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OTU ASSOCIATION -WA CHAPTER
NEWSBRIEF NO 2
MEDALS
Do you have what you are entitled to ? You are at least entitled to the 2 below
Use this link www.defence.gov.au/medals to get the
Australian Defence and
Anniversary of National Service medals
These are rightfully yours and should be received for you and your family….
On the Medals Home Page (click the link above) read the ADM and ANSM heading on the left
Then, go to Application Forms and print and fill in BOTH the first and second listed
Application for Australian Defence Medal
Application for all other medals.
And send them to the address on the form. A few weeks later you will receive them.
ANZAC DAY 2011
You can wear your medals at next year’s ANZAC Day parade under the OTU banner. 21 marched in 2010, lets make it 31 or 41 or more in 2011.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT and LEADERSHIP
Our support of these areas will hopefully be boosted soon by a grant from the National Council to the Sail Training Ship Leeuwin II. The Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation takes 40 trainees (14-25) and 10 volunteer crew (junior leaders) on week long and day sails from Fremantle. It has taken over 30,000 young people in 24 ½ years and next year (2011) will celebrate its 25th or Silver Anniversary.
OTU FINANCIAL MEMBERSHIP
Your financial membership ($50 pa) contributes greatly to our Youth Development program and renewal now covers the period July 2010 to June 2011. Included in your membership
3 annual editions of The Scheyvillean magazine
Access to the website resources, member lists, info updates
Access to reunions and social functions
Networking and support links
Great Q store items.
There is a membership form attached. Please fill it out and send it in with JUST $ 50…. If that’s too hard – send me the $ 50 and I will fill in and send the form off for you !!!!!!! I’ll even update your details on the website for you.
NEXT NETWORKING LUNCH
Friday 6 August - Romany Restaurant in Northbridge. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Jim Hancock).
For those who haven’t been to one or haven’t been for a while – these are very relaxed and enjoyable breaks from hum drum life – Be In It !
LOST CONTACTS
I am trying to contact the following. They have not updated their details on the website (www.otu.asn.au ) Can anyone with details (preferably email address and or mobile phone numbers) please send them direct to me so I can contact and add them to our information distribution list.
Neil ANDERSON Lawrence APPLEBEE Colin BRYANT Bruce CHESSELL
Colin CHESTER Alex CLARKE John COCHRANE Mark CONRAU
Dennis CRIDDLE Ian DECK Clive DIGNEY Lawrence GRIFFITHS
Rod HATCHER Richard HAWLEY Peter HEMSLEY Leonard HENDERSON
Don HOLMES Michael KINSELLA Allan LOWE Brian MOONEY
Patrick MULLALLY Robert NICKELS Brian POOLE Ray ROBINSON
John RUSSELL Kevin RUTTER Malcolm SINCLAIR Richard TIPPET
John TUCKER Tom VAN LEEUWIN Neil WALLACE Ken WALLER
Neville WILLIAMS
‘DUKE ELEGANT’
Being a post Scheyville pilot, I was intrigued by a series of stories on the web by ‘Duke Elegant’ a pilot who had graduated in 1967 from Scheyville and Pt Cook as an army aviator and had gone on to some hair raising exploits around the world – you can read by clicking the link below – and find the OTU reference by clicking on Edit and Find on this page on the task bar at the top of the page.
http://www.equinedzine.com/Duke_Elegant.htm
Try as I might from the class lists I could not identify the person by real name – can anyone help ? Please let me know at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
RECENT DRINKS at 13 BRIGADE OFFICERS MESS
A number of us recently attended a joint Happy Hour for the Duntroon ex Officers, OTU and Area Officers at the very pleasant 13 Brigade Mess at the Defence area at Karrakatta. The local commander, PMC and secretary welcomed us and invited us to use the mess for drinks whenever we felt so inclined and also offered it for social functions. We are now considering a mixed mess night there.
FINALLY
Please consider financial membership if you have not already – it will considerably boost our youth development program and networking contacts and it is for the entire NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.
The membership form is attached.
Please contact me if you have any news or suggestions.
Jay McDaniell
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
0438 959 050
PS………This could save you your annual membership fee !
FREE TELSTRA DIRECTORY - 1223
For anyone contemplating using the Sensis directory service number, 1234, DON'T! Sensis, as you may or may not know, is a subsidiary of Telstra. The 1234 number is replacing the Telstra 12456 directory assistance number, but this time with outrageous costs attached: 40c to call the number, then 4c A SECOND! By law, Telstra have to provide a FREE directory assistance number, because they are still majority owned by the government. They choose however not to pass this number on to the public.
What's the free number?
1223