RAN farewells RADM Nigel Coates - Department of Defence

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Volume 53, No. 11, June 24, 2010 The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy 

RAN farewells RADM Nigel Coates 

LAST SALUTE 

SAD FAREWELL: The coffin of the 

late RADM Nigel Coates, AM, RAN, 

sits on the ceremonial gun carriage 

as family, friends and Navy personnel 

pay their respects during the funeral 

service at Garden Island, Sydney. 

Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind 

“RADM Nigel Coates was the epitome of the Australian 

Naval Officer – always in command but never overbearing, 

dignified but approachable, and with a firm sense of 

honour and integrity that was not dogmatic.” 

– Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane

02 NEWS 

“RADM Nigel 

Coates was the 

epitome of the 

Australian Naval 

fficer – always in 

ommand but never 

verbearing, dignified 

ut approachable, and 

ith a firm sense of 

onour and integrity 

hat was not dogmatic.” 

THESE were the words Chief of 

Navy VADM Russ Crane used to 

escribe RADM Nigel Coates, one 

f the finest Admirals in the history 

f the RAN, at a poignant funeral 

ervice in Sydney on June 9. 

VADM Crane joined RADM 

Coates’ family, friends, colleagues 

and scores of officers and sailors who 

lined the streets of Garden Island at 

Fleet Base East to farewell the widely-respected 

Admiral after he passed 

away on June 2 following a battle with 

cancer. 

During the closed service at the 

historic Garden Island Chapel, CN 

paid tribute to his friend, saying one of 

Navy’s most respected and cherished 

leaders had been cruelly taken all too 

early in his flourishing naval career. 

“RADM Coates’ life epitomised 

our Navy Values of Honour, Honesty, 

Courage, Integrity and Loyalty and 

a life which the RAN, ADF and the 

Australian nation have much to be 

thankful for,” VADM Crane said. 

“God Bless you Nigel and we wish 

you fair winds and following seas as 

you embark on the next leg of your 

eternal passage plan.” 

At the end of the memorial service, 

a funeral firing party of 24 sailors in 

full ceremonial uniform fired a traditional 

Serviceman’s Salute to the 

Deceased of three volleys. 

LSMUSN Marcus Salone then 

sounded The Last Post, which was 

ollowed by a minute’s silence and 

Reveille. 

With the service complete, coffin 

bearers transferred the coffin from the 

hapel to the waiting gun carriage. 

ith the coffin secured, the bearers 

retired and RADM Coates’ widow, 

three children and immediate family 

took up position directly behind 

it – they were accompanied by the 

Administrator of the Commonwealth 

of Australia and NSW Governor 

Professor Marie Bashir, as well as 

VADM Crane. 

Many of Navy’s serving Admirals, 

accompanied by senior ADF and foreign 

officers, led a platoon of more 

than 150 mourners who were followed 

by 60 Navy members. 

When the funeral procession was 

ready, OIC Funeral, CAPT Tony 

ldred, gave the order and the proession 

stepped off to the Sydney 

etachment of the RAN Band playng 

Proud Echo, while HMAS Tobruk 

began a 13-minute gun salute firing 

ceremonial 3-pound cannon once a 

minute. 

The solemn procession made its 

way to the Fleet Landing between the 

street liners that were positioned at 

five pace intervals. 

On arrival at the Fleet Landing, the 

coffin was transferred into the hearse 

and VADM Crane presented Mrs 

Coates with an Australian National 

Flag. 

The hearse travelled through 

Garden Island to Fleet Base East and 

out FBE 5 Gate, passing HMA Ships 

Success and Kanimbla and, with their 

hips’ companies formed up into 

rocedure ALPHA, they were brought 

o attention and saluted as the procesion 

passed by. 

As the procession reached the gates 

f Fleet Base East, Tobruk fired the 

inal salute of 13 guns at the normal 

ive-second interval. 

RADM Coates was cremated at a 

private ceremony in Sydney. 

Sad farewell to top 

IMPORTANT TASK: (Above) RAN 

personnel tow the gun carriage 

that will carry the coffin of RADM 

Nigel Coates during the service of 

thanksgiving and remembrance for 

him at Garden Island, Sydney. 

Photo: LA (Phot) Alasdair MacLeod 

PRIDE: (Right) The coffin of 

RADM Coates is escorted for the 

final journey on the ceremonial 

gun carriage as family, friends and 

Navy personnel pay their respects. 

Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind 

NAVY NEWS www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews June 24, 2010

NEWS 

Admiral in Sydney 

Nigel Coates had a remarkable career in the RAN. He came to 

the Service already steeped in the sea. His father was a master 

mariner and Nigel had a skill in and love of sailing that would be 

with him for his entire life. From the time he joined the Naval College 

in January 1975, he was the outstanding member of his cohort and 

his gifts of leadership and character were quickly recognised. From 

the first, Nigel displayed a combination of practical skills, intelligence 

and good sense and a self confidence that never tipped over into 

arrogance. Even more importantly, he maintained an unshakeable 

integrity and concern to do what was right that marked out all that he 

did in the years that followed. He combined this with a natural kindness 

and consideration for others. Where Nigel led others would follow, but 

he would never lead them where they should not go. And, wherever he 

took his people, Nigel would always bring them back. 

– RADM James Goldrick 

NAVY NEWS www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews June 24, 2010 

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A member 

of the RAN holds an order of service during 

the service of thanksgiving and remembrance 

for RADM Nigel Coates at Garden 

Island, Sydney; pall bearers carry RADM 

Coates’ coffin from Garden Island Chapel to 

the waiting gun carriage; a member of the 

Ceremonial Guard outside Garden Island 

Chapel before the service; HMAS Tobruk 

fires a salute using a ceremonial 3-pound 

naval gun in tribute; the funeral procession 

carrying the coffin of RADM Coates drives 

past HMAS Kanimbla to Fleet Base East 5 

Gate at Garden Island. 

Photos: LA (Phot) Alasdair MacLeod and 

LSIS Brenton Freind

04 NEWS 

Sailor missing 

By Ben Wickham and 

LSIS Paul McCallum 

HMAS Warramunga crew member, 

28-year-old LSCSO Andrew 

akely, is missing presumed 

rowned while swimming in 

onga. 

LSCSO Wakely, from Bentley in 

Western Australia, was swimming in 

the vicinity of Keleti Beach, Tonga, 

on the morning of June 16, when 

fellow crew members notified senior 

authorities that he had possibly 

drowned. 

Warramunga’s S-70B Seahawk 

helicopter was launched in an 

ttempt to locate him, searching 

unsuccessfully until darkness. The 

earch resumed at first light on June 

7, with the Seahawk and a Tonga 

efence Services patrol boat taking 

part. 

The Seahawk continued searching 

the area until last light, while 

Tongan police conducted a search of 

local beaches. 

At time of going to press the 

body of LSCSO Wakely had not 

been recovered and the search was 

continuing, while Warramunga 

remained alongside in Tonga supporting 

the search effort. 

Warramunga was conducting a 

scheduled Port Visit to Nuku’Alofa, 

TRAGEDY: LSCSO Andrew Wakely is missing, presumed drowned, 

while swimming in Tonga. He was serving in HMAS Warramunga, 

en route to participate in Exercise RIMPAC 10. At the time of going 

to press, the search for LSCSO Wakely was continuing. 

Tonga, while transiting to Hawaii to 

participate in Exercise RIMPAC 10. 

LSCSO Wakely’s family released 

a statement on June 17, saying 

“Andrew was a loving and generous 

person, who was admired and 

respected by those around him”. 

“Andrew proudly served 10 years 

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NEWS 

Member contributions to rise 

y SGT Brian Hartigan 

MEMBER contributions for 

Service residences and rent allowance 

residences will increase 

for all ranks with effect July 22 

with the change reflected in members’ 

salary variations on pay-day 

ugust 5. 

Contribution increases range from 

8.46 per cent to 17.77 per cent depending 

on rank and circumstances – with, 

for example, a leading seaman in a 

three-bedroom house paying an extra 

$30.62 per fortnight. 

This year’s Group Rent Scheme 

(GRS) increases reflect rises in the 

national rental market as well as ongong 

moves to correct an imbalance in 

he subsidy Defence provides to members 

for housing. 

Head of People Policy Steve 

Grzeskowiak said it was a longstanding 

policy that Defence should subsidise 

50 per cent of the national average 

cost of housing for ADF members 

and their families, however, Defence’s 

contribution had slipped out to more 

than 56 per cent over recent years. 

“For the 2010 annual GRS update, 

the Secretary and CDF have agreed to 

implement a subsidy correction instalment 

to bring the Defence subsidy and 

member contributions closer to 50 per 

ent each,” Mr Grzeskowiak said. 

Rent growth combined with the 

ubsidy correction will mean a nine 

per cent increase to contributions 

CN calls in on ISF sailors 

SAILORS working for the International 

Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor 

enjoyed a visit from Chief of Navy 

VADM Russ Crane on June 11 and 12 

at Forward Operating Base Phoenix. 

Commander ISF COL Simon Stuart 

said it was a relaxed atmosphere and the 

Navy personnel got a lot out of the visit. 

VADM Crane was visiting East Timor 

for the commissioning of the East Timor 

Defence Forces (F-FDTL) newest patrol 

boats, NRTL Jaco and NRTL Betano, and 

took the opportunity to spend time with 

the four RAN personnel serving with the 

ISF. 

While the new patrol boats were 

not ready to participate in Exercise 

Crocodillo, which began on June 19 

involving forces from the F-FDTL, ADF, 

NZDF, USN and USMC, it is anticipated 

hey will be ready for similar joint exerises 

next year. 

to rent bands 1, 2 and 3, except for 

PO(E), ASLT(E) and SBLT(E) in rent 

band 1, for whom an 8.46 per cent 

increase will achieve the 50 per cent 

subsidy target. 

Subsidy corrections will not apply 

for lower-amenity housing in group 

A or group 1A because this housing 

stock is being progressively phased 

out of service. 

“To ensure that the 

quality of housing can be 

maintained and improved 

in the future, it is important 

that costs are shared fairly 

between Defence and ADF 

members.” 

– Head of People Policy 

Steve Grzeskowiak 

Contributions for rent band 4 

(CAPT/CDRE(E)) will be increased 

by 14.47 per cent and rent band 5 

(RADM(E)) by 17.77 per cent. 

Mr Grzeskowiak said Defence 

offered ADF members compelling 

service conditions, with housing assistance 

being one of its most attractive 

components. 

“To ensure that the quality of housing 

can be maintained and improved 

in the future, it is important that costs 

are shared fairly between Defence and 

ADF members. 

NEW CAPABILITY: CN VADM 

Russ Crane chats with CAPT 

Donaciano Gomes aboard NRTL 

Jaco during the commissioning of 

East Timor’s new patrol boats. 

Photo: CPL Scott Smedley 

“Rents paid by Defence are calculated 

on the basis of independently 

assessed market rents across Australia, 

which are updated annually in January. 

“In the past, the resulting adjustment 

in the GRS was not passed on to 

members until October or November, 

with the lag contributing to the 

increase in the Defence share. 

“Last year, to help rectify this, the 

contribution increase was introduced 

in July. 

“We had hoped to bring it forward 

to March or April this year, but that 

proved more difficult than anticipated,” 

he said. 

It is now planned that, from 2011, 

GRS adjustments will be made in 

March or April. 

For more information, follow the 

appropriate links on intranet.defence. 

gov.au/pac/ or www.defence.gov.au/ 

dpe/pac 

NOTE: The GRS story published in all Service 

newspapers last year incorrectly implied that 

the scale of last year’s contributions increase 

was partly attributable to the commencement 

of the rebalance in the percentage payments 

made by Defence and Defence members. This 

year is actually the first instalment in the subsidy 

correction. Last year’s adjustments were based 

upon market rent only, but included a change in 

the timing designed to reduce the lag in passing 

market rent movements on to members and so 

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GRS fortnightly contributions effective from July 22 

Classification of 

Housing Rank Group 

Rent 

Band Group 

Current two- 

bedroom rate 

New twobedroom 

rate 

Current 

threebedroom 

+ 

rate 

New threebedroom 

+ 

rate 

— A LS or lower $306.20 $322.06 $340.22 $357.84 

1 B1 LS or lower $306.20 $333.76 $340.22 $370.84 

1 B1 SBLT, PO $356.12 $386.87 $395.68 $429.86 

2 B2 LEUT, WO $404.24 $440.62 $449.16 $489.58 

3 C CMDR, LCDR $450.88 $491.45 $500.98 $546.06 

4 D CDRE, CAPT $560.38 $641.47 $622.64 $712.74 

5 E RADM and above $844.06 $1010.93 $937.84 $1123.26 

NOTE: As part of the 2010 GRS changes, the Higher Contribution Scheme (HCS) will also increase. HCS, introduced in 2007 

under the name Choice Contribution Scheme (CCS), requires ADF members to pay the additional cost involved if they choose 

a residence above their rent band entitlement. The change of terminology from CCS to HCS was made to avoid confusion that 

had occurred between this contribution and the Rent Band Choice housing benefit. HCS does not apply to members allocated 

a residence in a higher rent band because no housing was available at their entitlement level. 

Higher Contribution Scheme: fortnightly contribution for a service 

residence where a member with dependants chooses a property 

above their entitlement – effective July 22 

Item 

If a member with 

dependants has a rank in 

this group... 

Rent 

Band 1 or 

Amenity 

Group B1 

their contribution for a rent band above 

their entitlement is... 

Rent Band 2 

or Amenity 

Group B2 

$ a fortnight 

Rent Band 3 

or Amenity 

Group C 

$ a fortnight 

Rent Band 4 

or Amenity 

Group D 

$ a fortnight 

1. LS or lower N/A 540.90 682.18 938.02 

2. SBLT, PO N/A 589.51 739.79 995.63 

3. CMDR, LCDR N/A N/A 630.86 886.70 

4. CDRE, CAPT N/A N/A N/A 801.91

06 NEWS 

WELL DONE: LSATV Luke Carter receives his award from CO 816 

Squadron CMDR Shane Craig. 

Outstanding contribution 

recognised at 816 Sqn 

By ABCIS Melanie Schinkel 

A TRADE supervisor currently serving 

on board HMAS Melbourne (CMDR 

Mick Harris) has been recognised with 

an award for his outstanding maintenance 

on Navy Seahawks and received 

DIY enthusiast’s dream as part of his 

prize. 

For his outstanding contribution to 

816 Squadron (CMDR Shane Craig), 

LSATV Luke Carter was announced 

as Maintainer of the Year at HMAS 

Albatross (CAPT Stefan King). 

The Maintainer of the Year prize consists 

of a $500 gift voucher from Mitre 

10, certificate and patch from helicopter 

manufacturer Sikorsky, an aviationrelated 

book and recognition on the 

Maintainer of the Year Honour Board. 

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LSATV Carter said the annual award 

recognised personal achievements and 

was highly valued throughout the squadron. 

“I was pretty shocked to receive the 

award,” LSATV Carter said. 

The Maintainer of the Year is awarded 

each calendar year to the 816 Squadron 

maintainer (junior or senior sailor) based 

on elements of professionalism, contribution 

to the Squadron, work ethic and 

personal development. 

Along with the ship’s company, 

LSATV Carter is busily participating in 

Melbourne’s work-ups in preparation for 

her upcoming MEAO deployment. 

“I am really looking forward to going 

on an operational deployment and I am so 

proud to represent the Navy and Australia 

in support of these efforts.” 

Hard work pays off 

for tiger of the year 


A SENIOR sailor’s dedication 

and hard work was acknowledged 

recently with an inaugural award 

that granted a front seat Seahawk 

flight at HMAS Albatross (CAPT 

Stefan King) as one of its prizes. 

The Tiger of the Year award is 

the highest honour 816 Squadron 

(CMDR Shane Craig) bestows on 

one of its members. The Tiger award 

is given to the Squadron member 

(maintenance or aircrew) who is 

deemed to have the greatest overall 

contribution to the Squadron over a 

year. 

Winner, POCSS Diane Rowan, 

the Programming Officer for 816 

Squadron, said the award’s prize also 

comprised a certificate of excellence, 

an aviation-related book, a $500 

voucher, a flight in the front seat of a 

Seahawk and a place on the Tiger of 

the Year Honour Board. 

“I was very surprised and honoured 

to be the first recipient of this 

prestigious award,” POCSS Rowan 

said. 

While many of POCSS Rowan’s 

efforts contributed to her receiving 

the accolade, she was primarily recognised 

for her dedication in coordinating 

816 Squadron’s Freedom 

of Entry (FOE) march in Caloundra 

and the Squadron masquerade ball 

in 2009. 

POCSS Rowan arranged drill 

training, transport, accommodation, 

school visits, official functions, static 

and flying displays, and the FOE 

march itself, in five weeks. 

More than 100 Squadron members 

were relocated about 1200km 

to participate in the FOE on October 

31, 2009. 

“The event was very well 

received by the community, which 

was highlighted by the signing of 

a ‘friendship agreement’ between 

816 Squadron and the Township of 

Caloundra.” 

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TOP EFFORT: POCSS Diane Rowan receives her ‘Tiger of the Year’ 

book prize from CO 816 Squadron CMDR Shane Craig. The inaugural 

award grants the winner a front seat Seahawk flight at HMAS 

Albatross as one of its prizes. 

versary, a masquerade ball was held 

on August 28 last year. 

“The event was a huge success. 

More than 250 people attended and 

a concert band performed,” she said. 

In preparation for upcoming 

anti-submarine exercises at Fleet 

Base West, POCSS Rowan is currently 

programming training for the 

Squadron students. 

During the next two weeks, 816 

Squadron will send up to four air- 

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craft and more than 100 maintenance 

and support personnel to HMAS 

Stirling (CAPT Brett Dowsing). 

“This will be a significant training 

detachment for the Squadron and 

many people are working very hard 

to ensure it is a success,” she said. 

The title of Tiger of the Year will 

continue to be awarded annually to a 

member who displays professionalism, 

leadership and dedication to 

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NEWS 

Changing lives on Pacific Partnership 

By LEUT Kara Wansbury 

LEUT Deirdre Smith has left the 

Navy ward at St Vincent’s behind 

or a 69,000 tonne floating hospial, 

USNS Mercy, as part of Pacific 

Partnership 2010. 

Working as a Reservist at the Navy 

Ward at St Vincent’s Hospital twice 

a week, LEUT Smith answered the 

call to participate in the humanitarian 

assistance mission in South East Asia 

visiting Vietnam and Cambodia. 

Her role on board is vastly different 

to the role she performs at the 

Navy ward, and on board HMA Ships 

Kanimbla and Manoora as a member 

of the Primary Casualty Reception 

acility (PCRF). The challenges, 

hough, will be met with measurable 

rewards. 

“On board Mercy I am a scrub 

nurse as well as the surgical workload 

manager – essentially it is my job to 

rack every single operation conductd 

on board Mercy in Vietnam and 

ambodia,” LEUT Smith said. 

This is no mean feat with 11 

perating theatres and a team of 131 

medical personnel made up of specialst 

surgeons, nurses and technicians 

rawn from the US military, US Public 

ealth Service, partner nation mili- 

taries and non-government organisations. 

“I have been monitoring all of 

the surgery hours, costs involved and 

ensuring command is kept informed 

of the mission’s progress. I also get 

to work in the theatres as I do in the 

PCRF,” LEUT Smith said. 

Director of Surgical Services 

for PP10, the USN’s CMDR Trent 

Douglas, said that, so far Mercy had 

conducted 132 surgeries on board 

including 49 cataracts, 15 cleft lip 

repairs and many hernia repairs. 

“The surgeons, nurses and technicians 

who work in the operating suites 

are changing lives for the better on a 

daily basis,” CMDR Douglas said. 

“Each surgery helps a patient 

remain a viable and productive member 

of society and gives many the 

chance to lead longer and healthier 

lives,” said CMDR Douglas. 

LEUT Smith is pleased to be making 

a difference and is looking forward 

to being able to quantify her contribution. 

“At the end of our time in 

Cambodia I will know exactly how 

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the lives of the locals in both countries,” 

LEUT Smith said. 

That, and the smiles on her patients’ 

faces, is enough reward indeed. 


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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: LEUT Dierdre Smith in the pre-operative 

ward in USNS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2010. 

Photo: ABIS Andrew Dakin

08 NEWS 

FAREWELL: The ashes of Seaman Edward (Ted) Fryer of HMAS 

Parramatta ready to be scattered over the Red Sea. 

Photo: CPOCIS Leo Vredenbregt 

Parramatta farewells 

former shipmate 

y CHAP Jason Wright 

DURING HMAS Parramatta III’s 

(CMDR Heath Robertson) passage 

through the Red Sea, the ship’s company 

scattered the ashes of a distinguished 

ailor, who sailed in Parramatta II durng 

World War II. 

LEUT Jeremy Richardson said the 

scattering of ashes ceremony was a proud 

tradition among navies worldwide and 

a fitting tribute for sailor Edward (Ted) 

Fryer. 

“Today we say goodbye to one of our 

own. A sailor whose sacrifice inspires us, 

and someone who sailed under the same 

name as we do – in the very same water,” 

EUT Richardson said. 

Ted Fryer died on January 7, 2010 

nd was one of the 23 sailors who surived 

the German U559’s torpedo attack, 

hich sunk sloop HMAS Parramatta II 

n November 27, 1941. 

Ted’s personal account of the attack, 

hich he wrote later in life, was read at 

he ceremony. 

Then a seaman, Ted was at the 

helm when the U559’s torpedo struck 

Parramatta II on her starboard side, 

astern of the bridge. 

In the midst of darkness and alarms, 

Ted heard his captain order the crew not 

to go aft and to abandon ship. 

As he tumbled into the ocean, Ted 

became tangled in halyards, which 

dragged him underwater. He managed to 

free himself and climbed aboard a nearby 

Carley float. 

In the pre-dawn light, Ted, his shipmate 

Harold Ross and 21 other survivors 

were rescued by Hunt class destroyer 

HMS Avonvale. 

Two weeks later, Ted was posted 

to destroyer HMAS Nestor but, shortly 

after, she too was badly damaged by 

German bombers in the Mediterranean 

Sea and had to be scuttled. 

Throughout the war, Ted served in 

several other ships, and was on board 

HMAS Battan when the Japanese signed 

the peace treaty in 1945. 

In 1948, Ted retired from the Navy 

and led a fulfilling life with his wife Jean 

and their family. 

Navy’s queen of hearts 

also a heart starter 

By Michael Brooke 

ABBM Tracey Moore is not only 

Navy’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ poker 

champion but a real life-saver who 

received a commendation from the 

Melbourne Ambulance Service for 

saving a heart-attack victim. 

ABBM Moore, who is posted 

to Fleet Support Unit at HMAS 

Coonawarra (CMDR Richard 

Donnelly), is such a card shark that 

she has won the right to fly to Las 

Vegas on July 1 to contest the 2010 

World Series of Poker, where she 

could win up to $10 million prize 

money. 

ABBM Moore, 32, won the right 

to compete in the World Series of 

Poker by defeating 300 poker players 

at Darwin Casino recently. 

ABBM Moore is taking leave 

from the Navy for a short period 

of time to put her skills to the test 

against the world’s best poker players 

who will gather at the Rio All- 

Suite Hotel and Casino. 

“I can read the people 

I’m playing against just 

as well as I can turn a 

bad starting hand into 

a winning one.” 

– ABBM Tracey Moore 

ABBM Moore has enjoyed 

impressive success in the four years 

she has been playing poker. 

In her only professional tournament 

so far, she came 122 nd 

among a field of 748 participants 

in the 2007 Aussie Millions Poker 

Championship. 

“I have been pretty focused 

on consolidating my Navy career 

but am now taking a shot at a new 

challenge, before returning to my 

extended family in the RAN,” she 

said. 

ABBM Moore said her secret of 

success was that most male poker 

players underestimated her skills 

because she was a woman. 

“I can read the people I’m playing 

against just as well as I can turn 

a bad starting hand into a winning 

one,” she said. 

“Sometimes it doesn’t matter 

what cards you have, but what position 

you’re in on the table and the 

way other players bet, gives you an 

PICK A CARD: ABBM Tracey Moore shows the skills that will be 

taking her to Las Vegas to compete against some of the best poker 

players in the world. 

Photo: ABIS James Whittle 

idea how strong their cards are or if 

they are nervous about their hand.” 

ABBM Moore said she wasn’t 

particularly lucky, although she had 

had two royal flushes in the time 

she’d been playing poker. 

“Luck doesn’t always have a 

great deal to do with it,” she said. 

“Sometimes I might have a gutfeeling 

about the cards I have been 

dealt and, although they aren’t great 

starting cards, my gut instinct tells 

me to play them – I’m 

right about 60 per cent of 

the time.” 

Navy’s queen of hearts 

said she started playing 

poker because she was 

bored at home and discovered 

it on the internet. 

“I picked it up really 

easily,” she said. 

ABBM Moore said 

winning the $10 million 

prize for the 2010 World 

Series of Poker would be 

fantastic, but not as thrilling 

as saving the life of a 

heart attack victim earlier 

this year. 

“I was at Melbourne 

airport when suddenly 

someone needed my 

assistance, which is when 

my Navy training kicked 

in and I provided life-saving 

CPR,” she said. 

ABBM Moore’s lifesaving 

efforts were recognised 

by the Melbourne 

Ambulance Service, 

which awarded her a commendation. 


NEWS 

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: NSW Premier Kristina Keneally chats with 

(clockwise) SMNs Tonacia, Robertson, Gordon-Hall, Reid, Ireland and 

Forrest of HMAS Kanimbla. 

Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams 

Kanimbla’s milestone 


HMAS Kanimbla (CMDR Tim Byles) 

et sail for Hawaii on June 9 where she 

ill ‘Cry Havoc’ among the 20,000 

personnel, 34 surface ships, five submarines 

and more than 100 aircraft from 

4 countries participating in Exercise 

IMPAC 10. 

Kanimbla’s CO, CMDR Byles, said 

RIMPAC was a great opportunity for 

people, individually and collectively, to 

participate in one of the largest maritime 

xercises in the world. 

“RIMPAC will mark an important 

milestone for Kanimbla, which will be 

one of only three amphibious platforms 

in this large-scale joint exercise,” CMDR 

Byles said. 

“For the first time Kanimbla is being 

used to launch and recover a platoon of 

US Marine Corps Amphibious Assault 

Vehicles involved in a battalion size 

amphibious assault.” 

Before she departed Fleet Base 

East, Kanimbla opened her gangway to 

Defence Materiel and Science Minister 

Greg Combet and NSW Premier Kristina 

Keneally, who announced a $75 million 

investment by NSW to attract Defencerelated 

industry contracts and jobs. 

Members of Kanimbla’s ship’s company 

had the opportunity to tell the 

Premier about their roles and responsibilities 

when she visited several areas 

of the ship. Gap Year sailors SMNGXs 

Alvin Forrest, Kate Tonacia and Phillipa 

Robertson said Ms Keneally had a good 

understanding of the Navy and the Gap 

Year program. 

“She was really nice to talk to and 

wanted to know what we thought of 

our experience in the Navy so far,” said 

SMNGX Robertson, who wants to be a 

Navy Aviator. 

Humanitarian aid bound for Samoa 


THE ship’s company of HMAS 

Kanimbla (CMDR Tim Byles) 

craned two fire trucks on board 

recently, donated to assist a 

post-tsunami effort overseas. 

En route to Exercise RIMPAC, 

Kanimbla delivered the two fire 

trucks donated by the Melbourne 

Metropolitan Fire Brigade to 

the Samoa Fire and Emergency 

Service Authority, in Samoa. 

Kanimbla’s CO, CMDR Byles, 

said the ship’s company were 

eager to assist the region that 

was devastated by multiple earthquakes 

and a tsunami last year. 

“We are pleased to support 

the ongoing relationship between 

the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire 

Brigade and the Samoa Fire and 

Emergency Service Authority,” 

CMDR Byles said. 

Samoa was struck by an 

8.3 magnitude earthquake on 

September 30, 2009 – further 

earthquakes and a tsunami followed. 

This is the second time the 

Melbourne Metropolitan Fire 

Brigade has donated fire trucks to 

the region, the first of which was 

delivered by HMAS Tobruk during 

Op Samoa Assist. 

Kanimbla left for RIMPAC on 

June 9 and the fire trucks arrived 

in Samoa on June 15. 

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10 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 

Serving Navy with pride 

On the Queen’s Birthday, 14 of Navy’s finest joined the 

Australian Honours List for services to the nation. Navy 

News joins the nation in congratulating all recipients. 

Officer in the 

Military Division 

of the Order of 

Australia 

Vice Admiral Matthew 

John TRIPOVICH AO 

CSC RAN, for distinguished 

service as Head 

Capability Systems 

and Chief Capability 

Development Group. 

Vice Admiral Tripovich has made an enormous contribution 

to both the current and future performance 

and effectiveness of the Royal Australian Navy and the 

Australian Defence Force throughout his distinguished 

career. As Head Capability Systems and now Chief 

Capability Development Group he continually displayed 

outstanding leadership, integrity and dedication 

hrough a period of extraordinary change and development, 

culminating in the publication of the Defence 

hite Paper of 2009. His leadership, vision and mangement 

of the Capability Development Group will 

have a profound impact on the operations and support 

f the Australian Defence Force far into the future. 

Member in the 


of the Order of 

Australia 

Commodore Bronko 

Stanley OGRIZEK AM 

RAN, for exceptional 

service in the field of 

naval engineering and 

safety. 

Commodore Ogrizek distinguished himself during 

a range of demanding naval postings. Through the 

achievement and maintenance of high standards of 

leadership, engineering and safety, he has provided 

the Royal Australian Navy with exceptional service 

throughout his career. He is an outstanding officer 

whose dedication and selfless service have been 

beyond the call of duty. 

Captain Philip Andrew WARWICK AM RAN, 

for exceptional service and contribution 

to Navy logistics as Chief Staff Officer 

– Support and Director Logistic Support 

gency – Navy. 

Captain Warwick has provided exceptional service as 

the Chief Staff Officer – Support in Fleet Headquarters 

and as Director Logistic Support Agency – Navy in the 

Defence Materiel Organisation. His dedication to duty, 

untiring efforts and strong leadership and management 

kills under extremely challenging circumstances have 

nhanced the operational availability of the Royal 

ustralian Navy’s ships and submarines. 

Medal of the Order 

of Australia in the 


Lieutenant Commander 

Murray Victor McAULIFFE 

OAM RAN, for meritorious 

service as the 

First Lieutenant HMAS 

Cerberus and as a senior 

cook in the Royal 

Australian Navy. 

Lieutenant Commander McAuliffe is an exceptional 

officer who has made a significant contribution to 

the Royal Australian Navy through his thorough and 

professional approach to his duties and his passion 

for the Royal Australian Navy and for Navy Catering. 

His application of specialist knowledge and orchestration 

of complex tasks ensured optimal results were 

achieved in all his endeavours, whether dealing with 

projects or personnel. His actions are consistent with 

the finest traditions of the Royal Australian Navy and 

Australian Defence Force. 

Chief Petty Officer Dean Allan MEDLEN 

OAM, for meritorious service in the 

field of Combat Systems Maintenance 

Management in Adelaide Class frigates. 

Chief Petty Officer Medlen has, over a number of 

postings, been intimately involved in the sustainment 

of the Adelaide Class frigates, both at sea during 

operations and in direct support positions ashore. He is 

an outstanding senior sailor who consistently demonstrates 

leadership, loyalty and selflessness beyond the 

call of duty. 

Conspicuous 

Service Cross 


Hugh Wade CAMERON 

CSC RAN, for outstanding 

achievement as the 

Joint Education, Training 

and Warfare Command 

and Australian Defence 

Force Academy Legal 

Officer. 

Lieutenant Commander Cameron is a truly exceptional 

officer who consistently displays professional excellence 

as a Legal Officer, and demonstrates remarkable 

dedication and commitment in mentoring and developing 

midshipmen and officer cadets at the Australian 

Defence Force Academy. His sustained efforts as a 

legal officer, leader and mentor have set a consummate 

professional example to subordinates, peers and superiors, 

and are in keeping with the finest traditions of 

the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Defence 

Force. 

Captain Luke CHARLES-JONES CSC 

OAM RAN, for outstanding achievement 

as Director of Maritime Operations, Navy 

Strategic Command. 

Captain Charles-Jones is an exceptional officer who 

demonstrated inspiring leadership, outstanding organisational 

ability and a clear focus on achieving superior 

results in very demanding circumstances. His achievements 

are of the highest order and bring great credit 

upon himself and the Royal Australian Navy. 

Warrant Officer Martin Grant HOLZBERGER 

CSC, for outstanding achievement as the 

Ship’s Warrant Officer, HMAS Warramunga. 

Warrant Officer Holzberger’s performance as the 

Ship’s Warrant Officer aboard HMAS Warramunga 

was outstanding. His professionalism, dedication and 

tireless devotion to duty were excellent and established 

him as a role model for the ship’s company. His superior 

leadership and tireless work ethic were instrumental 

in the successes achieved by the ship’s company in a 

demanding operational period. 

Commander Stephen Mark O’HEARN CSC 

RAN, for outstanding achievement as the 

Project Manager for the Collins Class 

Submarines Replacement Combat System. 

Commander O’Hearn has made a major contribution 

to the enhancement of the Collins Class submarine 

capability by his leadership in managing the Australian 

participation in the Joint Australian/United States 

development of the Tactical Combat Control system, 

and by his subsequent management of the integration 

of the Tactical Combat Control system with Australian 

developed systems. His outstanding work resulted in 

the timely granting by the Chief of Navy of the Initial 

Operational Release for the Replacement Combat 

System in HMA Ships Waller and Farncomb. 

Warrant Officer Andrew Wilfred ROACH 

CSC, for outstanding achievement in the 

field of aviation maintenance in the Royal 


Warrant Officer Roach is an exceptional senior sailor 

who sets a motivational example, and has had a 

positive influence over the entire Fleet Air Arm community. 

He has led the efforts to re-establish trust and 

confidence in the Royal Australian Navy’s aviation 

technical workforce following the 2005 Sea King 

helicopter tragedy on Nias Island. Warrant Officer 

Roach’s achievements have defined the way aviation 

technicians of the Royal Australian Navy are trained, 

qualified and employed, and he has directly contributed 

to a safer and more efficient aviation maintenance 

environment. 

Lieutenant Commander William Lemesurier 

WATERS CSC RAN, for outstanding 

achievement in the development, planning 

and conduct of operations at the 

United States Navy’s Surface Warfare 

Development Group, as Operations 

Coordinator at Fleet Headquarters and as 

Executive Officer HMAS Sydney. 

Lieutenant Commander Waters is an exceptional 

officer whose dedication, commitment and professionalism 

have enabled him to produce outstanding 

results for the Royal Australian Navy in the fields of 

tactical development, current operations, ship organisation 

and leadership. In a time of severe resource 

constraints Lieutenant Commander Waters has consistently 

applied himself in a variety of different postings 

to improve the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of 

the Fleet and to reduce the watch-keeping burden on 

sailors across the Royal Australian Navy. 

Conspicuous 

Service Medal 


Edward Michael 

DONCASTER CSM RAN, for 

meritorious achievement as 

Staff Officer International 

Engagement in Navy 

Strategic Command. 

Lieutenant Commander Doncaster has been a key 

contributor to the management of the Royal Australian 

Navy’s international engagement program, notably 

in support of the Chief and Deputy Chief of Navy. 

Through application of outstanding professional 

knowledge, initiative and exceptional commitment 

and dedication to his duties, Lieutenant Commander 

Doncaster’s considerable efforts have resulted in 

achievement of highly successful international engagement 

outcomes for the Royal Australian Navy. His personal 

influence and energy have enhanced the Royal 

Australian Navy’s reputation and earned the respect of 

various Defence agencies and senior foreign attachés, 

and have been a key factor in progressing the Royal 

Australian Navy’s established and emerging international 

engagement objectives and commitments. 

Lieutenant Commander Peter James 

FOSTER CSM RAN, for meritorious devotion 

to duty as the Marine Engineering 

Officer in HMAS Arunta during her assignment 

as a training ship. 

Lieutenant Commander Foster’s performance during 

HMAS Arunta’s Plan TRAIN assignment has been 

outstanding. His exceptional leadership and total 

commitment to the vital mission of training Marine 

Technicians have directly led to the achievement of 

the Plan TRAIN objectives, thus enhancing the Royal 

Australian Navy’s capability. His selfless dedication, 

exceptional leadership and commitment to operational 

performance are in the finest traditions of the Royal 


Petty Officer Emma Dawn PROCOPIS 

CSM, for meritorious achievement as the 

Communications Centre Manager at HMAS 

Waterhen. 

Petty Officer Procopis’ performance as HMAS 

Waterhen Communications Centre Manager in direct 

support of the HMA Fleet units was outstanding. Her 

dedication and willingness in difficult circumstances 

ensured the maintenance of Fleet operational capability. 

She met all her challenges with fortitude, grace and 

finesse, displaying excellent personal and professional 

skills while keeping a superb sense of humour. Petty 

Officer Procopis’ performance is in the finest traditions 

of the Royal Australian Navy. 


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12 NEWS 

ADF farewells fine soldiers 

MILITARY funerals have been held for 

Sappers Jacob Moerland and Darren Smith, 

who lost their lives on June 7 following an 

improvised explosive device blast during a dismounted 

patrol in the Mirabad Valley region 

f Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. 

A ceremony was held for SPR Moreland 

n June 17 at the Gayndah Town Hall in 

ueensland, while SPR Smith was farewelled 

uring a ceremony on June 19 at Marist 

ollege in Ashgrove, Queensland. 

The families, along with senior government, 

Defence and community representatives, 

ttended the ceremonies to farewell and pay 

heir respects to the two brave soldiers. Sapper Jacob Moerland Sapper Darren Smith 

A MilHOP, SKIP 

AND A JUMP 

TO A BETTER 

HEALTH FUTURE 

For a better health service for you and your ADF 

teammates, participate in the MilHOP survey. 

milhop@cmvh.org.au 

cmvh.org.au/milhop 

1800 886 567 

IN BRIEF 

MILIS go-live just around the corner 

THE implementation of the Military Integrated 

Logistics Information System (MILIS) is just 

around the corner. Replacing the Standard Defence 

Supply System (SDSSv4), MILIS will be implemented 

in July 2010 under Joint Project (JP) 2077 

Phase 2B.1. 

The MILIS go-live event will span the 10 weeks 

from June 1 through to August 7 and is grouped into 

four phases. 

During the 10 week go-live event, there will periods 

in which both SDSSv4 and MILIS are unavailable and 

interim business processes required. Activities during 

this period will be governed by the Implementation 

Plan of each Service and Group. Navy has developed a 

tailored implementation plan covering: 

➤ business preparation activities; 

➤ transaction freezes, outages and workarounds; 

➤ business processes and restart procedures; and 

➤ business support and governance mechanisms. 

For further Navy-specific information relating 

to the implementation of MILIS, refer to http:// 

intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/COMSPT/ 

docs/090923Z_APR_10.pdf or contact CMDR Chris 

Roberts at Navy Strategic Command by emailing christopher.roberts@defence.gov.au 

Further information on MILIS go-live is available at 

http://intranet.defence.gov.au/dmoweb/Sites/JP2077/ 

comweb.asp?page=85433 

Loggies encouraged to innovate 

COMMANDER Joint Logistics AVM Margaret 

Staib wants to spur logisticians to tap into their 

good ideas to achieve far-reaching logistics reforms. 

“In the near future we’ll be working from new warehouses 

and using new systems and technology – what 

we need are new ideas about how we can best support 

the more muscular and hard-hitting ADF that will be 

here in 2030,” AVM Staib said. 

To stimulate the new ideas, the Australian Defence 

Logistics Conference 2010 is being held at the 

Australian Defence Force Academy on July 15-16. 

Vice President Logistics and Sustainment at 

Lockheed Martin, Lou Kratz, and BlueScope Steel’s 

Vice President Logistics, Ingilby Dickson, will talk 

about their industry sectors. Dr Hermione Parsons 

from the Victoria University Institute for Logistics 

and Supply Chain Management will share the latest 

in logistics research. Grand Prix Board Member, 

Chairman of L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week and 

logistics consultant, Laura Anderson, will speak about 

how to embed a culture of innovation in organisations. 

Senior logistics leaders from US and Canadian 

Defence organisations, Paul Peters and Genevieve 

O’Sullivan, are also presenting on the innovation 

theme. 

Media personality, James O’Loghlin (The New 

Inventors, Rove, The Glass House) will speak at the 

conference dinner on Thursday night. 

The conference is open to all ranks and registration 

is free. The optional dinner is $60. 

Register by July 2 at intranet.defence.gov.au/JLC. 

Inquiries or call (02) 6266 2101 or (02) 4237 5554. 

Indian warship visits Fremantle 

By LEUT Gary McHugh 

THE Indian Navy paid a visit to the west recently 

when Indian Navy Ship Rana pulled into the port of 

Fremantle for a three-day stopover. 

INS Rana, the second of five Rajput Class Guided 

Missile Destroyers, is part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern 

Fleet and is based at Visakhapatnam on the country’s 

east coast. 

The ship has an overall length of 146.2 metres with 

a displacement of 5000 tonnes – she is powered by four 

gas turbines and is capable of making 30 knots. 

INS Rana fulfils a number of roles in the Indian 

Navy, including anti-submarine warfare and carrier 

taskforce protection. 

She has a complement of 48 officers and 343 sailors, 

and is commanded by Captain K.G. Vishwanathan. 

The visit commemorated the strong maritime cooperation 

between India and Australia with both navies 

having paid visits to each other’s countries on a number 

of occasions over the years. 

The most recent interaction between the RAN and 

the Indian Navy was earlier this year when HMAS 

Glenelg participated in Exercise Milan 2010. 

That exercise saw ships from 12 nations take part 

in naval manoeuvres out of Port Blair in the Andaman 

Islands. 

During her weekend stopover in Fremantle, INS 

Rana was open to visitors with hundreds of interested 

Western Australians taking the opportunity for a guided 

tour of the impressive warship. 


NEWS 

MilHOP health study launched 

By Ben Wickham 

THE most extensive health study 

in ADF history was officially 

launched on June 15 and Defence 

leaders are urging all ADF men and 

women to take part. 

By CAPT Jonathan Mead 

The Directorate of Navy 

Uniforms (DNU) has recently 

received numerous inquiries 

regarding uniform changes and 

policies. The information below 

addresses some of the common 

questions. 

DPNU 

Since the initial rollout 18 months 

ago an estimated 14,000 Navy 

members have been issued with the 

PNU. 

Cadets, Reserves and a small 

number of Permanent Navy personnel 

in non-seagoing billets are yet 

to be issued with the new uniform. 

Additionally, some personnel are 

yet to receive their full entitlement 

of three sets. 

To improve availability, CN 

recently approved an extra $24m 

over the next four years to purchase 

additional DPNU items. 

Navy personnel can access 

DPNUs through their local clothing 

Homepage: 

intranet.defence.gov. 

au/navyweb/sites/ 

Uniforms 

Navy uniform forum: 

intranet.defence.gov. 

au/navyweb/forum/ 

default.asp 

Email: 

navy. 

uniforms@defence. 

gov.au 

Phone: 

Manuela Moseley, 

Director 

(02) 6265 1421 

Janine Hall, 

Manager 

(02) 6265 1057 

Debra Locke, 

Staff Officer 

(02) 6265 7194 

Known as the Military Health 

Outcomes Program, or MilHOP, the 

initiative is the product of the Centre 

for Military and Veterans’ Health 

(CMVH). 

CMVH is a consortium of the 

ACCESSIBILITY: LCDR Tony Ellis demonstrates the Health and 

Wellbeing Survey to VCDF LTGEN David Hurley, MINVADP Alan 

Griffin and CPL Alisha Davis. 

Photo: Bryan Doherty 

Uniform issues addressed 

DNU points of 

contact 

store. Until stocks are replenished 

the following issue entitlements 

have been approved for Permanent 

Navy members: 

➤ Point of entry – three sets. 

➤ Personnel posted to sea going 

billets – three sets. 

➤ Personnel posted to shore establishments 

– one set. 

Permanent Navy members can 

now also exchange existing DPNU 

items, where they show fair wear 

and tear (not including fading). 

More information is available on 

the DNU intranet site (see below). 

Name badges 

Name badges have been a problematic 

DPNU item. An improved 

ordering process is under development 

(details will be provided 

shortly). 

There are currently around 700 

unclaimed name badges that have 

been returned to DNU. A list of the 

unclaimed badges is available on 

the DNU intranet page. 

University of Queensland, the 

University of Adelaide and Charles 

Darwin University, and is funded by 

Defence and Veterans’ Affairs. 

MilHOP incorporates four distinct 

studies and will cost $12 million 

over five years. 

The first three concern the 

MEAO, looking at personnel who 

deployed there between 2001 and 

2009, as well as doing pre- and postdeployment 

studies of those who will 

deploy there during 2010-2011. 

The fourth study – the Health and 

Wellbeing Survey – looks at mental 

health issues for all current personnel 

who have not yet deployed to the 

MEAO. 

Vice Chief of Defence Force, 

LTGEN David Hurley, delivered a 

firm message to ADF leaders, saying 

“you need to encourage your men 

and women to respond to this survey”. 

“To be successful we need at least 

55 per cent of the personnel who 

are in the ADF to respond,” LTGEN 

Hurley said. “It’s not only those who 

have served overseas that we need, 

but also those at home who are yet 

to deploy, and those who may not 

deploy – we need data from across 

the board,” LTGEN Hurley said. 

Review of uniform items 

DNU is undertaking a major review 

of all uniform items, with the goal 

of rationalising the inventory. 

Personnel are invited to have 

their say on the DNU’s intranet site. 

In brief 

➤ Winter day dress W6, also 

known as the ‘Schooner Rig’, 

has been endorsed as an alternate 

winter uniform for officers. 

➤ Berets have been removed 

from Navy’s uniform inventory. 

Berets may continue to be worn 

until May 31, 2013. 

➤ Bush jackets have been removed 

from Navy’s uniform inventory, 

but may be worn until June 30, 

2012. 

➤ Non-RAN visiting personnel are 

generally not authorised to wear 

RAN uniform items, except 

in the case of some protective 

clothing, such as blue coveralls. 

According to Director of 

CMVH, Professor Peter 

Warfe, one of the major 

outcomes of the 

three MEAO 

Inspector General 

Australian Defence Force 

PROMOTING MILITARY JUSTICE 

If you’ve had a first hand experience with the DFDA or 

complaints process, here’s your chance to tell us about it. 

Our aim is to make sure you have confidence that the military justice system will deliver 

unbiased, timely and fair outcomes and to improve any areas where necessary. 

Personal experience with the system is the only requirement. You can have your say by 

visiting www.defence.gov.au/mjs. 

Your comments will be non-attributable. 


studies 

will be 

to reveal, 

“whether 

there has been 

any adverse 

outcomes in the 

health of personnel 

who have deployed 

to the Middle East, 

compared with those 

who haven’t.” 

Director of Mental 

Health, COL Stephanie 

Hodson, said the Health and 

Wellbeing Survey had four 

goals. 

“It will give us a mental health 

prevalence rate. It will allow us to 

look at risk factors and protective factors 

for mental health issues. It also will 

allow us to look at stigma and barriers 

to care. Finally, it will allow us to validate 

and enhance our current mental health 

screening processes,” COL Hodson said. 

The MilHOP studies are due to be completed 

by June 30, 2012. 

MilHOP fast facts 

MilHOP is the largest health 

study in ADF history. It aims to 

understand the health and wellbeing 

needs of current and former 

Service personnel, in order to 

deliver better healthcare products 

and services. 

To guarantee privacy, information 

provided is not stored with personally 

identifying details and is 

not accessible by the Defence or 

Veterans’ Affairs. 

Participation is entirely voluntary 

and participants may withdraw at 

any time. Defence and Veterans’ 

Affairs will not be notified of your 

participation or non-participation. 

13 

Service personnel will be contacted 

by email with directions 

on how to complete the Health 

and Wellbeing Survey. Please 

see the contact information below 

if you haven’t been contacted. 

Participants can choose which 

parts of the survey they wish to do. 

Because of its importance, CDF 

has directed that personnel be 

allocated time during normal work 

hours to complete the Health and 

Wellbeing Survey. 

Web: www.cmvh.org.au/milhop 

Email: milhop@cmvh.org.au 

Phone: 1800 886 567

14 15 

CENTRESPREAD 

Packing a powerful punch 

Earlier this month five of the fleet were put through 

their paces, in waters off Darwin, as part of the Minor 

War Vessel Concentration Period – a collective 

training activity geared at honing fundamental warfighting 

skills in the Minor War Vessel community 

while exercising border protection competencies, 

amphibious skills and common mariner skills. 

Natalie Staples reports from Darwin. 

THEY may be small, but the 

concentrated force of the 

RAN’s Minor War Vessels 

packs a powerful punch. 

Cairns-based HMAS Bundaberg 

joined Darwin-based HMA Ships 

Glenelg, Pirie, Balikpapan and Betano 

or the two-week exercise. 

Following a comprehensive harbour 

phase of briefings covering topics like 

orce protection, damage control and 

n inter-ship sports day that saw Assail 

ive claim victory in the touch football 

ompetition, the ships sailed for a chalenging 

sea phase. 

The sea phase, comprising graduated 

erials, began with the ships departing 

arwin harbour in formation and honng 

their officer of the watch manoeures 

as they sailed to the Beagle Gulf. 

Bundaberg conducted an aviation serial 

ith a media contingent winched from 

he deck by an Agusta A109E helicopter 

rom 723 Squadron. 

Commander of the Task Group, 

MDR Alex Hawes, said the safe and 

fficient conduct of helo operations was 

big ticket item in terms of the outomes 

of MWVCP. 

“During the sea phase, we successully 

put all crews over the ASSA line,” 

MDR Hawes said. 

“The crews’ consolidated skills can 

ow be exported throughout the fleet, 

s these crews move on to serve elsehere.” 

During the sea phase the training 

scalated from seamanship, tactical evoutions 

and gunnery to complex multinit 

activities, including an amphibious 

on-combatant evacuation operation 

NEO) staged at the HMAS Coonawarra 

boat ramp, supported by the Army’s 

2 Cavalry Regiment with an ASLAV, 

GMV and three Unimogs. 

“The NEO was an opportunity to 

train for assistance to civil community 

and, importantly, integrated the Army. 

The interoperability between the RAN 

and Army is essential for current ADF 

operations and pertinent for the future 

capability,” CMDR Hawes said. 

Crews were also challenged to 

integrate to achieve a mission during a 

scenario-based boarding operation. The 

serial began with the A109E helicopter 

searching the grid for MV Sapphire Bay 

and two DMS assets simulating fishing 

vessels and a SIEV. Once located, 

the ACPBs swung into action locating 

and conducting multiple boardings. To 

complicate the scenario, three additional 

patrol boats, HMA Ships Launceston, 

Childers and Wollongong, were introduced 

unexpectedly and a search and 

rescue operation was conducted, which 

saw Glenelg tow Childers. 

For the second year running, Betano 

was recognised as the most proficient 

during sea phase. 

“The free-play period provided the 

ships and aircraft with an opportunity to 

exercise control of force in a scenariobased 

time frame, allowing for free 

thought and the coordination of multiple 

classes of ships to achieve the mission,” 

CMDR Hawes said. 

“It really set my team back on their 

haunches to see the way in which the 

assigned units carved through the free 

play phase. With an hour to run I had 

used all my planned primary and contingency 

scenarios. That’s a pretty satisfying 

place to be at the end of the day. 

“In company, time is a precious 

AT THE READY: (Left) Members of 

the ship’s security team prepare to 

conduct a naval evacuation operation 

exercise on board HMAS Betano 

during the MWVCP. 

FINE FORMATION: (Right) Armidale 

Class Patrol Boats enter Darwin 

Harbour in formation with Landing 

Craft Heavy at the end of the 

MWVCP. 

Photos: ABIS James Whittle 

resource to our ships at sea so, while 

it can be challenging to schedule exercises, 

given the high tempo of Operation 

Resolute commitments, it remains 

achievable. Too busy to train is an unacceptable 

stance, as all these capabilities 

are perishable.” 

CMDR Hawes said the patrol boats 

and landing craft that took part in 

MWVCP 2010 provided a wide range 

of services, ranging from specific naval 

operations, logistic support to fleet 

activities and remote communities, and 

the training of officers and sailors in 

general mariner and employment-specific 

skills. 

“In terms of the defence of 

Australia’s national interests, these ships 

operate on the front line of border protection, 

in support of Defence international 

engagement activities and, when 

required, in aid to the civil community. 

As such, the crews must remain at the 

top of their game,” CMDR Hawes said. 

“During the exercise the crews performed 

very well, but there still remains 

scope for improvement across the board. 

What really impressed me was to see the 

enthusiasm at all levels for the training 

on offer. Where opportunities presented 

to exercise further, invariably commands 

took up the challenge without hesitation. 

“We have a dedicated body of 

Servicemen and women in the MWV 

community supported by an extraordinarily 

understanding family network. 

We know our efforts contribute significantly 

to the safety, security and good 

order of the country we love. We need 

no more motivation than that and we 

expect no accolades for the privilege of 

the duty of Service. On on.” 

FIRE!: LSBM Adam Yarnold (left), SMNBM Cory Pickett (right) and SMNBM Rhys Williams (middle) conduct a 12.7mm firing serial on board HMAS Bundaberg during the Minor War Vessel 

Concentration Period in waters off Darwin, while inset, HMAS Glenelg conducts a 25mm anti-aircraft firing serial, right astern of HMA Ships Bundaberg and Pirie. 

Betano’s reason 

to celebrate 

HMAS Betano (LEUT Cam 

Hooper) has again been 

awarded the Proficiency Shield 

during the Minor War Vessel 

Concentration Period conducted 

recently off Darwin. 

The annual MWVCP enabled 

HMA Ships Glenelg, Pirie, 

Bundaberg, Balikpapan and 

Betano to enhance general mariner, 

surface and amphibious warfare 

skills. 

The sailors also enhanced their 

collective competencies including 

boarding operations, tactical 

manoeuvring and seamanship 

during the sea phase, which was 

conducted in early June 

The MWVCP was especially 

challenging and rewarding for 

Betano’s ship’s company, who 

retained the Proficiency Shield in 

recognition of their hard work and 

dedication. 

“The MWVCP was challenging 

for all the Navy and Army participants 

but was particularly rewarding 

for Betano, because we were 

awarded the Proficiency Shield for 

the second year running,” LEUT 

Hooper said. 

– Michael Brooke 

UP, UP AND AWAY: (Top) Pia Nowland of Mix 104.9 is winched from the 

Quarterdeck of HMAS Bundaberg into an Agusta A109E helicopter while 

reporting on the MWVCP. 

HAPPY AT SEA: (Above) SMNBM Cory Pickett, attached to Ardent Four, 

cleans a 12.7mm machine gun at sunset during the MWVCP. 


16 NEWS 

Paluma to the rescue 

FOLLOWING severe 45-knot winds 

and torrential rain, HMAS Paluma 

(LCDR Mhanda Tokesi) responded 

to a mayday call from Fishing 

Vessel (FV) On Strike, which had 

been hurled onto Hoskyn Reef during 

a storm on April 12. 

Paluma was surveying the waters 

between Lady Musgrave Island and 

eron Island when the Volunteer 

arine Radio Station announced a 

iolent squall was anticipated. 

Paluma’s CO, LCDR Tokesi, 

aid at about 9.30pm the undesirable 

eather developed, followed by mayay 

calls. 

“Unprepared for the sudden weathr 

change, two vessels had been flung 

up onto the reefs,” LCDR Tokesi said. 

“By chance, one vessel had 

grounded 15 nautical miles from the 

infamous MV Shen Neng 1, which 

was still aground on Douglas Shoal. 

“That vessel was assisted by a 

nearby water police vessel. FV On 

trike, however, was out of reach for 

he water police but only two-hours 

teaming from us.” 

Paluma made her way about 45 

nautical miles east of Gladstone 

where she was met by FV On Strike’s 

Master, who had managed to escape 

in his dory but was concerned for the 

fishermen still on board the fishing 

vessel. 

“The Master explained FV On 

Strike had run aground, lost all communications 

and was suspected to 

have a punctured hull and flooded 

ngine room,” LCDR Tokesi said. 

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TO THE RESCUE: FV On Strike’s rescue team, POHSM Ben Walter, XO Palmua LEUT Christopher Diplock, 

ABHSO Roek Dyer and ABMT Michael Millott. Photo: LCDR Mhanda Tokesi 

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cue team. While the reef was exposed 

at low water, the rescue team planned 

to walk over it and escort the remaining 

FV On Strike crew back to safety. 

As the rescue team closed the FV 

On Strike at 1am they attempted to 

establish VHF radio communications. 

LCDR Tokesi said it became 

apparent that the fishermen on board 

FV On Strike could hear the rescue 

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team’s calls but their equipment was 

too damaged to respond. 

“The fishermen ended up responding 

to Paluma’s VHF calls by flashing 

light signals with a torch; one 

flash indicating a yes and two flashes 

a no.” 

Using this signalling method, the 

rescue team determined that nobody 

was injured, the FV On Strike’s hull 

was intact and the fishermen were 

prepared to postpone the rescue effort 

until weather conditions were safer, 

in the morning. 

Next morning at dawn, high water 

enabled the fishermen to be rescued 

by the Master’s dory, and they 

returned safely to Paluma. 

“FV On Strike was towed off the 

reef and anchored in deeper water to 

assess damage,” LCDR Tokesi said. 

“The fishing vessel had no structural 

damage and the engines were 

serviceable, however, ABMT Millott’s 

technical expertise was required to 

repair the steering.” 

LCDR Tokesi said that, once the 

FV On Strike was repaired, the ship’s 

Master and crew were eager to get 

back underway. 

“The crew were so grateful to be 

safe they tried offering us what little 

fish they had managed to catch, as a 

reward. They could not believe we 

were happy to help for free. 

“Their overwhelming gratitude 

and the teamwork accomplished by 

ship’s company was thanks enough.” 

Paluma is the first ship of the 

Paluma Class Survey Motor Launch 

and the fourth to bear the name 

Paluma. She’s is a custombuilt survey 

vessel, designed for surveying in the 

shallow coastal waters of the Great 

Barrier Reef and Northern Australia. 

She was built by Eglo Engineering 

of Adelaide in November 1987 and 

Commissioned on February 27, 1989. 


NEWS 

Charting Earth’s final frontier 

With the Australian Hydrographic Service celebrating its 90th anniversary this 

month, the Navy News team thought it would be timely to bring you some 

f the technological innovations enhancing our knowledge of the undersea 

nvironment. The information here comes courtesy of a presentation delivered by 

ommandant ADFA, CDRE Bruce Kafer, at the recent Oceans 10 IEEE conference 

n Sydney. The presentation, entitled ‘Understanding the oceans – A Navy 

erspective’, was prepared in collaboration with DSTO’s Dr Brian Ferguson, Dr 

hilip Chapple and Jamie Watson. 

BLUElink ocean forecasting system 

Laser Airborne Depth Sounder 

SINCE 1992 Navy has utilised 

DSTO-invented Light Detection 

and Ranging (LIDAR) technology, 

fitted aboard an airplane 

(Navy’s only fixed-wing aircraft), 

to chart littoral regions, where the 

water is shallow and relatively 

clear. 

Known as the Laser Airborne 

Depth Sounder (LADS), the system 

emits an infrared laser beam, which 

is reflected at the sea surface, while 

a second, blue-green beam is partly 

reflected at the sea floor. The system 

measures the difference between 

rrival times of the two reflected 

beams to compute the water depth. 

ADS is so effective at surveying 

lear, shallow waters (such as the 

reat Barrier Reef and Torres Strait) 

hat surface units are no-longer rouinely 

tasked in these areas. 

SPEEDY SURVEYOR: 

The LADS measures 

depth by using two laser 

beams to compare the 

distances to the sea 

surface and sea floor. 


EFFICIENCY: A LADS 

survey of a section of the Great 

Barrier Reef, near Townsville. 

THREE years ago a collaborative 

project involving Navy, CSIRO and 

the Bureau of Meterology produced 

an ocean forecasting system called 

BLUElink. 

BLUElink combines climatology 

databases, satellite remote sensing 

and at-sea data to produce threedimensional 

ocean forecasts, including 

ocean currents, wind stress, temperature 

and salinity. 

INNOVATION: A BLUElink image 

of the Indian Ocean and West 

Australian coast from Carnarvon 

to Cape Leeuwin. 

The colour depicts variations in 

sea temperature with the arrows 

indicating particular currents. 

Multibeam Echosounder Imaging 

THE depth and characteristics of the 

seabed can only be effectively mapped 

for a broad range of oceanographic 

conditions using acoustic techniques. 

UNCOVERED: The 

wreckage of a RAN 

Fairey Firefly resting 

on the bottom of 

Jervis Bay, identified 

via Multibeam 

Echosounder Imaging. 



17 

Airborne Electromagnetic Bathymetry 

LASER Airborne Depth Sounding’s 

main limitation is it doesn’t perform 

as well in turbid or murky waters. 

In response, DSTO has more recently 

developed and demonstrated an Airborne 

Electromagnetic Bathymetry System 

Multibeam Echosounder sonars are 

primarily used to chart seafloor topography, 

but they can also be used to detect 

and locate hazards. 

(AEMB) – a shallow-water system that 

overcomes LIDAR’s significant limitations 

in surveying turbid waters. 

In the future this technology may 

also be applied in bubble-filled surf zone 

waters, where sonar depth sounding systems 

do not perform optimally. 

SAFER WATERWAYS: AEMB (left) versus LADS (right) surveys of Warrior 

Reef, Torres Strait.

18 NEWS 

IN BRIEF 

DE disbanded 

THE Directorate of Entitlements 

within the Personnel Policy and 

Employment Conditions Branch 

will disband on June 30. 

DE’s functions will be redistributed 

within Defence, with a range 

f responsibilities flowing back to 

Navy. All Navy personnel who are 

eeking guidance on ADF pay and 

onditions policy should consult 

heir nearest shopfront/ship’s office 

nd, if further advice or clarification 

s required, they should contact the 

irectorate of Navy Employment 

onditions at nec.advice@defence. 

ov.au 

Hardcopy SVAs no more 

HARDCOPY payment summaries 

will no longer be printed and distributed. 

Members should regularly review 

and print off a copy using PMKeyS 

Self Service (PSS) – My Pay. 

If you have a question or find a 

problem with your payment summary 

contact your nearest shopfront, 

ustomer service centre or ship’s 

ffice. 

Capability Allowance 

ON APRIL 9, 2008 Navy 

introduced a Navy Capability 

Allowance as a short-term targeted 

initiative to maintain Navy 

capability and facilitate workforce 

recovery by retaining trained and 

experienced sailors. 

Eligible sailors who have yet to 

apply and who are interested in this 

significant financial benefit must do 

so by June 30, the day on which the 

scheme closes. 

Full details of the allowance 

policy and application can be found 

at http://intranet.defence.gov. 

au/navyweb/sites/DGNP/comweb. 

asp?page=95872&Title=Navy%20 

Capability%20Allowance 

New online forums 

➤ Conditions of Service 

The forum coordinator is DNEC 

(CMDR Stephen Cornish) who 

welcomes any contributions or 

questions relating to conditions 

of service. He also welcomes 

questions on the interpretation of 

PACMAN. Please do not raise or 

discuss individual cases in this 

forum – that is the domain of the 

divisional system. DNEC will also 

post conditions of service updates, 

so keep an eye out for these. 

➤ Navy Uniforms 

The purpose of this forum is to 

provide an opportunity for Navy 

personnel to discuss the development, 

implementation, quality and 

supply of Navy uniforms. Any 

feedback, suggestions or comments 

about uniforms and associated 

policies are always welcome. 

➤ RAN Alcohol and Other Drugs 

Program (RANAODP) 

This forum provides an opportunity 

to interactively discuss alco- 

hol and illicit drug-related issues 

in the RAN. It seeks constructive 

feedback about the program and 

ideas on how we can ensure our 

workplaces are safe from the 

negative effects of alcohol and 

the use of illicit substances. The 

RANAODP also provides support 

for people considering giving 

up cigarettes and can assist 

with information on problematic 

gambling. 

Defence Minister visits 

Parramatta in MEAO 

DEFENCE Minister John Faulkner 

visited HMAS Parramatta at the 

Karachi Naval base in Pakistan 

on June 8. 

Senator Faulkner was accompanied 

by CDF ACM Angus Houston 

and Defence Secretary Ian Watt. 

During his visit, Senator 

Faulkner met personnel and was 

briefed on the progress of the 

deployment, including counter-piracy 

activities. 

While consolidating the strong 

ties between Australia and Pakistan, 

the visit provided the Minister with 

an opportunity to thank the officers 

and sailors of Parramatta for their 

service. 

During her brief visit in Karachi, 

Parramatta hosted a number of 

activities including a charity event 

for the deaf and training activities 

with local Pakistan Navy units. 

Parramatta has just completed 

her second patrol conducting counter-piracy 

operations in the Gulf of 

Aden and the waters off Somalia. 

FAIR SEAS, TRAILING WINDS: AB Matthew Holmes presents CMDR 

Thomas Phillips with an engraved bell on behalf of HMAS Collins’ ship’s 

company, while inset, CMDR Phillips leaves the boat with the Secret Harbour 

Surf Club. 

Photos: ABIS Dove Smithett and ABIS James McDougall 

One last hoorah 


CMDR Thomas Phillips has stepped 

off HMAS Collins’ gangway for the 

final time, receiving a last ‘hoorah’ 

from Submarine Crew 2, submarine 

force members and Secret Harbour 

Surf Club’s (SHSC) surf boat crew. 

Submarine force members, 

CAPT Brett Sampson, LCDR Garry 

Williams and WO Richard ‘Wombat’ 

Lowe (retd), formed part of the SHSC 

surf boat crew, which demonstrated 

old-school rowing techniques to 

CMDR Phillips and Submarine 

Crew 2. 

CMDR Phillips said during his 

command he saw the loyalty and commitment 

of sailors and junior officers 

and was sad to leave his underwater 

habitat. 

“I saw some amazing contributions 

and resilience, during difficult times, 

from my crew,” CMDR Phillips said. 

“The highlight of my time in command 

was watching a new crew transform 

themselves, and a boat from a 

shed in Adelaide, into a state of readiness. 

“We also performed very well when 

we benchmarked ourselves against the 

US submarine force.” 

CMDR Glen Miles has since 

assumed command of Collins and 

Submarine Crew 2. 

Submarine Crew 2 is eager to 

rejoin the fleet at sea for upcoming 

exercises, once Collins’ recertification 

and work-up period is complete. 


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20 NEWS 

Hope for a better future 


AS PART of Navy’s Community 

Engagement Program, ‘old salt’ CPO 

Tony Thomas has helped Navy reach into 

the heartland of indigenous communities 

to help young people expand their career 

options. 

Over the past 18 months CPO Thomas 

and other Navy personnel posted to 

HMAS Coonawarra (CMDR Richard 

onnelly) have forged strong and rewardng 

relationships with indigenous communities 

at Oenpelli and Ngukurr, which 

re 312 km and 650 km from Darwin 

respectively. 

CPO Thomas said three visits to both 

ommunities had built solid relationships 

o the point where a Navy ‘ship of the 

esert’ (also known as a truck) was warmy 

welcomed by people of all ages. 

LCDR Rebecca Jeffcoat, XO 

oonawarra, and ABCK Trish Salau 

recently accompanied CPO Thomas to 

Oenpelli and Ngukurr, where they were 

invited by the female tribal elders to speak 

to teenage girls about career opportunities 

in the Navy. 

“For the first time in their lives they 

have a career goal, which has given them 

hope for a better future,” LCDR Jeffcoat 

aid. 

ABCK Salau said many of the young 

omen wanted to know what they had to 

chieve to join the Navy. 

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CPO Thomas said the secret to success 

was the importance placed on cultural 

understanding and the goodwill involved. 

“We do this program for goodwill 

rather than recruiting,” he said. 

“The immediate aim is to build relationships 

through trust and understanding, 

which will help people in these communities 

appreciate that the goals they set 

themselves will have them on-track for 

some career options and opportunities, 

including the RAN.” 

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with indigenous communities, the 

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program designed to prepare indigenous 

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Mentoring key to personal growth 

By Annabelle 

Haywood 

THE Petty Officer’s 

Promotion Course now 

includes a half-day module 

on mentoring, as 

part of the new leadership 

modules introduced 

under Navy’s Leadership 

and Ethics project. 

The modules, facilitated 

by CMDR Sue Bigham 

and CPO Toni Greenwood, 

are highly interactive and 

feature practical mentoring 

sessions where participants 

can develop and practice 

their mentoring skills. 

“It’s a big step from 

junior sailor to senior sailor 

and, while informal mentoring 

is something that 

leading seamen do fairly 

well, they haven’t always 

felt confident with the dif- 

ference between mentoring 

and managing,” CMDR 

Bigham said. 

“What’s important is 

to show how a mentoring 

style of leadership can be 

used at any level, and this 

module is about develop- 

ing mentoring skills and 

the confidence to introduce 

this style of leadership as 

senior sailors.” 

POMT Shaydon 

English attended one of the 

modules at HMAS Stirling 

(CAPT Brett Dowsing) 

in March, and found that 

the interactive style used 

during the module helped 

make the distinction 

between a leader and a 

mentor. 

“I found the role playing 

was a better way to see 

exactly what a mentor is, 

and I think most of us have 

mentored people before,” 

POMT English said. 

LSAWASM Jamie 

Dennis said the course 

built on his knowledge, 

though it was not what he 

expected. 

“In the past, my ideas 

of mentoring came from 

looking at one of my 

leaders and thinking, 

‘I’d like to be like him’,” 

LSAWASM Dennis said. 

“But this course has 

challenged my perception 

and my eyes have been 

opened to ways I can pass 

this on to my subordinates.” 

The mentoring team is 

currently providing mentoring 

training as part of all 

sailor promotion courses 

and junior officer training, 

and hopes that modules 

such as this will ensure the 

principles of mentoring are 

embraced at all levels. 


HEALTH 

Avoid cold 

sport damage 

The winter sports season is upon us so, as 

LT Rob Orr says, take particular care with 

your preparations for the cold season. 

WHILE winter sports provide 

the opportunity to 

get away from the office 

and provide social interction 

and friendly competition, they 

an also lead to a higher risk of injury 

for the ill prepared. 

The ADF Health Status (2000) rated 

sports injuries as high as 32 per cent. 

Recent statistics highlighted by Sports 

Medicine Australia claim that hospital 

data shows an increase of more than 

30 per cent for sporting injuries during 

winter months. 

With this in mind, how can you best 

minimise your chance of injury? 

Human error 

One of the major causes of sporting 

injuries is human error. Often players 

‘jump in’ to make up the numbers 

or there is only one team in the local 

workplace and all players, regardless 

of skill level, are welcome. 

Have you been asked to “fill in” or 

“come and play” for a work team (with 

the match being that night)? 

With low sports-specific skill levels, 

the chances of injury to yourself 

and others is high. Likewise, poor fitness 

plays its part. 

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sport. Undertake some pre-season 

fitness training. 

� Before all games, include a warm 

up that ends with a simulated game, 

thus preparing the body for the specific 

activity to follow. 

Terrain and equipment 

Sporting fields or ovals that have 

lowered pipes, drains and sprinklers 

create potential trip hazards. Many 

fields also have hidden potholes and 

dips with stones, pebbles and branches 

scattered around. 

Most team sports at one stage or 

another have players sliding, falling 

or jumping. Remember loose soil or 

stones or sticks and uneven footing 

caused by dips or potholes have the 

potential to not only cause sprains and 

strains but also tear and graze skin. 

Often ring-in players have to borrow 

equipment that does not fit correctly 

or, for simplicity, many lunchtime-fun 

games totally disregard inconvenient 

equipment. 

Have you ever played basketball 

without a mouth guard or soccer without 

shin pads? 

� Before playing games, even those 

quick games, check your playing 

PREPARATION: Make sure your kit is appropriate and fits correctly. 

area. Have each team spread out 

and search for hidden obstacles and 

remove the smaller obstacles like 

stones, etc. If you’re unhappy with 

the venue, find another. 

� Avoid using solid concrete paths 

or gutters that ring the playing area 

as boundaries, use marker cones or 

jumpers placed well within the field. 

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equipment required for your sport 

and that the equipment is used. 

Winter climate 

Often players are poorly prepared 

for the cold climate. With an insufficient 

warm up, the colder muscles 

impact on your energy usage and mus- 

WINTER WEAR 

AND TEAR 


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Things to think about to 

avoid injury in the winter 

sports season... 

� Don’t allow peer pressure to 

drag you into playing a game 

when you know you’re unprepared. 

� Acclimatise yourself to exercising 

in colder weather by 

training outdoors and conducting 

a thorough warm up that 

is longer than in the summer 

months. 

� Apply a broad-spectrum 30+ 

sunscreen to exposed skin 

when outdoors. 

� Maintain your hydration by 

drinking water before, during 

and after the game or training. 

� Dress in layers to trap heat 

and prevent heat loss. Add or 

remove layers of clothing as 

necessary according to exercise 

level and conditions. 

� Those with a pre-existing 

medical condition affecting the 

feet, such as diabetes, should 

see a doctor before taking part 

in winter sports. 

cle movement, placing your body at a 

greater risk of injury. 

Be prepared both physically and 

logistically for your sporting games to 

minimise your chance of injury. 

For more information see Sports Medicine 

Australia at http://sma.org.au/2010/06/ 

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Women help ASRU to second 

BREAKING THROUGH: ABSN 

Saluelanei Gray takes on three South 

Australian players at the 2010 National 

Women’s Tournament. 

Photo: LAC Leigh Cameron 

By John Martin 

NAVY’S best female rugby playrs 

helped the Australian Services 

ugby Union (ASRU) team finsh 

second in division two of the 

ustralian women’s championship 

n Canberra in early June. 

Lock LSNPC Renee Woodward 

was a tireless worker for the team 

and ABSN Saluelanei Gray was elevated 

to the run-on side for the last 

game after doing well coming off 

the bench in the first two games. 

POET Leonie Stengart, borrowed 

from the elite levels of dragon boating, 

and LSPT Carrie Downey were 

unrelenting in their support of their 

eam members running down the 

pposition throughout the game. 

ASRU won the last game, against 

outh Australia, in resounding fashon, 

33-12. 

Navy had seven players in the 

quad of 24 picked after a tri-Service 

arnival in Canberra in May at which 

rmy beat a combined Navy/Air 

orce team 29-13. 

Coach WO Sean Emmett, a four- 


Navy’s reps 

➤ ABSN Steph Cokanauto 

➤ LSPT Carrie Downey 

➤ ABSN Aumau Falepau 

➤ ABSN Saluelanei Gray 

➤ LSCSO Toyah Nicholas 

➤ POET Leonie Stengert 

➤ LSNPC Renae Woodward 

time coach of the Army team, took 

the ASRU reins this year. 

He was assistant coach last year 

when ASRU won division two with 

two wins from two games but he 

rated this year’s competition, with 

three games, as a tougher ask. 

“We played exceptionally well 

in the first game (beating NSW 

Development 22-5), but we had 

some distractions leading into the 

second game and we were not in the 

right headspace (losing to eventual 

tournament winner Victoria 5-29),” 

he said. 

“We got ourselves in the right 

frame of mind for the last game 

(against South Australia).” 

WO Emmett said the Victorians 

were always going to be the team 

to beat. Last year they played 

in division one. Aside from their 

own depth, they were bolstered by 

recruiting some good players from 

Western Australia who were unable 

to field their own team this year. 

WO Emmett said the ASRU 

team’s achievements were the result 

of all the players, from whatever 

Service, coming together as a strong 

cohesive unit and working together 

for the common goal. 

“This was a key aspect of our 

preparation,” he said. 

After stellar performances for 

ASRU, Army players loosehead 

prop LT Caroline Vakalahi and No 

8/lock LT Kate Porter were asked 

to train for the Wallaroos team that 

will be named later this month 

for the World Cup in England in 

August. Both women were in last 

year’s team. 



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LOOKING AHEAD: LS Liam Sweeten, in the pack at last year’s race, is 

aiming for a better finish this year. 

Cycling titles just 

around corner 

By CPL Zenith King 

SERVICE personnel and the Defence 

APS community will battle it out at the 

Defence Road Cycling Championships 

(DRCC) in a bid to take home this 

year’s title. 

Road cyclists will compete in 

Adelaide from September 13-15, in the 

annual event organised by the Australian 

Defence Cycling Club (ADCC). 

On day one cyclists will compete in 

time trials at Langhorne’s state time trial 

course. The following day they will compete 

in the 12km state road course at 

Williamstown followed by a criterium on 

day three at Victoria Park. 

LS Liam Sweeten from HMAS 

Manoora competed in last year’s compeition 

and said he was not worried about 

he race. 

“I have only competed in criterium 

racing and have done okay,” LS Sweeten 

aid. 

“It’s a really good event, a good chalenge 

and a tough competition.” 

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Navy rides on 

wave of success 

CARVING IT UP: LSATV Jordan Dank surfs into a nicely formed wave during the inter-Service surfing 

carnival. 

Photo: LAC Craig Barrett 

LONG time surfing champion 

LSATV Jordan Dank has defended 

his 2009 individual surfing title, 

riding his shortboard to victory 

in the NSW Inter-Service Surfing 

Championships at One Mile Beach 

near Port Stephens in NSW from 

May 25 to 27. 

LS Danks latest win adds to an 

impressive trophy cabinet already 

housing five individual trophies 

from the previous six years. 

“I have been surfing since I was 

10 and, when this championship was 

established, I thought it would be a 

great competition,” LS Dank said. 

“That was seven years ago and 

this is the sixth time I have won it.” 

But it wasn’t just LS Dank who 

helped Navy to its third win in a row 

at the inter-Service carnival. 

Navy came from behind to again 

win the Grant Robinson perpetual 

trophy as the best-performing team 

at the titles. 

AB Adam Cross finished third 

in the shortboard and LCDR Ralph 

Illyes took second place in the longboard. 

The women also added to the 

score with AB Naomi Adriessen finishing 

second in the women’s section 

and LEUT Kystelle Venn finishing 

third. 

Navy fielded a strong team of 23 

competitors against Army and Air 

Force teams. 

Conditions over the three competition 

days ranged from 1m to 3m 

swell with north-west to south-east 

winds. 

“Each day brought new, tricky 

conditions but there was plenty of 

swell and good quality waves for 

every surfer to enjoy,” LS Dank 

said. 

“The competition is a great event 

and everyone should get on board.” 

The team event, which is much 

sought after for its bragging rights, 

was held at the end of the individual 

finals. 

Air Force took a commanding 

lead over Navy and Army in the first 

half of the event – only to see it 

eroded during the afternoon. 

Army put in a solid effort but 

could not match it with the depth 

of the Navy and Air Force teams 

and slowly lost touch with the lead 

throughout the day. 

The remainder of the afternoon 

saw the lead change between the 

Navy and Air Force numerous times 

and the final result was of the closest 

margin seen in recent years, just 

five points, as opposed to 22 points 

last year. 

There was a big push this year 

to get more women competing and 

Navy did best with four female representatives. 


SPORT 

SPORT 

SHORTS ASAFA battles ACT and NSW 

RANRU to tackle 

French team 

THE RAN Rugby 

Union team is playing 

the French Navy in 

Sydney on July 14 at 

Victoria Barracks. 

The game is the biggest 

event on the RANRU 

calendar for 2010 and is 

set to be a memorable 

event. 

Last year this annual 

game was played in 

France with a huge spectator 

turn out from the 

French Navy following 

a Fleet-wide clear lower 

and upper decks. 

This year the game 

will have special significance 

for the French 

Navy team as July 14 is 

elebrated in France as 

astille Day (the French 

National Day) named 

fter the ‘Storming of the 

astille’ during the 1789 

rench Revolution. 

Basketball trials 

The ACT/Wagga Wagga 

inter-Service basketball 

competition will be held 

at the Royal Military 

College on the weekend 

of June 26-27. 

Participants will 

be considered for the 

men’s and women’s ACT 

ombined Services Team 

o compete at the National 

ombined Services 

hampionships, at RAAF 

ase Williamtown later 

his year. 

Selection is open to all 

DF members. 

If you’re interested 

n playing, coaching or 

refereeing, contact LS 

ames Lee at james. 

ee2@defence.gov.au 

even if you’re unable to 

make the above weekend 

but still wish to be conidered). 

Navy News 

Contacts 

Director 

Rod Horan 

(02) 6265 4650 

rod.horan@defence.gov.au 

Editor 

Alisha Welch 

(02) 6266 7707 

alisha.welch@defencenews. 

gov.au 

Deputy Editor 

Ben Wickham 

(02) 6265 7615 

benjamin.wickham@defence. 

gov.au 

Chief Sub-Editor 

Tammy Collie 

(02) 6265 1304 

tammy.collie@defence.gov.au 

Sub-Editor/Photographer 

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UNDER PRESSURE: ABCSO Tash Wilson gets a handball away as she is 

tackled by a NSW player. 

SCOREBOARD 

ASAFA All-stars v ACT 

0.0.0 1st Qtr 5.2.32 

0.1.1 2nd Qtr 7.4.46 

0.1.1 3rd Qtr 9.7.61 

0.3.3 Final 9.8.62 

ASAFA All-stars v NSW 

3.4.22 1st Qtr 0.1.1 

3.5.23 2nd Qtr 1.1.7 

4.7.31 3rd Qtr 3.1.19 

4.8.32 Final 6.4.40 

By LSIS Paul McCallum 

SOME of Navy’s best women footballers 

joined their Army and Air Force counterparts 

to tackle the ACT and NSW in 

a Tri-Team Challenge at Kingston Oval 

in Canberra over the Queen’s Birthday 

long weekend. 

Following the Australian Services 

Australian Football Association (ASAFA) 

championships in April this year, the 

ASAFA All-Stars team was invited to 

compete in the NAB Tri-Team Challenge. 

An under-strength All-Stars team 

began the competition against the ACT 

side, made up of players from seven of 

the nine Canberra-based Aussie Rules 

teams, with several key players unavailable. 

Missing from the ranks were the likes 

of LSPT Candice Freeman, LSPT Trish 

Muller and ABCSO Kate Goggins, but 

stalwarts LEUT Liz Quinn and ABCSO 

Tash Wilson were joined byABBM Amy 

Carpenter and ABMT Jennifer North who 

returned to the squad after several years 

off. 

“I was good to be able to come back 

into the team,” AB North said. 

“Being local (posted to Australia’s 

Federation Guard) meant that I was able 

to take a spot in the team at short notice. 

The AFG were fantastic letting me compete 

at short notice.” 

With limited training opportunities, 

the All-Stars team took some time to find 

their rhythm and the ACT team took full 

advantage with a five goal to nil opening 

term. 

DESPERATION: 

ABMT Jennifer 

North puts her 

body on the line 

chasing after the 

ball as the All- 

Stars find their feet 

against an ACT 

representative 

side. 

Photos: LSIS Paul 

McCallum 


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As the All-Stars began to gel, they 

were able to hold the ACT team to just 

two goals in the second and third quarters 

and just one behind in the final term. 

Unfortunately they weren’t able to 

capitalise on the few forward pushes they 

had and only managed three points for the 

game, finishing 0.3.3 to ACT 9.7.61. 

Team captain, Army’s CAPT Hailey 

Merrick, said they learnt a lot from the 

first match and were more intense in the 

second match against NSW. 

“We came out blazing against NSW 

and got off to a great start,” CAPT 

Merrick said. 

A three goal opening quarter certainly 

signalled the All-Stars intent and strong 

defence from LEUT Quinn and the backline 

held NSW to just one behind. 

NSW upped the pressure in the second 

quarter and began to close the gap and 

when CAPT Merrick left the ground with 

an injured ankle, NSW upped the tempo 

and scored two late goals before the final 

siren to win the match 4.8.32 to 6.4.40. 

AB North said it was a great contest 

and all teams got a lot out of the championship. 

“This carnival provided us with two 

games at quite a high skill level; it was a 

real honour to be involved.” 

In what was the only representational 

match for the ASAFA Women’s All-Stars 

for the year, the hard work of LEUT Kylie 

Schulstad in promoting ADF football 

among women has paid off with the All- 

Stars being well-received by their civilian 

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