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WELCOMEthe veteran Oberon class submarine ONSLOW. Greg Sammut.ABOARD later told Navy News: "The Of the last remaining operational Oberon he T~eU~::"ia:o:a~~ s~~;n;~i~~Sar~f 1~~~rR~~! at HMAS PLATYPUS on March 29 (sec page 3), opportunity for women to serve in submarines said HMAS OTAMA would be decommissioned nexlffionth. He said the women will form the 42 members has provided the Navy with a wider spectrum of in the West in Dccember. "Six will go aboard i'IM AS COLLINS (LCDR which make up the standard complement of the capable people to crew the sophisticated Collins "She was due to go in June but was given a si~ Peter SCali) and six wilt join HM AS FA RN Collins class vessel. class5ubmarines,'" monthe~tension," he said. COMB (LCDR Greg Sammut)," CAPT Rick 11Ie 42-person complement is far less than the Asked when the fi rst Collins submarines CAPT Shalders said some of the machinery Shalder.;, chief of the RAN's submarine neel. 67 needed 10 crew lhe Obemos. would be fully operational CAPT Shalders used for Oberon class mai ntenance would be said. ''The smaller number enables life to be more responded, "we are gelling very close." transported from HMAS PLATYPUS to HM AS His announcement came 0.1 a dockside press pleasanl. There are beller living conditions:' He suggested the new submarines would pro STIRLING to continue the supply of services to conference following the decommissioning of Commanding Officer of FARNCOMB, LCDR vide a longer "life" than the Oberons, OTAMA, I~::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~iiii~~~~~~~~~~:7~~-:n:;;;.fiC Chaners' ....~ I 9- nL-6 i. "The flight 1001.: 30 f d ~:~~~~;.d we found 0 U n "He was lYing In a - I t :~.!~:~Ig:a~~g and on IS e or7:,:~7n;'~o~~';:: Tleus~r~~a:ns~r~:~~; descended 10 about a have combined to save mCIt'Cofflhegroundand e ight men from the held the helicopter!" waterless West Islc\ on hover. Ashmore Reef. nonh-wcst "Stcve Patcrsonjumped of Broome. offlhe skid and helped There was urgency \he walker 10 Ihe aircraft. attached to the rc5CUC mis- sh'~u1~~~~~m pb~ll:~ ~~~sl:a~~~ a~rc~~~~~~! him over the skids and one of the men Iyingpronc in~?~~ ~~~~:t.leavc his ~~I~a~a~~ ~~:r~n~ch~ • Uresaver .. LCDR Day, 1m behind to be picked ~~~I~~~~h~:~~CI~~t:~;~~ soldi ers to save the life attached to the Austra his guide andaskc:d him UP.,bi ~i~ gu~~ ~ale~ a s dc6ni~!~dli~~~h~~~'I_ helped so many of a 52-year-old Aus· lian High Commission to go for help. Inj[iallYSlUnncd th310ne copter Cfew found th e Australians during tralian trapped by severc: in Port More>.by. "'The guide made it minute he was lying sick manali"e. World War II. are still Day. and foor Australian Illn ess on the remote He told Navl' Ne .... s: out and at 10.30am on in the bush and the next The: helicopter lert "'':lter Kokoda Trail last month. "Early in March' an Aus Thursday. March 18. we thing he was on board a supplic:s for the eight as the: It was the second res trahan aged 52anempt received a message helicoptcr and heading RAN patrol boat HMAS cue from the trail by an ed to walk the Kokoda. through the rOOlO of the to Port Moresby. GAWLER (LCDR B. Australian rescue team "Although he look a Koiari Development "He was \'ery appre- Victor) sped to the M:ene. since January and in local guide he was ill Authority that an ciative of thc re~cue:' GAWLER later took on t!'.Ich it was the involve prepared for the trek. Australian was in trou LCDR Day said. board four Iraqts, three ment of locals INhich led "'Around March 16 he bleon the track. "Back in Port AfghallIs and a Bangla toreSCllC'. took ill and could not "'Four Anny personnel Moresby we drove him deshi. Thcy told LCDR LCDR Day. 38, a for continue to I'I':llk. wcre assembled. Captain to the Commission's Of'ERATIONUffGUAflOISACONFIOEKTIA1TOU-fIlEf Victor they had chartered TEUPHONESERVIC£IlIATPIIOVlDUAIIINfORIIlATIO.ANO mer doctor in the emer '" He SCribbled a note Stmon Bliss. WO Bcn medical centre where I an Indonesian fishing boat IIEfEARAlSERV!CETOAIIYHAVAlPEIISoNNftWHO CONSIOEII gency department of saying he could nOl go White. WO Steve checked hlm oul. to take them to the islet. T'HfY IlAVE lEU SUIJECTIO TO , ACCUSED Of. DfI WITNESS TO Dandenong Hospital IS on. had a high fever Patcrson and Staff "By 5pm he was dis He found all men in AI('( roRM Of olSClIlMINATIaw OR HARASSMENT . presently doing hiS sec andsuspcctedscvcrc Sergeant Steve Brin charged fromtnecentre good health. CAU.fRSWIU.£GIVfNIHFoRMAHo ..... oUTTHEIRIIIGHTSAND ond 12 month billet as malaria. field . We took off from and had bookcd Into a GAWLER took the AVfNUES AVAlWLE fOil FUIITHERACTIDN IF DESIIIED . the medical officer "'He gale the note to Jackson Field at lpm 11\ hOle!." LCDR Day said. eight to immigratIOn offi cials in Port Hedland. -~t.fN_,J~_~I=t,T4W1 Boat handed to Who can advertise ADDRESS~ in Navy News? r~QDing)'SupponCommandAilstraia(Na;y), Whartl1,Pmmalload(IOrmtItiJonesBayRoad)Pyrmonl 'SW2009 Anyone can! POSTALAOORESS NaI'jItM, LwedBag 12,Pyrmon~kSW,2009. Immigration PHOH£.(02)95631207. FAX: (02) 95631600 The only stipulation is that your ad is E_AdCIe$$.lUI'j!IfWS@naI'gO'UU NAVY HEWS ItaERHETWEB PAGE._Jlal'jgow.au in accordance with the guidelines of PU8llSHEO:Io~.DATED. M cnday TYPESlZ£OFPAliE.Approx.38anx26cm.lw1s.8ems. the Media Council of Australia and TYPESE1:Bn;ttPmt,8-10fIriStteet.We1htfilPark.NSW.21&4 the Nav)' News Management Committee. PII(02)91513Ql1. 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WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY $Uors' RlpresGlta!lw: POWTR AhvI [lwls (02) 9159 4400 After an unscheduled early relUrn to Australian Advertisers andt'or advMising agen-c ..s upon and by lodging material with the Publisher for AdmtllSlfatlOll.subSCIip:tlOnnglfltralenqms: waters from the south -west Pacific LCDR Watson and publication or authorising or approvII'Ig of the publICation of any materiallNDEMNIFY the MrPtIAJdInsOn(02)95631201 hi s team were asked by authorities to make '"best time"' Pubbher. its directors. employE!e$ and aoems agaInSt 81 dauns, demands. proceedings. costs, to the Arafura Sea to check on the HWANG TONG. e~penses , damages. awartls, judgmenls and any other nabl~1y whatsoever wholly or partially [!alilille ansorogdirec!lyO(lndirecUyineon~WllhlhepubllC8l1onollhemalenal , andWl1hou1 lifl1lbng MIkHMDlln For several days IPSWICH watched as thc master the generailly of the Ioregoong. ir'IderMityeacnof1tlem in reiabOrl 10 delamation. libel. slander of .. .., ...23rd~ switched course errallcall y before heading south into title, infnngernenlof copynghI. in/nngemenlof Irillden'larlt$O( names ofpubticabOrl hiles. unlair Australian territorial waters. LCDR Watson ordered a competItion. bfeach of trade practices 0( fU!rading legu;tation. vootabon 01 nghts 01 pnvacy or "".., "'.., fully armed ooarding party ontO the bo:II, confidentjilfinformallonorlicencesOfr~alty ngills 0(01he< intellec1ual property rights, AND 3tsll.Qy .21s1May Those aboard were handed over to Customs and WARRANT Ihat Ihe material compiles Wllh all relevant laws and regulallons and Ihal ,ts Immigration officials and later taken to the Pori pubtication Win noI9Ive rise 10eny dalm, a9'instor liabiinJeS in the Publisher, its directors. empk7jeesor agenls. Ind. Wlltiout lunillng the gene ..hlyof me ioregang, that nothng he 2 (94) NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 and a halftimes around Defeat the world:' he smd. She won Ihe award forlhe best flgh\lng heart submarine on six occa PLATYPU sions and was Ihe cur rem lit Ie holder. attack He remembered AS Chris Pass low a crew D ~r~~~~~~~c \~Cf~~;~ member who had died. farewel "ONSLOW will be Hcahh Service supports sorely m issed. She the Heart Foundatiun i~ served with dis\lnc urging Austrahans 10 take tion," he said. "Well action again~1 heart di~ done ONSLOW." casc and strokc. To her complemcm Accordlllg 10 Chief to sub RADM Ritchie said: becutivc orriccroflhc become an exhibit in a "Good luck, I'ohcrevcr an;o;e Heart Foundation. Peter T~c~: 'A;~ ~h;~ museum. you arc proceeding:' Wall:!ce, heart dl~ease among the hundreds of Thirdly, the machin Many of Ihe subma and ~Irokc wliliragically serving sailors and fam ery of HMAS PLATY rine's sailors and offi affect one In three lly memhersgathcred PUS fell silem after 31 cers will now POSlto a Australian familks thi~ on the wharf at HMAS Collins class ,·esscl. year. We cannot bcLum PLATYPUS on the After prayers froOl placclll. Every Australian morning of Monday, class submarines for Senior Chaplain Brian can lake action tooay to Mareh29. their hundreds of far Rayner the boat'S reduce Ihe ri,d; of dying Three things hap flung operations. colours were slowly from heart :luack or pcnedlhalmoming. The base wil l now 10'A'eredforthe last lime stroke. Firstl y. HMAS OTA truck some of thc Earlier a 90 metre MA (CMOR Mark machinery to FBW Too many AUslr NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 (63) 3 Uniform changes across th nation I ~!r~~e :;a~~a~ ~.e i ~~~ win ter rig. For th ose working in Canberra. NS W. Vic· toria and South Aus· tralia. wi nter un irorms should be wo rn from April 19. If yo u' re in Western Aus tralia but scrvi ng sou th o f the Tro pic of C a pricorn , the change should occur on M3y3. Gunnery birthday For Queensland. those servi ng south of the Tro pi c of C apricorn should make the chan ge goes off with a bang o n Ma y 1 7 w h i l e Tasmani an members of [LEUTB!'rt"DUn;J PU~=~ ~7oa; :f=liitli!:,~~~U':i~;~!ern';!jJa. the RA N should have begun donning their Fi~b~~s°;' i~t:Oi~::~~~~~ Gunnery Range !:~ O:r~:e.5;:!;:~~~~~~~~~ ~el~~~~:: !:s =tll~~ warmer cloth ing o n The range's official birthday has been celebrat- ued 10 the present day, providing Ih'e firing train- Mru-c h8. ed by starr and associate members from IIMAS ing (or all levels of seamen officer (midshipmen, Personnel are re mind· C ERBERUS' Explosive Storage .' acility and PWOs a nd commanding ornee rs) boatswains ed, however, each state RSJ'II'ES. mates a nd patrol boat crtws. has the authority to vary The chef pro\'ided a cake for the ocrasion and a The inSiallation of the 76mm gun in 1992 the changeover da te by barbecue was held for staff and families. expanded the training facUities enabling the range uptotwoweeks. The range slarted life as an Army observation to support the 76mm training provi ded by the As a result. personnel post and gun emplacement derending the entrance engineering raculty in CERBERUS, travelling interst3te to Western Port Hay during World War II, The range is manned by 25 uniformed lind should determine before· In the 1950s West Head became surplus to the five civilian staff plus two contract support staff • Which unirorm willI wear today? h3nd into whi ch dress Army's needs a nd as it was id eal ror Nal'Y's rrom SERCQ, Picture: ABPH Simon Metcalfe, zone they're proceeding. ComTech's NetWORK program provides all the skills and placement security by gaining the in ternationally recognised qualifications assistance you need to acquire your first job in the information Microsoft Certified Professional and A+ Service Technician technology industry, or we will refund 50% of the course cost'. Certification, Enrolments close soon. Call 131 201, After 3 months of instructor led training , you 'll achieve real career or visit us at http://education .comtech .com.au. • (96) NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 L , ARUNTA puts Roy Navy divers & HG throu h ro es flex muscle w:. ~;a : :~sC~:o:~~ N~:~~~:~c;ail~: ri~ HMAS ARUNTA need Previously Mr Charles 10 assess the spread of the to contact the ship's two Perkins, leader of the striped mussel which has rigid hulled inflatable Arrernle people after the potent ial of decimat boa IS they r adio which the ship is named ing the lucrative pearling "ARUNTA to Roy" or and a delegati on from industry in th e Northern "ARUNTA to HG," the Consul ate ofViet Territory. Roy and HG may be nam. had gone aboard. The Chief Minister for puzzling names for two March was also a the NT called for military rubber boals until you help when it was feared know the background. the mussel had spread Earlier Ih is year the from local marinas 10 CO o f Australia's Darwin Harbour and the newest warship. CMDR She compleled an Darwin Naval B;lSC. Greg Yorke, invited TV arduous operational The request became a in search for striped mussel. personalities Roy and readiness assessment Level 5 Defence Aid to two divers were attached Palmer. the divers entered HG 10 come aboard and and achieved a rating of the Civil Community to the Army's First waten; of the naval base cercmoni311y name the "standard achieved (DACe) task and because Brigade while qualified and Darwin Harbour over ship's seaboals. plus". of its urgency it was diving supervisor LEUT the Easter weekend. With due pomp and A very good effort for actioned by telephone Steve Cole was aboard They checked wharf cham pagne Roy a ship commissioned and confinncd later. HMAS COONAWARRA. supports. hulls. channel "named" the port craft just three months A che<:k of the Darwin Suppon and co-ordina marker buoys. moorings while HG looked after earlier. area for certified Defence tion was provided by and footings. theslarbo3rd RHIB. • Roy a nd IIG cr ack the champer s to na nl e the ARUNTA has now divers resulted in nine HQNORCOM. The results -were good The craft also RUIH 's aboard HAlAS ARUN TA . Picture A8PII joined HMAS PERTI-l being localed. Supervised by LEUT with no evidence of the recei\ied rndiocall signs Phillip llunt. (CAPT Lou Rago) for Three were serving Cole but working under mussel. more formally RoyandHG. aboard HMAS GEE the umbrella co-ordina known as congeria sallei The pair entertained about the RAN. exercise SEAD 9911 LONG. three were RAN tion of the Minister for mollusc, being found in Accompanied by their the ship's company and After the official after which both ships Reservists living locally. Fisheries. Mr Mid Ihe search areas. partners Diana and Katc in tum they wercenter· miming the men took a will conduct a high pro the personalities spent tained. ride around Sydney file visit to Vietnam several hOUTS aboard On touring the ship Harbour in HG. The arriving for ANZAC ARUNTA. they learned much personalities were the Day. WOMEN IN UNIFORM , PERCEPTIONS AND PATHWAYS I Poacher at it again 12-13 May 1999 fishing interests and environmentalists to monitor the A :~~~ ~~~:~e~o:i~~:~i~~a;~~:g~~~:~t;:t~~ illegal catching of fish. particularly the toothfish A co",crcnce to be held at the Auemb(g H aU. fish in Australi3n w3te1'5 18 months ago is 3t it again. which is considered adelic3cy in Japan and Eu rope.) Schoof of HLsto'll But she may have mel her match this time with the "The two principals on SALVORA also got bail and U" fvcmty Collegc, Prime Minister of Mauritius declaring "no-one touches never returned to face coun:' MrGraham added. U" fwmty of .NSW A ustrallcut De/c,," Torce ACGdcm.ll the ship umil I say so:' "Now SALVORA has been found by the Green- Cczttbonnl AIUtraUa Now alongside in Port Louis and with an estimated peace ship ARCnC SUNRISE fishing for toothfish in SPE.AKERS WILL DfCLUDE: 100 lonnes of fish allegedly caught illegally in French French watel'5 near Kerguelen. ADM Chris Banie, RAN, AO. CDF Australia controlled waters ncar Kerguelen. an island deep in the -ARCTIC SUNRISE followed her fo r 15 days Ms Carolyn H. Becraft, US Ass Sec. Navy (Manpower and Reserve Mairs). Indian Ocean between Australia and South Africa. is keeping the Australian and French Governments The Hon. Bruce Scott - Minister for Veterans M airs Senator Natasha Stott Despoja the SALVORA. infonned of what was happening. Assoc. Prof Jane Morriacn, Pro Vice Chancellor (Development) UNSW In November of 1997 CAPT Les Pataky and his com- "Jus t before EaSier the SALVORA arri\'ed in Pon Inspector Nicola Ainsworth, London Metropolitan Police Service Lieutenant Brenda Berkman, Fire Department, New York City pany aboard ANZAC arrested SALVORA and ALiZA Louis where the Prime Mi nister of Mauritius took GLACIAL fo r poaching toothfish near Australia's action. WHO SHOULD ATTJ!:l'fD ? Heard and McDonald Islands. ANZAC escorted both ""Last reports say SALVORA was still at the wharf Theorists, practitioners, EEO officers, memben of equity urnts, and all those with an interest in women in all uniforms , be they military, police, ships to Fremande. with 100 tonnes of sold fish still on board. fire brigade, protective services or ambulance officer. --The company owning SALVORA put up a SI mil- "The SALVORA is one of two sister poaching ves- lion bond to Australia to rttover the vessel and have sels. the other. PURTO MADRYN. ol'Crates in the For further details please contact Ms Cath Davis on 0418 226 385 or (02) 6286 9601 . Alternately visit our website since forfeited the money:' said Mr Alistair Graham. Southern Ocean and is owned by the ClaYlOn Trading http: ((www.effect.n Call now to find out how you can own an investment property witb as little as $7,000 deposit (5% deposit of purcbase price). ALL PROPERTIES WILL NOT EXCEED BANK VALUATION NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 (97) 5 Stormin the beaches s ~~~ ;:ml:i~e~~~~ lralia Amphibious Force have joined with troops of the 2nd R oyal Australian RegimenllO storm the beaches of North Queensland. OUT picture shows some of the 101 troops streaming from a Navy landi ng craft o n to Cowley Beach ncaT Townsville. The craft and ils occu pants had earlier been lowered from HMAS TOBRUK also. The ship's crane was used to • Soldiers from one orTOBRUK's LMCSs land to conduct a bHch assault. Picture: LSPB Kerin Bristow. transfer slOres to the LCHs. TOBRUK, LABUAN. FOUR cleared the beach Townsville to TOBRUK. They were W02 Peler Dubbed, Squadexl BALIKPAPAN and beforelhelandings. Earlier CAPT Hooke MacOOnaJd onc of the war- Initial Landing 99. the TARAKAN lake part. AS TOBRUK made her had visited some of hIs rant officers aUlched to ARUNTA's dog dri ll saw HMA Divers from AUSCDT way (0 the exercise zone shi ps and senior person- TQBRUK W02TonylXlD- ;======:;] pilots from the No 5 nci:lt IIMASCAIRNS van,theRACTTmnsport Aviation Regiment An InterestIng footnote Supervisor of the 2nd RAR GARRY & WARREN SMITH trained for helieopler to the Htal [mining exer- and Siaff Sergeant Jack makes three deck l:lndings. cise was three soldiers COIlIlery who is also aboard Quality Assured Used Cars I A Blac khawk heli- who had scr\'cd togethcr TOBRUK. MAS ARUNTA'sgangway staff was II1creascd 10 eoptcr f1cw Ihe new 111 thc same company in The IriO were members H three wilh the JOining of Able Seaman G. Dog. Over "200" vehicle~ on display at any : CAAF commander. CAPT Victnam fo und them- of Dclt:l conlpany 5 The Royal Society for Guide Dogs' plastic gU ldc one time. : Stephen Hoole, and senior sehes togethcr agam in Roya l Australian Rcgl- model is a regul3f at the gan~w3y and AB has been fiJI· Army officers from Ihisexercise. ment in Vir:lnam 111 1969. ingwlthmoneY3taverycrediblemte. HSVs - Sedans - Hatchs - Wagons! Allhough th e official sy mbol of ARUNTA IS the mythical "KatadJa Man" (the powerful Arremte 5)'01001 Sports - Commercials ! iEr:~r::::-l as is scen on th e slup's crest). the official animal associ ated with the Arremte peoplc is the Perehenti. All Defence Force ' The Perehenll i~ hasically a large goanna and for Personnel will receive an many members of the AneTllte nation thiS is theIr ··totem·· symbol which spiritually represents thcm in 11 % discount by presenting theirdrcaming~. The Perchenti symbol is now on ARUNTA's RAS this or ID. flag and ",·ould ha\·c alrc3dy been seen by Fleet UIliIS who ha\e conducted replenishment with ARUNTA while the shIp ha~ been conductlllg her workup. At this stage there is 00 Perchenti at the gangwa.y of ARUNTA - JUst th e gangway staff 3nd AB G. Dog. So when you do visit the ship and cross the gangway pleascspare a eoin fora very worthwhile cause. FI{EECALL IHOO 135 (118 Ring 24 hours anytime A FAMilY OWNED BUSINESS FOR OVER 68 YEARS Cracking up! SYDNEY's eye cy'~~ in the sky ' ~i" Stay in leads to kill ~' Sydney's H ~~~;:l~~~~'~~;~ ~~~7~;~~~'~~~t s.~. to an "The helicopter spOiled a CanadIan fri gate (the enemy) movlIlg III to get some amphIbiOUS craft dunng Simply Comfortable ... affordable! establishment or exit penalty fees. an evacuation ph3se of the exercise:· thc Comm3ndmg •.tf..D. Ofliccr of SYDNEY, CAPT James Goldrick, said. • No ongoing fees or charges. "The helicopter alerted us and we put SYDNEY • You can continue full APS Membership bchllld a headland and out of sighI. after leaving the Navy. "When the Canadian frigate arrived therc we were waiting for it." he said. • Top-up to maximum option. SYDNEY and her complement of 2 10 were just one (regulated by minimum amount). ofthc RAN's ships and 1100 sailors woo p:lrticipated in • Maximum unsecured loan up to $6,000. Check us out! the exercise. Divers from AUSCDT One also tool part. Freecall1800 818 790 They Joined with US and Canadian ships and pl3rlCS Please send me the Application and tnlormaboo Foons III thc "goodies" and "baddies" drill staged In and ------to join the APS BENEVOlENT SOCIETY. -.r (02) 9358 1211 around Guam. I Name ... . Also p3rticipating was the RAN's m3rillme compo I nent of the new Deployable Joint Forces l-I e3dquarters. I Address...... I The team, led by COMFLOT. CDRE Russ Sh3ldcrs, went 3board USS BLUE RIDGE. I ~;~;~. ,...... ,...... Postcode ...... I The scenario fo r th e exercise was th e taking of an island state by a ficllonal dictator and hislTOOpS. I If you wish 10 lalk 10 our Slaff I As well as ret3king the island the "goodies" had 10 lflre J-bte[ rescue Australian and American citizens. I !~!N~;~~~?!~'''''::: 1800 333 042 I HM AS PERTH (CAPT Lou Rago), HMAS SUC ..t-=~~' J SYDNEY · AUSTRALIA CESS (CAPT Russell Crane) and HMAS NEWCAS- I ~~~~~..=!';:13051 iii I 11...E (CM DR Steve Hamilton) also participated in the L==~o~~ _ S!:FI!I exercise. 6 (98) NAVY NEWS, April 19. 1999 Band drumsu Easter RAAF to form the Tri vice guard of 100. S ~~ ~~~J~~~:~;: Service Guard for the The combined bands along wlth [he RAN orricial opening of the and marching squad in Band were a hit with Iwo-weeJ..-long show b) their .... hlte. red and khaki thousands al lhls )'car's the NSW Governor Mr urllforms then s ..... ept on to Royal Easter Show at Gordon Samuels the main arcna to the ren lIomcbush mSydncy. The official opening dltion of Beat to Quarter>. The Navy became a 1001.. place on the mai n thiS was followed by the highlight of the perfor arena 3nd wus watched CeremOllialSunset munccprogrdm.pul1lcu by thousands of spec la To Dc follo .... ed by the larly on th e m;lin show tors indwjing executives l8l20\erlure accorn pa ground arena. from lhcorgani sc rsoflhe ni cdbyafire..... orksdlsplay. Perfonnances followed C1l1gary S ta m pede III A b o jOining the com days of rehearsals and Canada. bined bands and marchers ma rching d ril l at the The standing guard and on the aren3 .... ere com Randwick a nd Lancer the RAN hund \O,crc 1tC:t1 mandoes thelf mach ine Barrac Ls. as wcll as 011 "on slagc" guns and ri nes cracLing the desencdshowgroond. The 40 musici an!> o f III the nighl alf. Dra w n from HMAS the band were JO ined by T he (h splay lasted 20 KUTTABUL and WAT more th an 60 other musi minutes and W3S rcpc3ted SON t he 32 sail ors cians from the A nny and over severa l days. fo rmed Ih e Sydney RAAF bands. Another crowd picascr at Sta ndi ng Guard and T he Navy's standing the showground was a tn- j o ine d s imilar squads guard joill cd soldi ers and fro m the Army and airmen 10 fOfm a ui-ser- ~~ ~~ ~~l~e:l~ ~ ti C display of <--:-f======:,,:":~'7.;:-;i",,"-,,-:"":" Charity DIVORCE ~~[M ~®~~ @~ divers in SEPARATION black PROBLEMS? W D ~~~ ®2Z®~©D@® T~a~~~ i;a~l ~fk di~.~h~ Protect yourself and your child re n. and de mo li ti o n e x pe n s have joined 500 civilia n Contact: SWimme rs to raise money MARK WILLIAMS WHY PLAY at BallllOr.ll Beach. Ten of tile black SUll ed Pa nne r/Solic ito r ANYWHERE ELSE? sailors do nned SCUBA o Long associalion wilh Department of equipment and dashed Defence personnel. , " . TROPICAL WXURY RESORT throughthekilorn."'trecour.;e deep beneath the wa ves. o First conference frec. Di scount rales. A nothe r 16 finl s hcd o Specialising in Fami ly Law both in swimming backwards. relati on 10 marital a nd de-facto The 26 o ffi ccrs and relati onships. sailors are thc training st31T and trainees allachcd to the RAN's diving school 31 Ph: (02) 9715 7018 HMAS PENGUlN. They pal1icipatcd III the annual racc across t he WILLIAMS HUSSAIN front of Balmoral Beach. SOU('IIOKS Busi n css m a n R o d Fe rguson conceived the lI\(J \pt'l wil\ /11 1: III (olll t'\{lIlc m g cue, air and land search event e ight years ago 10 lind ( omp('Ilw /um and c3sualty evacuation. raise fu nd s fo r Camp Those who took pan in Quality, for young people with cancer. the excrcise or observed il " Las t ye ar 430 took OIIlLl..' III Slt .l1 hl h.: ld S\ J rll'\ were thc ADF, Fede ra l part and $ 14 ,000 W3 S \\-L'.I]...OPI tl\ tdt' lIlit'I ' I. I1 L' rd L' rr.lt... A ssisting were the and State po lice, S ES. raised," he said. RAN patrol boat I·IMAS DASA. CASA, QANTAS. W A RR NA M BOOL ACS, th e Vo lu ntcer (LCDR M . Shch'cy) and C0a5tgu3rd. local SARU, Squirrel and Se3hawk t he o ffi ce o f the NSW he hcoptc rs from IIMAS Coroner and the H3stlllgS UNPRODUCTIVE ALBATROSS Rural Fi rcScrvicc. The SAREX was organ As",eJl as al rc ra ft and ised by AusSAR and was avia tors from ALBA· TEAM MEETINGS? !he"field"c)(cn;i"\Cfor thc TROSS nyi ngto thcscene 50"/0 o f a ll meetings are unproductive 8e1 F1Ts SARMC course whi ch is and carryi ng out rescue meetings consume 35-70% o f a manager's time bein g l1Jn for new scarch evolutions. personnel from meetings are the most expensive activities in the w estern world and rescue oniccn; before No8 l7 Squadron ",en1 by - T . Robbins-Jones, University ofSoutb Australia, 1998. LEAVING THE NAVY? they bceome wa . c h~ cepcrs bus to benefit from t hc Don't leave your APS Benefits (the old Vic & at the rescue co-onIm3!ion trai ni ng. Tas) Membership behind! ccntreinCanbcn-a. First d3y was taLen up You have the team. Once you leave the Navy you wilt need some As .... ell a~ training and with demonstration.) III form of death cover and no doubt a facility to testi ng the ne" group of and around Iheclassroom You need results. ~ borrow money at a low interest rale. watchLccper~, the drill fol lowed by a tahletop pul many other ol}!anisa cxerCiSC. Conlinue your APS Membership for peace of tions!O the te~1. Then studcnh and mind. Before going out to ohservers moved 10 ves Get .. . ~ CALL US ON (03) 9328 4759 watcrand Innd those tak sels and to SC3 whcre thcy K •••....L. .. i: mgp3l1wcrelccturcdm: lOOK part in shore search ~w ,~ or 1800 333 042 SAR theory; medical lechniqllcs,hcli huxusage. the knowledge refinery . fP' 1612 0 Howard Street, diagnosis and tre:Hment smokc markcrdrops and a North Melbourne 3051 relating to rescuc: sur winchingdemonstr31ion a di... ision~eclect I C (Aust) Ply Ltd ~ vi\altechnlque,;erash Laterthccxcrciscll1O\cd Postal Address: sitc procedure~. cr3~h to land and a marL rurcr:lft P.O. Box 326, IIl vestlgation~ and e\'i crash sl1C.landsearchtcch Speak with us if yo u're serious about team meetings. North Melbourne VIC 3051 dcnce lOlegnty. niques "ere demonstr:lted Book 8 demonstration for OUf end of FY offers. Web Sile: www.aps-benelits.com.au There .... cre lectures on and a survhorextra':lIon www.know1.com 0262575669 Email: info@ aps-benefils.com.au SAR planmng exercises, carricdout. NAVY NEWS. April 19, 1999 (99) 7 r------HOOSH ask group's MAS ARUNTA (CMDR Greg Yorke) The four week period culminated in the H has completed post-Commissioning Sea ship's MI RIM7P Sea Spanow firing. Qualification Trials with flying colours. The fi ring was the first against the andem test Guam provided the shi ps the edprosecutinglhellltget,a1lowing The sea qualification period was conducted KALKARA target and required detailed plan opportunity 10 woo closely prior all ships to safely clear 10 sta. over four weeks and the aim was for all the ning to ensure its success. 10 the forthcoming exercises with On Tuesday March 22 th ree ship's systems to be tested to an operationally On the day the combat system, the miss ile in a much largermulli-national HMA ships conducted suocessful force. SM I swface-IO-air missile fIrings. acceptable standard. and operators all came together as a team TT·99 got into full swing o n Of note was the fact that two On successful completion of the trials the with a very successful engagement of the O~r!~ ;S~~~ . ~C~~:i s~i n~a~~ Sunday March 20 when the com brothers, LCDR Peter Quinn HMA Ships PER1lI (CTG CAPT bined task g roup s ailed fro m (PERTH D) and LEUT Andrew ship proceeds to workup. KALKARA and target - it was assessed a L. Rago), SUCCESS (CAPT R. Guam for an opposed brealr::o ut Quinn (SYDNEY Gunz), were the During the four week period the ship con kill . Crane), S YDNEY (CAPT J. against the canadian fon:es and a on watch Air Warfare Officers ducted a series of MK 45 5 inch gun firings, The NATO Sea Spanow is the RAN's primary Goldrick) and NEWCASTLE Korean Type 209 submarine. (AWOs)for theftring. (CMDR S. Hamilton) sailed from Fortunately for the good guys, 'The brothers managed to fire torpedo firings , air defence exercises, anti anti-missile ship's defence system. Fleet Base East and set c:our.;e for SYDNEY's S·70B-2 Seahawk thei r missiles within a split scc submarine exercises, helicopter operations The ship is currently conducting workup Guam to participate in Exercise helicopter, Tiger 78, was airborne ond of one a no ther, with the Tandem Thrust -99. for the breakout and detected and younger brother Andrew, being and advanced engineering training. and will deploy 10 join HMAS PERTH in IT·99 is a multinational exercise: provlded targeting information on the victor o n me day. destroying All sensors were put through their paces. Southeast Asia for SEAD 99·1. involving Navy, Air Fo ree and all surface aod airborne targets. the drogue target. Marine units from Australia. the allowing fO£ their early desbUC· The Austrnlian Task Group will United States, Canada and the tion. be operating alongside the USN Republics of Singapore and South As the first ships departed the until April 4, in close company K~. harbour.1iger78 also detected the with USS Klnyhawk, Blue Ridge, The passage from Sydney to Korean. submarine and commend- Wilbur. PEACE SHIP SAILS tion in BougainviIJe CO Lieutenant Richard foliowing tbe arrival of T ~:v~~:~~e~~;t~~~~~ waters than any olher Stevenson, himst'lr a vet the north-west monsoons ing Crart, UMAS RAN vessel supporting eran of two previous de which brought severe BRUNEI , departed the Peace Monitoring ployments, said this trip weather and heavy rain, BougaioviJIe for ber Group (PMG) and was had been his busiest yet. washing out many roads home·port of Sydney late replaced by tbe New "Everyone on board and making vebicle last month lilt the comple Zealand survey ship, has quickly realised tbat movement a1most impos tion of a six week deploy HMNZS MANOWANUI. our presence in Bougain sible in some parts of ment in support of the The heavy landing ville was making a valu Bougainville. Australian-led peace craft play an important able contribution to the In Sydney sbe will monitoring operation on roIeioserting patrols and peace pt"Ol'eSS," be said. undergo a short period the South Pacific island. re-supplying the moni· BRUNEI's involve- in maintenance and is toring team sites that are scheduled to return to located in remote parts Rougainville in Septem TIlE Card for of BougainviIJe. ber. • No Monthly Fee Apply for your V1SA card now! ({) 1800 033 139 ARUNTA LINKS Moresby within six months of commissioning. H~n~ ~~;: :I~~~~~~ ~~thm~!n~~n o~ ARUNTA was damaged by kamikaze aircraft in the HMAS ARUNTA I Association. January 1945 with the loss of two men while sup The association has followed the progress of porting landings at Ungayen Gulf, but following HMAS ARUNTA II closely and has taken great tempornry repairs the vessel continued to play an pride in visiting the ship with younger relatives active role in the Pacific war. and friends. A group of more than 50 members of the original The original HMAS ARUNTA, commissioned in ship's company has conducted a special tour of the 1942, was the first of Australia's Tribal class ship. destroyers and was the fastest ship built for the RAN at thai time. AI the conclusion the CO, CMDR Greg Yorke, SWIMART Makes Owning Your Own ARUNTA became one of the best known RAN officially welcomed the association to "their" ship ships in World War 11 and was the only Australian ARUNTA n and presented the President, Me Gra FRANCHISE Easy... So Easy buill destroyer to single bandedly sink a Japanese ham Bell. with a framed copy of the ship's original SYDNEY: (02)9898 1899 MEIBOUIINE: (OJ)98195141 Terms and renditions, fN:s and durgu apply and an: avaibbk on application. Defence Force Credit Union Limited submarine - a feat which was achieved off Port commissioning print. BIlISBANE: (01)J2089811 CANBEIlIIA: (02) 62806416 8 (100) NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 NAVY NEWS, April 19,1999 (101 ) 9 • les that provide gellen! infonnation his is another in a series of artie. lilting to the Millennium Bug. The Tand highligbts of every day lSSlU: reroblem stems from the repnsenta. Millennium Bug or ':ear 2000 ~! di \~ instead of four In databases, so~ tion of year values WIth only t tl The ert«t is Ihat the year 2000 "'111 Review of more ware applications, and co mputer C Ips. ,900 This will result in erroneoUS be tre::!t~~u!!'o:~~;~::b~~~:;;ng to ~ failure of art«ted systems. da::iormation~, on V2K issues can be 100000ted at: than 200 projects Defeo« Y2K Home Page kIh 11 Dt' ~ the aim of the DAO Year ISSueS. http ://defweb.Cbr.derenc~~v.a uJ~;K ~~m e Pages T ~ieOI1 :;;:~n~~:~/~~ r::;-\ l 7000 I.: b· I The remaining 29 per- This page links to other CRee (DAO) is responsible for " \.ZJ \: ;cnsureWI~~t alle~~~JCC~~ cenl of project/phases arc NTC link bttp:llniw,ntc.navy.gav,au all major acqui~llions of • ~ . :yn~I:~Ssi~l~~S ~~~~C;6~6 ~~~~~~ :Sh: ,:~a;ri~?i?i I L' equipment forthc ADF. - M f h h ~JA~ rl6~om :r1~ 806 053 PRQJM:r OUICER: 02 6265 5202 Major projects Include: ~ ... o~ complia~t or fit for pur- alr~:Jy ~bla~n~;~11 in~l~a~ !:MPH Hrn I ang§ford NAVy Y2K -- : ~~~~~~~;~~nes: ~~~.~;',c~~~ ~~~~~fc~~~f: verbal assurance from [he AN ONti' ~:::O~iCbOlh MARITIME CGMI'd !) yZK nROJ ECT • major upgrades \0 F-ill major projects/phases on ~a~~~nh;I:~~?ntingency ~~~~crto;~tc:~~~:n~~ t'mCER: 02 9563 4397 DNATS 823 439~OMMANQ YIS PRO ,Eer ~';!1~1all~~ef~;s: ~~vt;:~t;~~ha~~ ~~:~ DAO is heaVily depen- with further testing and Mr Igoy M oor e N AYAlDJ::;;'~Jff336 . Parakeet: 2000 impact. demon contractors to pro- ve rification being coo- lJ!ll~"':~IC:E:R~'if.l~:g;:mt;;~r;Ui'~3~S"';7;336;; '~ POr."2;R;T; C;Q~'~'3871 DNATSi\~'A~N;Q~A~!~ 832! ST~8;A;!;'A~(~N~AV~'Yl 3871 ~~.;"~;:';~':;,~~"~o(;;;;;:.R~'~"~"';;~ilij~~§~~~ :~~::~E~~;~~t~Z;:~~; :~£!itE{f:~~;:''::;;:vide advice on Year 2000 ducted'::~:~ to provide ~:;: ,~formal,", " _ DAOcurremly has 228 capability and safety with Progress receiving top prionty DAO has been making throughout DAO includ- good progress in address- ing regular reviews on ing the Year 2000 prob- progress by D epSee lem but there is sti ll some Acquisition. The DAO way to go. has a high level of confi- Seventy-ooe per cent of dcnce that it will ha ve projects/phases have minimised any of the risk already been identified as caused by the Year 2000 not having any Y2K problem. MTU - Total Power Solutions! Defence to I lew 250 500 750 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 7500 15000 30000 45000 I spend big HilliS;;;:;; on the Bug T ~hee r:J:;::$n~2~ ~~~;~~oW~!t~~;~~;~:~~S:Iil~ ated With Ihe Millennium Bug. the Parliamentary Secre tary to the Mini ster for Defence. Senator Eric Abctl, said "The largest proporl10n of the $225 million funding. around $169 million. would be used to assess. remedlate and tcSt the Defence's base and local arca nctworks. Oth erwise known as Project DIA RY. "In the Nonhem Temtory the plan ned cost of the pro Ject is approximately S7 mllhon and Defence is hopmg to maXimise opportunities for value adding in th is region.~ Senator Abell. said. With a heritage of more than 100 years of Senator Abetl said one ofthc most significant tasks innovation and design. MTU engines have in addressing the Millennium Bug problems was simply eSlablished themsclves as arguably tht compiling a comprehensive invcnlory of IT assets. world's most Technically advanced dic~1 Defence has 1.5 million itcms that could potelliially engines. beaffeclCd by Y2 K. Medical Superior power to weight ra tios. Lower "For example. Defence has a large inventory of maintenance and unmatched fuel cconomy. medical equipment that must be opcrntional and deploy Three imponant faClo~ ..... hich put MTU able and the assessmcm of this tnvemory has receIved a diesels ahead of the rest in the choice of very high priority. engines fordcfencc applications. "A total of 152 Navy. Army and Air Force sites have been visited to identify 2.700 medical pieces of equip With over 70 models 10 choose from. ment requiring Y2K testing." Senmor Abetz said. covering the power bands from 88 kW "Ofthcse 1.350 have been tested. shOWing nearly 60 (l09hp) to 42.750 kW (57.330hp) and percent arecompliaul and 230 are pending manufactur power generators from 40 kW to 43.300 er advice. Eight items have been identified as nOl com kW. MTU has an enginc or gas turbinc to pliant and ways of worling around these problems ha~e SUI! almost cvcryapplication. been developed. Senator AbetL said the Fremantle class patrol boalS For more information on MTU'l> extensive a common sight In the seas ofT the Nonhem Tcrritory r'Jnge ofdlcsel cngines. gas turbines and haw 16 major sy,lCms potentially subjeci 10 Y2K gen-sets. including the new 2000 and 4lXlO problems. series. call or fax MTU Austr'Jlia today. " Te~ts have confirmed that ninc are compliant with SIX still under Inve~"gallon through equipmcnt suppliers MTU · The Force behind Power! and one confimled as non-compliant .. MTU Australia - Pacific He said Y2K as~es~mcnt of the F/A-18 Hornet Headquarters: Involved con~ider:ltion of 87 aircraft sySlcms. of which 11-13 Garling Road, all were found 10 be compliant . Kings Park. NSW 2148 Senator Abetl said te~tl1lg for Y2K compliance is a Phone (02) 8822 7000 n,lu challenglOg lasl IOvolving a wide range of personnel Fax (02)98311902 within Defence. E-Mail: mtuOo~email.com .au "Ocfence has made good progress to .... ards Y2K pre paredness "On January 31. 1999. the assessmenl task ..... as 9~ percent complete compared to only 23 per cem one year -:-:-=::-c====-,....,,...,.,,...,..= ______.c... ago." Senator Abell said . 10 (102) NAVY NEWS, Ap,,119, 1999 _..... _ .. . _---- MOBILITYAll owance. As Mobility pl aALLOWANCEnn ed to be met by li kely to be of signifi Departments. over iog s ufficie nt suppo rt hpouse plus four chil · R~i ~~~ Sla~~~~ ~~:r~ Allowance is gradually dre n) freezmg the currcm rate cant va lue. in compari whi ch Defence has no fro m members. II 'S vO ll ng with their feet phased mmemberswill " c urnul a l1 vecle~m of Service Allo\\ancc at sooto .... hat IS paid oow. conlrol. unl ikely 10 be int ro w h e n i t co mes t o still rccei\'e a dimimsh- 5 x s.wo = S2000 (t hIS $6.407 for up to three il may Impact on cnll When is illikely to duced OIl all. ex press lO g thei r discon 109 clement of compe n I S me m be r 's 6th· I or four )cars. Once the (I ement to government M introduced? YOUR SAY. As pan tent Wi th frequent POSt· sati on fo r posting relllo\'al) introduction costs arc allowances admInis 8 C(:auSC: lhe inlroduc of the neg()( ialion pro lIIgs to many and v3ricd th rough Service Allow· • educauon eicment 3 reco\'ered mc mbers \\111 tered by organi sat IO ns lion Oflhls allo ....";)nce IS cess for the EPA. you 3IC locations In Australi a ance. x S200 '" S600 (three sec further growth In be in g cons idered In IO viled 10 make com and overscas. In the lo nge r term chtidren not in fina l Service All owance. conjunctio n w ith the ment s on all proposals Membe r surveys and years) C MDR r a nk s and new Ent erprise Produc including Mobili ty AI· th e ADFCensus ha ve " edu ca l1on element I above wdl :ll so con ti v il Y Arrange m e nt lowance. Your com identified frequent post x S400 :: $400 (one tribute to Mobility (EPA). the earliest pos ment s should be sc nt to in gs as one of the most .,~ ~ c hi ld in fi nal th ree Allo w:ln ce funding si ble dale of int roduc Peter McMahon. Direc· di srupti ve clement s of .:. )1 ycars) Total ", $5400 th rough si mil ar freel.es. tion would be July thiS to rate of Salary and sc rvi<:c life. Example 2 - A me mo In addition. the va lue year. if It rcceivcs suffi· Allowances. Ru sse ll In respo nse to thi s bcrwho has bcen 10 the on the employer super cient suppo r! from Offices (K-2-48). CAN concern th e ADF is fjj~.. ~" Na\y for the samcperi annuat ion cont nbu ti on mem bers. H o .... c\cr BERR A ACT 2600. or proposing a new allow od of ume and \\ho has on the forgone mcre:ls such as Cent re hnk . and bec au se of fund ing fa)ted to (02) 6265 ance. Mobility Allo\\ members who now had the same num ber of es to Sen ICC Allow liabi hty to chi ld suppan Issues II 'S more li kely 4327. e-mailed to anee. to bc uercompc n receIve th e all ·encom· rC lll ova ls. bu t who is :lnce will also be u~ed payments. This is a to bc towards the c!ld of ddfpa@ozemai l.com. sat e me mbers for the Pb~ i ng Service All ow smgle or I ~ ma m e . Under to meet most of He's financial opportunities and emergencies. it occurs or th e amount years I t09.at un iversi a ll owance has not yet th e MS BS scheme the It works qUite simply - once overdraft funds are atta~hed to of disruption members ty. college or TA FE will bee n calc ulated and S% contfl bution on might face. attract a lo\\er ra le of wlJl de pe nd on th e S192.20 wou ld meD n D your savings account and your balance falls to zero, the overdraft "The new allowance S200 whI le children in avai lab ili ty o f funds. ~ailor would contnhute 'kicks In' and pays the bills. It's like a pre-approved loan SItting in your allllS to more equitably the fina l three years of For eX:lll1ple. year one about SIO.OO a year less account warung for the moment you want to use it. dis tribute funds based high '\Chaol \\ ill receive rna)' sec payments of than otherwise .... ould on the degree of tu rbu the hlgllcr T1lte of $.$00. S IOO for an c lement. ha\'e been paid III tO the It's easy to apply for. and even if you never use It it wi ll give you lencesuffered.atthe This spi ll le\'e l recog versus S-IOO under the scheme. Under the great peace-of-mmd to know irs there. tIme of post i ng." nlSCS that the most di:. fu ll y established sys DFRDB schemc the accordi n g t o Mr rupllon to ch ll dren's telll. \\uhthe rate ri si ng 5.5% contributi on on Mc Mahon. schoollll g occurs in the to 5200 dunng the SL'C 5192.20 wou ld mean a For l1li App!KatiOlll FtMlIarMf•• fomatiolt., No existi ng allow fin:l l thrceyears. ond year. Year one of sailor would cont nbut e phON ow t- HELP-LINE Oft T 100 114 41l anceS WIll be abo li shed. The eumulati vecle the phasc-in pc riod ma y about $ 10.00 a year less Disturbance Allowance ment is based o n the see o nl y the me mbe r than the u ~ u"l :llI1ount will cominue to be paid nu mber of removals a paid in. The employer al o ng with Mo bility member has had. minus contribution on th ese one - in line with th e amounts fo regone :l nd current rolicy relating the s upera nnu a ti o n Tr.nsferred to Disturbance Allow scheme earnings would to or from ance. ha\'e litlle o\'erall effect Canberra? Example I - A mar on supe rannu atIon pcn ried sail or with fo ur Slons. Have your pels cared children aged 15. 13. 9 Ho w will it a ffeci lor whilst you move to and 6. who has been a 13): a nd o ther gov or from Canberra . member for 15 years. clement and cumulali ve ernment payments ? We pick uplrom has had fiv e relllovais \':Iement payable. How Mobi lity Allowance and deliver 10 the and movi ng his fami ly the ph asing in will wil l be taxed just as Canberraairpor1. o n posting wo uld be operate is yet 10 be Service Allowance and Rates lor boarding ent itled to: dctcnnined. most other pay ments SetvinRYOtI. WhlrmIVouSe IY •. onapplicati<>n. • member clement I H o w will it b e fr o m employers arc Tony and Chris's x $400",$.$00 funded? n o w t axe d . A n d hl l. ...s o!ld(oa6iliols vwailble .. 'Ppliutioa. fHSl d.tts epply. Forloals,lHdiIg uilenlop;,. " dependant clement Funding for the pro becausc any payment of ./ou$lrolio. Def.. " ut&! UIiOI t-ttd Boarding Kennels S x $400 '" 52000 posed allowance is Mobility Allowance is lI NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 (1 03) 11 !Established in 1838 Victoria was once a thriving community on the remote Coburg Penin.\vla1llithadlUrcb, a hospital and a small collection...... or military same 1001 as used by unrortunately, despite Captain James Cook tbestrongcommunity spirit, II yeusotdhease, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~:;::r~ isoIalionaodabostiJedi lalions are a rar cry mate took their taD with from the tables and ror· tbe seUlement beiDg mula!; I&'d In "day. abandoned in 1849. Aslro navigation is Tbc remaim 0( many one 01 the many practi otthebuiJd.ing5 arestUI cal subjects Ihal these easily ideDtifkd baviDg young oftittn must mas. withstoodtbeteslaltime. terbdorebeinga1ll1U'd Accessible only by ed their bridge watcb· sea, the settlement keeping CHtiDcale$. receivesre.... visitors Munwbile during and b3S remained ,·ir· pilotage training ill Port tuaU)' undisturbed over Essington in Austr.di3's the)-ears. rarnortbalJlllBbes-oftbe The reeling oIlsolation ship's company or GEE is still appaMlt and the WNGtook theopportu· large cemetery tells a nltyto"isitthesiteorNT's sad tale of the hardships firstmajorsettiemenl. Cac:ed by early pioneers. ? x ~=.~~~peakeasy-® you can speak easy .•. 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The former RAN hydrographic Speakeasy and Dfag N Fly iIIB l1ademi1r1 T ~~~I~~:~c~c~ar~ vices Ihe WA Torpedo MOU improves Maintenance Facility has compleled its first year on the job. The company, Guided removal service Weapons Support - West, was the success A~,::net~:~:;':e~~ ~~!e~I:en ~~gR!~~~~ ful tenderer for the pro Australia (RA) has bcen signed. vision of specified The new MOU provides Defence personnel and their weapon mainlenance families with substantially improved removal services. services and began ils New services being provided under the MOU include: lasks on October I, • insurance cover for household effects increased to 1997. $IOO.DOO for all ranks: It services Fleet Base • arranging storage of motor vehicles, recre ational Wesl's underwaler guid vehicles, motor cycles, caravans, boats and trailers ed weapons, including where approved by Defence Relocation Centres; heavy and light-weight maintainers Steve her, Peter Henderson, John Venn and Barry Mason perform a systems • arranging for the dismantling and reassembly of torpedoes, largets and • GWS-W Wills Mk48 approved items such as waterbeds. TV antennae etc. training vehicles, as test on a torpedo. Defence and RA are also working toward a closer well as conducting Ma r ch last year, Tracking Range aboul and helicopters and staff and equipment to partnership. Initially. this will see RA siaff collocated tcchnicaitrainingcours Rimpac '98 off Hawaii 80km west of Garden R AAF Orion aircraft Forward Support Main with Defence removal clerks in the relocation centres. es for RAN personnel. and training for the sub Island,WA. fired Mk48 and Mk46 tenance Facilities for The result will be a one-slop-shop for relocalion ser Guided Weapons Sup marines HMAS FARN WALLER has also torpedoes. including the post-ru n flushing and vices. port - West had three COMB and WALLER. fired numerous Encapsu new Mod 5 ASW ver preservative mainte In signing Ihe MOU, Direclor-General, Personnel major production require Both submarines have lated Harpoon Certified sion while off Hawaii. nance before the fired Operations. Mr Kevin Isaacs, and National Manager ments in its flTSl year of fired M k48 exercise Training Vehicles while In suppon of the two torpedoes were trans Removals AuSlralia. Mr Ken Sweeney (pictured). operation with the 98-1 torpedoes in thc West at HMAS STIRUNG. exercisesGuidedWea ported back to the Tor committed Defence and RA 10 the aim of providing an Fleet Concentration em AUSlraiian Exercise In Ihe FCP and at pons Support - West pedo Maintenance outstanding relocations service for Defence personnel Period in February and Area's Underwater Rimpac, RAN ships was required to send Facility. and their families. (Photo by David Steptoe,) FIND is an Au strali a-wide telephone service that is available to Service members and their families. FIND can hel p you with infonnat ion on hou sing issues, education assistance. allowances, personnel poli cy, leave, removals, in fac t any personnel infonnation at all . All call s are answered in confidence. If we cannot answer your questi on, we will put you onto someone who can. 1800 020 031 FIND part of the Defence Community Organisation (Toll free from anywhere in Australia) NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 (105) 13 ~ iZ:?~) FIND cel.ebrates Australiano~~~~~~:~SSOCimi on tenth bl rthday ~~ Joining Fee $5.00 and If the information you information to NOK of yearly subscription $15.00 A ~~~~e~il~~O;~ ~:: require is not readily personnel involved. Contact CPOMW Terry Oxley Family Information avai lable FIND will The FIND 1800 num- on (02) 9926 2693 Network for Defence phone you baek or pro ber is then used as Ihe (FIND) celebrated 10 vide a contact number for hotline for families and years of continuous ser you to purs ue your friends 10 ring \0 obtain HMAS HOBART DDG39 vice to the Defence com enquiry. public information on the munity. For examp le FIND Ist-2nd-3rd Deployments Vietnam, at Orange N.S.W. In the firsl 10 years of slaffean answer ques on November 26, 27 and 28 1999. service FIND rcceived tions on housing entitle Don't disapoint yourielf or a IrUltt 89.250 calls. ments. removals. leave. wilh whom you served. In its first year of eontael details for your operation FIND staff local support group. pay For II\Qre infwmauon j)leasecall AII;m (Etbel) Echeringtoo (02)63643038orLeo(Dutchy)Vanlheil(02)6-t643038. answered -1,290 calls and allowances etc. can be contacted on compared to 1998 when As pan of the Defence 1800020031 13,548 calls were Community Organisation HMAS LEEUWIN 18th INTAKE answered. (DCO) Ihe FIND 1800 seven days a weck. The PROSPECTIVE REUNION For Ihose who don'l scrvice is also an integral phones arc staffed be know FIND is a confi part of the DCO Crisis tween 8.30am and 4.3Opm. A list of names is bcingcompilcd to see if then:: is dential 1011 free phone Co-ordination Centre Canberra time. Monday to suffident intereslto hold a reu nion of the above intake servicc that provides up (OCOCCC). Friday. Outside these hours If you are interested please conl:lct to-date personnel infor The DCOCCC is aCli- your message can be left Ron{RoIly)Davis (07)54438OOJ mation on topiesofimer- on an answering machine a-JohnLewis(07)33644124(B.H.) and we will return your call promptlyncxt working WEST HEAD GUNNERY RANGE day. 40th Anniversary -1999 The search is on for ANY West Head Gunnery Range memorabilia. Enquiries to CPOET Wayne Allen (03) 5950 7966 orlax(D3) 5980 0863 WANTED New m~mbers for the HMAS MELBOURNE ASIIH;jltian Did you s~rw or afll pfll~nt/y s~rving, on tht ships at any time? 50 you haW! ~ inter~st in any of/he thr~ M£L8OURNfs? 5~fWlg, fII/lfed, cMlianS/llOStw~. On/yS5ptrYtar. Call Kevin (Mit&lI) Miller, secr elary, DOWN HMAS MELBOURNE Associalion, (046 ) 286840, 1 Vtry (f'r.l 2 BotllebrusliAvenue, Bradbury NSW 2560 2 Partora bird 3 Composition .. Companion of Malj:() 1j: RANHFV MARCH $ Falls III AANHFV members are invited to march WIth 6 Cltan HMAS MELBOURNE thIs year on • CMDR John Brown, DPFS, C POWTR Alan Dummell, FIND customer service wllhnut wa ter ANZAC D.y. 25th April ope r a tor, and C I'OCSO Wad e Gree n, DPFS Coord (S wimline/Rel'erse 91n dtbt 11 Bltternt SS Mustenng IS al MlC builang in Ehzabeth Street. SYDNEY SwimJine), ill FIND on its 10th birthday. " 8.30. m; marehoff . t9.30. ottemper 13 Fuel Oavid8enge l $Wafcn 3 Rowan Crescent. Merewether N.S.W. 2291 . Australia 16 Eastern namt Ph: '610249634053 Ema,l: dtbengeOa~Jan . com. a u HI Ltaderof a peas&ntrtvolt East Sale WRAAF reunion FAMILY 21 Grtat lakt Easter 1999 All post·warWRAAFs wf10served al East Sale 1951 · 1977 ale welcome at a reunion weekend on or near Easter 1999,sendyour HJ\.'lAS C ERBER US By expressions of interest and suggestions to - Playgrond is every Patsyludwlck (nee Hogan. 19S3), 349 Stalloo Street. Chelsea. Wednesday 9.30am- F 'I.OMiU:J V;ctoria3196,orlyntMchell{Kyte,I965),28.JacQuellneRoad, 11.30am at Cerberus Contact Debb ie on MtWa~ e~flY.Victoria31 49 Cottage. Cook Road. 96265002. &fMmlltr, , dDnlf'Of! 01. book 01 sumps wwlrl lit mOj! wt/com ~ H MAS CE R BE R US. \Ves tern Aus tralia Contact Aileen on Marilla House hasa 101 5983 62-12 for more of great things on for HMASPerth infonnation. everyone. April 20. S y dney - Quakers 9.30-11.30am. aro ships' co-ordinalOr's National Association Inc H ill Defence Support matherapy workshop contact your local FLO PERTH (2) Decommissioning Reunion 10 be held Group has group conducted by T he office. NCGSF - if you overlhe long weekend in October (lst-4Ih). meetings at Quakers Bodyshop $3 plus have any issues di rect H ill Anglican C hurch ehildcare if required . them to Michele Please contact Secretary, Darrell Hegarty PO Box 613, MARRICKVtLLE 1475 on the second Tuesday Make up your own Legge. NCGSF WA Phone: 02 9560 9681 Friday evenings & weekends of the month. Various lotions and potions. no Delegate. 3 Cardinal E-mail: [email protected] guest speakers and obligation 10 buy just a Gardens. Warn bro. WA craft activities. Cost session to experiment. 6169. Ph: 9593 0373. See our web sile at http://www.hmasperth.asn.aul is $1 and $1 for Apri I 27. 9.30- Sout h Australia - All ex-Perthiles and partnersr1riends are mosl welcome. childcare. There are Il .30am. advanced The Naval Families coffee mornings at make-up workshop Club of SA has a great members ' homes on conducted by Ihe The program organised for HELP KISSINGPOINT COTTAGE RAISE FUNDS! Dear Members and Friends the fourth Tuesday of Bodyshop. $3 plus you this year. For any Ths is a wonderful opportunity 10 help your Defenee the monlh. Defence childcare. if required. information please Pass the WORD CommunIty House raise money and at the same tIme lece,ve spouses and their chil For information drop contact BellY on afarm!y portrM that you will atwaystreasure. We have dren arc welcome . into Marilla House 82982720. The answer is . arranged fora professKmal photographer 10 come to Klss'r19pointCottageonS.turd. yI7thAprill999andtake 0061: L01:6 (1:0) your family portrait. The 25x2Oem (10xS") family portlalt will 00 Wllat does NAVY NEWS ION like lrom lile outside? FIND OUT - Nowlllat you are conside ring paying all. presented fuUy fr. med for $10 (10 lake advantage of thIS ooo;:! .4:aup.4:s '·all'r/ 4lJO~UaM 8C!-9;:! special price the photo must lnelude at leaslone adult). We KEEP IN TOUCH would like as many peop\e as poss,ble to take advantage of this very special offer. To make a booking at a time thaI su,ts UOlUn JlpaJO YOURS FOR ONLY PER ANNUM youpfeasecontact $24 NeridaMulray 98744052, K lsslngpolnt Cottage (up 10 24 copIes per year). a:>ua,aa UBlIBJJsn" all! ~~~~: ~~~~~ :~~~~~~~~~in;~~~;~ J~~;~~rraeks SU-'.... ~ .... IBE NO\N! 14 (106) NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 ADELAIDE dons OUR HOLIDAY Port AFL colours OUR RESORT H~~~i:~~OL~~ ~:;': sound sponing organisa ti on onboard has me l with a happy reply fro m PorI Adelaide Football Club. The Aussic Rules Foot ba ll C lub, PorI Power. has agreed to form an ongoi ng association wi th ADELAIDE by providing playing slripsand havin g [h e ship's tC3 m wcar ils colours. A ce remony 10 fomla)· The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns, and operates, ly mSl llulc lheassociallon was arran ged duri n g three holiday resorts. These resorts offer excellent HMAS ADELAIDE's visit standards of accommodation including cottages, units. to the city of Adelaide. • CAPT Ltt Cordner g~ts Brett Chalmers. Brian Cunningham and Chris Naish. POrl club offi cials and caravan and camping sites (not Forster Gardens), as well players. whi ch meluded The day began with a CAPT l ee Cordner and refreshments and visitors as excellent facillties at significantly less cost than other ruckman Breit Chalmers guided lour for guests Pon Power Presidcnt Bnan we re tre at ed to a fur1her and ro\'er Chris Na ish. leading 10 an official hand- Cunningham. lOur of the ship. similar commercial holiday resorts. attended along with the oyer and forma l admow- After the ceremo ny ADELAIDE' S Au ssie ship's company and a ledge ment between the personnel were lI,elcomed Rules pl ayers are looking nu mber of family members. Commanding Officer to the wa rdroo m for forward to their first match. BUNGALOW PARK Localed al Burrill Lake, 4km south of Ulladulla on the mid Dragons Moomba meet South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronls Ihe shores of Burrill Lake and is only minutes from the beach. T~ ~a;~ Y60 a~1 ~;1'~\Sa ~~yem ~ ~~~ ~~en~~~~~I:~C: aCnO~I~!~; . between ~~:~~:~~: ) ~~~e~ ~ ~~ i~~~o~~;:.. onai Burrill Lake offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for peted in two Melbo urne competi - Nayy scored no poi'm s fo r th e It competed in two cups. winning fishing and all wal ~ r sports. ti o n ~. the tradlllonal Moomba m el'S mel' . but at least It finis hed. The three healS on liS way to boI h fillal s and the ill augura l Il all olla l tllies. Subsonb; sank The mi xe d team fini shed with a A highlight at Bungalow Park is the speclacular daily bird The event s were preceded by the The remainillg men's heats were second and a third 111 the respective feedings. tradit ional C hlncse re li gio us morc successful wi th the tea m fi nals, great results given that the ceremony of the " Dollmg of the fin is hing second each time but It victors were fa r more experi enced Contact the manager, Ken Veitch for bookings or further information. Eyes" . narrowly mi ssed the fi nals because crews. Bungalow Park, Burrilf Lakt NSW2 539 1llc fi~ race for the RAN men's of the collision in the fi rst raCl!. Overall the Na\y perfomlCd we ll TELEPHONE: (02) 4455 1621 FAX: (02) 4454 4191 team was probabl y the most exeit - lllc mi xed team performed we ll thanks to the untirin g errorts by In g of the regali a ..... ith a collision in Ihe nationals and th e Moomba captain -coac h C PO Mic hae l aoda sinkmg. events. Winter. The S ubsoni x team from th e Fo r a learn which ha s been The team is now focused on ils Australian Submarine Corporation together for only five month s Ihe next competil1on at Ihe Sydney AMBLIN CARAVAN AND in Adelaide Yccred off CO_"_==-'_'d__ ~_m_b<_~_"ood_"-,-P_' =" '_' ,_o_'h_' '-"'_O.--=D_....:''-o,_B oal Festiyal on May 2. CAMPING PARK Situated 240km soulh west of Pert h, on the Bussell Hwy just south of Busselton. Amblin Park is ri ghl on the shore of Mixed results for NTl Geographe Bay which offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports. T:~ dl : : : ~~n;~r~o:ec ~~:'~~:~~~~ r:a:~~; ~ Amblin Park also has a fully enclosed healed swimming pool. number of creditable performances. Eyen though none of our teams advanced to the Contact the manager. Frank Frimston for bookings or lurther information. major se mis we were compe titive in all grades and Amblin Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busse/Ion WA 6280 werecer1ainl y not disgraced. proudly spon sored by TELEPHONE: (08) 97554079 FAX: (08) 97554739 Most of the AOF teams toured with complete squads. although the women's 30s did it extremely to ugh as the y were beset with late withdrawals (due to sudden work commitment s) and the lat e arrival and early ;======1] de~~~~ ~~~~~~s~~~ ~~~ ~~n~~~ ~ n made up for it in FORSTER GARDENS . spirit and determ ination and thei r effort s drcw prai se . not onl y from spectal ors but ri val coaches and players. Occupying a prime location in Forsler on the mid-North Coast The ADF men's -lOs like mosl of the other ADF of NSW, 331km from Sydney. Located at 1-5 Middle Street, squads had difficult y jelhng as a unl! with onl y two Forster Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with days' prep before lhe championships. They al so weren'l fA all the delights and aUractions of Forster only a few minutes helped by meeling the twO fa\·ourites in their opening walkaway. The R.A.N. Ski Club ~e~::,~ ~od: ~': ~~~ ~I~he~~~~: f:!~slS:: :i~ ; Contact the manager. Ian McLaughlin for bookings or further information. and a draw. Not a bad effort fi rst up. Forster Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 2428 01'11\ lOR 1\1',\ ~II\IBIRS The ADFTA board of mana ge me nt held a meeting TELEPHONE / FAX: (02) 6554 6021 while al the NTL and decisions made inc luded: The R.A.N. Ski Club IS a pri vate club open • The AOF National Championships. to be held al Bookings fo r Holiday Units accepted up to TEN months to all currenl and past members of the Jindabyne. are planned for Noycmber 18-23. 1999 inclusi ye. As thesc dates are confirmed with the Station ahead lor Navy Personnel and up to NINE months ahead for RAN and the RANR. Rank is left behind Resort management I will be able to provide indicatl ye af! other patrons. Bookings for Caravan and Tent sites will be when we hit the snow. Cheap costs for members attending the cam;yal. accepted up to TWELVE months ahead for all patrons. accommodation is ayailable in Club Lodges Closure dale for team nominations for the champi Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more) are eligible for full at MI Buller in Victoria and Pcri sher onships is Au gust 3 1. Service discounts and all those with less than 20 years are Va ll ey in NSw. Lodges are used in wi nter • Due 10 work comm itment s SGT Mc Kinless has entitled to up to 20% discount at all Holiday Centres. for Downhill and Cross Country Skii ng resigned as Secretary of th e ADFrA. He's done an exceptional j ob while on the commillee and hi s and Snowboarding and in summer for Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, CP3-1-B1 presencc wi ll bcsorely mi ssed. enjoying the high COUntry and alpine hikes. Howeyer. a replacement quickly stepped int o the Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to If interested m joining. piease call breach. WORS R. Brown is the ne w AOFTA secretary obtain your discount card. Doug Collins on (02) 6292 5980 (AH) or and we wi sh him well for the rest of hi s tenurc. Mal Pelcrs on (03) 9789 141 3 (AH) WORS Brow n c an be conlac t ed at HMAS Telephone: (02) 6266 4985 Fax: (02) 6266 2388 HARMAN on (02) 6280 2685. NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999 (1 07) 15 SUBSCRiPTION FORM l HOME· POSTING ,t, Cheques, etc., to be made payable to: Editorial CO?':iiiitee C Of Navy News, Locked Bag 12. Pyrrn.o:.!i 2GU9. Australia Glendinnings' nc:~~~wear Pty Ltd Enclosel1 ~~;;';;'se find $24 (Australian currency) to cover Red Anchor Tailoring Co. 12 months subscription and posting for "Navy News' wilhin FOR ALL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS Australia (Air Mail and overseas postage rates are exIra). HfIod Oflfce: Shop V 3, 7· 04 1 CowpefWhoffRood, USEOLOCK LETTERS Dce cross In apPli[jle square WooIIoornook», NSW 2011 (next to ~~.~ _ .-..u~ New~ Phone: (Q2) 9358 151ecr(tm O:;;G iIIJ91 Fax: (02) 9357 4638 9!ro'Ic.:.-9qla!bJor'AkQl ..... s..~WA61t18 PI'I::IrIt(Cll!)962715Zlfal<:(CII!)95922065 It.Io\SC1RIIEAl)_A:IlW;:3920~(IXJ)!J9!i01184fa1t(lXJ)~7332 a127.3JlOlllSlrlltCDrnla.oC370,--«7).a51S34.CF 16 (108) NAVY NEWS, April 19, 1999