More than 180 people attended the 2005 conference and reunion of the Naval Health Services Association held at Brightonle- Sands in Sydney earlier this year.

Primary activity was the conference conducted in the local RSL Club.

This saw RAN commodore Michael Flynn, tell of his experiences as a member of the first Australian medical team sent to Indonesia after the Boxing Day tsunami.

CDRE Flynn, who is the association’s patron, was able to provide a detailed resume of what he had seen and done.

Another noted speaker was CAPT Tim Madden who spoke on the proposed medical facilities which will be needed on the RAN’s three new air warfare destroyers.

Dr Keith Horsley, a consultant to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs spoke on medical problems stemming from the Gulf War while Mr Van Wyk, the CEO of the RAN Canteen Fund spoke of the role of the fund.

A dinner at the Novotel Hotel, Brighton, followed..

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