Australian Navy Cadets Magazine

Australian Navy Cadets
Magazine
A national magazine for Cadets, Staff, Parents and the ANC Community
LS Thompson from TS IPSWICH
helping to make Ipswich a much
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Full story on P.8
Volume 11, Issue 2
Winter-Spring 2014
CAPT Eliot Fisher ESM OAM, ANC ~ National Commander Australian Navy Cadets
ally respond to the need to provide
and promote a maritime program. We
are moving towards setting up watercraft training centres in most regions
where staff and cadets can be accommodated and participate in courses to
qualify under the Yachting Australia
Scheme.
Shortly new recruiting material will
be issued together with a recruiting
handbook to assist you in growing
your training ship.
I have tried to improve communication by writing and issuing a monthly
newsletter. I would stress that communication is a two way process and
I, and my team need your responses
if we are to reflect your needs and issues. You have many opportunities to
be heard through the chain of command, (CO, FLOTCOM, Director) at
At this time some of our Queensland conferences and in responses to “In
training ships have once again been Touch”.
battered by cyclonic conditions that
have again put them and their staff to Recently the ANC Swim Test and the
the test. I am pleased to report that Personal Efficiency Badge requirewhile some damage has been sus- ments were changed to address the
tained it appears we have avoided the issues raised by you. A great deal of
impacts of the worst of the weather. effort has been made to ensure the
widest opportunities for firearms
In every organisation the most com- training and shooting. The Chief
mon criticism is the lack of commu- Maritime Instructor has provided a
nication. Communicating with our schedule of courses on the east and
members requires a sustained effort west coast to qualify and re-qualify
and while we see many examples of instructors.
the great work our staff and cadets do
in presenting the ANC program there Navy is purchasing additional safeare so many units that never seem to ty boats for cadets and new sailing
craft are being trialled to continuget into the journal.
Welcome to ANC 2015! The beginning of another year brings with it
many challenges and opportunities
as we begin again the annual cycle
of events. Over the ‘reduced activity period” the ANC HQ team has
been very busy with new initiatives
to build an even better ANC.
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This year the ANC embarks on Flotilla and Training Ship Development
Plans to set goals and establish performance measures to ensure we are
providing what we promise with an
adventurous maritime cadet program. With a good program, a unit
will ensure effective recruiting, community support and sufficient staff to
sustain the unit.
Recently I was privileged to spend
some time with CN and his senior
management team and he made the
point that the matters that receive
his attention are the issues that are
accompanied by a recommendation
to solve the problem. Let this be the
standard for the ANC.
While on the subject of standards,
another comment came to mind and
while it was given in a safety context it has much wider application.
“The standard you walk past is the
standard you accept”. In an organisation committed to high standards this
should also be our benchmark.
To all those training ships staff and
cadets who have shown what they
can achieve in the journal – Bravo
Zulu!
NCANC
Cadet Chief Petty Officer Cassandra Bowers ~ TS CANBERRA
Thinking back to when I clicked send
for the email that had my application
for the 2014 Outbound Exchange attached to it, it didn’t fully sink in of
what an actual amazing opportunity
it would be if I got selected. I was
sitting at home with a friend when
it struck 11pm and I got the email
to tell me I had been selected and I
don’t think I’ve ever felt so excited
in my life.
rock climbing which was an absolute
blast; this was followed by a day of
sightseeing in the morning and shore
leave from lunch till dinner to do
whatever we wanted.
In the months leading up to the Exchange in all of the preparation and
excitement it never sunk in the real
friendships I would form and what
I would take away with me from
the experiences. It was an incredible feeling stepping off the plane at
Heathrow Airport, in London to be
met by the South Korean cadets who
happened to share the plane trip with
us from Kuala Lumpur and the Commanding Officer of the trip, LEUT
Healy. We were driven to a unit, T.S.
Black Swan where we waited for all
of the other cadets to arrive from all
around the world. Every time a group
of cadets arrived we all bonded instantly and it felt like we had already After saying our goodbyes, the swapping of contact details, giving out of
met before.
souvenirs from our countries, and
We spent the next few nights in Wey- taking many photos together, we left
mouth, at T.S. Duke of York. We the trainees and Weymouth behind to
were very spoilt with the facilities move onto our next big adventure of
and spent many hours of the day out the journey.
on the water sailing. We had the freedom to look around the picturesque We had a several hour bus trip which
city in the evening when we were was broken up by visiting the Royal
given shore leave. Many of us bond- Navy Fleet Air Museum. Many of us
ed over fish and chips, beach volley quickly became accustomed to the
CD that the bus driver played on reball or souvenir shopping.
peat that only had six songs. These
We had the great privilege of meet- later in the trip became our anthems,
ing another group of cadets from all songs we all previously disliked but
around the UK who had been se- now have grown very fondly of.
lected to stay in Weymouth and teach
different groups of people how to sail We arrived at our most anticipated
and become trainee sailing instruc- destination, HMS Excellent which is
tors. We also spent a day between the based on Whale Island in Portsmouth
activities of cycling, orienteering and Harbour) to stay on board HMS Bris-
tol (See note regarding HMS Bristol
following). We all learnt quickly how
to dress in uniform and get ourselves
ready for the day and race through
the guts of the ship to muster on
the flight deck; even though all of
us found ourselves incredibly lost
several times surrounded by many
flights of stairs and hatches. We visited many museums and we were
even taken out bowling for the night
followed by free time to explore the
area ourselves.
When our time finished in Portsmouth we headed up to Blackheath,
just outside London to spend the
remainder of our trip. Due to it being the days around the beginning of
WWI’s 100th anniversary, we visited Portsmouth Military Cemetery
for a ceremony to honour one of the
Canadian cadet’s Grandfather and
to pay our respects. This was an incredibly moving experience and it’s
one I will carry with me all of my
life; it’s also one I cannot describe
into words.
A few days into our stay in Blackheath we paid our respects again by
not using any lights or power sources
for a few hours late in the evening of
the 4th of August to mark the night
the war officially became worldwide. We watched the Changing of
The Guard at Buckingham Palace,
went on the London Eye, visited 10
Downing Street and went full tourist with museums and things to do
and see. We spent one of the days
in London, trawling over the city
playing a huge game of Monopoly.
We were very privileged to have
an evening meal at a London cadet
unit with the Captain of Sea Cadets.
He told us stories from his career
in the Royal Navy and his time in
Sea Cadets and answered all of our
questions.
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CDT PO Jeremy Scott ~ TS WALRUS
(TS WALRUS is located in Eagleby, Queensland)
The next day cadets gradually arrived from their respective countries until all of us were finally
assembled. The day after was
our orientation where we came
together as a team and were explained the rules and regulations
living in another country and being guests of the US Sea Cadets.
Over the course of 10 days, we
participated in many activities; a mix of naval based visits
to ships and training establishments around New England and
also sightseeing in New York City
and Boston as well as the city we
were staying at, Newport. We
visited the Coast Guard, Naval
Submarine base in Connecticut
and the Surface Warfare School
on the base we were staying.
I would have to say that my international exchange to America has been
one of, if not the best, experiences of
my life. From beginning to end the exchange was filled with fun, learning and
excitement. The invaluable memories
and friends I made on the exchange will never be forgotten.
In early 2014 I submitted my
application for the exchange, I
thought to myself “why not?”
after all what’s to lose for just
applying? Obviously my application was accepted and it
took a while for the reality of it
all to sink in. It wasn’t until the
day I was leaving that I thought
“Wow, I’m going to America!
That’s whole other country!”
The journey was long but it
gave us Aussies time to get to
know one another before we
arrived. CPO Corey Cheeseman was the other cadet going with me and our escort officer LEUT Duncan Aitchison.
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The exchange was fast paced and chalWe arrived late at night after over 30 hours lenging, but of course very rewarding.
of flying and met cadets from Singapore
who arrived at the same time as us. We The trip also had its share of comedic
entered the naval base at Newport for the moments, even though we were all from
first time and got some well overdue sleep. different countries and cultures we all got
along fine and jokes seem to be accepted
universally. The fact is that we were all
united by the same thing, we were all
cadets, and for that we understood one
another. Learning about other country’s
cadet programs was also insightful, obviously the US cadets was the one I learnt
most about but also the other cadets as
well. I had gathered many bits and bobs
from other cadets that we traded around
over the course of the exchange, memories of our trip that I can hold forever.
Among some of my favourite memories
of the exchange are the team building
activities that helped us create friends.
It is a very unique and special thing to
meet people from other countries and
I have made many friends that I still
keep in touch with now and will continue to talk with in the future. It is
true for the exchange that the more effort you put into the exchange, the
greater the rewards in the form of experiences and long lasting friendships.
The visit to New York was one of the
highlights of course, as well as the
trip to Boston which I would have to
state as my favourite outing on the ex-
change. Without a doubt the hardest part of the exchange was leaving
all the friends that I had made there.
In conclusion, my exchange to the US
was not only full of knowledge and exploration but also the friendships with
fellow cadets. I would encourage any
cadet with an open mind who wants to
branch out and learn more about other
cultures and ideas to apply for the exchange if they are able to, I can promise you that you won’t regret your decision and that you will benefit from the
lessons learned for the rest of your life.
CMDR Frank Dixon, MBE NRC (Ret’d)
Greetings,
As I read each edition of “On Board”,
I am filled with admiration for the
standard of production and the skill
displayed by all concerned with the
magazine. I still receive a wide range
of special interest and professional
journals and “On Board” compares
more than favourably with them, despite their issue by much more well
heeled groups. I would be grateful if
you would convey these congratulations to all concerned.
Reading the submissions by Staff
amd Cadets indicates to me the value
of the magazine to the ANC and the
part it must play in bonding Units
separated sometimes by great distances.
I come with some experience, as for
some years in the Queensland Division of the ASCC I prepared a single-sometimes double newssheet we
called “Stand Easy”, initially for TS
PALUMA and then for the Division
on a daily up to monthly basis, as
needed, This was produced as a one
man effort on a Multigraph. This was
a handturned drum machine looking
something like a wax stencil duplicator but employing hand set type.
Three sizes of font were available,
all had to be hand picked. Different
colours could be employed so long
as the whole page was the same tint.
Photographs could be reproduced after creation of a copper engraving at
a cost of an average week’s pay. You
can see why I admire your wonderful
colour displays so much.
us to produce a full-colour magazine
which I TRUST is well appreciated
by all who receive it.
Your comments about “Stand Easy”
were hilarious and also highlighted
how much work went into producing
publications years ago. I hope that
someone was kind enough to send
you a note of praise as well.
I hate to say it, but I can remember
using a Gestetner (Cadets - look that
up!) and then, boy oh boy, my firm
I pass each issue around to some of upgraded to a Multilith and that was
the “ancient mariners” and it has the bees knees (except having to type
been remarked that an indication of the paper masters that clipped onto
the location of featured Units would the drum).
help us, where they may not have
been recognised in our day.
With regard to your suggestion as to
the location of Units, what a great
Again, Well Done
idea. I’ve added that information
in articles now where necessary and
Frank T G Dixon
will definitely make sure that is included in each article from now on.
Ed: Thank you so much CMDR
Dixon for your very kind comments.
We are indeed lucky to have the financial support of the RAN to enable
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CDTSMN Brendan Court ~ TS ENDEAVOUR
TS ENDEAVOUR is located within the confines of the Cairns Navy
Base, HMAS Cairns. In 2009, the
Unit was extensively refurbished
and now offers the Cairns Navy Cadets top facilities including the Galley, Accommodation, Boat Shed and
Wharf.
TS ENDEAVOUR cadets have partaken in a number of interesting
activities throughout the year such
as Ship Visits, Annual Inspection,
Marching out parade for the Chief of
Navy and multiple Long Days and
Weekend Trainings.
Just recently our base had our Annual
Inspection, presented by the Flotilla
Commander LCDR Kelly. Throughout the day cadets conducted teamwork activities.
The concluding day was a huge highlight for all of us; we spent the day in
Windsor castle, exploring all of the
huge rooms, galleries and pathways.
We ended the day by having a formal
mess dinner back at T.S. Swan where
we exchanged official gifts and reminisced over the stories from the previous two weeks accompanied by a
PowerPoint of photos.
When I left Australia, I had an itinerary in hand and a map in the other. I
had no idea what to expect.
It’s an experience I encourage any
eligible cadet to apply for. I now
have many friends all over the world
who have taught me so much about
their cultures as well as showing me
a radical time. The bonds that were
made between us all are bonds that
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The leading rates designed a scenario HMAS Cairns before handing over
based around First Aid and Rescue, his position as well as taking over a
used to apply our rope-tying skills new one.
and basic First Aid.
The cadets taking part in the PassOn 16 August, Cadet Leading Sea- ing out Parade had an early start that
man Fieldhouse presented a speech morning and had to be at the base by
at the 69th Anniversary of Victory in 0700 dressed in S3’s.
the Pacific and unveiling of Memorial Wall Plaques.
After the event took place, I discussed with my shipmates their opinEvery year on the Sunday closest ion on that morning and all of them
to VP Day, returned soldiers, their said “It was a privilege to be a part in
families and descendants gather to the Passing out Parade for the Chief
remember Victory in the Pacific and of Navy, as I would have never exto take part in a dedication and un- pected to meet the man himself”.
veiling ceremony.
I’m very sure that morning has inIn the middle of this year HMAS spired our cadets and motived them
Cairns offered TS ENDEAVOUR ca- to reach their aspirations, whether to
dets the opportunity to participate in join the Australian Defence Force or
the Passing out Parade for the Chief take another path in life.
of Navy, as this was his last visit to
can’t be created anywhere else or in
any other way.
served her nation for 20 years – and
saw action in the Falklands in 1982 –
in an air defence/command ship role
before she was decommissioned in
1991.
I felt an incredible ­­­­­
sense of pride
when I wore the Australian Navy
Cadet uniform whilst in the UK, especially when holding up the Aus- Two years later she was converted
tralian National Flag at Buckingham into a training and accommodation
Palace. Every single minute was cer- ship to replace HMS Kent.
tainly worth it.
Today, recently refitted, she is moored
History of HMS Bristol:
at the tip of Whale Island in PortsOnce a guardian of the Fleet against mouth Harbour.
air attack and a veteran of the Falklands War, HMS Bristol is now a Hosting up to 17,000 visitors, intraining and accommodation ship in cluding Sea Cadets, annually for 50
Portsmouth Harbour.
weeks a year, she provides the closest
thing to a sea-going experience withDesigned to defend a class of aircraft out leaving port.
carriers which were never built, HMS
Bristol was the only Type 82 destroyer ever built for the Royal Navy. She
CDT AB Erin Rice & SMN Corey Pettit ~ CIHS Hampton Park (outer south-east Melbourne)
On Friday 29th of August, Able Seaman Erin Rice and Seaman Corey
Pettit, both from CIHS HAMPTON
PARK, were invited by WO Vaughan
King to attend the Graduation Ceremony of Taylor Division at HMAS
Cerberus.
“This was the first time we had ever
been to HMAS Cerberus. Excited
just doesn’t describe what we were
feeling as we approached the parade.
From the moment we arrived we were
greeted by officers and instructors of
the RAN Recruit School. They were
dressed in their ceremonial uniform,
which included service medals.”
WO King, the ship’s Warrant Officer,
greeted everyone and took them to
their seats, where he had a surprise
for the two cadets. He had arranged
for them to be a part of the ceremony. The two cadets were to hand out
graduation certificates to a class of
Taylor Division recruits.
played at the event delighting us with
their rendition of Waltzing Matilda
and We Are Australian before a drum
corps solo.
Guests at the event included the Vice
Admiral Peter D Jones, who was to
retire in the coming weeks and the
new commanding officer of recruit
school, CMDR Clelland.
“We were shocked that WO King had
arranged that as he explained it is the
privilege of the Recruit School Instructors to hand out the certificates
to the men and women that they have As we departed, WO King said he
would be looking out for the two
trained.”
names of the cadets when they enlist
The graduation Ceremony of GE and achieve their goal of becoming
324 Taylor Division was a fantastic members of the RAN in the future.
display of 12 weeks of hard work.
The recruits looked amazing in their Note: CIHS Hampton Park is now
uniforms and pulled off an impecca- TS BATAAN
ble drill routine. The RAN band also
SBLT Ric Mingramm, ANC ~ CO, TS KOOPA
TS KOOPA is in Sandstone Point on Pumicestone Passage , South east Queensland
TS KOOPA cadets were
lucky enough to have a
ship visit to HMAS Parramatta on a recent visit
to Brisbane.
HMAS
Parramatta
(154) is the fifth of eight
ANZAC Class Frigates
built for the Royal Australian Navy. Parramatta
is one of the oldest ship
names and is the 4th
Royal Australian Navy
ship to bear the name.
Commissioned in October 2003, Parramatta
is a long-range frigate capable of air
defence, surface and undersea warfare, surveillance, reconnaissance and
interdiction. The ship has
a single S-70B-2 Seahawk
helicopter which can be
embarked to enhance antisubmarine,
anti-surface
warfare capabilities.
TS KOOPA extends our
deepest thanks to the crew
of HMAS Parramatta for
their gracious invitation
and a very comprehensive
tour. All cadets left with a
huge smile on their faces
and, I am sure, greater aspirations to join the senior service.
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SBLT Paul Andrews, ANC ~ TS IPSWICH (South east Queensland)
TS IPSWICH assisted by taking part
in Australia’s largest community tree
planting and nature care event, National Tree Day as part of local community involvement on Sunday 27
July 2014.
The Ipswich City Council teamed up
with Planet Ark and Toyota to restore
the Deebing Creek wildlife corridor,
through Council’s Habitat Connections program.
Cadets & staff joined numerous community members in planting over
500 native trees along the banks of
Deebing Creek and then enjoyed
a BBQ lunch. Our local Toyota car
dealer Ross Llewellyn Motors, who
also provide assistance to TS Ipswich
in the use of buses free of charge to
attend cadet activities, were a major
sponsor of the event.
ABCK Rebecca Thomas and SMN Thja Gilbert
having fun putting up a gazebo
This was a great way for us to get
into the local community and interact. Many people commented that it
was great in seeing some navy uniforms out there helping out.”
It was a good opportunity to repay
Ipswich City Council for the support
they’d already received in funding
to attend camps and purchase items
such as secure firearms carry boxes
and safety equipment for our future
firearms training.
All Photos courtesy of
POANC Tesoriero, TS IPSWICH.
RCT Lotz carefully planting a new tree
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SBLT Lorne Thurgar, ANC ~ A/CO TS CANBERRA
TS CANBERRA is now fully active
in the water after a very lengthy hiatus from all forms of fun on the water
with the exception of the occasional
Tall Ship experience. Our last visit to
the water was on Friday evening (20
Feb) and saw 69 Cadets involved.
one day raised just slightly less than ing it. We are now running a continu$7000 and in December last year we ous DoE program with 19 Cadets
spent half a day with the residents of about to kick off their program.
Legacy House, Queanbeyan doing
gardening and other activities. We
plan to do more with the Legatees.
TS CANBERRA has been a regIn September last year we went out istered DoE organisation for some
fund raising for Legacy and in
time, trouble is we were not support-
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LEUT Brad Barrett, ANC ~ CO, TS PERTH
On a cold, wet Saturday morning the
27th of September 2014 sixteen cadets,
six staff members, three support vehicles, one trailer and three push bikes
set off from TS PERTH in East Fremantle bound for Northam, the starting point of our annual push bike relay
to Kalgoorlie, some 500km away.
The first port of call was the Northam
RSL who, as always hosted us for
lunch and a look around their facilities
and memorabilia. After a filling lunch
(yes they even managed to fill sixteen teenagers) the first
three very
excited cadets decided on what
bike
they
were
riding and together with
our support
vehicles set
off on the
journey east
after being
waved off
from the ladies at the
RSL.
Riding continued all afternoon until close to dinner time and our first overnight stay
courtesy of 510 ACU Merredin. All in
attendance were very grateful of a roof
over their head for the night, somewhere to rest and especially hot water
for showering. After dinner it wasn’t
too long until everyone was ready for
bed and the chance to recover before
the big leg of the trip the following
morning.
Cadets and staff were up and ready to
hit the road early for the 335km ride
into Kalgoorlie. Again three cadets,
complete with support vehicles hit the
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Auxiliary hosted us for lunch. On seeing how much food had been prepared
the cadets knew that all the effort had
been worthwhile.
riving in Southern Cross, 109km away.
Lunch, which had been prepared in
Merredin the morning of the second
day was had in a park just over the road
from the main road houses in Southern
Cross and was a welcome chance for a
good rest before continuing on.
After lunch and a tour of the base we
were met by a photographer form the
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper, just in
time for us to hand over the collection
tins we had been filling for a couple of
months prior to undertaking the journey.
Having spent a good couple of hours
with
the
RFDS we
headed back
to our caravan park and
set plans in
motion as to
what tours
had been organised and
where and
when
we
had to be.
From Southern Cross regular stops
were made until finally reaching Coolgardie, 186km to the east and just a
mere 39km into Kalgoorlie and our ultimate destination.
A forward party in the third support
vehicle left the group in Coolgardie
and headed straight into Kalgoorlie
to book into our caravan park, set up
tents and start preparing for the night’s
dinner.
Our first real outing in Kalgoorlie
was a visit and guided tour of the
Royal Flying Doctor Service base at
Kalgoorlie Airport where the kind
people of the RFDS Base and Ladies
Whilst
in
Kalgoorlie
the cadets
got to visit
the
Museum of the
Goldfields,
KCGM Super Pit where everyone
got the chance to visit a working gold
mine and see the operations up close,
Hannan’s North tourist mine where we
all tried to stake our fortune gold panning but unfortunately even with the
few specks of gold found we were still
quite a bit off having enough to purchase a drink.
The group also visited Mount Charlotte, the official end of the pipeline
that supplies the goldfields with water
and the same pipeline we had been following for all of those long and tiring
kilometers.
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SBLT Lorne Thurgar, ANC ~ A/CO TS CANBERRA
Recently, TS CANBERRA ‘paraded’ at the Australian Defence Force
Academy Boatshed. 69 cadets, plus
staff, participated in the dinghy and
canoeing activities on Canberra
City’s Lake Burley-Griffin.
The ADFA Boatshed staff have
formed a partnership with TS CANBERRA that will facilitate the Unit
sailing and caneoing every fourth
week during Summer. TS CANBERRA has been allocated storage facilities at the boatshed, which reinforces
TS Canberra has a complement of ADFA’s partnership with the ANC
over 100 cadets on its books. This (occasionally includes TS ORION,
unit has never been this big and indeed located at Jindabyne, NSW).
was averaging only 12 Cadets in 2012
with the largest attended parade being NCANC, Captain Eliot Fisher, ESM,
19. We now average 65 - 70. Our av- OAM, ANC, attended the activerage recruit intakes over the last two ity. and presented TS CANBERRA
years have been just under 30 Cadets. with an NCANC Bravo Zulu Award
for the Unit’s efforts in raising over
$6,500 for Legacy last year.
Captain Fisher was briefed on the
progress being made to recognise TS
CANBERRA as a provider for the
Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, with an
emphasis on maritime activities. TS
CANBERRA has invited TS ORION
to take part in the DoE program.
BZ to TS CANBERRA on at least two
counts: your fund raising efforts for
Legacy; and, for seizing the opportunity to get TS CANBERRA back
on the water after a long time being
shorebound.
SBLT Paul Andrews, ANC ~ TS IPSWICH
WW2 navy veteran Mr Bill Brown has
been giving the Australian Navy Cadet
unit TS IPSWICH history lessons in
several parts on his active service in the
RAN during WW2.
Mr Brown who described how he was
in Sydney harbour on his first ship, the
minelayer HMAS Bungaree, when the
Japanese midget submarines entered
Sydney harbour and whilst attempting to
sink his ship and the USS Chicago with
torpedoes which missed and sank the
HMAS Kuttabul with a loss of 19 Australian sailors lives.
(He also donated to the
cadet unit a copy of the
ABC TV series about
this action called Coming home).
HMAS Bungaree was
the only Australian
minelayer and was a
converted cargo vessel. The Bungaree survived the war and returned to cargo duties
where ironically she
was sunk by a mine in Saigon river in
May 1966.
planes which attacked the ships at the
battle for Okinawa.
Mr Brown who is a member of the Naval Association and a sprightly 88 years
of age then recently returned on 2 April
and spoke of his time aboard the HMAS
Quiberon which was a Q class destroyer.
This ship saw many areas of action with
battle honours including the Mediterranean, North Africa, Atlantic, East Indies,
Pacific, Okinawa and Japan. This talk
also described the Japanese kamikaze
This talk was given in a timely way in
reminding the cadets why we remember and honour those servicemen and
women at Anzac Day. The Navy cadets
will also take part in various Anzac day
services with the naval association on
26 April including at the navy memorial
cairn at Queen Victoria parade, Queens
Park, Ipswich.
The Naval Association & RSL are active supporters of the navy
cadet unit and regularly
donate funds to assist with
purchasing items and for
the cadets to attend camps.
Mr Brown, after each talk
hands out paperwork with
copies of his ships history
and various other details of
the action and includes photos of himself as a young
stoker. A stoker is an engineer whose job amongst
other things was to stoke or
shovel coal into the fire on
coal fired-ships.
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CAPT Eliot Fisher ESM OAM, ANC ~ National Commander Australian Navy Cadets
The holiday period has provided a
number of opportunities for cadet
units to participate in ACTs and other
activities. In NSW, the flotillas conducted Annual Continuous Training
and in WA a sailing camp was successfully conducted at HMAS Stirling with cadets from as far away as
Esperance and Port Hedland attending.
Port Ash
A exciting new activity was conducted at Port Ash organised by the ANC
Foundation and funded by the Geoffrey Evans Trust.
Port Ash derives its name from Australian Ship Handling centre. The
facility is just north of Newcastle in
NSW. The facility provides training
in ship-handling for master mariners,
ship’s officers, pilots and the RAN.
vironmental conditions, as well as
berthing and departing a wharf. The
scaled models are designed and built
by model engineering experts and
replicate the propulsion systems of
their full sized counterparts.
Port Ash is one of only a handful of
ship-model simulators in the world.
Associated ports, channels, buoys
and wharves are contained within a
2.5 -hectare area.
New Flotilla
During January the new Flotilla Westralia was created by combining the
Leeuwin and Gallipoli Flotillas. This
followed a seminar with all the Commanding Officers and Flotilla Staff
at HMAS Stirling. The revised Flotilla model based on leadership and
support provides a dedicated “go
to” staff member at FHQ for units to
contact for support. The Flotilla has
also set up a SharePoint facility to
keep COs updated on activities and
projects and as a method of sharing
information.
It is a purpose built facility and specialises in the practical aspects of
ship handling in confined and shallow waters with and without tug assistance. Ship models are designed
and or configured to represent com- Rotary Youth Leadership Award
mercial and selected RAN vessels.
Another project of the Foundation
Students learn about ship maneuver- is the participation in Rotary Youth
ability and handling in different en- Leadership Award Training, which
Following the assessment of the following ANC training ships; TS NORFOLK,
TS MARMION, TS CULGOA, TS GAYUNDAH, TS BENDIGO, TS CORAL
SEA, TS GAYUNDAH was selected as
being the most efficient unit and will be
awarded the Navy League of Australia
Trophy by Chief of Navy VADM T Barrett and the President of the Navy League
Mr Graham Harris.
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During the inspection process the National Commander recorded photos of
some of the activities the cadets demonstrated on the day.
The competing units were assessed on
the following skills, use of resources,
innovation, skills, ceremonial, dress,
bearing and morale, power of command,
activities, water activities, emergency
provides the opportunity for senior
cadets and younger staff to enjoy
a week’s leadership development
training in the highly acclaimed Rotary Program. This year 8 places have
been provided for the April Activities
in Victoria.
RYLA aims to: Provide an effective training experience for selected
youth and potential leaders; Encourage leadership of youth by youth;
Recognise publicly young people
who are rendering service to their
communities.
Development Plans
This year the ANC will introduce
Flotilla and Training Ship Development Plans to provide a framework
to deliver the objectives of the organisation at National, Flotilla and
TS levels and it is expected that the
adoption and achievement of these
planning tools will see the growth of
a sustainable and exciting ANC delivering an even better experience for
young people in Australia as part of
the Navy family
evolution, achievement of goals leadership by cadets and risk management.
The inspections provided an excellent
opportunity for NCANC to meet the
staff, cadets and supporters and engage
with them in a memorable event.
Our back page shows the cadets at their
inspections
LEUT John Ashworth ANC
We have been known by many names
including ‘The Australian Sea Cadet
Corps’, ‘The Navy League Sea Cadets’, ‘The Girls Australian Sea Cadet
Corps’, ‘The Naval Reserve Cadets,
and as we are known now, ‘The Australian Navy Cadets’.
Our heritage goes back to the United
Kingdom and the Crimean War, when,
in 1856, sailors returning home from
the campaign set up “Naval Lads Brigades” to give orphans and disadvantaged youngsters a taste of self-discipline and leadership.
RANR (Hostilities Only), for service
in the WWII.
These origins can be traced back to the
Kent port of Whitstable where the first
of the Naval Lads Brigades was established.
Both corps were amalgamated in
1970 to form the Naval Reserve Cadets, which then became the Australian Navy Cadets, with officers of the
corps retaining the distinctive wavy
navy lace.
So successful were the British Brigades in helping disadvantaged youth
that the Navy League, a national organisation with a membership of a
quarter of a million dedicated to supporting the Royal Navy, adopted them
in 1910.
Four years later (1914) with sponsorship of the Admiralty, the Sea Cadet
Corps was formed. Sea Cadets served
with distinction in both world wars From those early beginnings in the
backstreets of Britain’s seaports grew
the Sea Cadets, now a 16000 strong
youth movement with 400 units the
length and breadth of England.
Similar challenges were being felt in
Australia prior the World War 1 & II
by the NSW Branch Navy League,
who set up and ran in April 1920, the
Navy League Sea Cadet (NLSCC)
training program.
Following the formation of the Australian Navy League in 1950, its cadet
corps changed its name to the Australian Sea Cadet Corps, and with the
assistance of the RAN & RANR, and
the restarting of the national RANR
training, ASCC was renamed by 1970,
RANR Cadets numbering 200 with
the Navy Leagues Cadets numbering
2,000. And, as they say, the rest is history.
This lace was worn with distinction by
officers of both the Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve (RNVR) and the Royal
Australian Naval Voluntary Reserve
(RANVR) during the WWII, with officers earning some of the highest
awards and honours that you can receive in this voluntary naval service.
Over the years, officers have worn this
lace with pride, conscious of its proud
history and can rightly state that 4 most
decorated members in Australian Navy
history were members of the RANVR
who wore that lace on their uniforms
and not members of the RAN.
the heritage and history of the “Wavy
Navy” is being preserved in the special wavy insignia worn by the officers
of the Australian Navy Cadets. People
with keen eyes are noting the connection at ceremonial events which ANC
personnel have attended recently.
The rank insignia that Australian Navy
Cadet officers wear have been taken
from the UK Sea Cadets, who, in turn,
were given the ‘Wavy Navy ‘stripes by
the RN as worn during the last world
war by RN and all Commonwealth navies Volunteer Reserve Officers.
Australian Navy Cadets may be part of
the future for Navy but they are also
custodians for an important part of our
history and heritage. “All that prompted me to think about how the Australian Navy Cadet organisation can better
promote itself within the Navy family”.
Many things can be written about the
history of the wavy navy lace and those
officers who wore that lace during the
WWII, but very little as to the important role they played in supporting
their full time counterparts throughout,
and after the war years.
As a result of the research I have conducted, I have become acutely proud
of serving in the Australian Navy Cadets and the distinctive wavy navy
rank insignia that I wear.
As Naval Reservist LCDR David
Manolas proudly pointed out on his
retirement from the ANC and RANR,
From 1920 to the end of
WWII, the Navy League
formed 12 NLSCC which ran
parallel to the RANR Cadets
which ceased to exist when
they joined the RANR, or
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LEUT Wayne Larsen ANC ~ CO, TS NORFOLK (Wellington Point, Brisbane)
commended them on their diligence, to participate in tri-service activities.
enthusiasm and high level of co-op- On completion of the Tri-Service parade, TS NORFOLK conducted their
eration.
2014 National Commanders InspecThe units within the Redlands have tion, which was assessed by CAPT
a strong long-standing relationship Fisher.
The event hosted by TS NORFOLK and throughout the year join in many
in 2014 was also attended by cadets activities including ceremonial and The evolutions undertaken by TS
from TS DIAMANTINA, 136ACU field exercises. The level of support NORFOLK as part of their National
Commander’s Inspection were well
and 217SQN.
received by CAPT Fisher, with
particular comment made around
The Reviewing Officer for
the diverse range of skills, experithe parade was Commoence and enjoyment that the cadore Bruce Kafer, AM,
dets displayed.
CSC, RANR, Director
General Australian Navy
Evolutions included a rigging exCadets and Reserves.
ercise to transfer weights between
CDRE Kafer has only retwo tripods and a jackstay, rigcently taken up this posiging and dry-capsize drills with
tion and was also attendboth corsairs and envy watercraft,
ing on behalf of the Chief
and a range of team-based and
of Navy, VADM Tim Bargroup activities to challenge and
rett AO, CSC, RAN, who
promote health and fitness by cawas unfortunately unable
dets. The pinnacle of these activito attend.
ties was a 24m inflatable obstacle
course used as part of the team
Also in attendance was
challenges.
our National Commander Australian Navy CaI am sure that the ADF cadet
dets, Captain Eliot Fisher,
units within the Redlands area
ESM, OAM, ANC.
will continue with this Tri-Service
ceremonial parade tradition and I
The cadets, from each of
would encourage other Australthe services, performed
ian Navy Cadet staff to provide
extremely well and repsimilar experiences for their caresented their respective units to the highest standards. and cadet bonding between the units dets to enrich and develop their poCDRE Kafer and CAPT Fisher were demonstrates not only the high val- tential as youth leaders.
extremely impressed with the out- ues of all three services but also prostanding efforts of the cadets and vides the cadets with an opportunity
Every year the Australian Defence
Force Cadet units in the Redlands
area, South East Queensland, hold a
Tri-Service ceremonial parade to celebrate the achievements of all cadets.
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CAPT Eliot Fisher ESM OAM, ANC ~ National Commander Australian Navy Cadets
The ANC Foundation (Foundation) has
been established to attract and engage
wide community support for the ANC;
to provide a sustainable supplementary
funding stream; and to support additional activities designed to benefit the
membership and enhance the reputation
of the ANC.
The Foundation is primarily a youth development initiative intended to present
young people with a range of significant
personal development opportunities.
The Foundation (managed by a Board)
will be incorporated under appropriate
legislation to raise, hold and disburse
funds for authorised projects consistent
with the rationale of the Australian Navy
Cadets (ANC) as stated in ABR 5128.
not organized by a staff member, instead we attended BP Merredin, where
we all lined up to have a photo with
the Pink Ladies who were working on
behalf of the McGrath Foundation to
raise money for breast cancer. For each
person who had their photo taken with
these ladies a donation of 20 cents was
made to yet another worthwhile cause.
With staff and cadets all getting in on
the action 22 photos were taken in total.
Next stop was at Northam where we
were lucky enough to visit Lesser Hall
which had a display about Borneo,
Sandakan and World War 2. A very informative hour was spend looking at
all the exhibits and reading some of the
many stories written by former POWs
and their families, before leaving on
our final trek back to East Fremantle.
We arrived back at TS PERTH about
mid afternoon where the monumental
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CDRE G Geraghty AM RANR, a former
Director-General of the ANC, chairs the
Board of Directors and it is intended to
invite Board membership from ANC
staff, benefactors and sponsors, including an interested senior RAN officer.
The Board meets quarterly to consider
requests from the NCANC’s Executive
Team.
Membership of the ANC Foundation is
open to those who can support the efforts of the ANC; those who wish to
retain their links with the organisation
after a period of service; or those who
wish to leave a legacy for the benefit of
young people.
The Foundation would also like to at-
er as well as washing and cleaning the
vehicles was undertaken prior to having an early dinner and a well-earned
rest.
This trip is undertaken on an annual
basis and would not be possible but
for the support of many, including Defence for the use of the vehicles, The
Northam RSL, 510 ACU in Merredin,
the RFDS, Discovery Holiday Park
Boulder who graciously put us up year
in and year out, the many food companies including Golden Egg Farms,
D’ Orsogna, Food Bank and Woolworths who very generously donate
food items to feed the masses, the TS
PERTH Unit Support Committee and
the staff of TS PERTH who if not for
them wouldn’t afford us the opportunity to undertake such an adventure
each year.
Naturally a huge thanks must also go
to the cadets and their families as without them this trip just would not take
place.
tract sponsorship support in the form
of travel subsidies, personal and travel
insurance, accounting and legal services
and accommodation.
In time, it is hoped that the Foundation
will be able to conduct social activities
and fundraisers in the various states
where sub-branches can be established.
Currently benefactors to the foundation
include The Geoffrey Evans Trust, and
The Finding Sydney II Foundation.
Membership criteria and fees are presently being developed and enquiries
regarding membership or sponsorship
should be directed to the Foundation
Secretary, [email protected].
au
This year makes it five in a row that
we have carried out this same journey
and every cadet who participates gets a
good grounding into some of the guiding principles of the ANC, namely living in communal harmony, team work
and respect for themselves and each
other.
Additionally this undertaking serves to
teach the cadets that community support is a two way street, sometimes
you have to give something back.
We truly look forward to completing
this same journey next year and will
soon put pen to paper to start making
the arrangements to ensure 2015 is as
much of a success as previous years.
LCDR Robin Mackay , ANC ~ CWS Officer , TS CORAL SEA (Townsville)
The end of 2014 saw a great deal of
excitement at TS CORAL SEA. After
winning the NQ Flotilla’s “Best Unit’
Award in 2012, 2013 and 2014, we had
again been included on the list to participate in the National Inspections.
The fact that half of our cadets were going to be missing due to the Inspection
taking place in the school holidays just
made us more determined
to put on an excellent performance.
When CAPT Fisher arrived
onboard on the morning
of the 6th December, he
participated in the Unit Induction before touring the
Unit and then going to observe the Communications
and the DC evolutions that
took place. Both evolutions
were carried out with great
enjoyment, with Captain
Fisher becoming involved
in the Morse Code transmissions.
From there NCANC moved out to the
25mtr Cat A Range at Lavarack Bar-
racks where the Unit now shoots on a
monthly basis – a small shooting party
demonstrated their skills and enthusiasm in what can only be described as
excellent facilities.
From the Shoot the NCANC moved
out to the Strand where the sailing party displayed their skills in the Corsairs
before returning to the Unit for lunch
and a chance for everybody to return
to the Unit and prepare for the Parade.
Guard Marched On. The NQ Colours
were then Paraded and the Unit carried out a March Past. Everybody then
participated in Ceremonial Sunset before being dismissed to get out of the
heat and sun.
There were a number of dignitaries
present, including the local Federal
Member, Mr Ewan Jones
MP. He has been a strong
supporter of the Unit for
several years, to the point
where he ‘phoned the Unit
CO and asked the CO to
meet with the Parliamentary Secretary when he was
next in Townsville. Support from Federal Members
such as this cannot be underestimated.
Whilst having afternoon
tea with the dignitaries and
parents, NCANC presented
5 Year Service Certificates
to SBLT Rhonda Prince and
CPO Josh Wisley and a 35 Year Service
Certificate to LCDR Robin Mackay. In
a short speech NCANC complimented the Unit on their initiatives,
such as the new tiller handles and
rudder blades and the Unit/Staff
Introductory pamphlet given to
all guests at the Inspection.
On completion of the refreshments, NCANC and the Unit CO
caught a ferry across to the subUnit at Magnetic Island where
he officially re-opened the Unit
which was seeing a revival in interest.
Sailing party on The Strand in Townsville with
The Parade was impressive, with the
CAPT Fisher, ANC
We finished the Inspection feeling very satisfied with the way
things had gone on the day. We
had put on our best performance,
with everything seeming to
“flow” smoothly on the day.
Unit complement fallen in on the
roadway in one squad and a Colour
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LEUT Leonie Aitken, ANC ~ CO TS CULGOA (South West Rocks, NSW)
The precision of the TS CULGOA
cadets was on show recently as the
cadets underwent an inspection by
CAPT Eliot Fisher, ANC, National
Commander.
suyker and Kempsey mayor,
Liz Campbell.
They were treated to a full
ceremonial parade, who also
performed a special drill for
The assessment was part of the Unit’s the occasion.
bid to be crowned the Best Navy Cadet Unit by the Navy League of Aus- After meeting each of the
tralia.
cadets individually, CAPT
Fisher handed out merit cerIt comes after the Rocks cadets dis- tificates to those within the Unit.
tinguished themselves at a state level.
“It is great to see young people takA host of local dignitaries were on ing on such huge responsibility,” he
hand to witness the cadets in action, said.
including Cowper MP Luke Hart-
“They show an incredible degree of
professionalism in everything they
do.”
Following morning team the special
guests were taken to the main deck to
see a series of demonstrations.
CDTPO Connor Boesel ~ TS SYDNEY
Reliance Flotilla has come together
again in Forster for the Annual
Dragon Boating Regatta. This was
a fantastic event that emulated the
values of Australian Navy Cadets
and promoted the esprit de corps of
our fantastic Flotilla.
As Whole Ships Co-ordinator it was
so amazing and encouraging to see
how the event came together and
created individual experience for the
cadets that will last a lifetime. However, behind all this was a healthy
rivalry as all the units in attendance
were up against each other for the
Flotilla trophy and being from TS
SYDNEY meant that we had even
more to uphold as we had been
named best in Flotilla for 2014.
With barely minutes to spare on
Sunday the 23rd November we
packed up our canvas homes in
Taree and made our way to Forster
for the regatta to be there by 0800.
The air was full of excitement and
nerves as we saw all the other teams
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with their paddle cases and matching uniforms but we had received
our ANC shirts and were wearing
them with pride!
It was incredibly encouraging to
watch all the cadets socialise together as a Flotilla and cheer on each
other in the races. A particular rousing cheer was heard for the staff boat
as it went past our viewing area. We
felt we had done okay in the heats
but when two of the ANC teams
were announced for the finals I was
surprised considering we had only
15 minutes practice the day before.
My team, the Reliance
Rebels, was one of the
teams in the final and
we were up against
NTS AUSTRALIA
and two other youth
teams. The ANC
teams were the underdogs but we were
going to show what we
were made of. Well we
dug deep and paddled strong to paddle our way into second place! We
were overjoyed with the result.
It was an absolutely fantastic effort
by TS SYDNEY who proved why
they were best in Flotilla. The whole
weekend was a great success which
brought Reliance Flotilla closer and
promoted a healthy rivalry between
units. My thanks have to go to the
staff who organised the weekend and
the senior cadets who helped myself
and the staff out with the running
of the weekend. All cadets should
be proud of what they achieved this
weekend.
When you have a bit of time on your hand, check out these sites and be amazed:
http://www.naval-history.net
which is associated with the National Museum of the Royal Navy
and
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/ for the Royal Navy - everything you definitely needed to know
SBLT Ric Mingramm, ANC ~ CO, TS KOOPA
As part of the rebuilding of TS
KOOPA a joint Maritime camp was
planned for Sunshine Coast Flotilla
units in November 2014.
Objectives and / or goals of activity
1.
Satisfy requirements for Per
sonal Readiness badge
a. Canoeing
b. Sailing
c. Participate in visit to Emergency Service organization
2. Have fun
teer Marine Rescue at Bribie island.
They conducted talks, demonstrations and delivered on topics from
basic seamanship, fire safety, navigation, knot tying, safety at sea - inCadets from TS ONSLOW, TS cluding the use of life rafts.
CENTAUR, NTS SHEEHAN, TS
A highlight of the camp was the presMORETON BAY attended.
entation of a Navy Seniors Sailors
Cadets paddled or sailed across Pum- Cutlass from the Bribie RSL.
icestone passage to visit the Volun-
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LEUT Matt Woods, ANC ~ FAO, Reliance Flotilla (Central NSW)
In 2014 Reliance Flotilla became a Li- it was a great experience and good
censed Operator of the Duke of Ed- team work activity. It was fun and
inburgh (DoE) and the Flotilla’s aim nerve racking but over all I liked IT.’
was to give cadets the opportunity to
complete the Bronze award.
DoE aims are to give
young people opportunities in self reliance and
adventure. As part of the
award cadets must complete a trial and qualifying adventurous journey.
In May 2014, 20 cadets
arrived at Broken Bay for
their trial camp and were
nearly blown away by
huge winds. Perhaps a bit
too adventurous! Cadets
gain great skills in how to
keep their tent up.
Guess what? We are doing more activities like this with future camps in
May and September 2015.
The learning curve that the cadets
were on was quite high and considering all were junior cadets, they
The second attempt occurred in September. This
is what some of the cadets
said afterwards.
‘Being able to navigate and
lead was good practise and
being slightly dangerous was fun and ‘I had enjoyed the weekend greatly.
nerve racking. I will do it again.’
I definitely will do it again. I hope
more cadets do it. We all worked well
‘It was fun. Team work, mateship, together. I hope we do more activitired, hard but good.’
ties like this.’
‘I loved it and will do it again and
performed well considering their inexperience towards camping, bushcraft and navigation. The ability for
the cadets to be able to be risk takers
whilst still in a safe environment was
invaluable for them to grow as individuals and as a team.
From an organisers perspective it
was great to see every cadet given a
chance to lead the group, and found
the difficulties and pitfalls of leading
a group. I consider the best way to
learn is from your own mistakes and
those of your peers.
By the end of the weekend their maturity and self confidence and ability to communicate with their team
showed the value of the adventurous
journey.
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SBLT Paul Andrews, ANC ~ TS IPSWICH
In mid-February 2015, the Queensland Police Service Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett APM visited TS IPSWICH and gave a brief
speech on his career, the G20 in
which he was the Commander and
policing in general.
The Deputy then introduced his
staff from the Special Emergency
Response Team (SERT) with the
bearcat armoured vehicle.
SBLT Andrews ANC worked with
these staff during the floods at
Grantham in 2011.
The speech by the Deputy was well
received with some interesting questions put to him.
Scouts, parents and leaders from
next door were also invited and
attended the SERT demonstration
with the navy cadets.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) Deputy Police Commissioner Ross
Barnett APM, SBLT Jon Klaebe ANC & ABCK Rebecca Thomas after the
presentation of a certificate of appreciation
The armoured Bearcat rolled in to
sounds of ooh and ahhs. Operators
then showed the cadets various
items they utilise on a daily basis.
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SBLT Ric Mingramm, ANC ~ CO, TS KOOPA
TS KOOPA, Australian Navy Cadets
had a very busy weekend with the
Caboolture Centenary Anzac Day
commemoration/flag raising event
held at Caboolture Historical Village
on Saturday 6 September 2014.
This was a unique event, conducted
by the 11th Light Horse Caboolture
Troop & Military Museum. Association members hope to create a
greater awareness and appreciation
in the wider community of the sacrifices made by Australia’s young men
and women who went off to the First
World War and all subsequent battles
where young Australians have been
involved.
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Major General Darryl Low Choy
Ret’d (one of our former Heads of
(1) To commemorate the centenary Cadet Policy) took the salute.
of the commencement of the First
World War
Major General Low Choy along with
the other keynote speakers expressed
(2) To recognise the great Anzac tra- their upmost gratitude for the very
dition of “Mateship“
large cadet representation at the
event.
(3) To celebrate the 113th birthday of
our Australian National Flag
Major General Low Choy was particularly proud of how far the AustralAustralian Navy Cadets from TS ian Defence Force Cadets has come
KOOPA and TS PALUMA looked since his involvement within the Cavery smart in their ceremonial uni- det Policy Branch.
forms, where they marched through
It was an honour to receive such
the village.
praise; all cadets should be very
proud of themselves.
The main aims of the event were:
LEUT Patricia Ibbotson, ANC ~ CO, TS BENDIGO
TS BENDIGO is an inland bush unit
and so we were delighted to be nominated to compete for the National Efficiency Trophy after winning Best
Unit in Bass Flotilla for 2014.
Rain was forecast for the day of inspection; however the morning was
clear and not too hot. Thirty one cadets had been preparing for this day
for weeks and there was a sense of
anticipation in the ranks.
We paraded a guard of seven, a drum
corps of five, and a squad of thirteen
with a support team of five cadets
and the Parade Commander. The
Flotilla Commander, LCDR R Cram,
was first to be driven on to the parade
ground followed by CAPT E Fisher.
breeze but enough for the assembled
visitors to see what the Sailers can
do.
Our rope-making machine was devised after seeing an old fashioned
rope machine in action at a museum.
The Boats Officer adapted the plans
The Parade and March Past went off to make a “table” top version, which
without a hitch and the cadets then has been an excellent learning tool
prepared for the three classes. As we for the cadets.
are quite some distance from water,
we utilised our Land Sailers as the Following a tour of the base everyMaritime Class, Rope Making and one enjoyed a wonderful morning tea
Leadership skills for the other two provided by the Unit Support Committee.
classes.
Approximately 130 guests were present and seated ready for the parade.
Guests included the Mayor of the
City of Greater Bendigo, Councillors
and representatives of many veteran The two Land Sailers were built earand ex-services clubs, the Coast- lier in the year and have been a great Photographs by SBLT Eric Tomlinson ANC,
hit with the cadets. On the day of Bass Flotilla HQ
guard and former staff and cadets.
Inspection there was not too much
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POANC Joshua Werfel, ~ Training Officer, TS SIRIUS (Rockdale, NSW)
In 2014 TS SIRIUS carried out a
successful move to our new home in
Rockdale, NSW utilising our local
Multi User Depot in accordance with
the ANC’s move to relocate units
where possible to defence establishments.
In 2013, TS SIRIUS was dismantled as we dealt with the aftermath
of a fire that caused the whole unit
to be written off with the exception
of some valuable items including
plaques and donated memorabilia.
We were grateful that during this
tough time TS SYDNEY, our closest
unit, was prepared to accommodate
our unit in already trying conditions
and for this we are very grateful.
In 2014 under the command of
LEUT Nathan Cole, RAN TS SIRIUS was able to firstly move to the
Banksmeadow Multi User Depot
where we were able to settle into a
more stabilised routine for our cadets
and staff. This stability allowed us
to attract some new cadets from our
new local area, which in turn created
hope in the eyes of the staff and avid
supporters.
participation in the ANMEF Commemoration on Cockatoo Island (In
the presence of the Prime Minister
and Chief of Navy), ADFA Open
Day visit, HMAS Melbourne ship
tour, WEP at TS Hawkesbury and the
continuous participation in ceremonial occasions in our local community which included, three ANZAC
Day ceremonies, Coral Sea Day,
Commemoration Sunday and Remembrance Day.
The Staff and
Cadets at TS
SIRIUS have
been so excited to rebuild
and revive our
unit. Our efforts have accumulated to a
fantastic result
in our 2014
annual inspection,
which
found us to be
one of the top
units in Reliance Flotilla.
In 2015 TS SIRIUS looks forward
to another successful year as we celebrate our 70th year anniversary, a
huge milestone for the unit. TS SIRIUS is committed to rebuilding our
unit by reaching our goal of 30 cadets and to provide a unique and distinctive cadet experience. The heavens are certainly lighting our guide to
success!
TS Sirius
‘ Heavens Light Our Guide’
TS SIRIUS cadets participating in the ANC Swim test and
pool games.
As we settled into our new home,
another location in Rockdale presented itself and provided a longerterm solution, even more stability to
our unit operations and most importantly more space to operate in. TS
SIRIUS now resides in Rockdale,
NSW C/ - 4/3 RNSWR Cnr Beach St
& Chandler ST, Rockdale, 2216 under the command of LCDR William
Hancock, ANC.
2014 proved to be a successful year
with multiple activities including;
a sea survival course, beach games
with NTS AUSTRALIA, participation in the Reliance Flotilla ACT in
April, first rock climbing activity,
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TS SIRIUS cadets displaying their skills in a spectacular event
at the end of 2014
SBLT Jacqueline Wolfe, ANC ~ FOPSO, Westralia Flotilla
Navy Cadet Chief Petty Officer
(CPO) Elizabeth Kennon based at
TS MARMION (Hillarys) has successfully completed the Cadet Under Officer (CUO) Course at RAAF
Base Pearce and is now hoping to be
officially promoted to an ANC Midshipman.
The course was held at the 7 Wing
Air Force Cadets facility at RAAF
Base Pearce, Bullsbrook. It was an
intense three weeks of academic,
leadership, drill and physical training. Elizabeth stood out as the only
Naval Cadet on the courses, which
had more than one hundred and sixty
other cadets participating, not only
in the CUO Course but in Junior and
Senior NCO promotion courses.
Elizabeth was selected because she
was the most qualified and considered to be the best representative
of Navy Cadets in WA by both her
Commanding Officer, SBLT Clare
McCaskie and by Flotilla Commander LCDR Bob Hughes.
Certificate III in Business on graduating.
A huge “Thank You” has to be passed
on to the CO of 7 Wing AAFC and
the Commanding Officer of RAAF
Base Pearce for all the support given
to Elizabeth during her time at the
CPO Kennon took 3 week leave from Base. The highlight for Elizabeth
her employment and headed off on was being involved with a different
course with determination, enthusi- cadet organization and the teamwork
asm and highly, polished, boots as and camaraderie that she was enwell as a crisp white, summer Navy joyed during the course.
Cadet uniform.
Needless to say, Liz was well and
Three rigorous weeks of classroom truly noticed by all at the Graduawork, military training and parade tion Parade as she was the only Navy
training lay ahead. Apart from her Cadet on parade. Both SBLT Mcpotential promotion to Midshipman, Caskie and LCDR Hughes were in
the course also provided her with a attendance at her graduation.
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SBLT Ric Mingramm, ANC ~ CO, TS KOOPA
Members of TS KOOPA undertook
Catafalque duties and flag hands at
a Memorial Service, which was well
attended by ex-service personnel,
dignitaries, locals and visitors.
mance by many; this is only one of
such ceremonies undertaken to show
respect and pay homage to those that
served and or lost their lives in the
many battles in which Australian
The cadets were
praised for perfor-
SBLT Ric Mingramm, ANC ~ CO, TS KOOPA
Cadets is not just ceremonial, sailing, shooting, canoeing,
camping....it’s also about just having FUN!!!!
Cadets had a great time at their Halloween Party – so much so
that it is a regular on the Koopa calendar
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Federal Member Wyatt Roy MP
took the time out to congratulate and
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