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Authorised by the Australian Government, Capital Hill, Canberra Printed by Rotary Down Under, Level 3, 43 Hunter Sreet, Parramatta, NSW, 2124 DVADHIS2_PVA THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE DEFENCE FORCE WELFARE ASSOCIATION Vol. 45. No. 2 Second Edition 2014 PROUDLY SERVING THE ADF, IT'S MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE 1959 EDITOR A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Mr Les Bienkiewicz This edition has a lot information to digest, ranging from comments about the Budget from PO Box 4166 our Money Matter author, to the Policy Objectives the Association will be pursuing on your KINGSTON ACT 2604 behalf. I trust you enjoy this edition, and would welcome any comments or recommendations P: 0411 444 248 E: [email protected] for future articles. Les Bienkiewicz Please do not contact the Editor or National Office for membership enquiries etc. Member’s Branch CONTENTS SECOND EDITION 2014 contact details are at page 4. Contact Details 4 From the President’s Pen 5 Camaraderie is produced with the object of keeping every member abreast of the more National Office Roundup 6 important actions taken by the Association on 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Left the Military 7 behalf of its members, as well as keeping them National Membership Campaign 8 informed about matters of interest. Kapooka Tragedy 9 It is published three times a year and How Do We Honour and Look After Our War Veterans? 10 distributed free of charge to every member of Getting Help with DVA Mental Health Resources 11 the Association usually in March, July and Lismore Man Gains ‘Wings’ and Wins DFWA Award 12 December. Canberra Dawn Service Speech 13 Members are particularly encouraged to We’re Back in South Australia 15 submit brief articles for consideration for The First Fateful Shot: Port Phillip Bay, August 1914 18 publication in Camaraderie. Women in the Front Line 19 Articles by members about their own views or Book Review: The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard 20 experiences often stimulate wide discussions The DFWA Policy Agenda 21 and alert other readers to particular points Money Matters 25 not previously highlighted or appreciated. ADF Capability Through Flexibilty 27 Members are also invited to send letters for ADF Members - Your New Superannuation Scheme - How Super Will it be? 28 publication as “Letters to the Editor”. Book Review: Kuamut 29 Material for inclusion in the next Letters to the Editor 30 edition should reach the Editor at the above address, ideally as a MSWord Rolling Thunder - An Epic Concert Drama Not to be Missed 33 document attached to an email, no Application to Join or Renew 34 later than 7 November 2014. Branch Reports 35 The views expressed in individuals’ Donation Slip 37 authored articles are theirs and do Book Review: ANZAC’s Long Shadow 38 not necessarily reflect the views of the Association, except where expressly stated. FRONT COVER Copyright: All articles and illustrations are Major John "Jack" Thurgar, the officer in charge of the investigation to locate, identify and recover Lance Corporal copyright unless otherwise stated. They should Spencer Walklate and Private Ronald Eagleton, kneels beside the grave stone for Private Eagleton. The final not be sold or passed on to non-subscribers in two Z Special Unit soldiers killed on Kairiru Island during World War II have been laid to rest at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea on June 12. any form. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without permission from the Lance Corporal Spencer Walklate and Private Ronald Eagleton were buried with military honours in the Editor. presence of their families. Also attending was the sole surviving member of their last patrol, Sapper Edgar Liability: Although material used in “Mick” Dennis, MM. Soldiers from the Special Air Service Regiment and the 1st and 2nd Commando Regiments Camaraderie is checked for accuracy no liability provided the funeral party. Lance Corporal Walklate and Private Eagleton were captured and killed by Japanese can be assumed for any losses due to the use soldiers during an eight man Z Special Unit patrol during World War Two. They were thought to be lost at sea, of any material in this magazine. before evidence discovered by the Australian Army’s Unrecovered War Casualties unit lead to the discovery of their remains on Kairiru Island. Advertising: All enquiries to the editor. This edition published by: Lest We Forget. Defence Force Welfare Association in Photo courtesy of Defence Media association with Rotary Down Under Incorporated. CAMARADERIE 3 DEFENCE FORCE WELFARE ASSOCIATION Patron: His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) President: David Jamison Executive Director: Alf Jaugietis National Treasurer: Paul Jones Past President: Adrian Clunies-Ross FOUNDED 1959 Vice President, Reserves Jim Barry Vice President, Pay & Conditions of Service: Les Bienkiewicz Vice President, Advocacy & Compensation: Kerry Mellor Welfare Trust Fund Vice President, Defence Widows: Annette Sadler The Association maintains a Welfare Trust Honorary Families Advisor: Julie Blackburn Fund for the welfare of members of the Honorary Legal Advisor: Don Malcolmson Association and regular members of the ADF Honorary Medical Advisor: Mike Dowsett and Reserves on fulltime duty or their Honorary Communications Advisor: Trevor Dixon widows/widowers and dependants who are in Honorary Industrial Relations Advisor: Gerard Nelson urgent and necessitous circumstances involving Honorary ADF Vocational Training Advisor: Ken Grierson real hardship. 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NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA Patron: Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Patron: The Honourable Alex Chernov, AC, QC Dame Marie Bashir, AD, CVO, Governor of Victoria Governor of New South Wales President: Ted Radford Vice Patrons: Fleet Commander, Forces Commander, Vice President Navy: Stephen Turner Air Commander Vice President Army: John James President: Michael Stuart-Watt Vice President Air Force: John McCrystal Vice President Navy: Robert Enos Secretary/Treasurer: Stephen Grainger Vice President Army: Barry Wright Location: Victoria Barracks Melbourne (H Block) Vice President Air Force: Alan Hind 256-310 St Kilda Road Secretary: Alan Hind SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 Assistant Secretary: Vacant Telephone: (03) 9282 4959 (+Answering Service) Treasurer: Brian Armour Facsimile: (03) 9282 7089 Membership Secretary Robert Anos Email: [email protected] Location: Victoria Barracks Sydney Office Hours: Tue and Thur 0900 to 1500 hrs Oxford Street PADDINGTON NSW 2021 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Telephone: (02) 8335 5447 (4 lines) + Voice Mail President: Les Bienkiewicz Facsimile: (02) 8335 6720 Vice President: Berry Jaugietis Email: [email protected] Secretary: David Clinch Office Hours: Mon thru Thur 1000 to 1500 hrs Treasurer: Paul Jones For Contact Groups in Hunter Valley, Wollongong, Shoalhaven, Lyne Electorate, Cowper Convener DWSG Christine Lamb Electorate, Paterson Electorate, Calare Electorate and Robertson Electorate, see NSW Branch Postal Address: GPO Box 2272 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Report in this edition Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6265 9496 (answering service only) WESTERN AUSTRALIA Patron: To be advised QUEENSLAND Vice Patrons: Maritime Commander Western Region President: Robert Shortridge Army Commander Western Region Exec Vice President: Ray Gibson Air Commander RAAF Base Pearce VP – North Qld Kel Ryan President: Richard Usher VP – Sunshine Coast Win Fowles Vice President: Max Ball Secretary: Walter Buldo Secretary: David Watson Treasurer: Walter Buldo Assistant Secretary: Brian Cooper Postal Address: Victoria Barracks Brisbane Treasurer: Lou Halvorson ENOGGERA QLD 4051 Convenor DWSG: Shirly Mooney Telephone: (07) 3233 4480 Postal Address: Irwin Barracks E-mail: [email protected] KARRAKATTA WA 6010 Office Hours: Friday 0900 to 1200 hrs Telephone: (08) 9383 4055 (Answering Machine A/H) Office Hours: Mon, Wed and Thur 1000 to 1400 hrs SOUTH AUSTRALIA SA Branch is being re-established. Existing SA Email: [email protected] members will be transferred to the SA Branch by the end of 2014. President Location: Karrakatta Community House DFWA (SA) - John Wilson. Tel:(08)83912111 or 0409577035. Matapau Road Irwin Barracks KARRAKATTA WA 6010 TASMANIA Members administered by the Victorian Branch. NORTHERN TERRITORY Supported by the Queensland Branch. NT contacts: Simon Harvey: [email protected]