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The ADCA has published an annual journal, Yolla, since 1972. This journal is distributed to all financial members of the Australian Defence Colleges Association (ADCA), Defence libraries, The National Library of Australia, Canberra-based Defence Advisers and Attachés, Australian Defence Advisers and Attachés overseas, and the Patron and Vice-Patrons.
Yolla contains information on significant events at the Australian Defence College (ADC), Alumni achievements, ADCA gatherings in Australia and overseas, select papers by Course members, promotions and appointments, and other relevant information on graduates. The journal has provided a valuable historical record of the College/s and is an important means of keeping overseas members in touch with events at the ADC and with Association affairs.
The Editor of Yolla is a voluntary position undertaken by a member of the Association. For many years, the Editor was Jerry Bishop who did an excellent job until his retirement in 2003. Mr Brian Hewitt has served as the volunteer Editor of Yolla since July 2006.WHY YOLLA?
The Yolla was originally the avifauna emblem of the Joint Services Wing (JSW) Association and not of the Wing itself. It was put forward at the JSW Association Annual General Meeting held on 8th December 1971, when the selection of an emblem for the Association was still unresolved. Although the supporting Agendum included no attribution to its author, an item published subsequent to the decision to adopt it as the emblem of the JSWA suggests that it was based on a paper by a renowned ornithologist of the time, Dr D. L. Serventy (then late of the CSIRO).
In July the following year, the first students from other than Australia and New Zealand were inducted at Weston Creek and the JSW was renamed the Australian Joint Services Staff College (JSSC).
Yolla subsequently became not only the emblem of the JSSC, but also the name of the journal of the renamed JSSC Association. It continues in these roles as the journal name and emblem of the Australian Defence Colleges Association (ADCA).
Its selection was championed by one of the Joint Services Staff College’s earliest Directing Staff, (the late) Captain Peter Rees, RAN (graduate of JSW Course 3/71 and DS for JSW Courses 4/71 to 5/72 and JSSC Course 6/72).
Its scientific name is Puffinus tenuirostris, which is capable of knotting most tongues. Fortunately, it has several more common names including Short-tailed Shearwater and Tasmanian Mutton bird; but the one which the Association chose to use was its aboriginal name - Yolla.
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