FAREWELL SAILOR

20 PERSONNEL
EstablishmENt DatE timE PlacE
HMAS Stirling / FBW June 2 0830 / 1030 / 1330 STC Auditorium
HMAS Coonawarra June 7 1300 / 1445 C/Warra Conference Room
HMAS Cairns June 9 TBA TBA
HMAS Waterhen June 21 TBA TBA
HMAS Kuttabul / FBE June 22 0800 / 1000 FLTHQ Level 6 Theatrette
HMAS Watson June 22 1300 / 1445 Ritchie Building Auditorium
Defence Plaza Sydney June 23 TBA TBA
HMAS Cerberus July 5 TBA TBA
HMAS Penguin July 7 1030 Base Conference Room
HMAS Albatross July 11 1000 / 1330 J/S Auditorium
HMAS Creswell July 12 TBA TBA
HQJOC July 14 1000 HQJOC Theatrette
Campbell Park Offices July 14 1400 CP-3-5-004/005
HMAS Harman July 15 1030 Cadet Class Rooms
Brindabella Park July 18 1030 Alistair Swayne Theatre
Russell Offices July 19 1000 R1 Theatrette
ADFA July 20 1130 Adams Hall
ADC July 20 1230 ADC Weston Creek Theatrette
Have youhad your say?
Timor-Leste Family Study
Because families deploy as well...
If you have received an invitation to participate in the
Timor-Leste Family Study, but have yet to accept,
we would really like to hear from you!
To participate, please go to the webpage that is shown in your email
or paper invitation and follow the instructions.
We would also like to remind ADF members to help us invite your
current or former partners to the study–to do this, just fill out your
partner’s details on your consent form.
You and your partner’s participation will contribute to a broader
understanding of the deployment experiences of families.
For more information about the study, please contact the study team:
1800 708 335
families@cmvh.org.au
A study under the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Family Study Program
Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health
cmvh.org.au/families
New workplace
arrangement
under way
WORK is under way to prepare the new case for
the next Workplace Remuneration Arrangement
(WRA) for Defence.
A team has been set up within Defence to prepare
the case, which will be considered by the Defence
Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) in September.
The WRA is the means by which all ADF members
up to the rank of CAPT receive regular increases in pay
and salary-related allowances (Service Allowance for
example). The old WRA expires on November 3.
Part of the package is regular pay increases in
return for productivity and organisational improvements
by the ADF.
Information provided by the Directorate of Military
Salaries and Allowances – Policy said after approval
by the DFRT, the new arrangement should start on
November 4, with the first pay increase on November
10.
Consultation with ADF members to seek suggestions,
gain their views and assess the measure of support
for the WRA proposals is an integral part of the
ADF case which will be put to the tribunal.
To assist this process there will be updated information
on the Defence intranet, which seeks suggestions,
has general messages and a focus group.
A WRA team will also visit most major bases and
units across Australia from late May to July 2011 (see
table left).
The presentation team will have industrial relations
experts and a member of the WRA project team.
ADF pay-setting arrangements, the nature of the
Defence Employment Offer, Strategic Reform Program
and the specific pay proposals for the next WRA will
be covered in the presentations.
There will be a question and answer session after
each presentation.
For more information on the WRA, or if you would like to
contribute to its development, visit the Defweb at http://
intranet.defence.gov.au/pac and click on the link
“Workplace Remuneration Arrangement”.
Women’s mentoring
program on again
ThE highly successful women’s mentoring program,
which was launched last year, continues
this year with 70 participants ranging in rank from
able seaman to commander and Australian Public
Service equivalents.
Beginning later this month, the participants will
complete the 12-module “My Mentor” self-development
program over a 24-week period, ending on
November 7.
“My Mentor” is a highly regarded mentoring tool
and has been implemented in many corporate and
public sector organisations around Australia as part of
gender diversity strategies to help women achieve their
career potential and counter the gender imbalance in
the workforce.
The program will be coordinated by the Navy
Women’s Strategic Adviser, CMDR Jenni heymans,
who sees the program as a key initiative to improve
leadership opportunities for Navy women.
“In light of the actions already under way as
part of the CDF Action Plan for the Recruitment
and Retention of Women in the ADF, and the recent
announcement by the Government to conduct a review
by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner into the treatment
of women in the wider ADF and pathways for
women into ADF leadership roles, this program continues
to support Navy women and assist them in achieving
their professional and personal goals,” CMDR
heymans said.
This was evident in the decision last year by one
2010 participant, LSCTL Trish Dollison, who, after
completing the program in June, elected to fast-track
her application for commissioning by two years.
LSCTL Dollison was successful and begins her New
Entry Officer Course at hMAS Creswell in July.
The women’s mentoring program is part of the
wider Navy Women’s Leadership Program, which was
established in 2008.
Further details about the mentoring and leadership programs,
along with other initiatives to support the retention
of Navy women, can be found at http://intranet.defence.
gov.au/navyweb/sites/navywomensstrategy
NAVY NEWS www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews May 12, 2011