RAAMC PAINTING - From The Sudan to Afghanistan

The RAAMC Painting "From The Sudan to Afghanistan" was on display at the RAAMC FORMAL DINNER following the RAAMC Conference 2009 at Bandiana. Pictured above (L to R) is artist Martin Campbell, COL Georgeina Whelan AM CSC, Deputy Head of Corps (Full-time), BRIG Tony Gill, Head of Corps RAAMC and BRIG Darrel Duncan, Deputy Head of Corps (Part-time. Limited edition prints of this painting signed by the artist and framed (a total of 200) will soon be available. This will be an opportunity for members of the Corps to own part of its history. It is anticipated that the cost of the print will be around $300 - $350 (depending on the set-up fees.) All proceeds from the sale of these prints will go to the RAAMC Fund. This offer will never be repeated. Most of the cost of the painting will be tax deductible. The original painting will be temporarily kept on display at the at the Logistics Sergeants' Mess Bandiana.

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Representative Honorary Colonel (Designate)

Rep Hon Colonel COL John Taske

Meet the Representative Honorary Colonel (Designate) COL John Taske. COL Taske replaces COL Bruce Perks at the end of 2009. COL Taske's service includes the appointment of RMO SASR, 6 RAR and the 2nd Field Ambulance during its service in Vietnam (1966-67). COL Taske's posting on retirement was the COMD Health Field Force Command. The RAAMC Committee thanks the outgoing Representative Honorary Colonel, COL Bruce Perks for his outstanding contribution to the RAAMC over the years and in particular during his tenure in this appointment. The Representative Honorary Colonel is appointed from the State Honorary Colonels by the Chief of Army. COL Taske remains the Honorary Colonel Queensland during this appointment. Click Here to View COL John Taske's CV

RAAMC INTRANET SITE

By now you would have gathered that this intranet site is being revamped and updated. Over the next few weeks it will be progressively overhauled and made more user friendly. In the meantime if you have any photographs or other items you wish published please email them to me. Please insure that the photos are adequately described and those who are featured, are named (after you have received their permission to have their image published). Pictures with patients being treated (ADF and Coalition Forces) should not show the face of the patient. I am aware that the RAAMC Official Internet Site is also out of date and it will also be updated in the very near future. In the meantime, if you haven't visited the RAAMC Unofficial Website at www.raamc.com.au. I urge you to do so. It is updated regularly by yours truly and contains multi-media which is not available on this Comweb Site. It is best viewed on your home PC. I have put a link to the webmaster below for those who wish to contribute to the site. Please do not send restricted items. If in doubt refer it to your Unit Security Officer.
Paulatim
John Straskye
S02 RAAMC Heritage

RAAMC Association

MAJ John Straskye

2009 RAAMC ANNUAL CORPS SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DUE NOW!

RAAMC Corps Funds are now due. Corps Funds benefit members of the RAAMC in many ways, in particular welfare and esprit-de-corps issues that are not funded by Defence. Recently a former member died in WA and the Corps Fund provided a reef to give an example. REMEBER RAAMC CORPS FUNDS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE!!

Click here to view PMKeys Instructions

NEW RAAMC CORPS ASSOCIATION INTERNET SITE www.raamc.com.au

An Internet Site for the Association of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps has now been established to provide a linkage between the Veteran Community and serving personnel of the Corps.
The site contains past and recent history of the Corps with many useful links to websites that are relevant to the RAAMC. The site is best viewed from your home PC as many of the items published on the site contains media such as YouTube which are restricted on Comweb.
http://www.raamc.com.au
Special thanks goes to LTCOL Shaun Fletcher and MAJ John Straskye for their tireless efforts in the construction and content of the site.

Click Here to visit the RAAMC Association Website.