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March 2006
Venue
Communication Centre Coordinator
While many Australians are aware of the security support the Australian
Defence Force (ADF) is providing for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth
Games, few may be aware of the other support roles Defence provides.
One of these lesser-known roles is the Venue Communication Centre Coordinator.
They are responsible for overseeing the radio communications hub at
each venue, and facilitate the smooth transfer of information to other
security and emergency services.
The ADF,
as part of the overall Australian Government contribution, is providing
support to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. This support includes
security and ceremonial personnel, as well as other general support
staff.
This support
is being provided under the title of Operation Acolyte. Acolyte is Latin
for ‘helper’ or ‘assistant’ and was chosen to symbolise
the ADF’s supporting role in the staging of the Commonwealth Games.
Operation
Acolyte involves 2,600 Australian Defence Force personnel from across
the three services, performing a range of specialist roles such as security,
ceremonial and general support. The troops are being accommodated at,
and working from, existing Defence establishments in and around Melbourne
including: Simpson Barracks, Watsonia; Maygar Barracks, Broadmeadows;
RAAF Williams, Laverton and Point Cook; and Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.
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Trooper Liam McMahon keeps an ear on radio traffic at the Melbourne
Cricket Ground (MCG). Trooper McMahon is an Army Reserve soldier
from the 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment, and has
taken time off from his full-time job as a carpenter to serve
with the ADF at the games as the MCG’s Venue Communication Centre
Coordinator.
(Date taken: 20 March 2006)
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Trooper Liam McMahon (left), reviews the current communication
activities recorded by volunteer Venue Radio Monitor Assistant
Joseph Barker. Trooper McMahon is an Army Reserve soldier from
the 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment, and has taken
time off from his full-time job as a carpenter to serve with the
ADF at the games.
(Date taken: 20 March 2006)
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