Snow BUSINESS
The Navy Alpine Snowsport ski and snowboard teams have proved themselves to be worthy competitors at the 2006 ADF Championships held recently at Mt Buller in Victoria.

Rugby safari in sight
The RAN Rugby Union team took on a Victorian Country representative side in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup in South Africa next month.

ASRU prepares to tackle the Pacific nations
Preparations have stepped up another notch for the Australian Services Rugby Union representative team in its quest for the inaugural Pacific Nations Military Rugby Cup in Canberra next month.

Opals add lustre to recruiting
The Opals national women’s basketball team will help Defence boost personnel numbers thanks to an innovative sponsorship deal announced by Minister Assisting the Minster for Defence Bruce Billson recently.


Golfers search for ‘threepeat’
CN VADM Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, is part of Navy’s team seeking to make it three titles in a row at the 2006 ACT ISS golf series at Mollymook Golf Club on the NSW South Coast from October 23 to 27.

Fleet of runners
The fleet-footed Navy runners who competed in the 14km City to Surf race from Sydney’s CBD to sunny Bondi beach on August 13 ran with great gusto and proved themselves to be anything but fish out of water.