51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment in Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Military Base

51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4045 9310

Address: Porton Barracks 4869 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: www.army.gov.au/Our-people/Divisions-and-Brigades/Forces-Command/2nd-Division/51st-Battalion-Far-North-Queensland-Regiment

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25.01.2022 Enlistment ceremony

23.01.2022 Australian Army soldiers from the 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment are supporting a Queensland Police Service vehicle checkpoint in Chillagoe. ... QLD Police are restricting non-essential travel to protect regional and indigenous communities from the spread of COVID-19. Thank you to the over 530 ADF personnel who are supporting the QLD government and authorities as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Defence Australia Queensland Government Photographer: PTE Madhur Chitnis

22.01.2022 Cooperation is part of Army’s DNA. We have always supported people and assisted our communities in times of disaster and crisis. #OurPeople from 51st Battalion..., Far North Queensland Regiment are working alongside Queensland Police Service to operate vehicle checkpoints in Chillagoe as part of #OpCOVID19Assist. For daily updates on the Defence response to #COVID19, head to http://ow.ly/4uvB50zel4X.

19.01.2022 Great work CPL Smith!

18.01.2022 Soldiers from @51stBattalion during the field component of the Wet Season Training have been practicing the skills needed for Border Protection Operations and to Protect Country. #loveofcountryleadsme #Readynow

18.01.2022 51st Battalion soldiers from B Coy training under the watchful eye of their Company Sergeant Major

18.01.2022 Sergeant Regan Draheim promoted to Warrant Officer Class 2 yesterday. WO2 Draheim Came to 51st battalion in 1997 after 4 years in 2 CER as a combat engineer in the regular Army. For the last 23 years he has served 51st Battalion and has been in Alpha company, Bravo and now in Training Company. He continues to support the unit and pass on his knowledge while maintaining his career outside Defence. ... His dedication and continuing excellence in training and leading are well rewarded. Congratulations WO2 Draheim

17.01.2022 Striving to be the best you can be seems to run in Private Shernel Banjo’s family. The mother of five holds down a full-time job and then finds time to serve with the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment. Her dedication to family, employer and country is reminiscent of the determination of her Olympian cousin Cathy Freeman.... Currently on leave from her role working in health care with the Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council, Private Banjo has been working with other reservists from 51st Battalion to support the Queensland Police Service at movement control points to protect Indigenous communities from COVID-19. We are very passionate about our land, and joining the Reserves has been very rewarding, Private Banjo said. I can share my knowledge of the land and learn additional skills that I can also pass on. Private Banjo was recently chosen to receive further training as a medic. I particularly enjoy being a medic in the unit, she said. The additional training has been really good, but the hardest thing is leaving your family and kids. It never gets any easier, but with what I learn and bring back it is worth it. My mum looks after my girls and I’m glad about that. She is a teacher- she taught me and she also is now teaching some of her great grand kids! Private Banjo is particularly proud of her eldest child, who is in his final year of a nursing degree and looking forward to following his mother into a career in health care. However, her nine-year-old daughter is also capturing attention in another field that may run in the family’s genes. A while back the champion sprinter Cathy Freeman dropped into Kowanyama with her own mother to trace her family tree and it was then that Private Banjo discovered they were related. That was a spin-out, a real privilege meeting my cousin Cathy - she is so lovely, Private Banjo said. Hopefully my daughter will follow in her quick footsteps. She broke a record last year for the 100 metre sprint that was last set the year she was born - 2010.

15.01.2022 Thanks very much to the Northern Pride’s strength and conditioning coach Scott and Football Manager Chey for conducting a health and fitness lecture as well as a physical training session for some of our soldiers.

14.01.2022 The 51 FNQR Battalion Collective Training turned to build the soldiers in resilience and teamwork with rope adventure training. All participating soldiers overcame the natural fear/freeze instinct to climb up and abseil down the 3 BDE Climbing, Roping, Rappelling Tower. There were some scared faces initially but the smiles at the end tell the story.

12.01.2022 Protecting our nation Australian Army soldiers from the 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment and the Queensland Police Service operate a vehicle ch...eck point near Mount Carbine to restrict non essential travel in the region, as part of Operation #COVID19 Assist. #OurPeople #AusArmy

12.01.2022 Finished with the classroom. Now it’s time to get on-the-tools and build hands on experience. Later in the year these soldiers will have the opportunity to assist in the Construction phase of AACAP 2020 in Pormpuraaw - building a workforce for Army and a workforce for Community.

09.01.2022 Promoted! Presenting: CAPT Hall, WO1 Jung & WO2 John. Important to recognise these achievements with families - without whose support we achieve little. Good luck to the WO in their next units & look forward to more outstanding work from our Command Advisor - Indigenous in 2020.

08.01.2022 Sneak peak at some of the vehicles that will be on display at tomorrow’s Graduation Parade, Family Day and Employment Fair.

07.01.2022 Pte Swan is from Doomadgee and has served with 51st Battalion for 1 year. He was motivated to join the Army to try new things and to change his ways. Tyeree is travelling to Cairns to attend 51st Battalion’s training exercise, where he will practice his field craft, weapon handling and navigation skills. Tyeree has enjoyed being in the Army because he has been able to see new places, visit different communities and make new friends.... ‘Army has taught me a lot. I’ve learnt to respect my team mates, to be organised and learn new things. I enjoyed learning about the night vision most of all.’ NAIDOC Week means a special week to celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

06.01.2022 @51stBattalion is pleased to announce our new unit song-line shirt. The Main Concept was to use the song line shirt as symbolising: One for Country That Love of Country Leads Meit also guides us... Our individual company stories reflect our Country’s’ story The Shoulders Are the message sticks from our areashow we speak and communicate our love of countryOur Actions and Words define us our shoulders face or turn depending on our Actions The front chest- Left guides the right hence the Battalion logo is on the leftWestern way we shake with our right..it is how we do business. On Country our left guides the right..our heart is on the left side. The 4 lines represents the 4 companies it also represents equal say for Indigenous and Non Indigenouswe are one on country The Boar and Crocodile represent Alpha and Bravo Companies Crocodile is also a part of our Leadership storyWhere the head will go the body will follow, it is the collective knowledge we bring and it helps us to navigate and lead on country The Meeting symbol( four outer circles and the inner circle) carries this further as it on the left of the body symbolising our internal spirit as we come together, our collective spirit gives us strength and in the centre our spirit is strong and everyone has equal say and have an equal place. The dark panels on the side of the shirt - aligns to our battalion colour patchthat Country lifts our body The sea eagle up top represents Charlie Company the gift of the sea eagle is to look long way to watch out for country The Dingo is Delta Companyit is our medicine healer it understands country.. if we look after countrycountry looks after us The Tall Quinkan/Warriorrepresents our Ancestors on country watching usprotecting us as we protect country and those on country.

05.01.2022 Vale PTE Jason ‘Luke’ Sly. This morning members of the 51st Battalion gathered at the Innisfail Depot to remember Luke and his commitment to the unit. After his mates shared stories about him, including Luke receiving a ration pack can of cheese with two matches in it as his 40th birthday present whilst on exercise, a plaque was unveiled in his memory. Lest we forget.

05.01.2022 Pte Owens is from Normanton and has served with 51st Battalion for 1 year. He was motivated to join the Army because he wanted to change his life and do something different. This week Tayte is attending the 51st Battalion Mission Rehearsal Exercise so he can hone his field craft and better utilise surveillance equipment to employ within a Patrol on Operation Resolute. Tayte has enjoyed being in the Army because he has been able to see new things, make new friends and acquire ...new skills. ‘Army has taught me a lot. I’ve learnt to respect my seniors, it has also taught me discipline. I really enjoy learning new skills especially how to shoot and to show the younger generation respect and discipline. NAIDOC Week means a special week to celebrate the history and culture of the Indigenous people.’

04.01.2022 It was announced today in the Queens Birthday 2020 Honours List that former 51st Battalion RQMS, WO1 Faith Miller, was awarded an OAM for her contributions to enhancing Army's contribution to Indigenous employment and logistics training. From all the Soldiers and Officers of the Battalion we wish to extend our congratulations to WO1 Miller for her success and achievement. 'Ducit Amor Patriae'

03.01.2022 Great coverage of the work the unit has been doing. Wise words from CPL Pitt and LCPL Casey. https://links.streem.com.au/herald-sun-20191129-580exOIVYBHg

03.01.2022 Soldiers of 51st Battalion FNQR conduct training at Cowley Beach across a range of disciplines, led by our Non-Commissioned Officers, to support our Border Protection Operations.

03.01.2022 Today Defence acknowledges the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, which celebrates Indigenous peoples’ languages, cultures and ancient histori...es. The theme for 2020 is ‘COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience’, which aims to recognise the vulnerability and resilience of Indigenous peoples during the global pandemic. This theme also aims to highlight the importance of preserving and promoting Indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge and cultural practices in order to rebalance our relationship with nature. Defence is committed to preserving and celebrating Indigenous culture through the implementation of our Defence Reconciliation Action Plan 2019-2022, which outlines the commitment to Reconciliation under the refreshed Closing the Gap National Agreement. Read more: https://www.defence.gov.au/APSCareers/Indigenous/drap.asp #IDWIP #Reconciliation #ClosingTheGap

02.01.2022 Civilian construction industry training kicked off this morning. Around 40 soldiers from across the battalion will receive training in plant equipment, work health and safety qualifications and truck licenses.

02.01.2022 51st Battalion - on Parade