Our People in VIC
| Jacob Merry - Frankston Army pilot flies home from Timor Leste FRANKSTON’S Jacob Merry had literally flown himself back from his first operational deployment when he touched down in his Army S-70 Black Hawk helicopter in Townsville in late November. (Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Timothy Knight - Point Cook Corporal (Cpl) Timothy Knight from Point Cook is used to wearing a uniform, but instead of putting on his police blues, he’s out in the Army camouflage greens while on deployment in East Timor. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Private Kristine Witty Most people have an interesting story to tell when it comes to why they joined the Army, but for Kris Witty from Romsey, the reason she joined beats them all. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Shannon French - Keilor Getting engaged usually results in a lot of time sitting down and planning a wedding, but for Shannon French from Keilor, the wedding planning will have to wait. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Joshua Lamb - Mooroolbark The Avalon Air show might normally be a chance for people to sit back and marvel at the superb planes and the talent of pilots, but for Joshua Lamb of Mooroolbark, it sparked an interest of a different kind. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Adam Taylor - Bulleen Joining the Army is a childhood dream for a lot of people, but for Corporal (Cpl) Adam Taylor from Bulleen, that dream has become a reality. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Scott D'Rozario - Dingley Village Being a cop might be exciting, but for Dingley Village’s Captain (CAPT) Scott D’Rozario, it’s a career in the Army Reserve that’s also providing the thrills. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Troy McCann - Dingley Village Troy McCann from Dingley Village has had plenty of practice leading people through Army styled Boot Camps. Now, the 41 year old father of five is doing the real thing. (Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Greaves - Grabbing a Red Lifeline If anyone knows the life-saving importance of donating blood, it is SQNLDR Andrew Greaves. (Date uploaded: 26 September 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Kevin Ewart - Kevin breaks the language barrier When visiting his family in Lilydale on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria, Kevin Ewart just can’t stop talking about the exciting times he’s having since joining the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). (Date uploaded: 23 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Mark Bolt - Commuter Doctor A Williamstown man has made a career out of being a commuter doctor, and his latest patients in Vietnam are very glad for his travel bug. (Date uploaded: 07 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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| David Stoney - Ageless Medicine An Air Force surgeon is proving age is no barrier for serving your country or serving humanity. (Date uploaded: 07 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Damien O'Haire - Essendon It is a long way from home, but Essendon boy, Lance Corporal Damien O’Haire says Afghanistan “is a place that is getting better”. (Date uploaded: 10 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Elizabeth Gill - Miles of hearts and smiles Edinburgh Air Force nurse Elizabeth Gill is winning the hearts and smiles of thousands of people in south-east Asia thanks to a spot of seaborne service. (Date uploaded: 05 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Chris Trent - Equatorial escape for Mornington nurse While Mornington shivers in the depths of a Victorian winter, local resident Chris Trent is serving at sea in far warmer climes. (Date uploaded: 05 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Belinda Rice - A life less ordinary A Carnegie woman’s quest for a life less ordinary has landed her in hot water – albeit in a good way. (Date uploaded: 05 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Ross Proctor - Retired Postie Answers 'Call Of Duty' St Arnaud’s retired Post Master, Ross Proctor, is often lured away from home by the ‘call of the duty’ to serve with the Australian Defence Force (ADF). (Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Tanya Goddard - Building A Better Afghanistan Wycheproof’s Tanya Goddard is packing her bags and headed home after a frantic six months in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Brett Knight - Daylesford Daylesford local Brett Knight joined the Navy aged 17, straight out of High School. Now he’s 20 and on pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa. (Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Nigel Hayes - Mildura Mildura’s Nigel Hayes joined the Navy in 1999. Now the aviation specialist is on pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa aboard HMAS Parramatta. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Allan Bahr - Ballarat The desire to travel and do his bit for the country has taken local man Allan Bahr from Sebastapol to pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Stuart Crocker - Highett Highett’s Stuart Crocker normally works for his brother’s lighting company but soon he’s going global. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Patrick Muffet - Brighton Brighton’s Patrick Muffet, 22, used to work in bartending and the gaming industry, but soon he’ll be taking a gamble of a different kind. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Peter Maccioni - East Brighton With Swedish mum Ingrid and Italian dad Armando, East Brighton’s Peter Maccioni was multicultural since the day he was born. But soon he’ll be having a new cultural experience completely — eight months in East Timor in his Army uniform. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Dave Augustynek - Fawkner Fawkner based Dave Augustynek has specialised as a shipwright and normally works as a deck-hand around Port Philip Bay, but soon the Army reservist is deploying to East Timor for eight months, commencing February 2012. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Matt Clow - Crime Scene Investigator Wodonga’s Matt Clow, 30, reckons that if his job was a TV series it would be called ‘CSI Afghanistan’. (Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Stephen Bongiorno and George Coltman - Ballarat Ballarat men Stephen Bongiorno and George Coltman already have a lot of things in common and soon they will have one more. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Sims - Kyneton Kyneton’s Andrew Sims, 24, usually works for his Dad in the family’s septic tank business. But early next year Andrew will be doing something completely different — he’ll be in his Army Reserve uniform and patrolling the streets and hills of East Timor. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Jim Simpson, Adam Hughes, Michael Deutscher, Ryan Wilkins, Pat Aulich, Ben Guerin and Daniel Strack - The Monegeetta Mob Monegeetta’s Army Reserve depot has only been going six years and yet, early next year, will be sending its largest contingent of soldiers to date overseas with almost a third of the soldiers who regularly parade there heading to East Timor. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Trevor Ward - Melton Melton father of three Trevor Ward, 39, can usually be found behind the counter at Melton Fresh butchers, but early in the New Year you will have to look for him a bit further out. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Michael Amhaz - Toorak Toorak’s Michael Amhaz is his family’s first-generation Australian. But Michael won’t be in Australia much longer. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Jack Kent - Phillip Island Early next year Phillip Island’s Jack Kent, 20, will be putting on his Army uniform and heading overseas for eight months on a military mission. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| James Maple and Rupert Vicary - Cheltenham and Brighton Local Army reservists James Maple, 23, and Rupert Vicary, 21, will be sharing a genuinely historic moment when they deploy to East Timor early in the New Year. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Dale Vistarini - Craigieburn Craigieburn’s Dale Vistarini normally works 9.00am till 5.00pm at Bunnings but, early in the New Year, he’ll be five thousand kilometres away. He’ll be in his Army Reserve uniform and patrolling the streets and hills of East Timor. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Jeremy Fergusson - Dixon's Creek From early in the New Year, it will be another eight months before Jeremy Fergusson, 22, can get his hands on another bottle of wine named after him. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Leigh McLean - Dingley Dingley man Leigh McLean, 28, can normally be found installing home-theatres for LMC Home Entertainment. But early in the New Year he’ll be changing into his Army uniform for eight months as a peacekeeper in East Timor. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Tavis McLaren - Bendigo Bendigo’s Tavis McLaren is already packing and he has only just got back from 15 months in London. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Michael Chizik - Bentleigh East Bentleigh East’s Michael Chizik, 28, used to be a technical salesman but he’s just given it all away. Early in the New Year he is heading to East Timor with his Army Reserve mates. He won’t be back until late next year. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Callum Pritchett - Brighton Early in the New Year, Brighton’s Callum Pritchett, 20, will be putting his electrical apprenticeship on hold. Instead he’ll be putting on his Army uniform and heading to East Timor for eight months. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Scott D'Rozario - Dingley Village As a Detective Senior Constable, Dingley Village’s Scott D’Rozario normally works in plain clothes. But the next six - eight months will be very different. (Date uploaded: 06 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| John Spencer - Buningyong When the next Army contingent deploys to East Timor early next year, it will be the first overseas trip ever for some of the younger Victorian reservists. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Robert Geddes - Linton Early next year Linton’s Robert Geddes, 33, will be saying goodbye to family, friends and colleagues. Two days later the English teacher at Ballarat Secondary College’s Wendouree Campus will be in his Army Reserve uniform and on duty in East Timor. He won’t be back until October. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Daniel Vinicombe - Doncaster East A few years ago Doncaster East’s Daniel Vinicombe, 21, had a dilemma. After Year 12 he’d enjoyed a Gap Year in the Army, but should he become a full-time soldier or study at uni? (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Matt Dobney - Constructing A Better Future In Afghanistan Portarlington local Matt Dobney has just returned from a frantic six months in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Sims - Kyneton Kyneton’s Andrew Sims, 24, usually works for his Dad in the family’s septic tank business. But early next year Andrew will be doing something completely different — he’ll be in his Army Reserve uniform and patrolling the streets and hills of East Timor. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Stephen Bongiorno and George Coltman - Ballarat Ballarat men Stephen Bongiorno and George Coltman already have a lot of things in common and soon they will have one more. They are both 21, both completed a Gap Year in the Army, and now they are both Privates in the Army Reserve. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Marty Jennings and Liam Francis Cook - Warrnambool Warriors Head For East Timor No fewer than seven Warrnambool Army Reservists will be heading for East Timor early in the New Year. They will not return home until October 2012. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Nathan Segal - Kew East Only a few years ago Kew East’s Ruth and Greg Segal were at Koonung Secondary, cheering their son Nathan at his graduation ceremony. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Dawson Schuck - Templestowe Three years ago Templestowe couple Anneke and Warren Schuck were at Doncaster Secondary College cheering their son Dawson at his graduation ceremony. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Stuart Riddett - Glen Waverley Glen Waverley’s emergency nurse Stuart Riddett normally works within a brisk walk of his boss, Cath Woodruff at Alfred Health. But from early next year Stuart will be thousands of miles away in East Timor. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Donna Jack - Ocean Grove Ocean Grove Army wife Donna Jack will soon be heading overseas on her own Army adventure. She’ll be saying goodbye to soldier hubby Matthew and their children Sebastian (16) and Nadine (10), and won’t be home till late next year. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Kris Witty - Romsey Romsey’s Kris Witty will soon be leaving her partner to cook and mow the lawn by himself — but it’s all in a good cause. Starting early in the New Year, Army reservist Kris will be in her Private’s uniform and on duty in East Timor. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Ted Guinea - Mildura Mildura’s Easymix 1467 radio broadcaster Ted Guinea will soon be wearing a coat of a different colour. Early in the New Year he’ll be wearing his Army combat camouflage and on duty in East Timor. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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| Sherman Taylor - Ballarat Camperdown’s Sherman Taylor, 21, normally has two bosses but, from early in the New Year, he won’t be seeing either of them again until October. (Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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