what's going on in the Navy commu nity Babysitting is provided.

For more information on Senior Friends contact Pel3 on 9534 6065 or FLOs.

Mother and baby group meets every Monday and playgroup meets every Thursday between 9.30am and 11.30am at Marilla House. Other act ivities includeceramics, kids cooking, kids craft. bud­getIng and consumer rights seminars. For these and more information cOlllact Adele Young on 95279850.

Early in 1998 the OCO staff will be running workshops on Protective Behaviours. For infonna­tion contact the FLO on 95279833.

On March 5a lunch has been organ i sed at Rockingham Pizza Hut from 12 noon.

The next combined con­lact meeling is Wednesday March II at 9.30am at the Junior Sai lors' Funct ion Centre HMAS ST IR­LING. Babysilling avail­able.

AD EL AID E : For dewls of meetings contact Faith Green 00 8332 2536 or Betty Thomas OIl 8298 2720.

~ Usa Chelberg

NAVY NEWS, March 9, 1998 (61) 13

'(OUR HOLIDAY lOUR RESORT

The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns and operates,

three holiday resorts. These resorts offer excellent

standards of accommodation including cottages, units,

caravan and camping sites (not Forster Gardens), as well

as excellent facilities at significantly less cost than other

similar commercial holiday resorts.

BUNGALOW PARK located al Burrill lake, 4km south of Ulladulla on the mid South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronts the shores of Burrill Lake and is only minutes from the beach .

Burrill Lake offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports.

A highlight al Bungalow Park is the spectacular daily bird feedings.

Contact the manager, Ken Veitch tor bookings or lurlher information. Bungalow Park, Burrill Lake NSW 2539

TELEPHONE : (02) 44551621 FAX: (02) 4454 4197

AMBLIN CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK

Situated 240km south west of Perth, Amblin Par1< is right on the shore of Geographe Bay.

The beach offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water spans.

Amblin Park also has a fully enclosed heated swimming pool.

Contact the manager, Frank Frims/on for bookings or furlher in/ormallon. Amblin Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busssllon WA 62BO

TELEPHONE: (DB) 97554079 FAX: (OB) 9755 4739

FORSTER GARDENS Occupying a prime location in Forster on the mid-Nonh Coast of NSW, 331km from Sydney.

Forster Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with all the delights and attractions of Forster only a few minutes walk away.

Contact ths manager, fan Mclaughlin lor bookings and further information. Forster Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 242B

TELEPHONE I FAX: (065) 54 6027

Bookings accepted up to nine months ahead. Bookings for

Christmas School Holidays will be accepted after the Easter School Holidays. Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more)

are eligible for full Service discounts at all Holiday Centres.

Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, CP3-1-B1

Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to obtain your discount card.

Tetephone: (02) 6266 4421 Fax: (02) 6266 2388

14 (58) NAVY NEWS, March 9 , 1998

Fairway just the wettest • • •

with the uhimate water hal.ard.

The tee o ff wa s th e fli g ht dec k o f HMAS S YDNEY, Ih e fairway was th e wa te rs o f Woolloomooloo Bay and the pin wa s a fla gged buoy seve ral hundre d melTeS out from Ihe slem of the warship.

T here were even '"ball boys" ... th ree safety-hel­me ted sailo rs aboard a RIB and a rm ed with s.coops.

In an unusual competi ­tio n, pl aye rs had to see who could get clOseS11O

the pin. Leading the profession­

als were Peter Senior and John Sendon and fo r the Royal Au stralia n Navy. SYDNEY crew members L EUTs Pe te r Keay a nd Bob Wa lke r. AB John Carle r a nd LS Ma rk Onaway

For the two profession­a ls and fo r Pete r Ke ay and Bob Walker il was an ideal opportunity to prac­!lce for the Cannon Pro­A m to ur name nt w hi c h follo wed foor days late r al s uburb a n Sydney's Terry HiIlscool"Se.

As a hedge against pol­luting the harbour and to limit expe nse, 50 '"Ooaler" golf balls were used fOf the promolion.

Normal golf balls sink. Th e neares t · th e-pin

competition saw a win to John Carter.

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Loss turns up a big win A~~,!!:~~~e~~: a hs~~~ load 01 supporters and a good cause couldn' l save HMAS MELBOURNE's crickelers from a thrash, ing at the hands of Sydney grade side Hunters Hill.

As pan of her charitable e ffort, MELBOURNE chaJlenge<lHuntersHillto a o ne,day match allhe picturesque North Sydney Oval, [he proceeds oflhe day gomg 10 the Sir David Manm Foondation.

North Sydney Council he lpe d b y waiving the ground fee, Toohey's pro­vided s pon sorship and senl along four young ladies from its promotion­at team and the Wol] stonecraft Ro ta ry Club ran a lunchtime bar­-,-

On behalf of lhe foun-

dati o n, Lad y Marlin accepte d a c heque fo r $5,000, the sum raised inc luding proce edings from rarnes o f s porting memorabilia and promo­tiOnalgear.

Under heavy skies, the MELBOURNE 11 's cap­tainKirstcnOlivermadethe wrong call at [he toss and Hunt~ HilIelectedtobal..

It seemed a poorcooice when bowler Chris Howe snared a wicket in the first over to have the ci vilians a[I IO,

Chris fini shed his first five overs of the 45-over­a-side m:uch at 1/ 16.

However, eventual man of the match,Hunters Hill

• T h e prom o tio nal g irls p ul the squ eeze o n M E L BOU R NE pl ayers to buy r a rn e tic k e t s.

Police challenge T~~a~~~edP~~~ t~a: showdown on the indoor cricket arena.

I[ is the NSW Po lice lrd:lorCricketAssociation's State ti tles in Ornnge in May.

The titles wi ll run from May 15 10 May 17 and teams must be registered no latefthan Friday, May I.

Informatio n and regis­tratio n forms are avail­able from Ma[t Dicltinson o n (02) 9265 4181 o r Wayne Dowling on (02) 97498530.

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snow. The 22-person [earn, including seven

RAN representatives. is taking pan in the British inter-service skiing competitions in French and Gennan alpine resorts.

The squad includes a bi -athl ete , snow,boarders and men's and women's alpine teams.

Navy members of the team are assis­lant manager WO Eric Bi ckerto n , LEUT Georgy Wads ley, L S Greer Hase, LE UTs Brad Vizard, Greg Mo rto n and Marl.: Stafford and PO Brenden Ho lm.

In the Royal Air Force competition. th e Aussies perfo rmed well wilh LEUT Wadsley third ove rall in the women's events and LElIT Vizard sec­ond in the downhill speed event behind the RAAF's FLGOFF Justin Mangan.

And the RAAF made its mark. in the Roya l Navy's c hampionships wi t h FLGOFF Mangan the overall winner in alpine eve nt s and CPL Darren O'Brie n overall sflOwboard champion.

As well RAAF CPL Sieve Malpress perfo rmed well in pre liminary RAF cross-country and biathlon competi­tions and was expected to embarrass many of the British competitors in the main inte r-se r vice progra m at Rupholding in Germany.

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