ROYAL AUSTRALIAN
PICTORIAL
Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VBHB876
VOLUME 37 No.4
Navy News, 2 Macleay SI. Potts Point , 2025, or Locked bag 12,
Pyrmont 2009. Phone : (02) 359 2308 Fax: (02) 359 2199
Distributed throughout all RAN ships and establishments
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March 11 , 1994
INSIDE
A familiar happy f amily occasion - dockside reun iolls oJ fored OlltS afrer
a lengthy overseas depluy mem.
ADF supports ·Year
of the Family·
The Australia n Defence Force's (ADF) partiei·
pation in the International Yea r of th e Family
has been launched in Townsville by the Minister
for Defence Science a nd Personnel , Senator John
Faulkner.
fta9t4
Senator Fa ulkner said that during 1994 Defen ce would
seize the opportunity 10 honour and support its fa milies by
joining in the Australian theme for the International Year
of the Family - "Lets Look After Families" .
"Defe nce initiat ives for IYF include: improving communication between fa milies and ADF command; providing emergency hou sekeeper support during crises; providing more work-based child care : improvi ng the c urrent
family support services to more effec:tively meet families '
needs: and giving financial support for fa mily activities."
he added.
"The Government recognises and appreciates the suport
gi ven by serv ing members' famili es to the overall Defence
commitment. and I will ensure that Defence continues its
support during the illIern:lIional Year of The Fami ly".
Seilator Faulkner sa id that Defence had already taken a
leading role in pro vidi ng employe r-sponsored child care.
and had allocated over $3m to the establi shment and oper.:Hion of 11 ch ild care centres th roughout Australia.
The :mnouncement of Defence's involvement in IYF
coincided with the offic ial opening by Senator Faul kner of
the new $750.000 Coral Sea Earl y Chi ldhood Cen tre. a
long day ca re ce ntre es tabli shed for the c hi ldre n of
Defence personnel in Town sville.
Minister for Famil y Services, the Honourable Senator
Rosema ry Crowley appointed the Nalional Council. fo r
Intemalional Year of Ihe Family in July 1993. 1lle Council
is th e principal ad viso ry body to the Go ve rnme nt on
International Year of the Famil y.
The Council was formed as part of Australia·s c:ommitment 10 the Unit ed Na lions International Yea r o f the
Family. Council regards IYF as an important opportunity
to celebratethe diversilY of familie s (according to composition. c: ultural background and li fe stage) and the central
contributions which fnmilies make 10 Au stralian society .
• All persollnel are urged to take home this edition of
"Navy Ne ws?>. Extra copies ha ve beell printed for the
occasion.
4QWia,
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ftage 14.
Oefence Persollf,eI Minister, Senator John Fau lkner, alHlouncing ADF participation in In lemational r ear of the
Famil), with Director of Naval Personnel Services, Commander Helell Marks and Director Gen eral of Recruiting,
Commudore Graham Sloper.
IYF CALENDAR - pages 2 & 15.
ADF initiatives - page 16.
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Vice Admiral I an Mac ch;eror NavaJ starr,
Dougall, issued the fo llowing message to Navy News
on the C\-'C of his re tirement
. I'
after a 40·year career:
is with mixed feelings
that I pcn this farewell
message 10 the Navy.
I feel proud that I have
had the privilege of leading
you, the men and women of
the Royal Australian Navy
(Permanent, Reserve and
civilians). through a pc'riod
of great cha nge and man y
opportunities.
The enthusiasm and pro·
fessionalism you have shown
in rising
10
every occasion
has served (0 strengthen my
belief thai the people who
make up ou r Navy are
among~t
t h e finest in the
nat ion.
Yel it is wi th some sad ness that I bid farewell 10 an
o rganisation which has been
an important pan of my life
for the past 40 years.
Throughout those years I
have made many friends and
experience d that spec ial
sense of be longing to a firs t
class team.
II will be difficult to leave
the na val life behind but I
feel secure in the knowledge
that I wi ll remain pan of the
wider naval famil y.
The past three years have
been challenging for Navy.
Re striction s in funding
have meant that personne l
reduction s have had to be
made and fi ve of 17 shore
bases ha ve been c losed or
wi ll be sh ut by mid- I994.
That said. much good has
come from the savings made
through these measures and
other management initiatives
s uc h as Naval Quality
Management.
The Navy has been able to
better use its allocated fu nds
in the nation's drive for selfreliance. The Fleet and its
operational ca pabilities are
expanding with the construction of new frigate s, su bmarines and aircmft.
Facilities ha ve been
upgraded and two-ocean basing has progressed.
A number of new init iali ves ha\e also commenced.
Two significant ones have
been the integration of the
Re serve forces in to the
Perm anent Navy and the
development of an envi ronment awareness program.
SAVINGS
Most importantly, the savin gs have been use d to
improve the we ll being of
Navy's people.
A productivi ty wage ri se
has been granted, accommodation standards have risen.
departmental civilian trai ning has been enhanced and.
thro ug h Nav al Quality
Management. our people are
now able to contribute to the
o rga ni sa tion to a greater
extent than ever before.
Further. the issue of sexual harassment has been confro nted and educational programs have been put in place
to assist in the creation of a
Parti ng gift a Didgeridoo
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admi r al Ian
MacDougall, and Mrs MacDougall visited HM AS
COONAWARRA to bid fa r e well to the men and
women who serve in the Top End.
As pan of the visit. VA OM MacDougall visited the COONA WARRA Fleet Base and attached patrol boats and FIMA.
Dancers from Elcho Island pcrfonned and. on completion
CNS was presented wi th a token
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VADM MacDougaU ... after 40 years ' service ...
"my watch is over ".
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grounds.
/NIT/A Tl VES
All of Ihe se initiative s
augur well for Navy's future.
Ce rtainl y. in the ope rational sense. the Navy has
proved itself time and agai n
in the last three years.
Whether it be contributing
to United Nations efforts in
t he Gulf. So ma lia o r
Cambodia. participating in
regional exercises or si mply
patrolling Austral ian waters,
the RAN ha s demonstrated
that professiona lly it is the
eq ual of any na vy in the
world.
The maritime defence of
Australia is in secure hands
and the Au stralian peop le
will co ntinu e to enjoy the
benefit of the Navy's success
in preserving sove reignt y
and peace.
Finally, I would like to
than k everyone wh o ha s
been part of the Navy team
over the past three years.
It has been yo ur hard
work, dedication and support
that has made my time in
office so memorable.
Now t hat my watch is
ove r, I know that you will
extend that s uppOrt to my
s uc cessor . Vice Admiral
Taylor.
Good luck and goodbye. "
Overseas
Rolida~1
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PO Chaplin1s
passing
VADM MacDougall presellied wilh a gelluine Didgeridoo by
olle of tile Elcho IsulIId dall cers.
HI-FI DISCOUNTS
Petty Orficer Ri c k
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Rick was one of those
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(By Colin Blair)
South Australian Liberal Senator Baden Teague, a members of the Senate
Committee inquiring into sexual harassment in the Navy, has spoken in glowing
terms in Parliament of his 24-hour sea trip onboard HMAS TORRENS.
Sena!Or Teague mi ssed o ut on an earlier
Sea Day for members of the Senate Standing
Com mittee on Foreign Affairs. Defence and
Trade and was determined to s hare their
experiences o nboard a Navy fightin g ship
similar to the vessel central to the inquiry,
HMASSWAN.
Hi s chance came during a hectic. actionpacked 24 hours spanning February 26-27
during th e Fleet Concentration Peri od o ff
Nowra.
A final salute as the White Ensign is lowered/or the last time at l/MAS NIRIMBA .
PELICANIS LAST FLIGHT
(By Brian Alsop, Nav), Public Affairs - Sydlley)
An era came to a close on February 25 when HMAS NIRIMBA, the Navy's App rentice Training
Establishment at Quakers Hill decommissioned, ending nearl)' 41 years as a Royal Australian Navy establishment.
First com mi ss ioned as a
Nava l Ai r Station on April I.
1953, N lR IMBA changed
role on Janu ary 5. 1956 to
that of appre nti ce training
establish ment.
The first apprentic es
arrived for training in Ju ly
1956. starting a tntdition that
lasted until the final passi ng
o ut pa radc of t rainees on
November 26, 1993.
During it s life HMA S
N IRIMBA trained 6 ,596
apprent ices and 6,120 adult
technical sai lors.
With the high standards of
training ach ieved at the
es tabli s hment. N IRIMBA
has had a significant impact
no t o nl y o n the Royal
Au stral ian Navy and other
regional navies where graduales have served. but also in
(he wider community and
industry.
lbe decommission ing ceremony too k the form of a
s imple church se rvice followed by the lowering of the
Australian National Flag and
Australian White Ensign for
the last time.
The service was a mov ing
one allended by man y fo rmer s tude nt s and slaff in
addition to family and
friends.
Appropriately, one of the
two Naval chaplains offi ciating, Cha plain Andrew
Constance. is a fonner NIRIMBA apprentice who began
hi s Naval career th ere in
1965. serving eight years in
th c RAN before leavi ng 10
undertak e theological studies.
Gue s t-of- Honour at the
decommissioning was Rear
Admiral Ton y Hunt. Fl ag
Officer Command ing Naval
Support Command.
[n hi s sp ee ch. RADM
Hum paid tribute to the contribut ion made by the civilian s taff and instruc(Qrs to
the life of HMAS NIRI MBA
ove r the last 40 years. in
addition to that made by uniform ed staff.
He stated that he could not
think of a finer example than
NIRIMBA where un iformed
and c ivilian staff had integrated so well.
Fol lowing the ceremony .
the last Au slTalian National
Flag n own in HMAS NIRIMBA was presenled 10 the
Mayor of 8I ad;:town.
Alderman li m Anderson.
When the decommissioning crew were dismis sed
fro m parade, they quickly
fo rmed a line stretchi ng from
the mainmast into the distance as the 760 foot long
decommissioning pennant
was lowered.
with all hands assisting. it
wa s pa ss ed to ward s the
mainmast and folded carefully into a box before being
passed into the custody of
Li e ute nant Commander
Graham Thurstans. Curator
Naval Historical Collection.
Senator Teag ue 's hi gh ly co mplimen tary
descripti on of hi s time 0 11 board TORRENS
filled 2 1/2 pages of the Senate Hansard when
he spoke during the Adjoummenl debate on
February 28.
During his speech Senator Teague:
• named all extensive list of navy personnel
led by the s hip ' s CO, CMD R Warwick
Gately. whom he thanked for an "exhi larating
experience "
• explai ned how he greatly admired the
"professionali sm" of the TORRENS crew and
was "impressed by the enormous wealt h of
experience and knowledge " renee ted in his
lengthy di scuss ions with CMDR Gately.
• described in some details his impressions
of variou s exercise activitie s he watched
including Man Overboard , Replcnishmenl at
Sea and low leve l simulated air allacks by
RAAF F/ A 18 and FIll aircrafl and A4
Skyhawks from the RNZAF.
• related hi s exci tement at watchin g "20
very well -trained naval offi cers workin g as
teams, coordinated by an officer, translating
radar information to the gunnery command".
• spo ke of hi s fasci nation in watchin g a
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• shared the unique experience of donning
fire protection gear and observi ng the firing
of TORRENS' main armamen t while inside
the gun turret.
• explained how he had come to terms with
the cramped crew quarters. "an area I don't
think would be exper ienced by anyone in
Australia in terms of close confinement". He
believed the ablutions areas on the ship were
"well thought OUI and. I believe, very ade quate for men and womcn serving together on
a (Navy) ship".
• exp rt: sse d hi s deligh t in watching a
woma n crew member "displaying s uch selfconfidence and authority when acti ng as o ffi cer of the watch".
Summing up his 24·hours on TORRENS ,
Senator Teague said: "I have observed a very
professional Navy" .
As Deputy Chairman of the Inquiry into
sex ual harassment, he believed the Inquiry
"needs to ens ure that we havc solutions to
ove rcome sexual harassme nt in th e three
defence services.
"I have now had the privilege of seeing the
navy fully exe rci sing at sea and observing
250 personnel coordi nating as a team and
bringing to bear the professional knowledge
and skills that are required of each member of
that team. " Senator Teague said.
The Se nator assured the crew o f TORRENS that after the visit he had wom "with a
great sense of honour" the ship's T-shirt and
Navy cap.
The Committee's nex t scheduled publi c
hearing was March 10 in Canberra,
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Most entries relating to the wartime loss or the
Naval Auxiliary Patrol launch GLADMOR Simply
refer to her as being "destroyed by fire at
Fremantle, October 17, 1943",
A recent telephone call from Mr "M ich" CrawcoW" claiming
his father's vesse l GLADMOR had been lost to fire at Garden
Island during World War II while' on naval service, certainly
aroused my interest.
Naval historical records in Canbcrr.J. have revea led shc wa.~
indeed destroyed by fire at Garden Island, on the morning of
Sunday, October 17, 1943.
Other references to the loss location as "Fremantlc" were
rather vague. keeping in mind that the waters of Cockburn
on the eas tern side of Garden Island are classified as
in Fremantle's outer harbour.
Requisitioned
Requi si tioned on Jul y 10. 1942. GLADMOR became a
member of the Volunteer Patro l with hull number VP-l i
before the formatio n of the Naval Auxiliary Patrol when she
became His Majesty's Motor Boal GLADMOR with the hull
number 7 13,
GLADMOR was based at the Royal Freshwatcr Bay Yacht
Club on the Swan River which was the headquarters of the
Naval Auxiliary Patrol after the club had been taken over by
the Navy and commissioned as HMAS LEEUWIN II.
Truly a resplcndent vessel, GLADMOR had been bui lt by a
boat builder named Carnaby on the Nedlands foreshore for a
Perth lawyer, Mr Morris Crawcour. in 1935.
GLADM OR boasted 14- metre long single 32mm thick
planks in her jarrah hull and was double-ribbed with 50mm
karri . Her keel and ste m were both one piece timber and she
looked seemingly indestructible.
The motor launch's upper work s were of light tim ber and
the inlerior was of selected polished and varn ished sheoak .
Fitted with two Gray Marine twin 94-horsepower 6-cylinder
petrol engines, GLADMOR was good for 13 knots and no
doubt wou ld have been afloat today if it had not been for the
war.
. After being requi sitioned for naval se rvice. GLADMOR
was fitted with long-range fuel tanks and had her upper works
and interior modified.
GLADMOR emerged boasting a machi ne gun mounted on
the aft cabin :md two depth charges on her stem.
On that fa te ful Sunday of October 17, 1943, HM AMB
GLADMOR deve loped fuel problem s soon after leaving
Fremantle Harbour.
Her sk ipper, W.H. Paddon, headed GLADMOR for the
sheltered waters of the northern area of Garden Island to clear
the fuel line where she was secured to a buoy for two hours
before the operation commenced.
At 0830 a seaman was instructed to transfer petrol from the
small port lank to the main port tank to alleviate ' the risk of
petrol in the bilges a~ the smaller tank was leaking.
The sailor positioned himse lf behind the pon engine with a
large oi l tin to dr.tw petrol from the tan k before passi ng it to an
assisting NAP cadet.
While this wa.. happen ing a crackling sound like an e lectrical short circuit was heard shortly before a dull "whoof' as the
engineroom r.tpidly became engulfed in n ames.
Paddon. and IWO NAP cadets. scrambled through a skylight
in the forward cabin while the seaman had dambered out
through a small engineroom escape hatch on to the aft deck.
Once on the upper deck Paddon kicked in the port wheelhouse window to reach a fire extinguisher just inside when the
billowing names forced him to stagger back, falling overboard
with a burnt hand.
Managi ng 10 scramble back onboard he noticed a fifth crew
member, thc mate. who had been cleaning the mach inegun on
the after cabin when the tire broke out. reach an extinguisher
and play it on the flame s.
Coupled with waler thrown from a has tily formed
brigade it wa.. to no avail as the fi re took hold.
Paddon ordered the mate and the seaman to drop the
small MK VII depth charges to avoid thei r detonation in the
heat and raging fi re. They were later recovered.
As the petrol tanks were located in the whee lhouse
the engines, the imminent danger of them exploding
the order 10 "abandon ship".
The crew members swam for the shore some 400
away. with the mate a ..sisting the seaman who cou ld not swim.
Burns, shock
Once ashore the crew members were treated for bums
shock by Army personnel who were stationed on the i..
The o nce sturdy GLADMOR burnt fo r hours until
burnt-out hulk fin ally slipped below the waves.
A Naval Board of Investigation held at HMAS LEEUWIN
at East Fremantle on October 30. 1943. attributed the loss to a
spark which occurred during the transfer of petrol, igniting
fumes from the leak ing tank.
A bay on the north eastern side of Garden Island has been
id enlifi ed where it is be lieved th e remains of HMAMB
GLADMOR remain .
It is anticipated a su rvey of the area wi ll be carried out
C learance Di ving Team Four at an opportune time to idenliry ~
the resti ng place of this litt le known naval war loss.
The Naval Support
Commander. RADM A.L.
Hunt, has "commissioned "
the Naval Police Coxswains
new compule.- system.
As far back as 1984 computerisation of the old Naval
Pol ice reco rd s section was
deemed necessary because of
the cons iderable data input
and retrieva l resulting from
the increased number and
complexity of investigations
undenaken by Naval Police.
In 1986 a stand alone HP
Vectra PC was provided for
the purpose. although thi s
proved
inca pabl e
of
analysing a modus operandi .
A new proposal was submitted and in 1988 the acquisition of a wide area network
to be known as NAVPOLREC 2 was approved.
Trak Technology Pty Ltd,
which have written databases
for Au s tra li an Bureau of
Criminal Intelligence (ABC I),
New South Wales Crim e
Commi ss ion (NS WCC) and
the Criminal Justice Commission of Quee nsland, wa s
contracted in March 1993 to
complete the task.
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only data and input of all
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RAN . the system wi ll prov ide a analytical and
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to CPONPC Tony Clarke .
Tony pays off after 21 years
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Victoria but is intending to
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OTWAY:
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By
Mike James, Navy Public Affairs
With the decommissioning of HMAS OTWAY on
February 17, a chapter of the Royal Navy's involvement with the Australian S u bmarine Squadron
came to an end.
OTW A Y\ last comm;md·
ing offker. LCDR lain
Arthur, RN. an cxch:Jngc
officer with the RAN. W;JS
the laM in a long line of RN
officers to com mand RAN
submarines.
For almO:.1 ]5 ye:l r s RN
exchange uniter.. have COIll·
manded at least one of the
RAN ', OBERON fl eel.
bringing with them hard-won
experience gained in the icy
waters of the Atlant ic and
Arc tic ocean:.,
But t'hange ... in circ um -
, lance." and equipment have
brought \0 a clo"e this chapter in the cJo:-.e felatium-hip
between the two navie .. ,
The RN decommi ... sioncd
their laM OBERON. HM S
OPOSSUM. in 1993 follow ing 32 year:- of ,en' iee. mak ing LCDR Anhur the la:-t
Royal Navy command..:r of
an OBERON cJa:-.' ~ubm:lrine.
With the redu~·tions in the
RN brought about by the end
of the Cold War and the
resu ltant decision to dispose
of the new UPHOLD E R
c lass of conventional submarines. the RN wi ll . in
future. have an a ll· nu clear
submari ne force.
With the int roduction of
the RA N's new CO LLI NS
LeDR Arthur, RN.
class submarines into service
the two navies will no longer
use the ~ame equipment and
experience and an Au~tr.tlian
conventional submarine will
be of significantly reduced
benefi t to a future British
nuclear .~ubmarine commander.
LCDR Arthur :-crved in a
number of RN ves:-eb betbre
his two year posting to the
RAN.
LCDR An hur. accompanied by his wi fe Sue and two
daughters. Gemma and Amy
Ja ne. will return to the UK
this mo nth . brin gi ng to an
e nd hi s two year exchange
Their departure wilt draw
to a cl ose three decades o f
RN command of RAN s ubmarines.
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Mortotl , congratulates CPO Unwin after presenting him with
the Commodore Partington Perpetual Shield.
Reward for
excellence
CP O Dua ne Unwin of 8 16 Squa dron has been
pr es e n te d with the C ommod o r e Partin gton
Pe rpetual Shi eld for excellence in the suppor t of
na va l aviation a l HMAS ALBATROSS.
Comma nding O fficer of HM AS A L BATR OSS. CO RE
Geoff Morton. made the presentatio n during the rev iewing of
Di visions at the Air Stalion.
In a speec h to those present C DR E Monon sa id : "C PO
Unwin has excelled in the rank of CPO si nce assuming the
role of the ATWL trade ch ief:lt 81 6 Squadron.
"He h:ls a profess io na l :lpproach 10 eve ry as pec i of hi s
duties. He has a very high level of lechnical proficiency and is
one of Ihe most experienced and know ledgeable he lico pter
maimainers in the RAN.
"CPO Unwi n's exe mplary work ethic and e nthusiasm makes
him an intcgr.:al part of the 8 16 Squadron ma inte nance org:lnisation.
~ B y involving himself in out of tr.Kie aClivities in addition to
his nonnal responsibilities. he has prov ided the sq uadron with
enormous beneli t during a period of signific:lnt hardshi p.
"As a d ivisiona l C PO he is rece pli ve to the needs of his
sailors and acts promptly and correctly in eve ry circumstance.
"In summary. CPO Unwin is an o utstanding CPO and a
dedicated member of thc RAN. H is co ntribution to S I6
Squadron and to Fleet Air Arm activilies during 1993 has been
except ional." CORE Morton said.
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WHERE1S WHVALLA?
USN interest in sub research
Well , during the months of December 1993 and
January 1994 HMAS WHYALLA undertook two
patrols (one north and one south of Cairns).
Durin g a vis it by US
Nav y
RADM
" Bill"
H o ul ey, Direct o r T es t ,
Evaluation and Technology
Requirem e nts, Dr Wally
Mazurek' s r ese arc h into
s ubmarine atmospheres
caught his altenlion.
The first pmrol was a three-week fisheries/c ustoms bamer
patrol in areus AlSrr with seveml interesting high lights.
At 0900 on Saturduy, December 4. while conduct ing a twoday operu tiona l visit to Gove. W H YALLA ( LCD R W . E.
Evcrsham) was asked by the locul mining company. Nabulco,
to ussiM in a medivuc operation becuuse its rescue helo was
down.
The mission wus to rendezvous with the Danish livestock
carrier CO DAN north of Gove und medivac a crew member
suffering from ucutc uppcndiciti.~.
Ju .~t 38 minutes after the initial reques t for ussistunce
WHYALLA, with local paramedic Julie Severin emburked.
cu:-.t olT the last line and headed to sea.
The RJV took place approximately 15nm north of Gove al
1040 and the ~ick crew member, Mr Torben Sigvard:-.en. was
transferred onboard using WHYALLA 's R IB.
By 1145 WHYALLA was buck alongside in Gove and the
putient was transferred to u wuiting umbulunce with the minimum of fuss.
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The investigation went smooth ly (particularly when it was
discovered thm the master could speak Engli sh) and the crew
wus qui te co-operative.
T he next morn ing WH YA LLA rendezvoused with DUBBO
and h:mded over the escort role to her.
Thc second pmroJ was a southerly seven-week fisherie~
putml of un:as BICIDIE/FIG during the months of Januury und
February.
The weathcr enroute to Sydney varied between calm and
very, very rough wilh Australia's largest city turning on the
waterworks for the ship's arrival.
WHYALLA then continued south viu the o uter AFZ to
Burnic.
W H YA LLA arrived in Burnie on January 25 for participation in local Australia Day celebmtions.
HMAS DUBBO cOllducls boardillg op erations in norlh A ustralian waters.
at ional Policy (DNMOP).
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The nex t day WHYALLA departed Gove for an AFZ putrol
and within 24 hours had "surp rised " a Foreign Fishing Vessel
( FFV) inside the AFZ to the north-west of Cape Wessels, NT.
The Boardi ng party of six personnel led by the XO. LEUT
David Byrne. was dispatched 10 investigate the Taiwanescowned, Indonesiun-opemted HOZINDOMAS 2 at 0700.
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On completion of sea trials
DUBBO was accepted in to
service and was comm issioned at Cairns on Ma rch 10.
1984. under the command of
LCD R M ik e S ko p a l (now
serving as the Co mmand ing
Office r of HM AS CA IRNS).
From the time o f co mm issio nin g unti l J a nuary 1986
D U BBO was b a se d at
CA IR NS carry ing o ut surveillance o perations in no rthe rn
A ustm lian and South Pac ific
waters.
She was then relocated to
HMAS WATER HEN. join ing
the Sy d ney Patro l Boat
Squadron. where s h e was
tasked wi th patrol ling southern areas. including the Bass
Strait oi l rigs.
In October 1995 the Ship
was again relocated to her
present home base at Darwin
and has since been active in
preventing incursions of
errant foreign fishing vessels
and illegal immigrants into
the Austmlian Fisheries Zone
und main land no rt h we ., t
Australiu.
DU BBO is c urre ntly under
the com mand of LCDR Allan
Run kin a nd has the p rimary
role o f cond uc t ing sur ve il·
lance duties and f isheries
patro ls across the top end of
Austmlia.
The ship is :llso tasked with
assisti ng other agencies such
as DSTO and NO R FORCE
and regularly participates in
nmjor navul exercises.
As part of the 10th anniver~ary cckbf!Jtions the ship's
company will conduct a
Freedom of Entry march in
the City of Dubbo. NSW. on
March 19.
T he first ship to bea r the
name DUB BO was a Bathurst
class corvette which served in
the RAN du ring World War
II.
T he o rigi n al sh ip d id no t
havc a fo rmal .~ hip 's crest but
in 1979 the College o f Arms
in London g ran ted a coa'! of
arms to the Ci ty of Du bbo.
including u budge wh ich .has
since been udopted as t he
ship's crest.
Thc red western sun of the
budge suggests D ubbo as the
"Hub of thc West" which is
the city's motto.
The cog whee l represents
the city's modern engineering
and allied industries.
rece ntl y int e rrupted he r
pre pa n ltions ror the Fleet
Co nce ntrat ion Peri od to
commemorate a significant
milestone in her short bOI
:u:th'!' carvt'r.
While at Flect Ba~c Ea~t.
the crew lOok time out from
thclr bu~y ~cheduJc to celebrate the ~hip·:-. :-.ecomj binhda y. in the company of Ihe
Launchlllg Lady . Mr.' Hazel
Hawke. wife of the former
Primc Minister.
With the weather turning
on a fine ,unny day for The
oeca,ion. Commander Max
Haneod. MELBOURNE'.,
CO. welcomed Mrs Hawke
In a shon ~peec h Mrs
Hawke congr.llulated HMAS
MELBOU RNE on her o,ccond
anniversary <lnd wbhed her
many more happy birthday,.
Mr.. Hawke wa~ Juined by
the you ngcst member of lhe
,hip's crew. 17 ye<lr old
SMNCSO Mathe w Burnen.
\0 cu t the binhday ca ke
before joining. the Cfew fo r
morning tea.
Following the F.C.P ..
MELBOURNE will briefly
relurn 10 Sydney before .,ailing "up lOp" on a South Ea., t
A~ian deployment
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Inaugural
ship·s ball
HMAS BUN BURY (LCDR D,M, Gribble)
has certainly enjoyed a ship's ball to remember.
The ina ugural ball was held at the Rockingham soccer
cl ub und mo re than 160 guests attended.
Some o f the g uests were ex- HM AS BUN BURY personnel and their fa m ilies.
TS BUNBURY was also invited und the CO of the
Cadet unit. LCDR Jim CunniffI', presented a cheque of
$1.000 - a contribution IOwurds the night's fes ti vities.
Meanwhi le, BUN BU R Y has part icipated in the la unc h
of H M Bark Endeuvour replica.
Observed by tens of thousands o f people und hundreds
of spccI!Jtor cmft. the Endeuvou r was launched six minutes early at Fisherman's Harbour.
The foun tain symbo lises
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symbolises the diligence and
eagerness with which the ship
wishes to be characterised.
aboard where ~he wa~ greeted
by the ship's company mu,tered on the night deck.
. Th e Sa nd S Department of HMA S B UNB URY enjoys a
quiet m Oille'" during the ship 's hall. From left: LEUTTim
WatSOIl, PO Dal'e Devlin, A H Boh McCanse. Mr McCa"se
al/d A B M cCabe (frolll).
WARRNAMBOO~ comes in from the cold
Th e ca ne toad may be on the way south but wa tch
ou t Q ueenslan d. WARRNAMBOOL is o n the move
north!
After more than live years of Aus:-.ie Rules and Anturctic winters. HMAS WARRNAMBOOL (LEUT Duvid Cunningham)
has returned to thc bulmy sub-tropical par:ldi.~e of Sydney for
homeporting at I·IMAS WATERHEN.
The new homeport will give greuter nexibility to !leet support
activities as well us provide maintenance resource savings: without reduci ng surveillam."e commitment to the southern region of
Australia.
Since thc forlllal decision in December to relocate. WAR RNAMBOOL has completed Workup/ORE. a customs patrol
over the Christmas period and steamed nearly 27,000 !lautic:!1
miles for 1993.
Small wonder the ship's company enjoycd a well deserved
leave period.
The pench:lIIt for h::lrd work is stil] evident. however. with
ABBM Andy Vierick and ABETC Duve ROllinger both tying
the knot during the SWLP.
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The Commanding Officer of HMAS NEWCASTLE, Commande r Rowan Moffitt has
attended the Maritime Tactical course at HMS
DRYAD.
The Trip enabled a visit to HMS NEWCASTLE. a Type
42 rJeslroycr. where an exchange of gifts took place
between the two respective COs o n behalf of their crews.
, The CO of HMS NEWCASTLE. Commander A.M.
Massey, prc.~ented a framed photograph of his ship and a
trophy comprising a coal miner's lantern and two fine
specimens of coal from Ncwcastlc-upon-Tyne.
In return Commander Moffitt presented a framed photo-
gr.lph on the launching of HMAS NEWCASTLE.
The trophy presented by Commander Ma.~sey had been
presented 10 HM S NEWCASTLE on commissioning by
the Backworth Mal e Voice Choir and Eccle~ Colliery
Backworth in July 1978.
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~entation
The close association c~tablished between the two
is expected to be maintained in the future.
ship~
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Mr Phil Hannan, MULLO·
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Australia, have been
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In presenting the commendation s of behalf of the
CO HMS NEWCA STLE, Commander Massey, RN (left>, presellts the trophy 10 CO HMAS NEWCASTLE, Commander
Moff itt, RAN.
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CMDR DJ. Fabey has ta ke n over from CMDR
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February 199 1 as OIC Trials Unit. RANTAU.
In 1992 RA NTAU was aboli she d and O IC Tria ls Unit
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The na me RA NTEG was adopte d to bener ide ntify the
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RANTEG has approximately ) 0 Na vy personne l organised into four trials sections. These are Underwater Warfare.
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They are supple mented by a Trials Sup pon seclion.
CMDR Curl, right, congratulates CMDR Fah ey on h is appointment as head of RANTEG_
Staff co mpri se warfare o rfi ce rs. W EEOs . tec hnic ian s .
o perators a nd even a helicopter pilot.
RANT EG's test and eval uati o n respo ns ibilit ies include
fit-o ut inspections of new ships and equipment. acceptance
tria ls. ship qua lification tri als . pre and post-re fit tria ls and
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othe r routine technical testing.
A majo r role is Operational Test and Evaluation (OT& E).
panic ularl y o f ne w ships and eq uipment prio r to e nte ri ng
service.
Pan o f OT& E is Ope ratio nal Eva lua tion (O PEVA L).
which differs considerably from o ther testing as it takes a
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combat mission . after the tec hnical testing is completed.
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RAN Central Canteens Board, Navy OffICe were (l·r): RADAI C. O:renbould (Chairman RANCCB), Air J. Burgess, Director Personnel (Financial Support - Na vy ); CAPT W. Hack, DL5(N);
CAlDR L Roberts, Secretary (RAN Central Cantuns Board) and LEUT D. Hughes, Deputy
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·s closure nets
canteens $143,000
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The Co mpan y is h ig hly s uc c essful ,
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dynamic. Rapid expansion in the husiness
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career mind ed profeSS io nal with a strong
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The disposal of a myriad of Welfare Fund and Canteen assets from HMAS
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Steam Engine: Uni versity of
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Bunda berg Steam Tramway
Preservation Society; motorcycles (incl uding the David
Bass Memori al bike): RAAF
Wagg a ; go·ka rt s: HMAS
A LBATRO SS a nd d ivin g
equ ipment : HMAS CAIRNS
and HMAS CRESWELL.
S po rts and ex ped equipme nt (about 780 items) went
to: HM A Shi ps BENDIGO,
BR IS BAN E. CAN BER RA.
DARWI N,
GEE LONG.
G ERALDTON. HOBART.
JERVI S
BAY.
M EL BOURNE, MORESBY. NEWCASTLE, PERTH , SWAN.
TOBR UK , W A RR NA M BOOl , WE STR A LI A and
WOllONGONG.
Lawn bowls to Harold E.
Holt and Riverslone Bowling
Club.
The Amenities Fund subs idi sed the final cl os ure
activities and the "End of An
Era Ball to the tun e o f
h
$17,()()().
The Ball was anended by
over I<XX) people and was a
great success.
N IRIMB A ti es. s peci al
commemorative medallions,
JX)n and a book entitled "The
Flight of the Pelican" were
sold during the functions.
- The Fli g ht o f th e
Pelican - is a hi story of the
Sc hofields Ae rodro me a nd
HMAS N IRIMBA. written
by Lieutenant Commander
Ron Robb.
Copies of the book are
now avai lable through the
Naval Aviation Museum al
Nowra.
On closure. the Wardroom
transferred over $15.000 10
the RANCCB 10 provide
engraved sil verware gifts for
new built s hip s and sub·
mari nes, starting off with the
Coll ins class.
Th e clos ure of N IR ·
IMB A's We lfa re and No nPubli c Funds . including the
Juni o r Sa il o rs' Bar and
Traders' Cantee n has realised
a re turn to th e Ce ntral
. Canteens Fund of S I43.252 .
Th is money has been earm a rked by th e C e nlral
C antee ns Board for use in
t he Bun ga low Pa rk N a vy
Holid ay Ce ntre redevelopment project.
In recog ni t io n. N I RIMB A's na me wi ll fe ature .
as well as the names of the
Apprentice Di visions.
Ca reer be nefits incl ude, highly competitive
s al a r y, o n goi n g ca ree r pros p ec t s a n d
recogni t ion of comm itm ent and talent.
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Indoor Sports
(N. I.S.C.) situated
just inside the main gate
:: at Garden Is land in
i Sydney. It boasts some of
- the best fitness and recreational equipment and
facilities the Navy has
§ Centre
S
involvement in the Kodak
Sydney to Hobart Yacht
race was exciting, challeng·
ing and importantly well
publicised.
Her employment as the
By Phillip Day
minton/volleyball/indoor
soccer and cricket with all
the equipment for these
activities provided.
ever se(!n.
radio relay ship brought her
closer to a large yachting
The N.I.S.C. is available
to all se r ving naval personnel and their immedi·
ole
which
fam ili es
includes, spouses, de factos, parents and children
over the age of 10 (supervised). Garden Island
Access Card Applications
and CommonweaJth Indemnity forms are available
for people wishing to use
the facility. This means
you do not have to wait till
your serving me mb ers
gets home. You can come
anyt ime, accompanied or
independently.
;
The facility 's hours of
operation arc as follows:
:: Monday-Thursday 0630- 2100 , Friday 0630·1900
and Sa turday -Sunday
1000-1600. The N.l.S.C. is
sure to have something for
everyone whether it is for
fitness or for fun. You will
not be disappointed.
commun it y and enabled a
RA N sa il training ship to
perform in the arena of one
of Australia's premier sport ~
iog events at a time when
perceived dangers dre w
attention nation wide.
The event was not without
its controversy and most will
remember the 1993 race for
the number of retirements.
sinking. dismasting, hull
damage and a miraculous
escape from death by a manover-board.
YOUNG ENDEAVOUR's
involvement will be remem-
=
bered for the relentlessness
and the assurance she provided a dishevelled fleet.
Already plans are underway for the 1994 event. the
50th anniversary of the race
when more than 250 entrants
are expected.
The CYCA is keen to see
YOUNG
... The motto is true to
~ form for th e staff at the
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ENDEAVOUR
It has the latest elec·
_ tronic fitness equipment
including steppers, cycles,
a computer row and treadmill. A versa climber, universal multi gym, hydra
gym circuit training area,
weight training stations
and unlimited free weights
provides a full range of
activities.
Navy intends to enter
sailing teams in the invitation team racing championships and th e NSW
eliminations. Both events
will be conducted on
Sy dn ey Harbour. The
NSW eliminations will be_
held over the period April §
16·1 7 with the NITRC fol ·
lowing two weeks later on §
May 7-8. Personnel wish- §
ing to nominate for these
events can contact POPT §
Lang on (02 ) 362 4312 . §
Nominations close on
March 31. For furlher §
information contact RAN- §
STC on (02) 362 4312.
i_
There are also Aerobics
and Step Reebok classes
conduc ted daily during
the following times ,
Monday-Friday 12051250,
Tuesday
and
Thursday 1630-1715. For
those that are not too sure
of the equipment or want
to begin a fitness program, we also cater for
you with a full fitness
assessment and exercise
program.
Remember, it is never
too late to begin a health
or fitness program. For
more information or a
guided tour of this magnificent facility feel free to
come down to the N.I.S.C.
or give us a call on 359
2404 or 2405. We will be
only too happy to assist
you. After all, our motto is
true to form, "What
Makes Us Better - Makes
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Each Friday Twilight Race - 22nd October, 93 . 18th March, 94
Race starts 1800 (outside daylight saving 1700).
B.B.Q. tea on completion
Yachts and Tasars welcome
For berths on·board phone Janet 363 9939
or place names on crew board in the Clubhouse.
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Golfers
off line
off tee
HMAS B U NBURY has
held its inaugural golf
day at the K winana golf
links.
The competition was strong,
as could be expected. with
more than two thirds of
the crew participating.
Tee-off was an event in itself
with many players hitting
their balls in every direction except down the fairway.
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But as the afternoon wore on
performances improved
and the nine holes were
completed in just over two
hours.
Special thanks go to PONPC
Dave Devlin for organising the day; unfonunately
he was not one of the
recipients of a trophy at
the official presentations.
Winners were: The Don
Bradman Award (most
s trokes) - LSRO Scott
Lockhart (94).
The Best Team Award (two
players) - CPOMTP Arty
Boyd (44), ABSN Tony
McCabe (52).
The Best Individual Player CPOMTP Arty Boyd (44).
The Best Individual Player
( runn er-up) - LSMTP
Shaun Smith (52) (won on
a countback).
ABOVE: The HMAS BUNBURY inaugural golf day
trophy winners: LSRO
Scott Lockhart, ABSN
McCabe, CPOMTR Arty
Boyd and SLMTP Shaun
Smith.
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Aussies~~~~~~·,~~~J!~J+·~~·~
retain
cricket
trophy
Address change
Byrne-Sears cr icket trophy after an exciting dra w
again s t New Zea land
Co mbin ed Serv ices in
Melbourne.
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(New addressees s hould include the old address).
Chapman, Connolly
Fun Run winners
T he 1994 Sy dney Area Nal'y Fun
Run in Centen nia l Park has been won
by LCDR Bob Chapman a nd LS Rita
Connolly.
With the restructuring of the mce from the
Cross Country C hampio nships to the Navy
Fun Run the event has become more appealing to novice runner/walke rs and attracted a
larger turnout than in previous years.
The course. a lt hough diffe re nt from its initial ro ute. provided partic ipants with a c ho ice
of activi ties with me n competing a 8.6km run.
women a 5km run and fo r the acti ve power
walker 3.6 km stroll/walk in the park .
With litt le breeze and the merc ury cl imbing
to th e h ig h twe nties t he 6 3 c ompe t itors
e njoyed the ir run/walk around pict uresque
Cente nn ial Park.
LCDR Chapman led from stan 10 fi nish for
a convinci ng win from A D I runne rs Ga ry
Lynn and Angel Luis in a fie ld of 38.
The c rew from HMAS RUS HCUTTER ran
as a team at the pace of the slowest runne r to
fin ish over the line togethe r. We ll done boys.
A us tra li an C o mbin ed
Se r vices has reta in ed the
The Kiwi la ilc ndcrs held
o ut spirited Aussic bowling
in the fi na l fo ur overs.
As ho lders, A us lra li a
retained the tro phy.
The wicket was slow and
inconsis te nt a!'! A u .~ lr alia
strugg led to be a ll o ut for
138 o n the ope ning day Navy\ ou tstandi ng opene r
R9<1 Thie l again c hief contributor wi th 39.
T he Kiwis too k a f irs t
inn ings lead, replying with
175.
Navy's J o hn Wasse ll
(3138) a nd li ve ly S han e
Hattersley (unlucky 10 ha ve
j ust the one w icket) worked
tirclcs!'!ly.
The Na vy o pe ne rs T hie l
;m d N ick Kn ig ht the n se t
;Iboul wiping o ul the de fi c it
and sett ing a target for their
bow lers.
N ic k. a Sy dn ey t h ird g rade r w ith S t Geo rge. at
last recognised his potentia l
at the Se rvices level.
He scored a mo!'!t impress i ve 88 in th e condit io ns
and !'! teered A ustra lia to a
total of 199.
The Kiwis were never a
threat aga inst the Army pair
of Sam Dunsto nc (6130) and
Trevor Be nn etts ( three
wi cke ts) - aided by o ft e n
brill iant fi e lding - a nd were
9-96 ;I t stumps.
The [995 na ti o nal interS er vice ca rn i va l will be
he ld a l HM AS A LB ATROSS from Fe brua ry 6[0.
Th e fo ll ow in g wee k a n
Au s tra [ian
Co m b i ned
Ser" ice!'! side will unde rtake
a week-long tour of matche!'! again:-.t th e NSWCA at
the Sydney Cricket Ground.
the Primary X I a t Wyong,
the NSW Aborigines X I at
Banbtown. the Mike
Whitney X I at Bradman
0,,;11 Bowral and an ACT
X I at M anu]...a.
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In the women'). event LSETC Connolly
too !'!trong at the finish to hold off chal·
lenge!'! from LEUT Narbutas and LEUT
Roman-Jone:. in a field of 12.
wa.~
PO f-YT Wal ker was in a class of his own in
the power walk :.ett ing a blisteri ng pace 10
fi nish over six minutes ahead of his nearest
rival.
The b;lrbccue and re freshments were much
appreci ated nt the fin ish by nil competitors
and it to pped off a successful dny.
Fi na l pl ati ngs - men's 8.6km run : LCDR
Chapman (NSC) 28.55 min I , Ga ry Lyn n
(AD!) 29.1 6 min 2. Angle Lu is (A DI ), 30.15
min 3.
Wome n's 5 k m run: LS ETC Connolly
(M HQ) 2 1.44 mi n I. LEUT Narbutas (M HQ )
22.0 1 mi n 2. LEUT Roman-Jones (KUTTA BUL) 22.18 min 3.
Men's power walk : POPT Wal ke r ( PENGUIN) 21.46 min I.
Wome n':. power wa lk: AB DE N Arnolli
(ALBATROSS) 28.40 min I .
The HMAS A LBA l'HOSS No l leam - inaugural winners of Ihe Sydn ey Area Beach
Volleyball competition.
INAUGURAL WINNERS
The HMAS ALBATROSS No l team has beaten 29 other teams to win the
inaugural Sydney Area Beach Volleyball competition on Bondi Beach_
So me [50 parti c ipan ts
fro m the S ydn ey area and
the So uth Coast e mphasised
the po pularit y of the new
acti vity.
In brill ia nt sunshine, the
co mp e tit ion beg an wi th
so me s k ilfu l vo ll eyball
being pl ayed.
As the day wore on the
standard improved.
In between games p la yer~
cooled off in the :-.urf with a
:-.wim and some even managed to catch a wave on
their surfboard:-..
Six teen gamcs were conte!<lted in round one to determine those ..... ith the talent to
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reach the major a nd mino r
fin:!!.
Four courts were needed
to ge t t hro ug h th e e arly
g'Ulh.'!S .\IId when the quarter
fin a ls c omm e nce d t hose
teams elimin:!tcd during the
ro un ds e nte re d int o c ha llenge ma tches against each
other.
HMAS AL BATROSS (I)
were a lwa ys go ing to be
hard 10 beat with easy wins
in the quarler and semi
finah.
ALBATROSS showed
their cla:-.:. in the final of the
cup ;11 the expense of
HMAS PLATYPUS. win-
ning 2-0.
In the conso lat io n fin a l
A LB ATR OSS ( II ) wa s
de feated by the determ ined
KUTTA BUL (N PC) team.
Althoug h the firs t match
wa s e venl y c onte s te d .
KUTTAB UL mn away
wi nne rs in th e second
win 2-0.
A g reat day was had
a ll who alle nded Ihe "" 0.1"'- ;
tition.
T he s un . s urf and.
se t the scene fo r an
venue at which some
Navy's most e,n:~;,,~~n~~~ ~
a nd agg ressive
was played.
YAIR 1't WELL I St1LL£D
S;OME CN MY COMB
YESTERDAY
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DARWIN starts leg three o/th e/amous Whitbread Yacht Race.
Whitbread underway
with DARWIN bang
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To facilitate the services and civilian involvement in the International
Year of the Family, the following project officers have been appointed:
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It-Col John Tracey
CMDR Helen Marks
MaJ Rob Sullivan
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(06) 265 3244
(06) 265 3903
Fax (06) 266 9079
(06) 265 1341
(06) 265 1144
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SeoJrity T~~ OIl 132468.
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COfTrnOI"I"WeIIIh ~ of Hurrv.n SeMc~ ¥od Heillh 1'0 BoK 666 Woden ACf 2606
In launching the ADF's participation in th e
International Year of the Family, the i\'linister for
Defence Science and Personnel, Senator John
Fau lkn er, announced some of the ADF 's initiatives for the IYF.
How IYF
happened
The Project Officer IYf. LTCOL Jo hn Tracey. e xplains
fo r "Navy News" the background to some of the inil iatives.
The Defence Fo rce Personnel Policy Commiuee dec ided in July 1993 on Defe nce's in volveme nl in lYF.
It decided o n Ihe appo intme nt of a project o ffi cer in
HQADF to coordina te the act ivity and projec t office rs
within each Service Office.
The DFPPC wished that the ADF initiati ves should produce tangible res ults in achie ving improved suppOrt to
fam ilies.
Internati ona l Year of th e Famil v was officiallv
launched in the pJenar~' session ' of the United
Na tions Genera l Assembly on December 7, 1993,
In a statement made during the launch, Pedro Catarino.
Po rtuguese Ambassador 10 United Nations, said a ba sic
aim of the year would be " to promote the widest possi ble
protec tion a nd ass ista nce to famil ies in all it s diverse
fomls. as the unit of society".
An Australian IYF presentatio n kit was made available
to all United Nations delegat ions. and included a state ment
on Austra lia 's s uppOrt of the Interna ti o na l Year of the
Family.
The statement emphasised Federal Government support
for the Year and the International Year of the Family.
Family Skills Training
Lik e th e re st o f th e Au s trali an c ommunit y. ma ny
Service fam ilies ha ve diffic ulty with their relationships and
in managing their li ves. and this is often exacerbated by
the additional pressures of Service life.
Thi s will worsen whe n the Fami ly Allowance a nd
Additional Family Allowance are adj usted in 1994.
A range of famil y ski lls training would assist fami lies 10
cope bette r.
It should include marriage preparation. communicati ng.
budgeting and financial management. use of alcohol, conm c t resolution. domestic viole nce. parenting and coping
with change,
Although some of these subjects are al ready tackled in
variou s a reas of Ser vice famil y concentration s. the re
wou ld be benefit in de\,e lo PllJent of a coordinated train ing
package.
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The project wi ll be imp lemented through ADFILS '
Community Development Officers. The project has been
given high priority with the aim of ha ving the training
pac kages de\'eloped and distributed. with training commenced by the end of 1994.
* * * * *
IYFEMBLEM
The IYF emblem consists of a heart sheltered
b)' a roof, lin ked by another heart.
h symboli ses life and love in a home where one finds
wartlllh. caring. sec urit y. toge thern ess. tolerance a nd
acceptance.
The open de sig n indicates continuit y with a hint of
uncertainty,
T he brushstrokes, wi th the open roof line. completes an
abstract sy mbol representing the complexi ty of the fa mily,
viewed as the building block of society ,
* * * * *
Special Proj ects
To pro\'ide interest a mong fam il y groups in in itiating
local projects and provide concrete benefits at the local
len~L it is proposed tha t a significam sum of mo ney be
made available for IYF projects proposed by famil y groups
for implementation in the last half of 1994.
These projectS will not duplicate the Famil y S upport
Funding Program and separ.ue g uide lines and procedures
will be develo ped.
It is en\·isaged that Community Deve lopme nt Officers
wou ld be im'o h'ed in assisting famil y g roup!> in developing
proposals.
Emergency Housekeeper
Na,\'y has e stabli s hed a very success ful e merge ncy
housekeeper scheme.
Army is impleme nting a s imi lar sche me and the Air
Foro! is co!lsidering introducing a similar suppon scheme.
which would provide unifo nnity across the three Services.
Relationship Between Wo rk Place
and Family
Although many units a lready conduct open days. it is
felt closer relatio nships could exist between the work place
and fami lies.
As an IYF initiative. all units are e ncouraged to open
the unit to their fa milies fo r o ne open day in 199~ .
In additio n to beinll! briefed o n the unit's role and the
members' jobs , the ,:;milies sho uld be offered a li ght
lunch/barbecue.
Communications
The KCGSF ad\'ises that fami lies belie\'e important
inform:niou is ll()( reachiO!! them.
A way to improw co~munications with families is to
assist editON. of SeT"\'ice newspapers to include a rticlesJsegn~nL<Jcolumn s OIl matters of interest to families.
It is intended to educate members to take their Serv ice
news paper home for their families to read.
Work-Based Ch ild Care
ADF will haw estab li~ 10 wo n.:pl:k."'"'I! child care centre,.", lOr -U)() c hildren bv 199-1 which wi ll Iar!!.e lv meet the
pre.sc.nt demand at t~ areas of large Defe~ ~ncentrJ.­
tio ns.
Demand will ;:ontin ~ to be mo nitored and addittonal
places and day ca re centre s es tabli s hed to mee t the
demand.
This initiative is a good example that the ADF is a ·caring employer" as it le3ds mo st public and pri"ate sector
emrlo~crs in pN)\'idin£ wo rt -based c hild care.
National Education Curriculum
Tbe ADF supports the introductio n of a nationa.l educa.·
tion c urric ulum and school commenceme nt age.
Di$Cussions between the fl!deral and state ~o\'('mmentS
ha"e st311ed on disagreements o,'e r subjt!\:"t profiles.
The IYF umbrella theme of Families and the Future
s ho ulJ be us ed to give mo me ntum to 3c hi e\ ing a
f3\OUrabl e decision .
ADFLS staff are assisting State and Te rritory bodies in
pursuing this ai m.
Family Medical Pass books
llle health of bmilie.s is some times jeopardised wht'n
posted because medical reoonJs are left behind with civili:m prn..."'1itioners.
Ad"ising famili es of the mcthoJ of transferri ng medical
dot'Umo:OlS could be m3de routine.
Ho\\·e \·er. this proj«t aims to funher assist famili es to
c:ln)' a recoN of tht'ir medkal histo ry .
16 (56) NAVY NEWS, March 11 , 1994
Minister for Defence Sciellce and Personnel, Senator John Faulkn er, talks to the kids at the
opening of the Coral Sea Early Childhood Celllre ill Townsville. Th e openillg also officially
munched lhe Australian Defelice Force illl'Olvemellf ill ,he If/lemaljollal Year of lhe Family.
SERVICE PROJECT OFFICERS
To facilitate the Services and civilian involvement in the International Year of the
Family, the rOllowing project officers have been a ppointed ;
HQ ADF LTCOL John Trace)'
Telephone 06 266 8680
Fax 06 266 9079
Navy
CMDR Helen Marks
06 265 3244
06 2651341
Army
MAJ Rob Su llivan
06 265 3903
06265 1144
Airforce
Mr Eryl Evans
06 265 2355
062652792
Setting the IYF
national agenda
The National Council for IYF has identified the following issues for discussion, consultation and action in 1994:
• To recognise the di versity of familie s in
Auslr.llia in te rms of their compos ition. cullUre and race and to ce le brate their central
contribution to Australia's social and economic welfare and c uituml heri tage :
• To ac knowledge the value of cari ng and
nurturing provided by fami lies as part of the
co ntributi o n made by th o se in vol ved in
unpaid work in households and communities:
• To strengthe n the pa rtnerships between
fami lies. governmen ts. educa tio n and community sen' ices . bus iness. unio ns. religiou s
o rganisations. and community groups:
• To address the c ircumstances and needs
of di sadvantaged famili es including famili es
with unemployed breadwinners. low paid s ing le income fami lies. sole pare nt famil ies.
Aborigin31 and Torres Strait Is lander fami lies.
fami lies where a n-..:mber has a disability or
c hro ni c illne ss. fa mil ie s o f no n- En 2: li s h
spc!aking background. fami lies in rural and
re mo te regions and those in depressed econo mic regio ns:
• To promote polic ies which recognise and
support the c hoices whic h fa milies are making in CQffibining paid work and famil y care:
• To promote gende r equality issues and
e:.;plore ways n-..:n and women can share more
equall y in the " arious respons ibilit ies a nd
ple:bures of famil " life :
• To rero£!nise tho:! ri~hts of fami lies and a ll
famil y men~~rs. ind~ding c hildren. young
peopk and the aged:
• To address the nctds o f fam ilies
personal c rises. including grief and loss. troubled rela tio nShips, a lco hol a nd drug abuse
and natural di sasters: and
• To address the significant problems of
famil y violence and abuse. including legislati ve imiatives. education and mediation. and
s upport for all affected by famil y violence.
Whi le a ll States and Te rritories have been
encouraged to celebrate the year in the way
they wish. full advantage of this globa l focus
o n fami ly issues will o nl y be achieved if there
is a coordinated approach.
Com mittees have bee n sct up to e nsure that
gove rnme nts. non -pro fit no n-gove rnmen t
bodi es. comme rcia l orga nisat ion s and th e
general com munity all partic ipate in identi fying issues for discussion and become acti vcly
in volved in Internatio nal Year of the Family,
An IYF unit w ith in the Departmen t o f
Health. Housing and Commun ity Services has
been established 10 plan. de vclop and implement IYF acti \' ities across Austr.ll ia.
Its c urrent foc us is on planning. researc hing and consulting as widc ly as poss ibl e to
make IYF a success.
nati o na l co mmill ee
of
key
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Commonwea lth departme nts has a lso bee n
established.
By focu sing o n the range o f polic ies and
programs provided by governme nt for fami lies. this committee will endeavour 10 make
famil y services more effecti ve and will ensure
that information o n how people can use these
sen 'ices is available.
Senator Crowley
IYF THEMES
Themes: In declaring 1994 as th e International
Year of the Fami ly the United Nations adopted
the theme "Family: resources and responsibilities
in a changing world ".
The Federal Gove rnmen t's theme. an nounced by the
Mini ster for Famil y Serv ices. Senator Crowley, is "Let's
look after familie s" .
The Nati on al Council for the International Year of the
Fami ly is the princi pa l advisory body to the Governme nt
on IYF. It has adopted the the me "Supporting the many
faces of familie s".
* * * * *
The Prime Minister, Mr Keating has pledged
his support to Aust ralian families as the key to
our future.
At the orricial Australian la unc h of the Internatio nal
Year of the Family on December 6 last year. Mr Keating
described the famil y as a "national reso urce vi tlll \0 the
futu re of Ihis country".
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