Royal Australian Tbe official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy

SYDNEY.S FIRST NAVY SEAL NEY at Taronga Pari:: Zoo. Kananya is one of five Aust rali an Sea

Lions at Taronga. The sponso rs hip renews the ties between SYDNEY and Taro nga Pa rk Zoo fol l owing the e arly and somew hat un ex pected departure of long-time sponsored CPONPC King Cobra who slid into retirement.

Born in December 1996, Kartanya was too young and shy to appear in a photo­grnphic session with her new supervisor.

It was eviden t. however. th at mother Kasha took a shine to sai lors!

,'-, -~t4t~;~i,,_~I.\T4~ AD[)RESS(~calMg): NaI'3l Sopport Comud HeadQuarters,

Wharf17, PirramaRGad(ftlmlertjJonesBayRll3d) Pyrmont NSW2009.

POSTAL ADDRESS: Na...,. News, locked Bag 12,Pyrmom. NSW, 2009. PHONE:(0'2)95631202.FAX:(0'2)95631600. E.roaiiAddrtSS:Oi\Ynews@na...,..goy..1U PUBUSHeO: fortnightly. DATED: Moflday. TYPESIZEOFPAGE:Approx.J8cmx26cm,7colsx8ems. TYPESfI: Bright Print. 8-10 Fran~ SIJ~~ Wetherill Park, NSW, 2164

Ph (02) 9757 JOOl PRINTED: Fairfu Communit1 Newspapers

47 AI~ngllam Str!e~ CorldeilPart, II'SW. 2200

OOPYOEAOLIt/E: MondaypoorlOdateoli~

CIRCULATION: 2O,OOJ copies perlssu! DISTRIBUTION: national 10 serving ilnd former personnel, civilians,

dockyards,s/Iipbuilding and engineering esrabli shmenls, boJsi()!ssoruanisations, GO'Iemm!ntd!~rtm!fIIS. liYerseasto o!licialestablishm! nts.Govemm!ntde~rtmentsandprivate subscribtrs.

SUBSCAIPTIONS: 524 per annum pos\a!)eWltlun AUSlIalia (airmaiand overse3Sel1ra).

STAFF: Managin9 Editoc lCDR Kevin Pike (02) 95631653 AssmEditor. LEUTAaron Ma\zk()W$ (02) 95631233; Advertising:MrGecllClifford (02)95631S39: Pictorial:LSPHSleveGum!tt(02)95&31593; SaiIofs'Rep!eseflta!M:POWTRMarkHowan1(02)95&34450 Admillisllation,subscri{ltionandoeoeraler~lInes MrPa~JollRson(02)95631202

I'ublicatirHIDales Del~line

23ftbruaty . .. ... .13ftbrua'Y '_EM. 23March .. . .1 3March 6A1tril ........................................... .21Mardl 2OApril .. . ... .10AptiI 4May .............................................. 24April 18Ma)' .... 8Ma)' 1June ............................................... 22Ma)' . -~. ~-.-13 July.. . .................. .3July 21 ..kr1y ........................................... .11JuIy 10Auljust .. . ...................... 31july 24Auljusl .. .. ...... 14 Auoust 15eptefl'btr .. . ....... 28A1Jgust 21 Seplember ..................................... 11Sept!mber 5October .. . .•.... 25September 190d0ber .. .. . .............................. ..... ... 90ctober 2NrMmber .. . ..... .. 230c0ber 16 Novemller . . .. ...... .. ........ ... ............... .6Novtmber JONovemller .......•..••....•.•....•...•..•... 2ONovtmber 14Dtcernber.. .. ..... 4December

2 (22) NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998

Recruit proves real lifesaver N~:~ ~~~:~d ~:~~~ni~ Elton Aldridge give a heattattack victim a new lease on life.

The opportunity for his Good Samaritan act came when E lt o n. 24, from Bendi go, was re turn ing fro m leave.

He was changing plat­forms al Flinders Street railway statio n in

M e lbo urne when he noticed a V-Line worker slumped over a baggage cart.

A junior firefighter and RCT Aldridge went to the worke r 's aid. jumping across the track s from one platform to the nex t.

They es tabli shed tha t there was no pulse and that the worker was not breathing. Elton immedi-

Great Endeavour

ately began CPR. Transil Police arrived

and helped RCT Aldridge try to restore life.

The vicrim's heart staned then stopped twice before ambulance staff arrived and e lectrically stan ed his hean.

A n am bu I a nce spokesman said the work­erwas breathing and had a pulse be fore he was transported to hospital.

Elton learned his first aid after he jo ined th e Navy in September last

Aussies on exchange A~:~~::~~I~~~~ :~I~n o~n~x~:;~;: :t~l:~;n~~~i~i~ Navy. Army and RAP.

For the Australians it's been a multifaceted experi­ence, with involvement in a range o f activities from ceremonial to operational. not only throughout Europe but the world.

It was borne OUI by the successfu l deployment of sev­e ral personnel on operations and exercise with their sponsor unit s to place s as disparate as former Yugoslavia, the Ukraine. Cyprus, Oman, Kenya and Canada.

Involvement in such operations. however. is o nly part of the s tory. Con tingent commander, Major Peter McKay. said the value of the exchange was centred on the interrhange of ideas.

"The transfer of technical expe n ise and operat ing procedures will lead to improved changes o n both sides." hesaid .

The Australians services. said Major McKay, had­been in demand when it came to ceremonial duties.

"Our personnel have laid wreaths in honour of our war dead at various commemoration services as well as patticipated in parades and official fun ctions."

-SGT Al Green

T~u~a;~'~a~~i~ ~:ti:~ ~~: a~~~~2c;;~~:~ ,--j=Y'=" =, ==="'========C="",,====="='=======; fo r her class in the Tall Ship's Race from Sydney to WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY Hoban. •

YOUNG ENDEAVOUR and her 24-person youth crew was unofficial winner of the A2 class of square­riggers and also beat all the larger visiting A-class ta ll ships.

Colour change Some call it "Arctic Convoy". others call it

"duckegg". But whatever the name the new blue paint applied

10 patrol boat HMAS FREMANTLE has people talking .

ute last year workers at Garden Island painted over the usual RAN grey livery of the 260 tonne patrol boat.

The paint was developed by DSTO and is said to reduce the radar signature of the vessel. It is also said to blend beller with the waters around Australia increasing the boat's "stealth" capabi lity.

Earlier sister craft HMAS WHYALLA had anoth­er style of paint, a very light grey, applied.

"We have trialled the new blue paint and find it does blend better wi th the ocean," Commanding Officer of FREMANlLE. LCDR Riano Gargiulo, said.

Advanisers andlor advenising agencies upon and by lodging material with the Publisher for publication or authorising or approvlllg 01 tha publication of any material INDEMNIFY tne Publishe,. ~s dUeelOfS, employees and agents against all claims. demands. proooe<lings. OO$IS. expenses. damages. awardS. fudgments and any other liabihty wllalsoever wllotly or pan'ally arising direClIy or ind,rectly in conllltClion Wlth the publication of the material . and wi thoutlim'ting the generality 01 the foregoing,indemnilyeach of them in retation todefamatio n.libel.slanderOf tnle, inlringemenl 01 oopynght. inlnngement of trademarks or names of publicatIOn lilies. unla" compet,tion. breach ofl,ade pracliceso, fa ir trading leg,s1alion. violallOn 01 ri gilts of privaey or eonlident,al inlonnationor licences or ,oyalty rights or other intelleclual properly rights, AND WARRANT that lhe material complies with all relevant laws and regulations and Ihat 'IS publicalioJ'lwili not g,ve I,se to any claims against 01 liabitilies In the Publisher, ilsdireclOrs. employoos or agenls. and, wilhout limiting lhe generality Of the tOlegoing. IMI notll,ng herein i sin breachoftheTradeP,aclicesAct 1968 or the Fai,T,adingAct 1967 orlhe delamation, consumer protecl,on and sale of goods legisiation of the Slates and Territories or inlringes the ri ghtsolany person

ADVERTISING CONDITIONS Advertising accepted for publication in NAVY NEWS is subject 10 the oonditions set out in their rate cards and the ru les applicable 10 advertising laid down from time to lime by Ihe Media Council of Australia. Every advertisement is subjed tOlhe Publisher's approval and the PubliSherm ay.at its discretion. refuse to aeeep! an advenisement 101 publication if it believes tile advertisement may infringe the rights of any person or may not comply with all laws and regulations of tile Stales and Territories. The Publisher accepts no responsibility or liability in relation to any loss due 10 the taitu re 01 an adveltisement to appear aoc:ording to instrudions. The posi\ioning or placing 01 an advertisement within the accepted claSSification is at the discretion of NAVY NEWS excep! where speciaTly instn.JC1ed and agr&ed upon by the Publisher. Rates are based on the understanding thaI 1t1e monelary levet ordered is used within tile period of the order. Mal!im um period of any order is one yea'. Should an adveniserlail to use the lotal monelary level orclefed the rale will be amended to coincide witll the amount of space used. The WOld ' advertisement" will be used on copy which In the opinion of the Publishel, resembles editoria l maneI'. The above tenns 81e subject to change withoul notifiealion. at thediscletion 01 the Publisher.

Principal Chaplain Max Davis of Canberra has become a Member of the Order of Ausl(alia for exceptional services par­ticularly as the Director General Chaplaincy -Navy.

The Medal of the Order of Australia was awarded to: LCDR Bri:1O Burnett, Sydney. fo r devotion to duty in IheRAN Reserve, especially for Nava l Con t rol of Shipping, LCD R David SCali. Sydney. fo r providing intelligence suppon to the RAN and the ADF and to WO Noel Cregan of WA for outstanding achieve ­ment in catering at HMAS STIRLING

• C PO Van Prooyen's daughter Deanne, 6, chec:ks dad's award. Picture: ABPH Torrin Nelson.

Canberra for outstanding Lockwood. Sydney. for achievement as the outstanding achievement Director Aviation Projects and exceptional perfor-- Navy, CMDR Simon mance f()(\he Navy'scom-Hart, Canberra. for out- bat forces while at at standing achieverTl(:ntand Maritime Headquarters,

Th e Co n sp i cuous Service Cross was awarded to: CAPT Brian Rowe of

exceptional performance as .LCDR Julie Fowler o f CO of HM AS BRIS - Sydney fo r outstanding BANE. CMDR Pete r achievement and excep­

ti onal business sense

;=====:::::::::::::::::::=====11 ~~I~cot:;:un~c~t~o~~

Phone 1800 644 247 OPERATION LIFEGUARD IS A CONF1DENTIAL

TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES AN INFORMATION AND REJo'ERRAL

SERVICE TO ANY NAVAL PERSONNEL WHO CONSIDER THEY HAVE BEEN SUBJEcnm TO, ACCUSED m~ OR WITNESS TO ANY FORM OF

DISCRIMINATION OR IlARASS:'ttENT. CALtERS WILL BE GIVEN INFORMATION

ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND AVENUES AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER ACTION n'

DESIRED.

I J John James Memorial __ ~~.~~a!

John James Hospital is a 170 bed private (nOI-IOr-prolil) hospital comprised 01 medical , surgical,oncology, paedialric and maternity wards. We have a new 7 bed level t leu unit and an operating suite 01 6 operating theatres Applications are invited Irom suitably qualilied Registered NUISeS lor the lollowing posilions:

Day Duty Permanent Pari Time - General Wards and High t Duty OncotollYand lCU

Eiperiencedperi·operat ivestaH and casual recoveryslaH

Managemem Group. CPO Stephen Wilkins. WA. for rTl(:ritorious service over 25 years and outstandi ng achievement in HMAS ANZAC. and CPO David Spratling. Canberra, for outstanding achievement and dedicaled perfonnance a~careermanagerf()(avia­

tion category sailors.

The Conspicuou s Servi ce Medal goes to LCDR Kent Lascelles . Canberra. for the opera­tional management of the J oint Amphibi o u s Transport Projects. CPO Lance Atki ns. Tasmania, fo r o utstanding serv ice and e:te mplary perfor­mance in sailors' promo­lions. CPO Debra Funnel of Nowra for outstanding service as an instructor at the RAN Leadership and Management School. CPO Tom H o dg es. Sydney. for outstanding service in HMAS BRIS ­BANE, and CPO Dianne Walker. Victoria. for o ut ­stand i ng ser v ice asa Marit i me Command Good Working Relations co-ordinator.

Meanwhi le, HM AS

HOBART's Combat Systems Operators have been presented with thei r hard-won A IO Shield recognis ing them as the year' s best CSO team.

II is the fi rst time since the shield was donated to the Navy in 1984 that HOBART has won.

Maritime Commander RADM Chris Ritchie said the 45 CSO sailors under CPO SIeve Butt could feel'~ustifiably proud".

And HOBART had come a close second in the s upply e:tce llence

award. he said

RADM R itchie a lso presented an Australia Day Medallion to th e ship 's formerchiefbosun , CPOB Stev e Van Prooyen.

CPO Van Prooyen. now at HMAS PENGU IN. was accompanied back on board by his daughter Deanne. 6.

As the ranks o f senior ~a ilo r s st uod at ease awaiting RADM Ritchie 's arri va l. Deanne grew tired of sitting on the sidelines and ran over to dad. almost lost among the white -soc ked leg s. The order to stand easy made her a l ittle more comfonable.

The Defence Force Service Medal also went to POET Tony Mulhall and LSPT Nick Davies.

.-_'- ,.i, I • ~.

Second sub's commissioning first for West ~;,r~;A~

B:~~s~~::; ~~~~r:I~~ Naval Band have herald­ed the return of sub~ marines to Fremantle.

Australia's second Collins-class submarine. HMAS FARNCOMB (SSG-74). was commis­s io ne d at E Berth, Victoria Quay in the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia, o n Saturday. January 31

FARNCOMB was wel­comed into the Austra lian Fleet by the guest of hon-

lains to bless the subma­rine. FARNCOMB became the first subma­rine \0 commission in W este rn Australian wafers and th e 19th to enter service with the RAN since 1914.

HMAS FARNCOMB now joins her sister HMAS COLLINS (LCDR Steve Davies) at HMAS STIRLING and becomes the fifth RAN submari ne to be based in WA. the decommissioned Oberon­class OXLEY, OR ION and OVENS all paying-off at Fleet Base West.

Fremantle was the larges t Allied submarine base i n the sout hern hemisphere during World War Two.

Some 170 American. British and Dutc h sub ­marines made war patrois. refitting orvisit ­ing Fremantle between 1942-45

FARNCOMB will spend most o f Ihis year carrying out funner tria ls including deep-se a d iv­ing. The th ird of c lass. WALLER. is e:tpected to commission later this year.

o ur. the Minister fo r '-=============:::; D efence, Mr I an Ir McLachlan.

Among Iheotherdigni­taries were the Minister fo r Defen ce In dus try. Science and Personnel. Mrs Bronwyn Bi s ho p . Chief of Defence Force. GEN John Baker. retiring Secretary for Defence Mr Tony Ayers. Secretary for Defence designate. Mr Paul Barratt. Chief of Navy. VADM Don Chalmers. and Mr Peter Cowper. representing the Famco mb famil y.

In hi s speec h Mr McLachlan pointed out that FARNCOMB was the first submarine to be constructed en t irely in AuStralia.

"We cannot afford to Jet this capability lapse as

Austra lian Colonial Marine Enactments is currently seeking

rec rui ts of both se:tes and al l ages aoo backgrounds to recreate the lives of Marines. Royal

Navy personnel. NSW Corps and civilians in and around Sydney from the period 1770 - 1810.

We parade regularly al Old Sydney Town and appear al historic houses and festivals throughout NSW with the aim of both entertaining and educating the general public about early colonial Australia and to enjoy oUl'$elvesdoing it !

For more information about ACME or other re enactment unitsofall periods around Australia. oontact Jolm Potter on (02) 94123967orBobEIlison(09)9643 1098.

the c urre nt s ubmarine I Lljiiiii~jjiiiil building contract comes toan emJ". he said.

That is why the Mini s ter s aid he announced in the strate­g ic policy th at the Defence Department was developing an e nhanced submarine design based on theCollins-class.

[t would provide the basis for any fUluredeci ­sio ns the Government would make on acquiring even more c apable sub­marilles.

When CO LCDR Greg Sammut read the Commissioning Order and asked the naval chap-

If you haven't ye t developed 11 straICgy to find and win the right position (or if your straICgy isn'tworking),we' lI hclpyougetitrigbl.

Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Nurses' {Enterprise 8argaining) Agreement 1997.

Enquiries and requests lor duty statements and selection criteria to be directed to: Three new commodores

Lf you' re focused, prepared and marketable for the position you're seeking, we'll register you on the Eltecutive & ProfessiormRegislCr- I unique and exciting recruitment alternative for employcn.

Whatever yow si tuat ion, if you're ready to take control ofyourcareer,we'U give you the edge thlitWinner3seek:.

Ward Areas MrsJBurton (02)62818100 ICU MsEMehakovic (02)62818946 Operating Su~e Mrs C Hindson (02) 6281 8984

Applinlions to be submiHed to MrsMShllll , Directorol Hurs lnll , PO B0123, Deakin West ACT 2600

, ... .... . '~

T~=!:.S gained th ree new PCr;>~McCaffrie becomes Director

The Chief of Navy. VADM Don General Naval Corpor:1te Management C halmers. has announced that CAPT and CDRE Stapleton is posted as John McCaffrie, CAPT Trevor RUling Director General Logistics Operations and CAPT James Stapleton have been - Navy

t;:i~hh: ~:!ya a7:!~~ comes through in the end.

In th e case of twO former me mbers of HMAS VOYAGER's. compan y. it took 40 years to come through

. and it was an involved episode. . Sai lors Ted Savage, a na va l stores assistant. and AB Maurice Kriss were on deployment in VOYAGE R in 1958 when on January 15 she crossed The Line.

Like all pollywogs the newcomers to King Neptune's court end­ured the Crossing the Line Ceremony, but of all the ship 's newl y lOitiated. only Ted and Mauri ce so mehow missed out on having VOYAGER's cere­monia l certificates signed by the caplai n, now RA DM Bust er Crabb (rtd).

Ted at his home in make good the oversight Tah moor, NSW. and ... 40 yean: latertothe day. Maurice in Sydney's To add authenticity. the suburban Lane Cove. National Mari time Mus-Then they asked RADM eum agreed the ceremony

the same as VOYAGER was. but VAM PIRE seemssomuchsmall-er." Ted said as he walked through the ship. "Forty

members of the VOYAGER Survivors' Association are meeting this month for 3 reunion at Fleet Base West.

T~~~y~= sailors a", to rorrle uoou th~ on~ banner with the CT"alion of a nt'w communicalions' bf"allth.

T he amalgamation rotlows thl'SKond pbase ora r"t'\·!twofall Navy co mmn "ication ~

undtrtaken by CA PT Ua"ld COlsel! and considered by CNSAC eartierlhis)·taJ".

CNSAC adopted a ll thetec:hnicaJarchitt'Ctul"l' uco mlllendatJons • st"'eral or tbe or~anls· ationalandpersonnel recommendation.'! and formed a high·Ie~·el RAN communications a nd information $tn-leu SI("tringgn.MJpto UHrset

theimpU:menbliOn. The rURW was 5of1 up

with Ihe ",a1isalion tbllt naval communications and informali(1O Sl.'rviCd netded 10 cbange ror the RAN 10 take ad~antage ofowwlec:bnologies.

Ad"antages01" amalga· mationincludelllU""lrr range of jobs and job skitls,impro"l'd nui­hi li ly in employment lit sea a nd ashore while ensuring a " migralion path"totbe fUlu.,..

Hea ring the story Nava l Association members tracked down Crabb. 80. if he would could be on VOYAGER's

... ------------.... si5Ier. the mu se um ship

branch rat lOgS vo lun ­teered some of their spare tim e to bring RADM Crabb from his home in Sydney's North Shore suburbofWahroonga.

Somehow it all came IOgether and Edward Savage and Maurice Kri ss now ha ve their ce rllfi ca tes co mplet ed, wTluen out 40 years ago but signed Just las t month.

~:r~a~i~'al~h~:a~~~u~~e ... _______ ..

Recruiting for the new catt'go r y is unden"ay, with t he first inta ke I'xpecled to be in ApriL

by

_W"""",,AlPP -""'*>grapher

Mark Lee_ '- LSPHOT 1973 - '84}

PORTTWT SIIT1NGS FROM $49 WEDDING SPECIAUST

SYDNEY - MElBOURNE - BRISSANE

Shop Q - A=de 83 Lona..,.;lIe Road LDne Cove, sydney. 2066.

Phone or Fax

02 - 9427 8588

Slrict!y by appo;nlmeflt only.

4 (24) NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998

VAMPIRE. "And the crew had an affini ty. I think. It was a good team on board."

"A great team:' RADM Crabb said.

RADM Crabb, while happy to perform the se rvi ce for Ted and Maunce. no longer drh'es and he felt he was a hllie frail to travel on public transport. so Nul'.I· News was asl.ed if it cou ld proVide its vehicle. And two co mmuni ca tions

And like all old sa lts. the trio soon began swapping warnes.

Then. as guests of the maritime Mu seum's members' loun!e for a stand easy brew. the three talked about old times.

" 1 know she must be Meanwhile. dOlens

Team set up to keep check on behaviour A~~~~i::;~~~ ~:~:I~:n:~ %~v~ know if they have any concerns or commenlS on unacceptable sexual behaviour at the Austral ian De fence Force Academy.

The eight-member, mixed gender learn under a civilian chairman has been set up to review the policies. practices and procedures 10 deal with sexual harass­me nt and se)(ua l offenses at th e academy.

It is considering the culture of the corps of officer cadets, particularly how equ ity issues a re understood and practi sed, how the academy handles complaints of sex ual harass ment and discrimination and what training and education academy staff and cadets receive in ethics, personal development and unacceptable behaviour.

Deadline fo r written submissions is February 15 and the Govemment wants the report of the leam's findings by Apri l 30.

A tol l-free number is ava ilable for those who wish to make submissions or provide information. The team can be

c00l3cted on 1800 636 603. Re\'iew team spokesman. CMDR Jim

Buchanan, said people who wished 10

contact the review learn were assured of the strictest confidence. Information could be provided anonymously.

''The team has already received a substantial numbc:r of submissions, both wrinen and verbal. signed and anony­mously provided, but wou ld welcome any addi tional inpu!''' CMDR Buchanan said.

He said the review woul d develop recommendations whi ch wi ll have application both to the Australian De fence Force Academy and mo re widely throughout the ADF.

'"Navy people and their families 3re encouraged 10 provide the review team wi th any information which will assist in making ADFA an equitable learni ng e nvironment in which to morrow 's leaders of the AOF ca n pursue their military and academic goals." CMDR Buchanan said.

Submissions may be forwarded before February 15 to the DireC lor of the Defence Equity Organi sation. Russell Offices E-3-31. Canberra, ACf 2600.

~ tl

([lIe ,:\llP<11 C"~55orintiott

l1f ","~1l5trn lia

SERVICE MEMBERSHIP NOW AVAILABLE

The A~~ociatlOn's aIm is to unite form er and -.ervlOg Nallal personnc:l for the purposc of mutual benefit, through a network of Naval men and women helping and supponing each other through its many sub-sections.

For your applica\lon form, contact

The Federal Secretary

d;> 6~I:O~~ition of Australia

~ CanberraACf2601 ~ PhoneiFax:(02)62800210

Email: <fedsec@nallalassoc.org.au>

DIVORCE PROBLEMS?

For Legal and Praclical Solutions 10 protect the rights of you and your children.

Contact: MARK WILLIAMS or

JIMMASPERO

• Firsl conference free

Ph : (02) 9749 1500 or Fax: (02) 9749 1441

WILLIAMS HUSSAIN

SOLICITORS

It was just an other day at the office

By SBLT Vtt James

and Groho.mOavis

Wc:"mm~::~g ~~;~~ e ~al:Sr II MAS CRESWELL. looked out from his verandah one morning he likened the scene to "busier than Pitt Street at lunchtime"

l1lere welt: people, military and civilian, everywhere and they were involved in some pretty important ·'stuff'.

While CRESWELL, on the southern bank of Jervis Bay, is the ttn(rt: for officer training. it has assets which make il ideal fortnlningforotherservlceper.;onnelbul rnrely do many aaivitiesco-incide.

First there we re members of [he Parachute Training School: practising for the up coming Defence Force ParachUie Competition.

1bey were dropping from a Dakota at 3000 metres. fltt (ailing for 40 seconds and then landing on Captains Beach.

In the wate r o ff the beach the RAN Diving School was practising mine loca­tion and recovery as pari of basic and advanced training.

While those on the basic course were finding. marting and floating mines. the advaoc:ed studenlS practised bJinging them ashore and making them safe.

As lhe day progressed the quarterdeck became the venue for the Defence ACf· NSW count!)' touch fOOIbaU competition.

More than 180 players and officials from the Navy, RAAF and Army and Defence Civilians flooded !he area for !he

fi Bt of two days of playoffs and finals. And while the fOOIbalJ was underway.

members of the 4RAR were practising "hot extractions" from the lower spon s ground as part of the ir Exercise Blue Horizon.

In the midst of all this activity five me mbers of the ship's compan y were anested by the NSW Police Operat ional Support Group during a mock riOi.

Nearly 50 membeB of the company led by Chief Coxswain C PONPC David Lewis threw rocks. water bombs. eggs. flour and bricb at !he policc.

Mcwe than one sailor found himself star­ing down the nostrils of a police dog or having his cars reverberate to the thumps the police were giving on their shields with their batons.

1be staged riot was the culmination of tWO weeks of training for the NSW Police involved in the fi rst of at least three Operations Support Group coorses to be run in the lead-up to the 2000 Olympics.

Tbe 20 students and three instructors were involved in practising techniques used in riot control. crime scene searches, drug crop operations and police duties in correctional institutions.

But the pOl ice and soldiers were IlOl the only visitors that day.

On the bay the ANZAC ctass fri gate HM NZS TEKAHA ke pt staff o f the Target Services Group busy with gunne!), and missile shoots.

The warYlip successfully completed her fi rs! Sea Sparrow miss ile firing off Jervis Bay aiming al a HUTT largel streamed behind a Jindivick pilOlkss aircraft.

y~a~g~::i~d~~~a~ School have excelled in thei r geography c lasses as a result of their ctose relationship with I{MAS DA RWI N du ri ng th e ship 's fi ve-month Asian deployment.

company o f DARW IN sending Ieuers, postcards and some traditional Australian fa vourites such asMinties.

The students' aim was to develop a betterundc:r­standing of Asia by fo l­lowing DARWIN through her deployment. gai ning an appreciation of the var· ious cultu res and geogra­phy of !he region.

TIle studenrs. known as theKaigoortieConsuuct;on Company. 00i1t "C()fl'II1'M,JI\­cation bridges" with the

DARWIN replied with postcards from e ve ry port. souvenirs . leu ers, E-mail and even foreign

Hethorn and Joh n Bateman travelled to the school 10 cement the re la­tionship and thank th e Kalgoorlie Construction Company youngsters for lheirelfons.

So successfu l has the venture become that the

visitraledfropt-pageoov­erage in the KQfgoorfi~ Miner newspaper.

A gift of life from ARUNTA A ~~ei; :::m7t~~7~ undenake her first sea tri · alsearly this year. a gen­erous number ofhercom­pany have committed t h e mse lves to givi ng blood.

More than 20 per cent of the compan y witt be donat ing to II'Ie Red Cross Blood Bank every three months, a big margin over the national average of 3.3 per cent of the pop­ulation.

ARUNTA's LEUT Lee Goddard says giving blood takes only one hour every three months and the best pan of the do na­tion is the knowledge that your blood could save a life ... not to mention the snac ks and drinks after the session!

With the second half of the ship 's company post­ing on board within weeks. it is expected the numbe r of donors wil l

first mess d inner. com­memorating the Baule of Surigao Straits in 1944.

As weJl as members of the comm i SS i o ning Wardroom. I S o f th e original HMAS ARUNTA's co mpan y joined in the functi on at Me lbourne's Naval and Military C lub.

The ne w ARUNTA will commission in mid-

Corres p o nd ence will continue with the between the primary s hip's coming deploy . sch oo l and DARWIN ment.

• No ongoing fees or charges.

• Yo'u can continue full APS Membership after leaving the Navy.

• Top-up to maximum option. (regulated by minimum amount).

---------­Please send me the AppliCation and Information Forms I to join the APS BENEVOlENT SOCIETY. I • N,~.... . ..... .......... •

I Address :::::::.'::::.':::::::::::::.':::::.':::::"::::::.':::::: .... ::::::::::::: I I ~~~~~ .. .................................... Poslcode .... .................. I

If you wish to la/k 10 our Slaff call: I • 03 9328 4759 =:'1800 333 042 •

I ~~~~~~:M>51 III I L.:o, :'32e=~':1 __ BE=rr~

NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998 (25) 5

'_ : 't 1 t • _ • , • ••• • 'r' . . ..... .. . • •• • • , , , •• , • , ••• • , • ,', ...... It '. '. ' .. ~ '.' ',10', ', '_ ', ••• "0' •

FORT HOME AWAY FROM HOME fTQ!iiM~~;w;J

I~e:~~:~Je~toc~;o;: between the Hunter River and the Pacific Ocean. lies picturesque Fort Wallace. home to around 70 junio r and senior sailors from HMA Ships MANOORA and KANIMBLA.

FortWallacewasorig­inally owned and occu­pied by the Anny.

The fort was built between 1912- 13 a nd unti l World War II it was relatively unoccupied.

During WWII , ho ..... ev­cr. the fort played a sig­nificant ro le in defend­in g the cit y 0 f Newcastle.

TIle property remained the Army's until the RAN bought it in 1996.

The Navy acquired the fort to accommodate sailors from MANOO­RA and KAN IMBLA and this wil l con tinue u nti l t he re-fit o f the ships is completed.

The faci li ty will then be used by t he Huon­class MHC ships c u r-

ren t ly being bui lt by ADI.

When th e Navy moved into Fort Wallace it was in dis repair wi th shrubs having complete­ly overgrown the foot­ball field.

P&O Suppon Services

•

. GAMMA®ill®WlP - - . SECURITY ~

Specialising in

COMMONWEALTH/STATE and

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (GBE)

We provide security services and protection tailored to suit your

requirements

Telephone

017971 574 THE FOSTBI FAMlY SCHBI'IE - 1998 Do IOU w,nlltJ h,ve inpuf inlo tfI~ ADFi furon f~,dm7

C, n you pfllrld, , f,mily envif(mm~nl within Ih' C, nlum"fu7

... Thtnb"FosllfF'milyloth'Academy's First Y,,,'nlab of 1991!

TW S*",,/$opttl/o: ° Clllfent SeMCe ComlTllSSiooed otIiairs aIld Family ° Re'tired or Ex Service Commossioned Otficers ilIlW Fl mtly ° Current Service wmant Officers (oreQuivalentj and family

JJJHf1f1IIJl1 -Please liU out the expression 01 interest Iorm below Of phone MAJ SarahVandepeerCNt

(02) 62688535 for anappllCabon lorm

rl:-m-;t;;s!ed~b;~-;;~ih;~;r-Fa;~Sch;~1;1998- -1 : Piuse send mean awllcatlOll torm: : : Name' : : Rank: :

! Service: ! : Current Appointment: :

r WOrkAdd,ess: l ! . WOrkPhone: ___ :

I Retumto: FilsterFamrlyScheme I : cI-OCD$Qn :

l __________ ~~~~~~~~:_~~~: _____ J 6 (26) NAVY NEWS, Febuary 9,1998

.• revamped a nd now home to a bout 70 junior and senior sailors. manager, Mr Larry to find a football field . ous barraCKS which were Jacobson, and assistant Our P&O ground staff built in the 1970s . In manager. Phil Davis. said worked very hard to clear addition, new accommo-they didn't even know a the field as welt as alt the dation and eKtra training foo tba ll field was there ot her areas overgrown facilities were added." unti l a ft er they we re with vegetation. It was Be ing an ex-Navy given responsibility of unbelievable:' Phil said. man himself, l:>tIil tries to managing the property. "Navy also upgraded mak.e life at the fort as

"We were so surprised and improved the previ- pleasurable as possible.

A temporary I i f t for W.i II i e s~~~: ~::es~;:g:hna~ birds do.

But when a litt le Willie Wagtai l decided to make its own mobi le home on topofa fori;:lift.personnel at West Head Gunnery Range (WHGR) were left wi th a lil1le problem.

For a week it was O K to use the forklift as the bird would sit on a fence a nd watch he r mob il e home going back and for­ward and would hop back on as soon as the forklift was parked.

When it was discov­e red she had laid three egg s in th e nest the Environmental Officer. M s Evetle Baker, was catled to the rescue.

Before she could move the nest the eggs had hatched and when it was moved the Wiltie Wagtail would oot return to it.

As a las t effor! the young birds were handed ove r to a re gi s tered wildlife carer to raise them by hand.

With any luck the Willie Wagtail, as a long­time resident of WHGR, will build another nest and lay more eggs before the breeding season is over.

Hopefully. she will not dec ide to build another mobile home on top of the forklift.

"Because I understand the needs ofa sailor I've bee n able to create an environme nt where the sailors are happy to live. 1 look afte r them and in tum they look after the rroperty," he said.

Apart from the spa-

cious bedrooms. there IS

a gym, tennis coun. vol­leyball court and for tho se who love the beach , "IS only a fi ve minute walk away.

According 10 P&O management. the princi­pal stru cture s sti l l remain today, such a.~ the gun e mplacements with their magaz in es. the power house and tun ­nel s, the observati o n towe r, as well as s up­poning btllldrngs includ­ing the wireless roo m andcasuattystation.

"Fort Wallace is her­itage listed so Navy and P&D take care to look after its original struc ­tures. or where we've upgraded. we've kept in mind its principal foml. " Phil said.

"Apart from the snakes and the huge rabbit pop­ulat ion wh ich causes so me problems. Fort Wallace is a great facility and everyone who lives here loves it. After a lot of hard work. 1 t hink Navy and P&O have succeeded in making it a home away from home."

Using light to see sound

DSTO has been exploring the potential of using light to see sound.

So far the main emphasis has been on the develop­ment of photonic hydrophones, underwater mic ro­phones using optical fibre, processing algori thms and the electronics which convert the hydrophone's optical signals to electrical waves.

Rather than just using optical fi bre for communica­tions, the fibre is used as the acoustic sensor, by a tech­nique known as interferometry. This method achieves high sensitivity wilh a large dynamic range. Dynamic range being the avai lable range of signal level from a device.

Direction sensing hydrophones can be made us ing fibreopticinlerferomctry.

~ \j

MILITARY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Exists to support and encourage Christians within the ADF and

Defence Department. Want to know more?

CONTACT TIlE MCF OFFICE ON

(06) 266 5132

~ Ct:IlAMIC DECAN1'ER

SIJIUIAIUNIlS j,lr/'~ 471 COIJ.INS ClASS ~ f/"" AND OHERON

'" "71 COlUNS

... "". 'RO.N ..... ' 88510 ThlsvotriNedceramic:deeanter ismoOel&d arod made in Australia. Each urut 1$ deooorated in orlgonal black finish.. VoIume8OOm1 (471 ) and 500mI (Oberotl). Wllh fXlfT"l9limentary botIIe 01 whoIskypius postage and han<long(SyOleylreepostage). Send your cheque. money on;ler (H etedit card details to

ffi M:aIn::IIS3C1-tOBIldPltWllll'bLlN*vaI8

~ Fax your ~:~'~~!~r ~~!~,;905 8258

~ Phone (02) 9905 8805

ae1F1Ts LEAVING THE NAVY? Don'/Ieave your APS Benefits (the old Vic & Tas) Membership behind! Once you leave the Navy you will need some form of death cover and no doubt a facility /0

borrow money at a low interest rate. Continue your APS Membership for peace of mind.

CALL US ON (03) 9328 4759 or 1800 333 042

16120 Howard Street, North Melbourne 3051

Postal Address : P.O, Box 326,

North Melbourne VIC 3051

@ [ill ffi] U ~ u@ g) mm ~ ~ ~ ~ @ ffi]

u@[illffi]@g) [pJ@u mm~ffi][illU@ polenllal of the Metal SlOrm technology for defence applications. including those most relevant to the

W e all I.,now 3bout Desert Storm but now necdsoftheADF."

It is ~~~~~:~~i~~~~%a~l~~~:~un, ale~~:~I~:~:S~~t~~1 ~~J ~~~l~rl~ ~~~~~O~i~:l~i~~~; w::~~ ~~~ i~;~~l;ae:a:l~gB ~;~~~~~e o} n~:~alle~I~~~ the mechanical operations of conventional guns. Ply Ltd. Multiple barrels can be closely packed together to

The Minister for Defence Industry and Science provide. simple,.ye! high performance weapons with Personnel. Mrs Bronwyn Bishop. has announced the an mrimtcly vanable rate of fire . company has signed a Depanmem of • The Mel3l SlOrrn weapon is Defence Indumy Alliance WIth the DSTO signs pre-loaded ..... . Ih muiliple ~rxls Defence Science and Tech no logy In each barrel and can achIeve

~a~i::!~~p said the gun may now agree m e nt ~~~~:d:~~,~~t:'~~ ::r!~.'OOO have g reater potential for develop- Concep t demonstration ment in th is country with the signing of the all iance. weapons have up to 36 barrels and are currently

Metal Storm'S new g un technology enables con- designed to fire 9mm rounds at a muzzle velocity of struction of guns capable of firing more than a mil- about 300 metres a second. lion rounds-per-nlinute, a much higher rate of lire 1lJe head of DSTO, the Chief Defence Scientist, Dr than conventional rapid-lire: weapon systems. Rlchard Brabin-Smith, signed the alhance on behalf

"There will be g reate r oppo rtunit y for joint of the Commonwealth. Mr O'Owyer signed for his Australian-US deve lo pmen t o f th e tec hno logy group. because of the DSTO agreement with Metal Storm An indus try alliance is a spec ific agreement Ply Ltd," Mrs Bishop said. between DSTO and a company or cluster of campa-

'"1llere already appears to be strong interest in this nies which is designed to enhance communication invention from the US defence industry. llle industry between DSTO and industry over a long-term period, alliance will enable DSTO to more read ily assess the usually three to five years.

Japan visits on agenda for '98

HMAS STIRLING DRAFTEDISERVING IN THE WEST Why rent when you can build your own ' Ross

North' 514 Bed 2 8 ath Horne - many designs

to choose from on you r c ho ice o f land only

minutes from HMAS STLRLI NG. T~e Ac~ e~ of 6a:y~ Chalmers, wi ll visit Japan this year and the RAN is eJlipected 10 make a num­ber of port call s to th e country fo llowing hi gh­level ta lks betwee n the Australian and Japanese Defence Ministers.

Th e m ee tin g in Adelaide was the second in fi ve month s betwee n Mr McLachlan and Mr Fumio Kyuma.

They discussed region­al security and bilate ral

relations and rev iewed progress in securi ty co­o perat ion si nce the Ministers met in Tokyo in September last year.

T hen, the Mini ste rs agreed on more frequ ent contact and v is its by defence ministers, more frequent high-level con­tact between senior om­cialsofthe two count ries. closer contact and discus­sion on peacekeeping and enhanci ng int e llige nce exchanges.

The chiefs of Army and

Air Force also will visit Japan this year.

·'This increased level of security co-{)peration and contact is welcomed by bo th countri es," Mr McLachlan said.

"It shows the commit­ment of Au s tra lia and Japan to maintaining and enhancing regional secu­rity."

Mr Kyuma' s visit to Australia is only the sec­ond by a Japanese defence minister.

Who used Ned's cell? :t~st~::ita ~~:;~Vi~; free accommodation to Ned Ke l ly and from where he was han ged . But did you know that in early 1942 th e Old Me lbou rne Gao l was com man deered by the Australian Anny.

During thi S period many serv icemen were unceremoniously locked up behind the walls of this old bluestone building.

One of the morei nfa­mous pr iso ne rs for 28 days was a POW named Captain Detmers. lie was the skipper of the German raide r KO RMORAN c redited with si nkin g HMAS SYDNEY.

Some fonner ·'guests" are still unhappy about

• Mr Gordon White (IIMAS SYDNEY), Mr Hennan Ortman (survivor from KORMORAN) a nd WO Ma rty Grogan on the gua rd 's viewing platform a t

Old Melbourne Gaol.

their time there but some of these '·living" inmates returned to the dreaded cells to kick off an exhi­bition titled "Love, Leave and Larrikins".

D efe n ee Publi c

Information - Victoria became involved and set up a modem day Defence display to contrast with the military histo ry dis­played by the curators of the Old Melbourne Gaol.

Fi na nce available rrom only $2000 deposit.

and much more. Ring today OOUG CRAGGS (Ex RAN) on

(08) 9593 5872 or (08) 9524 73{l2 A."' ER HOURS

Resignation Redundancy

Rollovers Investment & Saving

Advice & Implementation wllhoutltte soles pitch but with the securily of a Money Bock Guarantee

ConlOe!, Col Allen (DipFP) ex RAN Freecall 1800 682 926

Proper Aultlorily Holder via Banner Financial Planners ~002032760

NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998 (27) 7

"Smart insurance for Navy

Personnel? Sma.<Cover 18 home, oontentB and personal effects and car tnsurance designed with members of the Royal Aust.ralian Na.vy In m.1nd.

n '. JJLOIlrUe. It. covers oont.ents and personal effects at home, in .

ma.rMed quarters, In rental aocommodaUOn, at sea.. in transit , in your car. Even in storat:e.

n '. cover-aD, It protects the widest

range of oontents lnclud.1n4 new for old repl&oement for m08t home Items, all valuables, clothJ.ng and un1forms, even vlsltor's belongl.ngs, fraudulent use of credit cards, and

You can also Smart. Covel" yOUI' car with Smart Covel" C&r Insura.noe for either agreed or market v·alue. It offers storage DOvel" and DOver whlle being transported.

n '. vabuI. Smart. Cover 18 loaded with these value-added extras: Fam1ly IrUury DOver, Emergency Home Help DOver, Post1ngs Insurance, Removals Insur&.nce, Automatic Baggage Cover, and Emergency Ass18tanoe.

n ' • ....,.. Best of all It's ea.sy on the pocket. Payment 18 automatlcal1,y deducted from yOUI' payroll each (ort.n1ght. It's tnsuranoe designed

for Defence personnel. It's smart 1nsura.nce.

more ... here" So said Jock ThomlOn

to Commander Mel Jones the captain of the third

, Collins-class submarine. WALLER.

With those autographs, Mr Thornto n, Australian Submarine Corporation general manager, co m­miSSioning and cenifica­lion, Ihen prese nted CMD R Jone s with the

Gentr:ll John Baker. who overnighlcd in HMAS COLLINS Capt King was aboard WALLER for her first day al sea.

signed paperwork and the keys to WALLER and the two men shook hands.

It all seemed strai ght forward and innocent enough, but it's not every day you sign fo r some­thing worth £600 million!

CMDR Jones admiued to being slightly lIervous: " I made su re I s igned fairly quickly. My hand was shaking just a liule bil," he said

Now that the keys were in his hand s, CMDR Jones and his company were eager to take the ir boat to sea.

'1'here was a real bU7.7. when the company came on board today," CMDR Jones sa id . "They've waited a long t ime for this momenl to arrive:'

There's no doubt CMDR Jones was just as excited as his company.

"These are a wonderful class of submarine:' he said. "They are the best conllentional submarine in the world:'

He should know. A for· mer Royal Navy sub­mariner, he's commanded two Upholder-class sub­marines.. was a navigator on a Polaris nuclear submarine for 2112 years and com­manded HMAS OVENS.

Chief of Boat CPO Scott Brown said the company wasabit like a kid wilha new toy.

"The eng inee r for example, he 's got these new machines he can go and play with and watch perform, a nd the captain has a new class of sub rna­rine to see what it can do and put through its paces.

"CMDR Jones is just so enthusiastic about these submarines. and that enthusiasm is multi­pJiedwiththeship'scom­pany:' hesaid.

"!' lIe been in Perth and Adelaide training and pmcticing for two years ... everybody JUSt wanted to get to sea.

"Whell we did, every­thing went smoothl y. It was great:' he said.

One man very happy with his new surrounds was chef. LSCK Chris Birch.

"There' s a 10 1 more

Get SmavfCover Call 1800 020 010

8 (28) NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998

swing a cat in an O-boat ga lley, but in Ihi s. it's just great. We've also got a dishwasher:'hesaid.

With all the technology built into th e Co ll ins­c la ss submarin es, it would be more than fair to assume life for the 42 people on board would be muc h easier than co m­pared wilhthe O-boats.

Marine engineer PO Paul McGroder said his job had changed and was not necessari ly easier.

PO McGroder said the camaraderie was one of the bes t th ings about working in submarines.

"I think that 's the sub­mariners Irait, the Esprit lie corps. We're proud of wha t we do, we do it extremely we l l, we're proud of being a unique

litt le community and we' ll go into bat for each mher:' CPO Brown said.

It 's obvious those who proud ly wear the dol­phins on their left breast, are very professional in all aspeclSoftheirjob.

T here's littl e doubt they' re "spec ial ", that they fill a role and work in conditions that wouldn't suit everybody.

PO McGroder agreed: "We do a job Ilot many people want to do and most peop le who do it actually enjoy it," he said.

Like their fe llow mem­bers of the services. they do theirjob in an efficient and professional manner.

They're happiest when they're o n board th e ir submarine and at sea do ing the job they 've been trained to do.

43n1 hf1,kl mJniOi RKfIIIt IMlII1IVWW - 1IIltIlW ."~IO~,_all!t _ ..... .-...._ ... oI3ItI_­

itMI.SUfUW'N ",,*,"I!t9IIIO..,,.,,,,,,2511'1 ........

"'l::.os-~:..,.1IIue UUT8f~~=.a:1I

C~~~-8~

Transferred to o r from Canberra?

Have your pets cared for whilst you move 10

or from Canberra.

We pick up Irom and deliver to the Canberra airpon.

Rates for boarding on application.

Tony and Chris's Boarding Kennels

(06) 236 9207

Have It prepared by aprofe5S1onal

personnel consuhant and lecturer. Interview

advice provided. Established 21 years

and operating Intematlonally.

The LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AD\lISSION BOARD In iWQCI' ~1Od "1111 Iht LAW EXTENSION CO.\l\tmEE oflht UNIVERSI· TY of SYDNEY. offm a DIPLOMA 1ft LAW prorfl1m for Iho5e "1Stung 10 becQme ler.ll prxtlilOllef$

For Iht purposes ofadmlWOi1 1011le: Legal Profession.1ht DlplOO\3 In 13 .... is cqui,,,knl hi a Law [kgm: course from an ;r;crc(hled ~nl' .erslly Holders Qf Ihe Diploma In 13w are grner:llly ehglblelo undert:ll:.eartidtsorlhe pr::lCllCallcgallfl1lnlngcoursesoffertd by occrtdiledproviders in lhc.anousSI3IesandTemloncs,

Minimum enlt)' reqUll'cmenlS are: a Unl"crsny degree; OR lema!)' Enlrance Ranking of al lea~ 50 and I minimum English mar\;. of 53 (2urelrued)or60(OIherEnghJ.hCOUfli.CS)orlhtcqul\alenl

1M ProKram can be undenaken by e.cnml! leclures or by ~ spondencc.SlUdenlScancommcnccIhtProgrammM3yorNo>'embc:r. AppllCalJOllSe:\nbclodgcdI/l.1l/IylmleWlffiUllbekxlgedbylMan:hor ISeplembcr forrommcncemenllnMayorNOHmbcrrespectively

For Dlslance &ll,I('lllon ~udcnli lhere arc: 1"0 non rc.rdenllal ,,"'cdend schools run eacll sc~er:l1 W UOI,mlly's main campus ncarIheS}~ntyCBD

Currenl1). fees I~ 11\(1$1 ~bJ«lSa,eS2&9pe!' wbjcctlnd lhe Progr:unc:aabcrompleledforlesslhanS6.!XXl

FunilurnforllUlioQC3lbeoblamcdfromtheu .. blen~ioo Comml11ec. L.e-.el 4. 99 Eliu~::III 51 S)dnty NSW 2000. pIIonc 02 93920320. f3,029392 0329. Em.:a;I·lec~mall.us)d.edu.auand V.Cbslle -hltpJ,...· ...... ~yd.edu.aulsulkd

Served in COOTAMUNDRA? Well ioin the HMAS COOTAMUNORA Association.

For Association details and news on functions, conlact the president, Arthur Baird.

16 Elm Grove, Springvale 3171 Phone: (03)95467957

East Sale WRAAF reunion Easter 1999

AJ lpost'W<lfWRAAfswhoservt~at EastSale 1951·1977 are welcome at a reunion _ken~ on or nur Easler 1999 Se~d your

expressions of Inte,est and suggestions 10 Palsyludwick(neiH(lQan, t953),349 StalooStreel. Chelsea. VictoN3t96. or lyn Mllchell (Kyte. t96S),28 Jacqueline Road.

MtWmrtey.VlCt0ria3t49 RliMmber •• dI;rvDonr;tl./IoOIrf'JIl1M:rpJ_/rtllemOSflOd';omr

WRANS - Class 98 November, 1967

Interested in a reunion?

Contact Rhonda O'Brien (nee Foran) Phone: (043) 891 361 Mobile : (015) 294 926

IlllAS VOYAGIII stIIVlVlIIS' ASSOCIATION The suMYOr$ 01 HMAS VOYAGER will hold .. Me~Service on Feb~ry 6.1 ~ 8, t99811 HMAS STIRLING, RockIngNm. WAal tQ30,to/lowtd by 1 Re'union dlnfMf at HaVil Associatioo Hall. Point

PeronRoad,RockitlOhilmatt830 $25 per head (Vquid refreshments it own expense) All welcome

Contar;tSrenda Hannay Susiness Hours: (02) 97464422; Fu: (02) 97462068;

JoM Hannay Alter Hours: (02)96495477

Australian Mine Warfare Association Open for Membership Joining Fee $5.00 and

yearly subscription $15.00

Contact CPOMW Terry Oxley on (02) 9926 2693

CERBERUS gets new fire truck T:; N:lv~:i; S~~;~ Service-. 300 two-stage- centnfugal

The vehicle IS an Isuzu pump close coupled 10 a

BERUS has ta~en dellv­

ery ofa new fire truck.

dual cab 4 x 4 wheel Hat;,: air cooled die-se-I drive. ltisdesignatedasa engine which delivers

The truck was driven

from Sydney to CER­BERUS by Paul Jones and Terry Brownlow

from the Engineering Services Organts:l1lon of the NSW Rural Fire

fire figh tlllg vehicle. 100 litres a minute at he-avy rural domestic 1400 kPa. (category one tanler) and The new vehicle It is fitted with a 3200 replaces CERBERUS lilre waler lank. The "eh,- Tanker No 2 which was

~_ 'Wifeune] I~~~~~~ ;u~~: D:!: ~:h~~u:y~~:;~n~~ ~:!:s~tlt~~ i:

1

p~~~~:e~ : and wish heraff the best:. area contact Leigh . For infonnation on activi·

Please send all of your Defence spouses and their lies fo r all WA based articles to 24 Benson Road chi ldren are ..... elcomc 10 ships. the A..O is aVaJlable HM AS CRESWELL the Sutherland Family on 9577 9833. For infor-Jervis Bay. My phone/fax Net w 0 r k . S Y I van i a mation on Senior Friends number is (02) 4442 1214. Community Health conlact Peta on 9524

Nowra: Playtime Centre. 29 Sylvania Road 6065. or the FLOs. meets Mon<.1ay~ at Flat I Sylvania on the third Mother and Baby Group Canberra Dri ve- from Tuesday of e-ach month. every ry!onday, Playgroup 9.30am. Coffee mornings For furtherdctails contact Thursday 9.30am -every third Wednesday of Leigh Ralston. Defence I 1.30am at Marilla House. the month. Mum and Social Worker, (02) 9349 •• Other activities include bubs meet Thursdays. 0764. The Endeavour ceramics, kids cooking, Craft meets every Friday C hild Care Centre in kids craft. craft bugeting all at Flat 2, Canberra South Coogce has vacan- and consumer rights semi-Drive. from 9.30am. des for seven children in nar. For information con-

The women are consid· eri ng a function in 1998 10 celebrate the group's 25th anniversary. Those

the 2·3 year age group. tact Adelle Young 9527 For information contact 9850. A family welcome Julie9314 1221. day organised by th e

AVJo: LA II> E: For Octopus Gardens Support intereSied please write 10 setails o f meetings con-Flat 2, Canberra Drive-, tact Faith Green on Nowra Hill. NSW, 2540 8332 2536 or Be tty along with a forwarding Thomas on 8298 2720. address for corre-spon- Navy News Decemher dence, or you can phone I - IS. 1997 had an item Cheryl (president) (02) about the Weste rn 4421 7072 or Debbie Australian Literacy (sec retary) (02) 442 3 Program proposal and the 4139. For newcomers to contact number was Lisa the area or those who Chelberg on (08) 9593 want 10 come along fo r 0028. Due to a posting we information and a chat now live in another State there is a coffee morning and the contact person is 301 Banksia House, Benson now Trish Clark on (08) Road, C RESWELL on 95934308 or the Regional February 23 at 10.30am. Education Liaison Officer There is a lso a coffee (WA) Geoff Curran on morning organised at (08)931 12379. HMAS ALBATROSS on Co mbined conta c t February 25 at lOam. groups WA : Group meet

SYDNEY: If anyone on the second Wednesday wants to res urrec t the of eve ry monlh at the Arncliffe group or start a Function Centre, HMAS

Association is at Marilla House. 26 Dargin Way. Rockingham, on February 15. For more information contact Ade ll e Young 9527 9850. T h e Combi ned Contact Groups is holding a Welcome to WA morning tea and combined contact meeting on February I I at 9.30am at the Function Centre. Tammar Tavern, HMAS STIRLING. On February 15 a welcome barbecue isat Marilla House. Lunch and kids' activities provided.

Early in 1998 the OCO staff will run workshops on protective behaviours. For information contact Ann Beard (FLO) 9527 9g33. - Us.a Chelberg

• -,",l:1

A D C U CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 2'1 RIp 2 Rntrlcttd 21 Rtmov~

Ioodlnllke lhtdusl 1 Crustasctan a WIY DOWN

10 SO/ttn 1 Remnant 11 Pub 2 Food 13 For Cur tNt 3 Bird 14 Wrlttr t ThIrds 15 DtUVtrln&: 5 Dlstrlbutt

Istrmon a Employs 18 FlU W ~ DIned 20 Rtsort.! 12 Cuto!!" 2tThln laPIM~ down 25 OIt.htianda 17 Drink

near the cout IQ Oaln 28 Spiritual biowltdgt

ttlchtr 21FruJt

ACROSS 1 In a \rembllna; I

mallM! 2 7Vulng J

10 Amnd (Abb.l 12Strucll.,

Il~:n 14 Comfonable h,,,,. laDaybeCort 17 Ravt 9 Despatched

* ~~~~f Mica 11 ::k 23 Dtbrts It t.be 15 Top sport

bast ol. ell!!" on1llOw 2tStndout 17E.UtoCdutks 2'1 Gollac«.uory 18 StI·n)'Illph 28 Taunted IP Pltceol zg Formldable fumltlll't

21Formt! Indian leade!

~ Log>! 25 ThIckpltce ~ Rim

Pass the WORD The answer is ...

006?: LO?:6 (?:O) oooc:: AoupAS "01\"1 4lJ0M1U3M 8C::-9C::

UO!Un l!paJO a:>uaJaa Ue!leJISn" alU

NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998 (29) 9

'loUR 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 at Burrill Lake, 4km south of UUadulia 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 at Bungalow Park is the spectacular daily bird feedings.

Contact the manager, Ken Veitch for bookings or further information. Bunga/ow Park, Burrill Lake NSW 2539

TELEPHONE : (02) 4455 1621 FAX: (02) 4454 4197

AMBLIN CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK

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

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

Amblin Park also has a fully enclosed heated swimming pooL

Contact the manager, Frank Frlmston tor bookings or further information. AmbUn Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busse/ton WA 6280

TELEPHONE: (08) 9755 4079 FAX: (08) 97554739

FORSTER GARDENS Occupying a prime location in Forster on the mid·North 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 the manager, Ian McLaughlin for bookings and further informallon. Forster Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 2428

TELEPHONE/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·Bl

Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to

obtain your discount card.

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

10 (30) NAVY NEWS, February 9 , 1998

Golf team strong . and smart too • •

M~~?;;~B~L ~~:J~ team reckon they're looking sman and stron· gerthanever ... and after a little help from their friends few would disagree.

With a team strength of

29 members team captain PO Tony Yarnold has no troub le making up the team for each game.

And the team is smart, thanks to LWO sponsors who have come forward to help out.

Major sponsor Bellinger

Instruments Pty Ltd of Parramatta has provided the team with embroid· ered navy blue and white golf shirts and matchi ng s lacks .. and they're already a hit with team members.

Daewoo Electronics Pty

Ltd of Regents Park also chipped in with matching navy blue caps.

"The uniforms will provide that extra bit of team pride and cama· raderie, " PO Yarnold said.

Paul gives titles stick T~~:'~~~:~h;h::i Adams has achieved his goal in taking out the Combined Services ADF national championship t itl e against a field of about 140 players.

The annual ADFGA National Golf Champion. ships are played over 72 holes wilh rounds one and

II M~':r ainn::/o~ KUlTABUL's Karen Roberts. Karen has attained national and state level status as weU as playing for the Eastern Suburbs dub in Sydney. What sport? She plays voUeyball, netball and softball at Combined Service level and in touch rngbysheh.asrepresented Western Australia. It's quite a record!

**** ai~ ~,:~ ~~~~~~~ 10 visit lhe muscle bosUfi.S in their pnlalial Navy Indoor Sports Cenlre or Carden IslmuJ.. As usual it was a pleasure to cOlch up wilh Bones SutlOn, John

two at RAAF Fairbairn Golf Club and rounds three and four at the Federal Golf Club in Canbcna

Play became a strugglc against trying winds with conditions especially testy on the exposed holes at RAAF Fairbairn.

Paul had a clear win in thcscrnlch event with 298 but he will not be

dcfendinghistitle. Aftcr 20 years in the

Navy he has decided to swallow the anchor and ho pes the move will cnable him to rcduce his current handicap of two.

In the individual service championships, the Navy winner wa~ M1DN Andrei Ezcrgailis of HM AS HARMAN, after LCDR

Mick Rossendell. last year's combined champion, forced him to a play.off. The pair en tered the clubhouse on 308 each.

Navy a lso won the teams championship at the tournament.

The 1998 national championships will be in Canberra from November 28 to December I.

Strollon and their merry r:=~~~~~~~~~~~~l mm Phil Day, Brion II Caffery and Paul Will· iams. WOlching Ihese trodesmen 0/ their job I1Illks one f eel proud that Ihey are lire suond-besl bremeh 10 Ihe scribes. The centre makes one feel envious, as in my day we did our work in fire old drill hall or CERBERUS.

**** I:~at i nt~~~~~r t~o:~~ seniorsailorshavebccn appointed college mar· shalls (akin to chief cox· wain) at scnior schools in Queensland and NSW. Ken McMiles and Ross Fairbairn (Newing.ton), Blue Bolger (Sydney Grammar), Jeff Talty and Dave Lanning (Barker, Sydney) arc all on the list. Even I have recently been appointed in Townsville Grammar to college mar· shall. Also PTIs have been appointed to positions in various collcges. Maybe our training has not been in vain or wasted

CHOOSE FROM: Robin" Woods, Sanctuary Cove, Royal Pints, Hup~ Islllnd, Paradise Springs, Palm M~lIdows,

Ldulands, ami more Choices of ACCOMMODATION available on the GOLD COAST

PACKAGES INCLUDE: A 4 or 5 rounds of golf - :111 with motorised carts A All gK"CIl fees & tr.lflSi"crs (In Air-Conditioned Bus) A One Bufi'et eveningmeai

A ~~~~~~t)ccommodation {some inc. cooked

A Airport/bus pick-up (Coobn~tta) .

WEEKLY PACKAGES FROM $470.00 p.p. Shorter P:lcbges av:.l ihble

NOll-player partner rates available For more information & Brochures telcphone or write to: John or Jill

PARADISE GOLF TOURS 25 Cannon Drive

Currumbin Qld 4223

Tele honelFax: 07 5598 6860

·,t, l d •• _. ' Glendinnings~lJ!wear Pty Ltd

Red Anchor Tailoring Co. FOR ALL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

H«x101bt, BrmcIIatic8; 9"q)2Il. 7-41 COo\per'M1(lfRo:xl. 9qI 9, 9.mJy~IWtSNI WOOIoImXlIoo. NSN 20l l (nelC! t1 Ib:Ms) ~WA6168 1'hcnr.(02)93581518 Cf (02)9358 4097 f'hr:na. (09) 95277522 fal. (02)9357 4638 foc (09) 9592 2005 tw.ISaRIERl.$. ""-" PIJlW::3!I2O~(03)SQ&37Ie..foo.(Il3)~7J32

lIoO "''';N'$Cm&_ ca..s~(01O)~'J6IiI AllOTMENT ACCOUHT lIAY If USED AT ANY Of OUR ouruTS

""A VY""EWS .~IotIhe~ ______ fli~DlIhe NWjI

."" t1Wfk t.",;t;u 1l'Ie m.lftn.l".-_ Js .-.a~ for Jr. iIIl_1ll and 1M ..... ws

.~_"'_.-&II~_Oi""~flio.~(NA\IY}_~ stWOtI'.pt-*dC>ypMJ __ ~ E_sr.olr __

'" ,- 'SUBSCRIP'I'ION FORM HOME-POSTING

Cheques. e IC .. IO be made payable to: Edilorial Co mmittee Navy News, Locked Bag 12. Pynnonl 2009. Australia

Enclosed please lind $24 (Australian currency) 10 cover 12 months subscription and posting lor "Navy News' within Australia (Air Mail and overseas postage rates are eXIra). USE BLOCK LETTERS place cross in applicable square

D OD ~wa/ -Ch1f'191 f<lew subsaipbon

_ 1M .. ~IIyIhe~ , __ 5t>cuIdondude ... cIcI_l

Tasar team world class I~:a~,~e kr:~:~g i~n a~~ metre ~we ll against 106 ()(her ships.

S uch was the equi va­lent Tasar sai hng perfor­mance achi eved by the ADF sailmg team mem­bers when competing in the 1997-98 Tasar world championship.

Consistently strong sea bree1.es tested 107 crews and boat s fr om seven countries in the 10 race eve nt at Sandring ham Yacht C lub. Melbourne.

CMDRs Martin Linsley and Paul Kinghome were the highest-placed ADF tcammcmbers.

Together fo r the first champi onship since the 1986 world champi­on s hip. th e y achieved 12th overall and second in themastefS' division.

SBlT Ra che l Byrn e was the other RAN skip­per, the only female helm in the neet.

Salling with PTE Ben T ho mson ~he ac hieved

Navy's sailors try for world titles

results around 30 until a should e r s tr:lin fo rced retirement.

The other Navy team members we re Defence Acade my MIDN li sa Hi ckman , who c rewed Cadet Nick Cree to 28th pos iti on overall , and LSSN Carrie Pete rs who crewed CFN Jason King

until suffering a gashed leg.

The Anny's Tasars fin­ished 64th, 66I:h, 84th and 9200.

Sailing hi s ow n boat with a civilian crew. ABET Wayne Hale raced excep­tionally we ll to achieve eighth place ovemll. indi­cating evenstrongerrcsults forthcfuture.

Also e nt e red was a HMAS TORR ENS-sup­ported boat helmed by A. Ro be rts. which fi ni shed 98th.

The ADF team was we ll managed by SBlT Dave Neuman.

SBlT Neuman said this wasthc first event in which the Tasars used, fonnerly the Navy's. we re made available by D e f e n c e Maritime Services, the commercial company pr0-

viding saii training and support services to the RAN, underCSP.

The future of Nav y

Call to RAN ath I etes fo r 1st nationals T~:r %anv:eris~ ~~~~i;r~ and throwers prepared to pit themselves against the best the Arm y and Air Force can muster.

The event is the inau­gural ADF Nati onal Track and Fie ld Athletic Ch a mp io ns hips, to be conducted at the interna­tional· slandard synthetic tmck in Albury, NSW, on the weekend of March 28 and 29.

Th e champi onships will cat e r fo r all age groups, with the open cat­egory up to 30. then age categories measured in fi ve·year blocks. such as 30 to 34 and 35 to 39.

" Whe the r you are a serious competitive ath­lete or you run for fu n or fit ness , we wan t you:· organi ser CPOSN Mick Horan of HMAS CER­BERUS said.

" We would lik e as many Navy representa­tives on the track as pos­sible to mu:e these inau­gural champion s hips a

success," he said. "From myexpc ri ence

o ver th e ye ars I have found runners to be hesi­tant a t runn ing on th e track as they cons ide r they are nol fast enough and that athletics is o nly fo r the el ite athl ete ..

important than winning so please, I urge you. come and ha ve a go." Mick said.

compelitive sailing will rely on this relationship.

The next Tasar world

championship will be in UK's lum in 2OOJ. Japan in Sep(ember nexl The next natio nal year. then it will be the championship will be in

Penh over Ihe Christmas­NewYearbreU:. -OIDR Martin L.irNey

speed . .. and the lerrorof losing control ofaspeed­ing vehic le.

ARUNTA CO CMDR Greg Yorke said without a doubt the me mbers of his ship 's company were much smoother dri vers who were bener prepared to face the hazards on the

NAVY NEWS, February 9, 1998 ,(31 ) 11

•