The OTU Website is found at

www.otu.asn.au

This brings up the main page, which is viewable by anyone who browses to the site.

To access member information, and perhaps some of the other sections at a later stage, you  will need to log  in.

Fill in your regimental number, and surname in the boxes on the left hand side, and click "login".

Your surname is NOT case sensitive.

This will take you immediately to your personal profile, which you can edit, update or delete as you see fit.  Deleting all information except your regimental number, name and class will ensure that the association does not contact you in the future, but still maintains your class details for historical reasons.

To edit your profile:

mouse over the "edit" button, and select  "update your profile (or image)"

Click on one of the tabs    "contact info"   " service details"   etc and amend the relevant boxes, then click on "update" at the bottom of the page.

Note that images must be less that 250Kb in size or less than 800x800 pixels for the system to accept these. If you do not have the means to reduce the size of you photo, e-mail it to me & I will insert for you.

Exploring the website.

Click on "Home" on the toolbar.

HOME  PAGE

On the main page, you have tabs to the various sections across the top, repeated as dot points down the left hand side. Clicking on either will take you to those sections.

If you see some menu headings  greyed out in the background under the menu bar, this is just a function of your screen size. On newer 16:9 screens, the menu bar should be visible in its entirety. On smaller screen, using the dot point menu on the left had side, overcomes this problem.

Down the right hand side are links  the Latest news items including reunion notices, minutes of recent meetings etc. as well as direct links to State Chapter pages.

STATE CHAPTERS

Accessing this section brings up details from each of the state chapters.

Any news, function details, or announcements that members or committees would like to appear under the relevant state sections can be e-mailed to

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and they will be  included.

EVENTS

Clicking on the events tab brings up a calendar where monthly lunches, AGMs Annual Dinners can be posted if I am notified at the above e-mail address.

Click on the single green arrow at the top of the page to access following months.

Mouse over a listed event to see its details and click on the event to bring up any further information available.

Clicking on the dropdown "reunion" button, brings up details of all notified reunions.

MEMBERS

The dropdown menu allows you to view and edit your profile as described above.

THE REMAINDER OF THIS SECTION THIS SECTION IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE IF YOU ARE A FINANCIAL MEMBER.

Clicking in "members Lists"   brings up a complete listing of Scheyvillians, extracted from the last directory.

The drop down box on the top right had side, allows you to filter by financial members in each state.

Clicking on the "Search Members"   tag takes you to a screen where you can search by name, regimental number, or class. Enter the data to search by and click on "find users".

Results from these searches and from the main members screen can be downloaded to Excel, using the button on the right hand side.

Q STORE

This section is only visible if you have logged in as a member.

Clicking on one of the category buttons will bring up all items of that type available for purchase.

Click on items to add to your shopping cart. When finished, go to check out.

Becasue you have logged-in as a member, your details will appear atomatically.

Click on the "Change Address" button to have your items delivered to a different location.

Subsequent steps will calculate postage, and allow you to leave notes for the QM.

Payment  arrangements available are:

Purchase  Order :     Choose this option if you elect to send a cheque or use internet transfer, ( bank details and QM address  are displayed if you choose this option)

PayPal (Credit Card Payment);  Choosing this option takes you to the secure PayPal website. You do not need to have a PayPal account to use this service, though if you do, you will not need to fill in your credit card details. Click on " Don't  have a PayPal account?" and  "continue" and you can enter   your card details for immediate payment. Note that the system adds 2.5% to your order to cover costs.

You can also use the Q Store facility to pay your annual subscriptions and to make donations for youth leadership projects.

ASSOCIATION

The drop down menu  provided links to:

National Executive; A list of the current office bearers and their contact details,

History/Aims/ Experience;

The Scheyvillian; Details of how to submit material for the association magazine

and back copies of most of the past editions,

The OTU Constitution.

MINUTES

The drop down menu provides links to copies of recent National Executive meeting minutes.

FORUM

This is the association Bulletin Board, where you can communicate with other Scheyvillians.

Again this area is only accessible to financial members.

I have posted three threads , one an e-mail from a graduate, an image of Scheyville, and a discussion paper on future Association expenditure.

Click on “OTU discussion”

After clicking on either of these posts,  (Scheyville Image or Scheyville)  you have the option of

where you can add your comment as a reply, or start a new conversation (thread)

Images may be uploaded to the forum, however there is a size limit of 800x800 pixels or about 250Kb. If you do not have the facilities to reduce the size of your photos,  e-mail them to the address below, and I will facilitate.

VALUE STATEMENT

The advantages of belonging to the OTU Association.

LATEST SCHEYVILLIAN

In the past Neil has emailed The Scheyvillian directly to your email address and Winston Bucknall and more recently Roger Nation have placed The Scheyvillian on the association website. Emailing a document of up to 2 MB to around 200 people has been a time consuming task for recent issues, so from now on the Scheyvillian will not be individually emailed. Instead you will receive an email advising that the latest version is available from the website.

PHOTO GALLERY

A link to the collection of Scheyville  images that Neil Leckie has compiled. A  CD containing the original images together with a description of each photo, is available from Neil at a cost of $10.

Also links to other collections of  images of interest to Scheyvillians. If you have photos from reunions or other events that you would like posted, send a disk to PO Box 207 Geelong 3220, and I will  upload.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

A summary of The Association’s involvement in this area.

NSAA

NSAA. Details of our involvement with the National Servicemen’s association of Australia, and how you can have your details added to the Nominal roll of Nashos,

Medals; Details of the medals to which all National Servicemen are entitled,

Application Form; The form needed to apply for your medals,

National Service Memorial Commemorative Range; Items available from The Australian war Memorial  commemorating the new National Service Memorial (stamps, coins etc).

WEBSITE INSTRUCTIONS

This “how to use the website” document.

If you have any difficulties using the new website, have suggestions for improvement, or would like something posted under one of the main sections, you can use the above forum or e-mail me at

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Roger Nation

Secretary