Go speed racer, go - Lighter side
Meet the billy cart birdies. A group of aviation technicians attached to 817 Squadron have built a racing billy cart.

Save money on childcare fees - Personnel
This is the third article in our series on salary packaging. This week it features the benefits of salary packaging your employer provided childcare fees.


Sub research enhanced- Personnel
A $3 million extension to the Defence Science and Technology Organisation’s HMAS Stirling research facility will ensure continued leading edge support to the Navy in specialised submarine research.


Nurses gather in force -Personnel
over 150 nursing officers and other health personnel attended the third ADF Nursing Officers’ Forum in Canberra from November 10-12.

Keeping cool pn ACA allowance -Personnel
Exit surveys demonstrate that home ownership and posting stability are significant retention issues.

Bevy of awards flow at Watson- Personnel
November was not only the running of the Melbourne Cup but also a quad-rella for LEUT Peter Behrendt, who, from a field of 12 PWO’s, scooped all four awards of the Principal Warfare Officers Course 35 graduation at HMAS Watson.

Advisers turn out in force after course- Personnel
The Southern Region Alcohol and Drug Program (LCDR Debra Byrne) has recently completed an Alcohol and Drug Program Advisers (ADPA) Course 2/04 at HMAS Cerberus.

Good buying online- Personnel
Improved service, commu-nication and the quest for improved benefits have seen the launch of the Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Fund (RANCCF) website.

Granting new life to college campus- Personnel
A brand new lifebuoy now sits on a post adjacent to Lake McKay at the Australian Defence College in Weston, Canberra.

Sydney’s sinking marked in prayer- History
The well known naval remembrance prayer declares, “their grave a rusting hulk”.

Return from Changi - History
HMAS Success (CMDR Mark McIntosh) is heading home with a most important historic cargo on board - artefacts from the Changi Prison.

Search for Anzac links - History
If you have any letters, diaries, photos or other information from Fremantle people who served during World War I, then City of Fremantle archivist Andrew Pittaway wants to hear from you.

MC swaps waves for wings - History
There were a few minutes the other day that the Maritime Commander Australia, RADM Rowan Moffitt, swapped waves for wings.

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