The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 54, No. 21, November 10, 2011

SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE

olume 54, No. 21, November 10, 2011

SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE

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SAFE HANDS: SMNCD Matthew Brooke con-ducts a boat transfer

from HMAS Diamantina to the wharf at Rabaul

Harbour, Papua New Guinea, during Operation

Render Safe and, inset, one of the explosions.Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

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Navy mourns fellow sailorHMAS Toowoomba’s crew fare-welled ABBM Ewan McDonald on October 28 as his body left the ship for repatriation to his family in Australia.

ABBM McDonald died from a gunshot on board Toowoomba on October 23 during a port visit to Mumbai, India. The circumstances of his death are being investigated by the ADF Investigative Service.

To owo o m b a ’s C o m m a n d i n g Officer, CMDR Andrew Quinn, addressed members of the ship’s com-pany during the emotional service.

“Ewan was a well respected mem-ber of our team and a highly regarded boatswain’s mate,” CMDR Quinn said.

“He will be deeply missed by all of the crew as we now face the prospect of heading home to Australia with-out him, after a long and very positive deployment to the Middle East.

“We send our deepest sympathies to Ewan’s family and his close friends as they prepare to receive him with the dignity and ceremony he deserves for his dedicated service to the nation dur-ing his Navy career.”

The crew reflected upon ABBM McDonald’s mateship and his service

during the reading of a specially pre-pared poem by LS Jodie Collins.

After a brief but poignant service, the ship’s chaplain led an escort party along the wharf while the ship’s com-pany gathered on the port side to pay their respects to their shipmate as he began the journey to his family in Victoria. An Air Force C-17 was used to fly ABBM McDonald from Mumbai to Australia.

In a statement released by the sailor’s family on October 25, ABBM McDonald was described as a selfless family man.

“Ewan’s love for his close-knit family was very apparent, particularly for his nieces and nephews whom he adored,” the statement said.

“He treasured his partner whom he created a life with in Perth and was looking forward to sharing his future with her. The welfare of his family and friends was paramount to Ewan and he constantly put others before himself.

“We know that the pain and grief we feel is shared by Ewan’s many friends, his colleagues at HMAS Stirling and of course his shipmates on board Toowoomba.”

Toowoomba is now making pas-sage to Fleet Base West after six months deployed on Operation Slipper.

Tragedy in Afghanistan

HARD GOODBYE: Soldiers pay their final respects to fallen comrades CAPT Bryce Duffy, CPL Ashley Birt and LCPL Luke Gavin in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.Main photo and below: ABIS Jo Dilorenzo

CAPT Bryce Duffy CPL Ashley Birt LCPL Luke Gavin

WELL RESPECTED: ABBM Ewan McDonald tragically died from a gun-shot aboard HMAS Toowoomba on October 23. The circumstances of his death are being investigated.

By Graham McBean

AN EMOTIONAL farewell from Tarin Kot marked the beginning of the journey home for three Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan on October 29.

Australian, coalition and Afghan personnel lined the route to a wait-ing Air Force C-130 for CAPT Bryce Duffy, CPL Ashley Birt and LCPL Luke Gavin on November 1.

The soldiers were killed by a rogue Afghan National Army (ANA) member at Forward Operating Base Pacemaker following a routine weekly parade.

Seven other Australian soldiers were wounded in the incident when a member of the ANA opened fire with an automatic weapon.

An Afghan interpreter was killed and an ANA soldier and several other contracted interpreters were struck by gunfire before Australian soldiers were able to respond and shoot the gunman.

Commander of the ADF person-nel deployed to the Middle East, MAJGEN Angus Campbell, said the Army had lost three courageous and brave soldiers who had served with distinction.

THE WOUNDED

SEVEN soldiers wounded in the shooting were transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany on November 1. The soldier with the most sig-nificant wounds was reassessed as having improved from life-threatening wounds to “serious condition” after care from special-ists at the Bagram Medical Facility. A psychologist went to Germany to assist the wounded as they con-tinue medical treatment. Additional psychologists have been deployed to Afghanistan to assist in critical incident counselling and support.

“CAPT Duffy, CPL Birt and LCPL Gavin were held in high regard by their mates and their commanders,” MAJGEN Campbell said.

“Their loss has deeply affected all Australian and coalition personnel serving in Afghanistan and the Middle East.

“In true Anzac spirit they gave their all because they believed they were making a difference for the people of Afghanistan – their sacrifice will

inspire us as we go about our crucial mission here in Afghanistan.”

Members of Combined Team – Uruzgan (CTU), Mentoring Task Force 3 (MTF 3) and their Afghan and coalition partners paid their final respects at the emotional ceremony at Multinational Base Tarin Kot.

Personnel of CTU and MTF 3 reflected on the three soldiers, their careers, achievements and the per-sonal qualities for which they will be remembered by their fellow sol-diers, families and mates.

At the conclusion of the cer-emony, Australian, Afghan and International Security Assistance Force personnel lined the road from the memorial service to the C-130.

They saluted as the procession of three Australian flag-draped caskets moved through their ranks, paying their final respects to the fallen.

Deputy Commander CTU COL Dave Smith said the men had lost their lives in the service of their nation and they would never be for-gotten.

“The best way we can honour their sacrifice is to re-double our efforts, because that is what they deserve,” COL Smith said.

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HMAS Broome prevented an envi-ronmental and maritime catastro-phe off Papua New Guinea on October 24 by providing assis-tance to commercial container ship MV Vega Fynen, which had lost power and was drifting towards Ragelapra Reef, 100 nautical miles south-east of Port Moresby.

Broome’s Commanding Officer, CMDR John Navin, said his ship’s company was in final preparations to berth at the PNG town of Alotau when the new orders were received following the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s request for sup-port.

“The crew took the change of task in their stride as our patrol boat turned away from port and increased speed,” CMDR Navin said.

“The rendering of assistance for the safety of life at sea is at the fore-front of every mariner’s ethos.”

On receiving the call, Broome sailed 146 nautical miles at best speed to rendezvous with the 13,000-tonne Vega Fynen and made contact with its captain to offer assistance to his crew should they be required to evacuate their ship.

While on station, Broome’s command team confirmed Vega Fynen’s drift rate and direction, and worked to develop options to pre-vent the almost certain grounding on the reef.

Broome prevents disaster

CMDR Navin said his team planned a stern-to-stern tow option in the hope they could at least arrest the drift of Vega Fynen until com-mercial salvage vessels and tugs arrived.

“The tow line was passed to Vega Fynen only 700 metres before the ship entered uncharted waters as the sun was setting,” he said.

Despite Vega Fynen’s large size and tonnage, Broome was able to arrest the northerly drift of the con-tainer vessel and slowly pull it south and away from immediate danger.

The Armidale-class patrol boat, dwarfed by the commercial carri-er, kept the ship under tow for six hours until passing the tow line to a commercial tug, better suited for the role.

After successfully handing over the job, Broome’s crew sailed back to Alotau to continue with planned activities.

In a congra tu la tory mes-sage from Port Moresby’s Rescue Coordination Centre, Broome’s crew was praised for averting a major environmental disaster.

JOB WELL DONE: The crew of HMAS Broome prevented an envi-ronmental and maritime disaster off Papua New Guinea recently by providing assistance to a commercial container ship with no power.

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Rank Pay group

Salary rates $ Total increase$Base Rise 1 Rise 2 Rise 3

SMN 3 45,054 46,856 48,027 49,228 4174

AB 3 45,899 47,734 48,927 50,150 4251

LS 3 50,401 52,417 53,727 55,070 4669

PO 3 57,540 59,842 61,338 62,871 5331

CPO 5 72,110 74,994 76,869 78,791 6681

SBLT 2 52,124 54,209 55,564 56,953 4829

LEUT 2 61,959 64,437 66,047 67,689 5739

LCDR 2 78,098 81,222 83,253 85,334 7236

CMDR 2 109,753 114,143 116,997 119,922 10,169

AllowanceAllowance rates $ Total increase

$Current Rise 1 Rise 2 Rise 3

Service 11,662 12,128 12,431 12,742 1080

Field (Tier 1) 51.59 53.65 54.99 56.36 4.77

Seagoing (3-<6 years) 17,522 18,223 18,679 19,146 1624

Flying 7451 7749 7943 8142 691

SFDA (SAS(Q)) 35,218 36,627 37,543 38,482 3264

TIMELY PAY RISE: ADF personnel will receive a 4 per cent pay increase on November 24.Photo: LAC Bill Solomou

SAMPLE OF NEW SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES

By SGT Dave Morley

NAVY members can look forward to having more money in their pockets for Christmas as a result of a pay increase announced on October 28.

A 4 per cent increase, in pay packets on November 24, will be followed by a 2.5 per cent increase in November 2012 and a further 2.5 per cent in November 2013.

Seventeen salary-related allowances will also increase in line with the pay rises.

While there was some opposition to the new Workplace R e m u n e r a t i o n Arrangement (WRA), C D F G E N D av i d Hurley said there was a risk in not proceed-ing with the pay case.

“My concern was that if we delayed an application or if an ADF application for deferral was approved by the DFRT, members would not have received their first pay increase in November,” he said.

“With deferral there was a high risk that when a new WRA was even-tually struck, back pay to November 10, 2011, would have been opposed by the Commonwealth Advocate on the basis it is not allowable under current Commonwealth policy.”

GEN Hurley said the current insta-bility in the global economy was also an influential factor.

“The advice I received indicated

that it was unlikely any deferral would have resulted in a different WRA given Defence budget constraints,” he said.

CMDR Stephen Cornish, Director Navy Employment Conditions, said he thought this was a good outcome.

“The DFRT had only two options – either to accept or reject the proposal before it,” he said.

“This was a difficult call for the DFRT as it was navigating in uncharted waters – we’ve never faced this indus-

trial position before in the DFRT’s lifetime.

“In the circum-stances I think the DFRT made the right decision.”

CMDR Cornish said the big differ-ence between Fair Work Australia and the DFRT was that “we can return to the DFRT to ask it to change a decision while in Fair

Work Australia you can’t”.“In that respect we have a much

more flexible system than our civilian colleagues,” he said.

“It is also important to remem-ber neither the DFRT nor Fair Work Australia will backdate pay decisions, so what’s lost by a delay will not be recovered.”

An insert with the new pay rates will be included in the November 24 edition of Navy News.

For more information go to http://intranet.defence.gov.au

“My concern was that if we delayed an application or if an ADF application for deferral was approved by the DFRT, members would not have received their first pay increase in November.”

– CDF GEN David Hurley

SEX Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick’s Report of the Review into the Treatment of Women at ADFA makes 31 recom-mendations to build on reform that began in the late 1990s.

The review, which was released on November 3, acknowledged that the experiences of male and female midshipmen and officer cadets at the Academy were for the most part positive but also identified areas of ADFA culture that could be improved.

The report states that female cadets “overwhelmingly” felt that ADFA was a place where they were treated well.

However, the review also found that “further structural and cultur-al reform is necessary if ADFA is to become the excellent tri-service training and academic institution it aspires to be”.

Ms Broderick has led the review to examine the treatment of women at ADFA and the wider ADF since April 1 at the request of Defence Minister Stephen Smith.

Phase 1 of the review has dealt specifically with the treatment of women at ADFA in the wake of the so-called “Skype Incident”.

Ms Broderick said the review did not investigate the incident but rather undertook a wide-ranging cultural

review with a specific focus on the impact of that culture on women.

“It examined the adequacy and appropriateness of measures to pro-mote gender equality and to ensure women’s safety,” Ms Broderick said.

Mr Smith said Phase 1 found that there had been positive improve-ments in the culture at the Academy since the mid-1990s.

“However, the review also found widespread, low-level sexual har-assment, inadequate levels of super-vision, a cumbersome complaints processes and an equity and diver-sity environment marked by sanction rather than positive engagement,” Mr Smith said.

He said the report also recom-mended improvements to areas including providing quality staffing at ADFA, the management of com-plaints, accommodation for students and mechanisms to better manage the risk of injury to female cadets.

“I have asked the Secretary of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force to determine the best way forward in formally adopting and implementing the review recom-mendations,” he said.

Implementing Phase 1 would also be considered alongside the imple-mentation of the five reviews into the aspects of Defence culture com-missioned at the same time as Ms Broderick’s review. These cover:

� use of alcohol in the ADF;� social media in Defence;� personal conduct of ADF person-

nel;� management of incidents and

complaints; and � Defence Australian Public Service

women’s leadership pathways. Mr Smith said the issues can-

vassed in the reviews were complex and a comprehensive response was required.

He said an independent audit would be conducted after 12 months from the release of the report in line with the terms of reference.

The audit will report on the implementation of the recommenda-tions and make any further recom-mendations necessary to advance the treatment of women at ADFA.

Mr Smith said the Broderick Review would assist Defence to fur-ther develop the strategic direction for the Academy.

“Importantly, it also enables Defence to build on its commitment to zero tolerance for unacceptable behaviour and providing a safe and equitable workplace within ADFA and across Defence.”

The Broderick Review is available at www.humanrights.gov.au/defencereview/ADFA_report/ADFA_2011.pdf

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SUBMISSIONS are being called for Phase 2 of the Review into Treatment of Women in the ADF chaired by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.

Phase 2 will look at the treatment of women beyond ADFA to the broader ADF and examine the effectiveness of ADF cultural change strategies and ini-tiatives to improve leadership pathways and career development for women.

The first phase, the Report of the Review into the Treatment of Women at ADFA, was released on November 3 and is available for download from the Australian Human Rights Commission website.

Ms Broderick said it was important to note that the review would not be inves-tigating or formulating conclusions in relation to specific allegations or com-plaints.

“This is not our role under the terms of reference for our review,” Ms Broderick said.

She said the review appreciated and supported the ADF’s endeavours to recruit and retain the finest candidates for a first-class defence force.

“We also appreciate the ongoing con-structive efforts by the ADF to improve gender equality initiatives for women’s career development in the ADF, imple-ment strategies to ensure women’s safety and to prevent sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sex discrimination within the ADF.

“In fact, Phase 2 presents an excel-lent opportunity for us to identify the strengths of the organisation and high-

light positive practices which could be broadened.

“Where challenges remain, we hope to suggest strategies that will assist the ADF in this regard.”

Ms Broderick said the review was keen to hear from personnel of different ranks and roles in all three Services, and there were several ways to do this.

The review will visit various bases across the country in the coming months to talk to ADF personnel and consult widely.

“We’ll speak to people individually, host focus groups and conduct an anony-mous short survey that will allow the review team to collect information about attitudes, as well as demographic data.

“We’ll also conduct qualitative and quantitative research that will compare the ADF experience to those of similar defence forces overseas.”

Written submissions are also invit-ed and can be made via the Australian Human Rights Commission website from November 5 to December 4.

Personnel can also speak confiden-tially with a review team member on a toll free 1800 656 945.

More detail is also included in an advertisement on page 31 in this issue of Navy News.

Ms Broderick said the review team encouraged everyone to make a submis-sion, contact the review team or partici-pate in a focus group.

“Your experience, views and insights will help inform the direction of the review and, importantly, the recommen-dations that will be developed. We look forward to working with you.”

Phase 2 call for submissions

PROGRESS: The Report of the Review into the Treatment of Women at ADFA was released on November 3.Photo: Lauren Black

ADFA report released

AFGHAN National Security Forces supported by Australia’s Special Operations Task Group have seized and destroyed about 4000kg of poppy seed during an operation in the Kajaki region of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

The seed is believed to have been cached in preparation for next year’s growing season.

The operation in late October also uncovered 30kg of processed opium.

Chief of Joint Operations LTGEN Ash Power said destroying the poppy seed would significantly affect the insur-gent-aligned syndicate’s ability to har-vest a crop in the 2012 growing season.

“This high-grade seed is crucial to

sustaining production and is highly val-ued and protected,” LTGEN Power said.

Afghan and Australian forces came under fire as they entered the targeted area and elements remained in contact for the duration of the mission.

“The ferocity of the insurgent response to the mission is a clear indica-tor of just how important this cache was to their plans,” LTGEN Power said.

No members of the Special Operations Task Group or the Afghan National Interdiction Unit were killed or wounded during the mission.

Australian Special Forces are sup-porting the National Interdiction Unit in a concerted effort to disrupt insurgent command, control and finance networks in southern Afghanistan.

Troops destroy insurgent drug plans

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THE RAN has played a significant role in fundraising for an annual alcohol awareness challenge, finishing as the team raising the highest amount of funds.

During October ‘Team Navy’, led by Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs, raised $13,755 in the Ocsober campaign, more than doubling its 2010 result.

While the emphasis of Ocsober is on health and fitness, Navy has used the ini-tiative to raise awareness of alcohol use in members’ daily lives and to encourage them to make positive and conscious deci-sions about how much, and when, they choose to drink.

Alcohol misuse does not just affect those few who choose to consume it in a hazardous way – it can lead to capability losses and safety concerns and negatively impact on Navy families and Navy’s repu-tation.

More than 46 personnel participated and among those was AB Ben Catterall.

“As a medic I promote safe drinking levels during all medicals, so I thought a month of total sobriety would be a good example for my patients. I wanted to lead by example,” AB Catterall said.

Director Navy Alcohol and Other Drug Services, LCDR Dee Williams, said Navy chose to be a part of Ocsober because the initiative promoted a message that struck at the heart of common community atti-tudes about drinking in Australia.

The funds go to Life Education Australia, which also plays an important role in educating young people.

Navy doubles Ocsober effortBy MAJ Michael Brooke

FOUR RAN warships and elements of Australian Clearance Diving Team One recent-ly joined air, ground and naval forces from Singapore, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand for Exercise Bersama Lima 2011, held from October 17 until November 4.

HMA Ships Warramunga, Sirius, Yarra and Huon joined 65 military aircraft, 17 warships, one submarine and 2500 personnel in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) joint and combined exercise held out of Malaysia and Singapore.

Warramunga’s CO, CMDR Mike Turner, said it was great to be involved in this year’s exercise.

“Bersama Lima is a challenging exercise that provides an opportunity to hone our warfighting skills in a complex multi-threat environment in the demanding operating area of the South China Sea,” CMDR Turner said.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of a successful FPDA, illustrating the long-term com-mitment of the founding members to defence cooperation and regional stability.

The FPDA provides the ADF with the oppor-tunity to develop relationships with important security partners while reinforcing Australia’s long-term commitment to regional peace and prosperity.

The Commander of the ADF forces, BRIG Chris Hamilton, said Bersama Lima aimed to enhance the interoperability of the combined air, ground and naval forces of the FPDA countries to conduct combined and joint warfare activities.

Editor’s note: For full coverage of Exercise Bersama Lima 2011, be sure to check out the November 24 edi-tion of Navy News.

Interoperability key in Bersama Lima

GOOD CAUSE: Former Paralympian and Australian of the Year for Sport Priya Cooper and Life Education’s Executive Officer Bernie Foley (in red) promote Ocsober at HMAS Stirling and, inset, Life Education’s mascot, Healthy Harold. Main photo: CPOIS Tracy Casteleijn

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By LEUT Todd Austin

THIS month we take a look at the final Navy Signature Behaviour and the final behaviour in the ‘Professionalism’ group: ‘Make Navy proud, make Australia proud’. This behaviour asks us to lead by example, value Navy’s identity and reputation and live Navy’s values.

Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs (pictured) believes Navy is making pro-gress in embedding the Signature Behaviours.

“I am proud of the fact that we have been able to achieve some really positive cultural changes under the New Generation Navy (NGN) transformation program – from both new recruits and junior officers and those of us who have seen change programs come and go with various results,” VADM Griggs said.

He firmly believes if we use all of the 10 Signature Behaviours to direct our actions and activities, our intended positive cultural change will be achieved.

“I know the overwhelming majority of you are just as disap-pointed as I am when news breaks of unacceptable behaviour, but this

underlines how vital the NGN pro-gram is to our future,” he said.

“As Chief of Navy, I will con-tinue to focus on getting results, but let me be clear as to what that means. This is about getting people to do their job as best they can, being the best they can be – because if we all do that, we will deliver on our contract with Government, we will get the results we need and,

most importantly, we will enhance our perfor-mance and satisfaction in Navy.”

NGN is fundamental to Navy’s future and its ability to operate an increasingly sophisti-cated fleet with a sophis-ticated workforce in a sustainable way.

Taking pride in what we do is vitally important, as is making others proud of what we do.

“I am very proud of you and this Navy,” VADM Griggs said.

“I only have to look at the recent bravery award and group bravery commendation to 15 sailors for their actions in SIEV 36 to see our peo-ple making Navy proud, and mak-ing Australia proud.”

Further information on New Generation Navy’s Signature Behaviours is available on the Navy Intranet site.

SIGNATURE BEHAVIOUR OF THE MONTH:

MAKE NAVY PROUD, MAKE AUSTRALIA PROUD Proud to serve

ENCOURAGING RESULTS: CMDR Nigel Carlton, the New Generation Navy Operations Manager, says the results of the recent RANavyPulse are positive. Photo: LAC Bill Solomou

By Annabelle Haywood

THE Navy Pulse survey indicates that through the efforts of its people, Navy is on the road to changing its culture.

“At the end of the day, the Pulse results so far indicate that Navy people aspire to be innovative and serve their country with pride,” New Generation Navy Operations Manager CMDR Nigel Carlton said.

The Pulse survey involved partici-pants representing all groups across the Navy, reviewing their colleagues’ behaviour against the Signature Behaviours and vice versa, giving a shapshot of how the behaviours are affecting Navy workplaces.

The data is collected by external company PulsePrograms, and present-ed to the Chief of Navy as general data with no specific information about individual responses.

CMDR Carlton said four behav-iours were resonating with Navy peo-ple: � Make Navy proud, make Australia

proud; � Strengthen relationships across

and beyond Navy; � Be cost conscious; and � Be the best I can.

“These results indicate that we have a common point of pride in our service to Australia, and we value effective relationships and doing busi-ness efficiently,” CMDR Carlton said.

“We know we are not perfect but we take pride in our work, our team

and ourselves, striving to uphold the highest possible standards.

“The individual feedback from the RANavyPulse provides us with the specifics of where we can do better, and an opportunity for each of us to take charge of our response to this challenge.”

The third and final Pulse for 2011

will open on November 21, with each participant emailed a link to a site where they can access the survey.

For further information on the RANavyPulse, visit the website on the NGN intranet page, or email navyngn@defence.gov.au

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By LSIS Paul Berry

CLEARANCE divers CPO Luke Graham and LS Tim Almond are thinking outside the box.

The sailors are working side by side in one of Combined Team – Uruzgan’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams, dealing with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on an almost daily basis.

EOD Team Leader, CPOCD Graham, said the biggest challenge was dealing with insurgents’ end-

lessly chang-ing IED tac-tics.

“In t rain-ing they told me to th ink o u t s i d e t h e box,” CPOCD Graham said.

“Now that I’m here, I can see there is no box. It doesn’t matter what you think or what your handover

tells you, it’s always different and that’s where the challenge is.”

The pair have spent most of the past four months travelling up and

down the Baluchi and Chorah val-leys in southern Afghanistan making safe, or blowing up, the deadly IEDs.

“For job satisfaction, this is the ultimate test,” CPOCD Graham said.

“Watching the search engineers out in front find something and then call you forward to take control. You jump out of the Bushmaster and the adrenalin goes up 150 per cent, because everyone’s looking at you, asking ‘where do you want us?’

“Then something happens and you get in a contact – it’s mad because we are so used to being in exercises and firing blanks, but when that first round comes at you or an IED goes off in front of the convoy, it’s for real.”

E x p l o s i v e O r d n a n c e Reconnaissance team member LSCD Almond said the job was about as far removed from Navy life as you could get.

LSCD’s Almond’s role is to pre-pare equipment for the EOD techni-cians.

“When we pull up on a job I have to predict what’s going to happen next and have equipment ready for the technician to grab and do his job,” he said.

“I also take care of any conven-

tional ordnance up to 160mm, gre-nades, landmines, rockets, mortars – all that sort of stuff is within my scope.”

Both men agree that the specialist equipment they use is state of the art.

“Every patrol is a positive for me, working with guys you have never worked with before, like the infantry and cavalry,” CPOCD Graham said.

CPOCD Graham said he was proud of the way Navy personnel were working in Afghanistan.

“I’ve never heard of Navy not succeeding here,” he said.

“Across the board, Navy guys have an ability to fit into any envi-ronment. I don’t know if it’s sea-time or being away a lot, but when we get challenged we break through the barriers.”

LSCD Almond said he felt like he had accomplished something with his deployment.

“I have learnt a lot about Afghanistan and its culture and I’ve achieved a land warfare deployment, which is something I’ve strived for my whole career,” he said.

“But I can’t wait to get back to being a sailor and a clearance diver.”

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OUTSIDE THE BOX: CPOCD Luke Graham and LSCD Tim Almond are part of Combined Team – Uruzgan. Inset: LSCD Almond on patrol.Main photo: LSIS Paul Berry

Maritime warfare centre opensBy Michael Brooke

THE opening of the Australian Maritime Warfare Centre (AMWC) at Fleet Base East recently marked a milestone in the regeneration of the RAN’s high-end warfighting skills.

An amalgamation of the Tactical Development Group, Weapons Test Group, Warfare Division, the Fleet Operational Knowledge Exploitation Cell and the former RANRAU, the AMWC has been established to optimise the warfighting effectiveness of the Fleet.

COMAUSFLT RADM Steve Gilmore said the AMWC was a centre for excel-lence that would represent the institu-tionalisation of Program Pelorus – the Navy’s high-end warfighting remediation strategy.

RADM Gilmore said the AMWC was the nucleus of Navy’s return to the mas-tery of the maritime environment, which would provide the analysis, tactics, tech-

niques and procedures to fight and win at sea.

“The AMWC is a key enabler to ensure better proficiency in joint and combined maritime operations – skills that have degraded in the recent past due to the RAN’s commitments to boarding and counter-piracy operations,” he said.

RADM Gilmore said the opening of the AMWC created a unified centre draw-ing on a combined set of skills, know-ledge and experience in a focused envi-ronment under the leadership of the inau-gural commander, CAPT Peter Scott.

“The AMWC provides a professional foundation stone that will lead us to a better informed and a better performing Fleet,” CAPT Scott said.

“The AMWC allows us to coordi-nate our activities and maximise com-bined interoperability and ensure that we become more aware, focused and aligned with our allies.”

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UNDERPRIVILEGED children from Ho Chi Minh City were the recipients of eight trunks of toys, hand delivered recently by members of HMA Ships Huon and Yarra.

The ships’ launched ‘Operation Toys’ two months before sailing on their South East Asia deployment, asking family and friends to donate unwanted toys to needy children.

Both crews got behind the pro-ject, with Huon’s dive officer LEUT Scott Reynolds saying they were amazed by people’s generosity.

“The concept of the collection was to recycle all the unwanted and unused toys that most Australian families have stashed away and to then find a new home with less for-tunate children,” LEUT Reynolds said.

“ABCK Trent Allman and LSCD Jeff Simes were inspired and pro-moted the collection among their respective communities in the Southern Highlands and Manly. In the end we arrived at the Binh Loi Social Centre with eight large trunks of toys, weighing in at about 300kg.

“It was terrific to see the kids’ excitement as they discovered the toys were for them to keep.”

Following the visit, the ships’ crews collected their unspent local currency to raise a donation of 3.1 million dong (about $150) for the children’s centre.

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WILDEST DREAMS: Underprivileged children from Ho Chi Minh City inspect the toys delivered by the ships’ companies of HMA Ships Huon and Yarra. Inset: HMAS Huon on the Brisbane River earlier in the year during Operation Queensland Flood Assist.Inset photo: CPL Janine Fabre

Challenges aheadBy LEUT Peter Croce

CDRE Aaron Ingram is looking for-ward to a busy six months ahead as he steps in as the Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) 633 in the Middle East Area of Operations.

Navy’s former Director General of Maritime Development said he was excited about the opportunity and knew the task on Operation Slipper would be as rewarding as it was chal-lenging.

CDRE Ingram, a PWO-N by trade, is no stranger to the MEAO and previ-ously deployed on Operations Slipper and Falconer as the Commanding Officer of HMAS Darwin in 2002-2003.

“I am very excited about the opportunity and look forward to lead-ing our committed sailors, soldiers and airmen, and working with our coalition partners and other Australian Government agencies,” CDRE Ingram said.

“My challenge will be to help ensure our land and maritime forces in the MEAO remain effectively sup-ported and enabled as the strategic and operational situations continue to evolve towards a transition to Afghan-led security.”

CDRE Ingham has replaced AIRCDRE John Oddie, who is return-ing to Australia as Director General Aerospace Development.

STRAIGHT ON THE JOB: DCJTF 633 CDRE Aaron Ingram farewells LCDR Carl Oberg who recently finished his tour on Operation Slipper.

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SIX thousand people crossed HMAS Cerberus’ gangway on October 23 to get a taste of life in the RAN.

During the open day visitors wit-nessed helicopter winching displays, aerial performances, firefighting displays, skydivers, precision drill displays, the RAN Band, vintage and military vehicles, training school exhibitions, and more.

Cerberus’ Commanding Officer, CAPT Mark Hill, said everyone was fascinated by the military demonstrations on offer.

“It was thrilling to see so many in the community interested in the Navy and showing their support to all in Cerberus by attending,” CAPT Hill said.

“This year’s open day was about engaging with the community and strengthening our relationship with the people of greater Melbourne.

“It was a great opportunity to show-case the highly effective training con-ducted in Cerberus, and to promote the diverse range of challenging yet excep-tionally satisfying careers in the ADF.”

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By CMDR Fenn Kemp

THE search is on for the author of a mystery message found in an old bottle on a remote beach in Western Australia.

Sheryl Waideman was camping on a beach west of Eucla when she came across the bottle lying in the sand.

The discovery caught her by sur-prise.

“We were out walking. The bot-tle was up, embedded in the sand dunes sideways. I could see it had some sought of rolled up paper in it, showed my daughter and took it back to the guys to open,” she said.

The mystery deepened when the group opened the bottle. The paper inside was faded and brittle but some words were visible.

She said the author’s name had been eroded by time but the ship’s name was still legible – HMAS Stalwart.

The date also intrigued Ms Waideman and her family: b..... Mr..... HMAS Stalwart GPO SYDNEY NSW 14/11/78

Stalwart was a destroyer ten-der. Crewed by 25 officers and 392 sailors, she was one of the larger ships in the RAN and served as the flagship for a period following the decommissioning of the aircraft car-rier HMAS Melbourne.

She acted as a support ship to the rest of the fleet and was well equipped as a floating workshop. The ship was also home to a detach-ment of the then-Fleet Maintenance Unit.

Stalwart decommissioned in March 1990. In 1979, records show she passed by the southern tip of WA on her way to HMAS Stirling in company with HMA Ships Perth II and Vendetta II to take part in WA’s 150-year celebrations.

Senior historian at the Sea Power Centre – Australia, John Perryman, said the bottle was a remarkable find.

“This is a true naval mystery and a most unusual discovery,” Mr Perryman said.

“There isn’t much information, but it’s amazing to hear that a small piece of the Navy’s past has sur-vived for so long in such a remote and inhospitable location.”

Ms Waideman contacted the Navy through the RAN’s Facebook site. It’s not the first time she has

Mystery message in a bottle

found a bottle on the Eucla sand, but she agreed this one was a unique discovery.

“My family think it is a great joke as they know I love walk-ing the beaches finding driftwood. Finding this message was pretty exciting.”

Were you serving in HMAS Stalwart? Can you help solve the mystery? Email navynews@defencenews.gov.au with any information.

IN BRIEF

UNIQUE DISCOVERY: Sheryl Waideman (below) recently discovered a message in a bottle (below right) while camp-ing on a remote beach in Western Australia. The message appears to have been thrown overboard by a member of HMAS Stalwart’s (pictured) ship’s company in 1978 or ’79.

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AWD simulator one step closerBy CMDR (retd) Jim Hillock

A STATE-of-the-art Command Team Trainer (CTT) for the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) is now a step closer to reality with the successful comple-tion of the trainer’s preliminary design review.

The AWD Alliance, comprising ship-builder ASC, combat systems engineer Raytheon Australia and the Defence Materiel Organisation, is well-placed to deliver a simulation of the AWD opera-tions room following the procurement of the CTT Aegis command, and the deci-sion and emulation sub-systems from the US Navy.

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace have been awarded the contract to deliv-er the synthetic environment component of the trainer’s design.

With ship-fit Aegis and Australian Tactical Interface software, the trainer will incorporate simulations of all major AWD weapon and sensor systems, including SM-2, Harpoon Block II, ship-borne electro-optical systems, sonar, SPY1-D(V) and SPQ9-B.

The Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace component of the trainer will

provide the synthetic environment – or simulation ‘engine-room’ – behind the Aegis operations room.

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and an Aegis CTG capability to sup-port force warfare training, the CTT will also provide significant instructor, role-playing and debrief amenities to ensure maximum benefit.

Due for installation at Watson with delivery in mid-2015, the AWD CTT will be the most capable operations room simulator ever provided to the RAN.

STATE-OF-THE-ART: The AWD Command Team Trainer’s preliminary design review has been completed. Once delivered, it will be the most capa-ble operations room simulator ever provided to the RAN.Photo: Defence Materiel Organisation

By CPL Zenith King

AS THE motorcade carrying Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II approached the Australian War Memorial (AWM), members of Australia’s Federation Guard wait-ed nervously at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

During their final day in Canberra on October 25, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh laid a wreath at the AWM.

F o r d r u m m e r A B L u k e Cunningham, being a part of the catafalque party was an honour.

“It’s not every day you get to do a catafalque party for the Queen,” AB Cunningham said.

“Being able to salute during the Last Post and knowing the Queen was there was a pretty special occa-sion.”

Catafalque party commander CPL Ben Barnard said although they had three days to prepare he felt nervous leading up to the event.

“We arrived half an hour before the ceremony and made our way past security to the tomb,” CPL Barnard said.

“We waited in the wings of the tomb for a while where we could see straight down Anzac Parade and the procession of flashing lights approaching us. That was when I realised it was really happening.”

Despite the size of the crowd, CPL Barnard said it was the media interest that surprised him the most.

“Initially there were about 20 media crews inside the tomb with us but as the Queen approached more flooded in, bringing it to about 50,” he said.

“It was a small space and you didn’t know if a camera was point-ing at you or not.”

A group of 10 Navy members were waiting for Her Majesty inside the AWM. The Queen shook hands and spoke to each in turn.

The personnel were chosen from

Drummer’s royal beat

across ranks and categories, repre-senting all operations which cur-rently involve RAN personnel.

During the Queen’s visit to the AWM, former Chief of the Defence Force, GEN (retd) Peter Cosgrove, accompanied the royal party as they walked along the Wall of Remembrance.

Fol lowing the royal cou-

ple’s visit to Canberra where Her Majesty also presented Army’s Royal Military College Duntroon with new Queen’s and Regimental Colours, they flew to Perth for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

The royal couple left Australia on October 29.

HONOUR: AFG members LAC Adrian Bada, CPL Ben Barnard and AB Luke Cunningham at the Australian War Memorial during the royal visit to Canberra and, right, former CDF GEN (retd) Peter Cosgrove shows Her Majesty the Wall of Remembrance.Photos: LAC Leigh Cameron and SGT Bill Guthrie

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Greenlight for AlbatrossBy Dallas McMaugh

HUNDREDS of HMAS Albatross personnel attended the Greenlight Program launch on October 21 to find out how they could improve resource efficiency in the workplace.

The Greenlight Program is an Albatross-wide ini-tiative, sponsored by the Defence Support Group, aim-ing to reduce energy consumption through awareness and education.

It has a three-year plan with ambitious but achiev-able targets, including reducing electricity use by 20 per cent, potable water use by 30 per cent, landfill waste by 40 per cent, and automotive fuel consumption by 10 per cent.

Albatross’ Commanding Officer, CAPT Stefan King, encouraged all personnel to support the program by becoming actively involved with ideas and contributions to reduce consumption, create less waste and deliver energy savings.

“This is a great opportunity for all of us and all it needs is basic changes and big ideas,” CAPT King said.

“This will help make our corner of the beauti-ful Shoalhaven that bit greener and contribute towards Strategic Reform Program savings targets.”

The launch also featured a local sustainable energy trade show, tips for household energy savings and a sustainable ini-tiative competition.

Taking in the exhibits was LSSN Vanessa Osborne who was there to learn how she could do more for the environment.

“I’m already very energy conscious at home,” LSSN Osborne said.

“I wanted to look at everything on display here today, to hear about what Defence is doing about energy consumption and to find out how I can do my bit to improve energy savings on board.”

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THUMBS UP: HMAS Albatross sailors visit the Defence Environment Team display at the Greenlight Program launch while, inset, LSSN Vanessa Osborne gives environmental responsi-bility the thumbs up.Photos: ABIS Hayley Clarke

By Graham McBean

NAVY needs to step it up in the 2011 ADO Blood Challenge if it is to avoid complete annihilation.

Army led with 243 blood donations at the midway point followed by Air Force with 167, Defence civilians with 139, and Navy with 105.

The Air Force has won the blood challenge in the first two years it has been conducted.

Blood challenge spokesperson Gary Schulz said the healthy competition translated into 1962 life-saving blood transfusions but at this stage donations were down on 2010 results.

“I had hoped for better results at this stage and I am in fear of us not reach-ing the target we reached in 2010,” Mr Schulz said.

Mr Schulz said Canberra-based per-sonnel could take a pat on the back as they were among the most significant donors across Australia.

He said the blood challenge contin-ued until November 30 and there was still plenty of time to make donations count.

“People who give blood are special people and the idea is to give blood right up until November 30 so there are good blood supplies before Christmas.”

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STEP IT UP: SMNMED Danielle Dickinson takes a blood pres-sure reading from a patient. Navy is coming last in the 2011 ADO Blood Challenge.Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

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A TWO-day visit to the Kokoda Track from Australian Defence Force explo-sive ordnance disposal experts has made the trek safer for adventurers

who walk the historic journey.Task Force Commander CMDR Scott Craig

said that, while working on Operation Render Safe 2011, the technicians took time out at the request of the Kokoda Track Authority to deal with danger-ous munitions at two different locations.

“Our mission in Papua New Guinea was to clear World War II unexploded ordnance from nearby villages, regularly traversed areas and underwater near Rabaul, East New Britain,” CMDR Craig said.

“But in the planning stage for the operation, we were contacted by the Kokoda Track Authority to

THE operations room in HMAS Gascoyne is crowded with extra personnel, but an eerie silence pervades.

Attention is focused on the screen showing a video feed from a Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV) as it slowly manoeuvres close to the harbour floor at around 55 metres depth.

“There she is,” announces MDV operator CPO Brad Paull in a measured voice.

The underwater remotely operated craft had achieved visual on a contact first investigated by Gascoyne the previous day.

Sonar vision shows a wreck – quite obviously a submarine – on the bottom of Rabaul Harbour.

As the MDV tracks along the length of the hull, the conning tower with hatch and masts looms large on the screen.

The hull appears intact, with minimal damage visible; stabilisers near the single propeller have either broken or deteriorated over the years; about 35 metres of wreck is showing before the bow section disappears into the silt on the ocean floor.

LCDR Ben Fennell watches as CPO Paull gathers imagery to be passed onto experts who will later identify the wreck as a likely World War II Japanese submarine.

The imagery was supplemented by photo-graphs and dimensions supplied by Navy clear-ance divers who dived the wreck several times over two days.

“Of course, we all would like to be the ones who discovered AE1, but it was not to be this time,” LCDR Fennell said.

“But if this wreck is finally identified as a vessel which sank with hands on board, then everyone in Gascoyne will have played a part in providing closure for relatives of those who per-ished.”

Working the waters off Rabaul in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Minehunter Coastals Gascoyne and HMAS Diamantina were in loca-tion for Operation Render Safe.

HMNZS Resolution, a New Zealand Navy Hydrographic Survey vessel deployed in support of the operation, initially detected an unknown object via sonar during early survey work.

The contact of interest was passed on to Gascoyne, which was providing support to the operation by using her high frequency sonar to search for, detect and then classify mine-like objects.

Gascoyne’s operations officer, LEUT Georgina Rae, said since the Render Safe tasking was focused on identifying unexploded ordnance, the contact of interest passed on by Resolution was low on the list of priorities to investigate.

“It was passed on as a large rectangular object,” LEUT Rae said.

“In a harbour littered with remnants of war, we thought it unlikely such a shape would be unexploded ordnance. But when we deployed the MDV and saw the conning tower, we all knew it could be something of high importance.”

In Gascoyne, excitement gradually built as research confirmed the wreck was uncharted and in the general vicinity of the last known location of the missing World War I Australian submarine AE1.

“We came here to help make the area safer for locals and we have done that,” LCDR Fennell said.

“To have played a major part in the discovery of this unknown wreck is a great bonus and some-thing everyone involved can count as a highlight of the operation.”

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PILED UP HIGH: Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s PO Daniel Koim works with the RAN’s LCDR Matt Carroll, POCD Darren Smith and ABCD Jesse McMichael to clear projectiles from a cave used for ordnance storage by the Japanese during World War II. Photos: ABIS Sarah Williams

FILL THEM UP: SMNCD Brent McGregor and POMED Simon Eden fill sand bags to be stacked over unexploded ordnance in preparation for detonation.

Submarine wreck discovered off Rabaul

HANDLE WITH CARE: SMNCD Daniel Crichton and ABCD Andrew Simpson remove a Type 100 50kg incendiary Japanese bomb at Kabakaul Village in East New Britain Province, as LEUT Joel Hissink watches on.

THERE SHE IS: A sonar image of a section of the wreck found off Papua New Guinea.

Navy personnel have helped to clear the Kokoda Track and PNG villages from explosive dangers. LEUT Darren Mallett reports.

ask if our task group could dispose of some dan-gerous items on and near the track.”

That resulted in a side trip for some of the team who flew back to Port Moresby and conducted the tasks at Myola and Owers Corner.

Led by CPOCD Drew Mitchell, the technicians were flown by helicopter to the track near Myola, a side diversion near the top of the Owen Stanley Range at an altitude of 1900 metres.

“The task was to make safe a couple of bombs from an American B-25 Mitchell bomber that were located very close to a village,” CPOCD Mitchell said.

“The best way to deal with these very heavy bombs lying near populated areas is to explosively open a narrow slit, ignite the fill inside and allow it to steadily burn out.

“This low order method of rendering safe turns the bomb pretty much into a piece of metal while keeping it in fairly good condition so the people coming down the track can still enjoy viewing these relics of war.”

Inspecting stacks of mortars and other ord-nance collected from the bush, the team also recovered grenade fuses which were disposed of in a controlled detonation.

Air Force explosive ordnance disposal techni-cian, SGT Sean O’Rourke, said after spending the night as guests of the villagers at Myola, the team were relocated to Owers Corner at the very begin-ning of the Kokoda Track where they disposed of more hand grenades.

“The task on the Kokoda Track was a highlight of our deployment – it was great to make those parts of the Kokoda Track safer for both the locals and visiting trekkers” SGT O’Rourke said.

“No one who conducted this task has ever walked the entire Kokoda Track and it has ignited

a desire in many of us to revisit and cover the entire distance.”

At the end of this phase of the ADF’s enduring peace-time mission to find, identify and render safe WWII munitions in the South Pacific, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney said more than 2000 individual items with a net explo-sive quantity in excess of five tonnes had been removed and disposed of from areas near the local East New Britain populations.

“The efforts of HMA Ships Gascoyne and Diamantina, as well as HMNZ Ships Resolution and Wellington, were crucial to the success of Operation Render Safe,” Senator Feeney said.

“The successful outcome of this operation has resulted in a much safer environment for all the communities who have been living with unexploded ordnance.”

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Safety excellence rewardedPERSONNEL and organisa-

tions that make a consid-erable contribution to Navy safety have been recognised

for their efforts at the 2011 Navy Safety Awards.

This year’s awards were present-ed at the RAN Heritage Centre on October 20.

Head o f Navy Peop le and Reputation RADM Allan du Toit presented the awards to the winners and highly commended recipients in two categories: Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue and The Commander Dave Al len Award for Safe ty Excellence.

Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue: � Winner – HMAS Anzac, for the

proactive and committed manage-ment of a low-level radiation haz-ard identified from a radio antenna in HMAS Stuart’s RHIB while Anzac’s crew was in Stuart.

� Highly Commended – RAN Mine Warfare Faculty, in recognition for the timely application of interim controls and dedication to work-place safety following an injury sustained from the charge han-dling system.

The Commander Dave Allen Award for Safety Excellence:� Winner – ABET Lisa Pickstone

of FSU-P, whose persistence and professionalism led to the identi-fication and revision of an incor-

rect materiel safety data sheet held for paint within Navy’s invento-ry. Furthermore, she highlighted conflicting hazardous substances segregation guides in use within Defence, resulting in the removal of the obsolete guide.

� Highly Commended – CPO Glen Peck, OHS instructor in HMAS Creswell, in recognition of his proactive approach that influenced the OHS training continuum and the policy guiding it.

� Highly Commended – HMAS Anzac’s command team, in recog-nition of its efforts to develop and implement an on-board fatigue management system, tailoring its program and routines to cater for the crew’s fatigue levels.

The awards provide a gate-way for submission to the Defence OHS Awards and the Australian Commonwealth Safety Rehabilitation

and Compensation Commission (SRCC) Awards.

Navy has previously enjoyed suc-cesses in these events, providing pub-lic recognition to Navy and individuals involved.

This year’s awards followed Navy’s success at the national level where LSCSO Natalie Irvine, LCDR Andrew Rohrsheim and the RAN Diving School, in conjunction with the Submarine Underwater Medicine Unit, won SRCC awards.

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By CPL Melanie Schinkel

ALTHOUGH CMDR (retd) Ron Stevens’ 30-year career in the Navy and Air Force ended in 1974, the 85-year-old poet continues to draw inspiration from the Services and has penned a plethora of acclaimed poetry.

CMDR Stevens has won count-less awards for his work, including the Henry Lawson Society Award seven times, the Banjo Paterson Award five times and the Jessie Litchfield Literary Award.

A former stores officer in the Navy, CMDR Stevens said he didn’t discover his passion for poetry until after his naval career while studying a Bachelor of Arts in history and English at Macquarie University.

“I became very interested in writ-ing poetry and addicted to entering literary competitions. Poetry is disci-plined and I like the challenge of try-ing to express big topics and ideas in just a few lines,” CMDR Stevens said.

“I prefer to write traditional verse rather than free verse because it’s more structured. Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”

Each year CMDR Stevens writes an Anzac tribute poem and recites it at the Dubbo RSL’s Anzac Day cer-emony. This year he delivered a piece called ‘Second Thoughts’ and it was dedicated to serving ADF personnel and those who have lost their lives in Afghanistan.

In 1995, the Fel lowship of Australian Writers and Manly Council launched a poetry competition to com-

memorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. CMDR Stevens won the competition with his poem ‘On Watch’.

“I was really pleased with that piece and it is still one of my favour-ites. It is about all the RAN ships that sank and the circumstances that sur-rounded their sinking during WWII,” he said.

“The poem is set as if I were on Manly Beach telling these ships’ sto-ries to my grandchildren, who are free and alive because of the naval person-nel who lost their lives.”

CMDR Stevens’ military career began in the Air Force as an air-crew trainee in 1944. In 1945 the Air Force suspended its pilot courses and he transferred to the Navy. During his naval career from 1946 to 1974, he served in HMA ships Australia, Arunta, Bataan, Vengeance and Melbourne. He also served at a num-ber of naval establishments during the Korean and Vietnam wars.

He served in Australia and Bataan during the occupation of Japan in the 1950s and in Melbourne during the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s. He was aboard Melbourne when USS Frank E. Evans crossed her bows in the early hours of June 3, 1969.

The forward section of Frank E. Evans sank and 74 American lives were lost. Melbourne sustained exten-sive damage to her bow.

“I was asleep below the flight deck in my cabin when it happened. The alarms went off but I didn’t feel the initial thud. I rushed to my action sta-

Poet finds inspiration in Services

tion and took charge of the galley and made sure the store rooms were pre-pared to issue blankets and medical supplies,” CMDR Stevens said.

“A lot of Australians did amazing things to rescue the Americans in the water. I just focused on my task and made sure everything was ready and functioning in the supply section.”

CMDR Stevens’ greatest supporter throughout his Defence and writing

career has been his dedicated wife of 60 years, Clo.

“Clo has supported my writing and is my harshest critic. She had to uproot the family and travel all around Australia during my naval career,” he said.

“My granddaughter, Renee, also encourages me and urged me to put together a CD of my Anzac tribute poems, which I did recently.”

An excerpt from the poem, ‘On Watch’My forenoon ends as it began:eternity of sky and wavesthat stretch conception, swells that spanfrom past to present, rise from gravesof ships and crews in hallowed sleepwhere sacrifice and blazing helllie blanketed, unfathomed, deep.What epic tales these waves might tell.

The foam now swirling on the sandperhaps was formed when Sydney metwith Kormoran whose captain planneda waiting course – disguise to letour cruiser close to near point-blankbefore the raider’s rain of shell.In mortal pain, the Sydney sank.Precisely where, the waves might tell.

An empty Carley-float remained;far less than Perth in Sunda Strait.Survivors of her crew, detainedin Nippon’s prisons, nursed their hatewith stoic pride in shipmates’ strength.While Canberra’s rescued personnelwatched Savo’s waters swamp her length,their thoughts ran deep, as waves might tell.

– Ron Stevens

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2011-12 Navy surf rowers’ league starts in QueenslandTHE 2011-12 Navy Australian Surf Rowers’ League (ASRL) Series was officially launched on November 6 at Surfers Paradise with more than 60 crews from surf life saving clubs across Queensland pounding the waves. By nurturing the sport, Navy provides the ASRL with the necessary resources to help them recruit life savers. The Navy ASRL series comprises 23 events held on some of the premier beaches around Australia from November 2011 to February 2012. The racing culminates in the Navy Australian Open from February 10-12, 2012, at Stockton Beach, Newcastle.

IN BRIEF

CHIEF of Navy VADM Ray Griggs says reports on the state of morale among Navy’s patrol boat crews on border protec-tion operations are incorrect.

He also believes a report in The Australian newspaper on November 2 – Morale crisis on navy asylum patrol boats – shows a misunder-standing of how Navy maintains and operates its Armidale-class patrol boats and crews.

“These officers and sailors demonstrate great commitment in a relentless mission,” VADM Griggs said.

“They are doing an extremely important job exceptionally well every day of the year. My first priority is the safety and welfare of Navy people and I would not allow them to

operate in an environment that they are ill pre-pared for or that is unsafe.

“As with any machinery operating in the harsh marine environment, each patrol boat will require regular maintenance. However, it needs to be emphasised that a patrol boat will not be sent to sea or remain under way if it would in any way compromise safety.”

The Australian’s article makes statements about “critical skills waivers”. This system of waivers has been in place since 2003 and coin-cided with the introduction of the formal tech-nical regulatory system in the Navy. A waiver will only be granted by the Chief Staff Officer Engineering within Fleet Headquarters.

CN also praised all Navy people assigned to the border protection mission.

The Commander of the Patrol Boat Force,

CAPT Nick Stoker, who is responsible for operating and maintaining the Armidale fleet, also acknowledged the challenges of this mis-sion.

“The ability to continue to provide the required levels of availability is testament to the commitment of our people and all those who support the delivery of the capability,” CAPT Stoker said.

“We are achieving this through careful management of the operating cycles of each of the 14 patrol boats and the 21 crews.

“Planned major maintenance activity peri-ods are, and remain, a routine element of these cycles. At any one time there may be up to five patrol boats undergoing scheduled mainte-nance. This allows us to operate the number of boats required for the mission.”

Chief of Navy corrects the record on patrol boat capability

817 SQN bows out in styleFORMER and current sailors from 817 Squadron will have a chance to share stories at a reunion weekend from November 11-13 at HMAS Albatross.

The reunion is being held in the countdown to the squadron’s decommissioning after almost half a century of continuous service.

The squadron has flown Westland Wessex and Sea King helicopters since commissioning in 1963.

The Senior Sailors’ and Engineers’ Reunion will kick off the activities at the Bomaderry RSL Club on November 11.

A dinner event will be held on the following night for current and former officers, senior sailors and their partners at the Albatross Wardroom.

The Sea Kings will take their final flight on December 15.

Launching from Nowra, the Sea Kings will fly to Canberra and then return to their home base of 35 years.

The squadron’s personnel will also pause for a memorial on December 15 to remember those who died while serving.

Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs will over-see the 817 SQN Decommissioning Parade on December 16.

The parade, starting at 10am at Albatross, will be open to the public.

Navy News will publish a special liftout to mark the squadron’s decommissioning in the December 8 edition of the newspaper.

– Simon Gladman

DEPARTING: 817 SQN and its Sea King helicop-ters are decommissioning in December.

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DEFENCE Relocations and Housing Managers (DRHM) based in each region around Australia are on call to assist

ADF personnel, particularly as the busy period for postings approaches.

DRHMs are the primary represent-ative at the local level with Defence Housing Australia (DHA) and Toll Transitions.

They are employed to assist Defence members and their families by liaising with DHA, Toll Transitions and the Defence Communi ty Organisation in each region, and have considerable experience in all aspects of relocations and housing.

Relocations and Housing Assistant Director Operations Denice Woods said DRHMs aimed to ensure mem-bers and families experienced high quality customer service as they underwent removals or changes in housing situations.

“However, if members have a com-plaint or an issue with their relocation and/or housing they should raise this with DHA or Toll Transitions in the first instance,” she said.

“The DRHMs play an important role by ensuring Defence receives the

appropriate standard of relocation and housing services by being aware of what is expected of our contractors and what the members and their fami-lies are experiencing.”

She said the DRHM network actively sought feedback from mem-bers on the complete relocation ser-vice, which was used to provide Defence and service providers with valuable information on their removal experience.

“More importantly, the feedback is used to ensure that all removals are as stress free as possible,” Mrs Woods said.

“A DRHM may visit the member during an uplift or delivery to discuss and assess the standard of service being provided. In some instances, they will contact the member after a relocation to discuss whether the move met their expectations.”

Mrs Woods said feedback in the past had revealed region-wide trends or issues that had been addressed with contractors.

Further information can be provided by DHA or Toll Transitions, or contact your local DRHM (see below).

RELOCATING is never fun but some simple tips can make the process a lot less difficult – particu-larly with pre-vacation inspections (PVI) and completion of the Tenant Acknowledgement form (TAF) when vacating your Service resi-dence.

Relocations and Housing Assistant Director Operations Denice Woods said ADF members should under-stand their rights and responsibilities by thoroughly reading the Tenant Handbook.

Mrs Woods said it was highly recommended that members attend the pre-vacation inspection, normally conducted with a Defence Housing Australia (DHA) property manager six to eight weeks before vacation.

“The member’s property will be inspected and a TAF completed for the carpet cleaning charge and any items identified as non-fair wear and tear damage,” Mrs Woods said.

If non-fair wear and tear dam-age is identified at the PVI it will be either a ‘tenant charge’ or a ‘potential

charge’. Tenant charges are charges that a member accepts and agrees to allow DHA to repair, with the agreed cost being invoiced to the member. Members may elect to have tenant charges deducted directly from their salary or by invoice from Defence.

A potential charge is damage that the member agrees to repair or rectify

before departure. Repairs must be to trade standard or they will be charged as a tenant charge.

Mrs Woods said non-fair wear and tear was now broken down into four categories and this would be fully explained by DHA property managers at pre-vacation inspections.

She said members should read the TAF carefully and understand their obligations for vacating a service resi-dence before signing the TAF.

“Members have the right to dispute any of the charges and seek resolution before their uplift,” Mrs Woods said.

“If members are disputing any charges they should ensure reasons are recorded on the TAF – Details of Dispute Form, which can be obtained from DHA property managers.”

Members are responsible for the cost of steam-cleaning the carpets, but the actual cleaning is managed by DHA on the member’s behalf. Carpet cleaning costs are deducted from the member’s pay upon completion of the work.

Mrs Woods said the cost differed between region, house size and the extent to which the residence was carpeted.

“Members will be informed of the actual cost at the PVI,” she said.

“The carpet cleaning charge is non-negotiable and cannot be disputed.”

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Location Name Phone

Adelaide Bill Griggs (08) 7389 3225

Bandiana Lea Gayfer (02) 6055 2187

Brisbane Brian Grear (07) 3332 6975

Cairns / Townsville Merv Dicton (07) 4411 7922

Canberra Treena Stone (02) 6127 2898

Darwin Louize Jowitt (08) 8935 4346

Hobart Tracey Pannell (03) 6237 7277

Hunter Roger Lamothe (02) 4034 6964

Liverpool Carey Byrne (02) 8782 4100

Nowra Steve Daley (02) 4421 3855

Perth Allan Purdue (08) 9311 2376

Richmond Sara Sullivan (02) 4587 2314

Southern Victoria John Gaffney (03) 9282 3667

Sydney Greg Richardson (02) 9393 2146

Tindal Kylie Henderson (08) 8973 6594

Toowoomba / Ipswich Chris Gordon (07) 4631 4414

Wagga Wagga Debbie Simms (02) 6937 4220

Be aware of your obligations

“Members have the right to dispute any of the charges and seek resolution before their uplift.”

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Email ASIC at ADFcolumn@asic.gov.au with topics that interest you

HAVE you ever been too busy to keep track of all your financial paperwork?

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When searching try your maiden name or any other names you have used in the past, as well as different spellings of your name, in case the bank or company has incorrectly spelt your name on their system.

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Money in bank accounts and life policies becomes unclaimed when there is no activity on the account or

Claim your slice of the unclaimed millions, writes ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft.

policy for a given time. Australians currently have $636

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people and companies who have found their lost money.

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ACROSS Australia the warmer weather is encouraging us all back into sport and exercise.

However, it’s important to be aware that sport and exercise may not be healthy if time is not taken to prepare.

An ADF Health Status Report (2000) found that sport was the cause of 32 per cent of injuries within the forces.

In total, sports and physical training (PT) collectively accounted for half of the total Defence casualties for known activities.

While these figures may be dated, the trends of injury and mechanisms of preven-tion remain.

Factoring in human errorOne of the major causes of sporting and

PT injuries is human error. Often players simply ‘jump in’ to make

up the numbers or they join a social team in which all players, regardless of skill level, are welcome.

Quick games, usually of touch football after PT sessions, are especially risky affairs.

What makes this scenario even more concerning is the impact of the fatigue from the PT session on technical skills, while neu-

romuscular and metabolic fatigue will reduce technical skills even further.

This further increases the risk of injury to not only the fatigued player but to others.

Likewise, a member may feel like going out for a run and start at a pace and distance based on previous training history. However, this may be far beyond their capacity follow-ing a period of de-training during winter.

The same scenario applies for other aero-bic training and in weight training.

It is important, therefore, to ensure that you are fit enough to play sport; avoid being caught up in emotion or obligation and play when you are unprepared; warm up before games; return to all gym and fitness activities gradually; and, where possible, consult with a PTI prior to restarting your training.

Managing injuriesIt’s important to treat all sporting and

PT injuries immediately, regardless of how ‘tough’ you are and how small you think the injury is.

While pain is a symptom of an injury, an absence of pain does not mean the injured tissues have recovered.

Even if the pain may be gone the next

morning, the tissue is still damaged and sus-ceptible to greater damage.

Injuries should be allowed to heal before you begin playing or training again. Inadequate recovery from an injury is a lead-ing cause of re-injury.

The right terrainThe surfaces of most sports fields are far

from ‘MCG’ quality – they may have many potential trip hazards such as drains, sprin-klers, uneven footing, potholes and stones.

As most team sports involve players slid-ing, falling or jumping, such surface hazards have the potential to not only cause sprains and strains but also tear and graze skin.

Before playing, it pays to check your playing area.

An effective way to do this is by having team members spread out and search for and remove hidden obstacles.

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Reward beckons rally team

IN A SPIN: The Navy Rally Team slips off the road after entering a corner too quickly during the first stage of the Carrington’s Safari Rally and, inset, LSMTSM Justin White and Kristin White. Main image: LSMTSM Rodney Size

By Simon Gladman

THE Navy Rally Team of hus-band-and-wife pairing Justin and Kristin White is planning to “play it cool” on the roads in an effort to climb the rankings at the final event of the Western Australia Rally Championship season.

The team will be one of three in contention for second place in the Sportsman Series when it takes to the rugged roads of Jarrahdale for the Darling 200 over 161km on November 12.

Driver LSMTSM Justin White and his navigator Kristin will take plenty of confidence into the event having jumped into second place in the Sportman Series with their fourth-place result at the Carrington’s Safari Rally on October 15.

They blitzed the final stage of the Safari Rally and luck was on their side as one of their main rivals crashed.

“The heat will be on for the final round, but we intend to play it cool and just drive within our own limits as that is what allowed us to over-take Anthony Chudleigh and Andy Van Cann in the last round,” LSMTSM White said.

“We hope our fellow competitors will crumble under the pressure and we will emerge from the dust on the podium.

“The roads in Jarrahdale for the Darling 200 will be rough, just like the Safari Rally, but the event will be a blind rally, which means it is not pace noted. You just drive it as you see it – scary stuff.”

LSMTSM White said securing sec-ond place would be a big achievement for the team in its first year.

The team’s strong performance at the Safari Rally also propelled it into 11th place in the Clubman Series.

“We have achieved so much this

year considering our lack of experi-ence and financial restrictions, so to finish our first season on the podium would be amazing,” he said.

“It’s just so exciting to be in the mix with some on the best drivers in WA.”

The team has been busy working on the Toyota Corolla, rebuilding the front suspension and also replacing all the rubber mounts with high-density polyurethane to strengthen the car in the right places.

The car sustained suspension dam-age after hitting a rock soon after start-ing the final stage of the Safari Rally.

“After every rally the car is practi-cally stripped down and rebuilt in my garage. The car is in bits in my drive-way at the moment,” LSMTSM White said in late October.

“Reliability is the key to do well in rally, so everything has to be in the best condition before attacking the stages.”

The team had a narrow miss at a

major spectator point during the first stage of the event, losing control in the braking zone and just managing to avoid a tree.

“We came in way too fast because in the back of my mind I wanted to show off at the spectator point,” LSMTSM White said.

“I couldn’t find reverse for a couple of seconds. It was a little embarrass-ing. At least we put on a show for the crowd.”

HAVING experienced the highs of the last few months, with losing weight and increasing my fitness level, it was inevitable that the tempo was going to change.

I will not bore you with the detail. However, it was interesting to see how my mental thought and motivation changed and how common it is to cor-relate weight gain or loss with people affected by bereavement, stress, per-sonal and mental health issues.

Over a stressful period you either

lose heaps of weight or, for some in my situation, you neglect training.

Understandably my mind set was not on the task, and training had to take second place.

However, talking to people and spreading the burden had eased some of my concerns.

After a tough week, I was partially back on track. My spirit has lifted and I am now looking forward in partici-pating in another fun run.

If you find yourself in situations

where you are under stress or not cop-ing with mental health issues, please speak to someone.

Help is only a phone call away. ADF members can access mental health care by talking to command-ing officers or supervisors, presenting to the health facility on their base or contacting their Mental Health and Psychology Section.

Twenty-four-hour assistance is available on the All Hours Support Line on 1800 628 036, which offers

24/7 access to crisis counselling and referral for treatment and support.

As we come into the last few weeks of the ‘Join Bill Campaign’, I encour-age those members undertaking weight loss campaigns to send in your emails and tell us how you are going.

I still have a long way to go – the journey continues.

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

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By SPR Nick Wiseman

AN INJURY to star player AB Daniel Robertson damaged the Australian Services Rugby Union (ASRU) team’s chances of chal-lenging the British Army (BA) in the International Defence Rugby Competition (IDRC) final in New Zealand on October 22.

AB Robertson was one of the three top ASRU players who suffered game-ending injuries in the first half of the match.

It was all down hill from there for the Warriors as the BA ran away with a 62-17 victory.

So important was AB Robertson to the team that he later won one of the top honours at an awards night held after the IDRC.

The HMAS Kuttabul sailor was named ASRU’s best forward.

The other key players who suffered injuries in the game were PTE Ben Radmall and CAPT Ben Grumley.

Warriors coach CAPT Damien Cahill said it was a disappointing way to go out.

“The boys achieved a tremendous feat in reaching the final, including victories over both the third [Samoa]

and fourth-placed teams [Tonga], both of which had numerous internation-als in their respective squads,” CAPT Cahill said.

“Unfortunately, in the final we started slowly, were decimated by inju-ry and ran into a red-hot BA side.”

Despite having not previously

played at its best throughout the tour-nament, the BA switched on and hit its peak against the Warriors.

Heineken Cup player LCPL Chris Budgen was tremendous up front for the BA.

Also among the BA’s best play-ers were all-international back row-

ers GNR Iremaia Boladau, LCPL Joe Kava and CAPT Mark Lee.

CAPT Cahill said he could not fault the efforts of his team during the competition.

Simply reaching the final was a tre-mendous achievement in his eyes.

“It wasn’t their day, but to be proved to be the second best defence force rugby union side in the world is something to be justifiably proud of, especially, as rugby union is so highly regarded by the defence forces glob-ally,” CAPT Cahill said.

More than a thousand specta-tors watched the final at Auckland University in New Zealand.

ASRU qualified for the play-off after beating Samoa Police 23-10 in the semi-final earlier in the week and comfortably accounting for the Royal Air Force 56-5 in the quarter-finals on October 13.

AB Tait O’Sullivan, one of six Navy representatives in the team, said he enjoyed the experience of playing against the world’s best defence force players.

“I especial ly enjoyed play-ing against the Royal Air Force and thought it was our best game,” AB O’Sullivan said.

“We really came together well as a team in that match.”

Both the best player award as named by the players and the team’s best and fairest award were won by PTE Ben Radmall.

Five ASRU players also featured in the World 22 side, a notional team which selected the best players of the competition.

Named in the starting 15 were ASRU trio SPR Shaun Richardson, SCDT Tony Luxford and LCPL Joven Clarke.

Navy representative and ASRU captain PO Jason Harrington was named as a reserve, along with CPL Tom Boole.

The success of the IDRC was largely due to the vision and support of the Chief of Defence Force GEN David Hurley and ASRU’s manage-ment team.

The IDRC will be played every four years, with the next to be held in England in 2015.

SGT Ben Jones suggested the next IDRC should be used as a curtain rais-er to the official World Cup.

Injuries sink ASRU dream

ASRU’s CAMPAIGN

� Pool round, October 1: ASRU 21 d Tonga Defence Service 17.

� Pool round, October 9: ASRU 66 d People’s Liberation Army of China 5.

� Quarter-final, October 13: ASRU 56 d Royal Air Force 5.

� Semi-final, October 18: ASRU 23 d Samoa Police 10.

� Final, October 22: British Army 62 d ASRU 17.

SOME DIRECTION: ASRU coach CAPT Damien Cahill addresses his players during half time.

LIKE A WORKHORSE: AB James Smith takes on a British Army tackler during ASRU’s loss in the final of the International Defence Rugby Competition at Auckland University. Photos: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

LAST-MINUTE PREP: The ASRU Warriors huddle in the changerooms before taking to the field against the British Army.

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By POET Mark Maddison and Simon Gladman

RUNNING across the finish line was probably not what ABSTDSM Chris Fleming had in mind when he set out in the Dwellingup 100 mountain bike race in Western Australia.

ABSTDSM Fleming was deter-mined not to let his snapped bike chain stop him from finishing the event, turning down the offer of a lift and instead carrying his bike over the final three kilometres of the cross country race.

ABSTDSM Fleming joined LCDR Ken Marr, LSCKSM Jimmy Brook and SMNCTS James Tainton in Navy’s elite riding team from HMAS Collins, Team Collins, which techni-cally failed to finish because of several incidents, including one team member getting lost.

Two other Navy teams of four from HMAS Stirling enjoyed more success in the Forces Challenge Category, designed to raise money for various charities and promote friendly compe-tition between police, fire, ambulance and Defence personnel.

Navy Team Two – featuring PO Mark Maddison, PO Brent Hunter, AB Adam Woodward and LEUT Heath Crawford – placed third.

Team One – comprising LCDR Dave Jane, LS Cam Brien, LS Duke Newcombe and SMN Luke Mitchell – rounded out the top five.

Navy’s overall top individual per-former was marathon runner LSCKSM Brook, who successfully made a tran-sition to the bike to place 30th in the individual standings of the 40km event with a time of 2 hours and 23 minutes.

Team Two’s PO Maddison said the teams representing Navy competed well in the gruelling September 17 event, which was one of the biggest in

Biking it in the bush

Western Australia with more than 700 riders.

He was first home in Team Two, recording a time of 2 hours and 34 minutes despite suffering some mechanical problems.

“We achieved the main aim which was to introduce new riders to the sport and have some great rides out in the bush. I expect after this experience,

our new riders will keep coming back for more,” he said.

“The event was a great success not just for the interest generated in the sport but the team and individual results.

“Five new riders borrowed bikes from the base and at least two of them have rushed out and bought their own

bikes, so we have high hopes of a larg-er Navy entry next year.”

PO Maddison said the RAN teams featured a wide range of ability level – from beginners through to seasoned racers – and a broad cross section of ages and ranks.

LCDR Dave Jane was the oldest team member at 49, and finished well before the cut off.

“Training sessions were conduct-ed in the local areas prior to the race ensuring everyone had the required ability and stamina to take on the chal-lenge,” PO Maddison said.

“The day was great fun for all involved and plans are under way to enter a Navy team into the Dusk til’ Dawn 12 endurance race in November.”

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE: Navy’s team, made up of personnel from HMA Ships Collins and Stirling.

Tenpin bowler strikes a top honourA SAILOR from HMAS Albatross has taken sec-ond place against some of the country’s top tenpin bowlers in a national tournament in Sydney from October 18-20. Representing the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) at the Walter Rachuig Trophy event, LS Aaron Kellett was awarded the individual honour in the A-grade section for his average scores across singles, doubles and teams events. “I worked for it, no doubt about it,” he said. The ADO men’s team finished 9th out of 10.

IN BRIEF

Harman Harman keeps keeps running running strongstrong

MORE than 90 competitors slipped into their running shoes for the 48th Bonshaw Cup at HMAS Harman on October 28. The fun run is the second oldest running event in Canberra. It originally began as a Navy-only event, but now attracts runners from across the ADF and civilian community.

Photos: LAC Bill Solomou

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By CFN Max Bree

THE return of five “guns” will boost Navy’s chances of winning the National Defence Force Cricket Carnival for the first time since 2006, according to Navy Cricket secretary and senior selector LEUT Marty Karow.

Marking their return to the field for the November 17-22 inter-service car-nival will be WO Gary Fuss, PO Luke Grimmond, LS Joe Rule, LEUT Matt Ryan and PO Glenn Cleary.

But LEUT Karow said the quality of this year’s training squad was deep, with many young players also impressing in their push for selection.

“We’ve got 26 nominations at the moment and by the end of the week I’m expecting to have 30 or more,” he said.

“Last year we had a trial and only 18 people turned up, meaning we only had to cull three.

“In that situation you take what you can get.”

This year’s carnival in Canberra will feature a twenty20 competition for the first time, alongside the regular one-day matches.

Teams from the three Services will fight it out for the new ACM Angus Houston, AC, AFC T20 Cup in the twen-ty20 and the SQNLDR Stan Sismey Cup for the best one-day team.

LEUT Karow warned competitors not to be fooled into thinking they would be playing a Navy team of similar ability to previous years.

Since last year’s poor performance at the carnival, the Navy Cricket committee has been working to overhaul the admin-

istration and trial processes to rebuild Navy Cricket.

“It’s going to be a new-look side with a new trial and training program to get this team back to number one spot,” he said.

“We’re in the best position we’ve been in a long time to win the carnival.

“We didn’t have it together last year, but the Army and Air Force can’t think that of the Navy side this year.”

For all the positive signs, LEUT Karow was reluctant to over-hype Navy’s chances.

“We will definitely have a better side than last year, but how that compares to the opposition you can’t say,” he said.

“In the past we’ve had some talented cricketers, but they haven’t gelled as a team.

“Cricket is a funny game, you can’t always call the winner. If it was that easy we wouldn’t be playing it.”

During the carnival the best players from across the Services will be selected to form an Australian Services Cricket Association (ASCA) team to take on the NSW Police and the ACT under-19 repre-sentative side.

ASCA vice-president LTCOL James Brownlie encouraged all ADF cricketers to get involved in the national carnival and put their best foot forward.

“If you’re interested, put your hand up and come,” he said.

“We’ve had people who put it off for years and years and years.

“Often when they do come, they can be an absolute superstar and we did not know they were out there.”

New edge in confidence

Returning guns boost NavyTHAT’S OUTTA HERE: WO Gary Fuss, pic-tured in action during the 2009 carnival, will add plenty of firepower to the team.

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is conducting a Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force. Specifi cally the Review is examining the effectiveness of cultural change strategies and initiatives required to improve leadership pathways for women in the Australian Defence Force.

The Review is being led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, who chairs the expert Review Panel.

The Review Panel is now calling for written submissions. In particular, written submissions are being sought on the following aspects of the Terms of Reference:

• The effectiveness of the cultural change strategies recommended by the CDF Women’s Reference Group in the Women’s Action Plan including the implementation of these strategies across the Australian Defence Force;

• Measures and initiatives required to improve the pathways for increased representation of women into the senior ranks and leadership of the Australian Defence Force; and

• Any other matters incidental to the terms of reference such as sexual harassment and abuse and sex discrimination.

The Review will not be investigating or making fi ndings in relation to individual allegations or complaints. The Review can only report and make recommendations in relation to the systemic issues arising from the Terms of Reference.

Submissions will be accepted over a four week period from Saturday 5 November to Sunday 4 December 2011.To view the full terms of reference and to lodge a submission please refer to the Submissions page of the Commission website at www.humanrights.gov.au/defencereview.

For any inquiries in relation to the Review submission process please see our website or contact the ADF Review Secretariat by email at defence.review@humanrights.gov.au or call 1800 656 945.

Please note that submissions received will ordinarily be made available on the Commission website. People wishing to make a confi dential submission should make this clear at the time of lodgement and the Review will not publish those submissions on the website. However, people should also be aware that whilst every endeavour will be made to ensure confi dentiality, the Commission is obliged to determine any request for access to documents made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in accordance with that Act.

Call for Submissions into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force

A REMEMBRANCE Day golfing competition will tee off in 2012 thanks to the joint efforts made by the ADF Golf Association, Legacy Australia and Golf Australia.

Modelled on the US Patriot’s Golf Day, a Labor Day event which raises money for fami-lies of servicemen and women, the Remembrance Golf Day is planned to be held at clubs across Australia on the weekend before Remembrance Day.

ADF Golf Association President MAJGEN Craig Orme said links were being built between the ADF Golf Association,

the Australian golfing community and Legacy Australia, which sup-ports the families of service people killed in action.

“As part of the collabora-tion, Defence will support the President’s Cup to be played in Melbourne in November with some extra military-style pag-eantry at the opening ceremony,” MAJGEN Orme said.

To help promote the Australian Remembrance Golf Day, a replica of the President’s Cup was flown to Canberra for the CDF Cup in September.

– LCPL Mark Doran

Special golf day planned

UP FOR GRABS: AVM Mark Skidmore, MAJGEN Craig Orme and CDRE Bob Richards get a glimpse of the President’s Cup replica.

Navy no match for APSNAVY was unable to stop APS from making a clean sweep of the ACT Interservice Golf Tournament from October 12-20 at the Mollymook Hilltop course in NSW.

After beating Army and going down to Air Force, Navy narrowly lost to the APS team in the final round.

In glorious golfing conditions, Navy opened the event in fine style by proving too strong for an Army outfit to record a 6 to 4.5 win in the opening round.

But the Air Force dashed Navy’s hopes of having a chance to contend for the title, handing the RAN golfers a 7.5 to 3 loss in the second round.

APS was a deserving victor, having easily accounted for Army and Air Force in its opening two rounds.

Representing Navy were: CAPT Christopher Frost, LCDR Terry Bird, LCDR Darryl Whitehead, LEUT Neil Davenport, MIDN Tim Wright, WO Desmond Byrne, WO Richard Lewis, WO Rod McLaurin, WO Murray Widdeson, CPO Mark Christofersen, CPO Paul Davis, PO Rohan Halliday and LS Andrew Rose.

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