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Women Veterans Network Australia

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

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25.01.2022 Officially opened on 26 November 1932, the Great Ocean Road is permanent memorial to those who died while fighting in World War I carved in rock. Built by returned servicemen, it winds around the rugged southern coast and was a huge engineering feat ending decades of isolation for Lorne and other coastal communities. Read more: https://www.visitmelbourne.com//Building-the-Great-Ocean-R

22.01.2022 At the end of high school all Carly Bakes wanted to do was be a part of the Australian Defence Forcemuch to her parent’s surprise. At the age of 18 she boarded the Royal Australian Navy bus headed for HMAS Cerberus and went on to serve in the Navy for seven years as a Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain sailor. Carly’s career saw her post to a number of locations around Australia and in 2018 she deployed to Operation Mazurka in Egypt. When she returned home she started to t...hink about leaving the Navy. I decided it was time to leave as I had recently graduated with a Bachelors of Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management and wanted to further explore the commercial aspects of supply chain management and challenge myself in a new industry, Carly said. Family have played a big part in Carly’s career and remain a key resource of support and encouragement. She said they have always been by her side in all the decisions she has made, especially the one to transition. Transitioning to civilian life in February Carly is now working for Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia in Sydney. Read more of Carly's story here: https://www.dva.gov.au/newsro/meet-our-veterans/carly-bakes #ThankYouForYourService #TYFYS

22.01.2022 A belated Happy Birthday to Roslyn Willis (nee Tibbett) who celebrated turning 100 years old on 5th September. #ThankYouForYourService #TYFYS

22.01.2022 Happy 100th birthday Charmian! #ThankYouForYourService

21.01.2022 LCpl Jessica Haines-Hann stands in front of the mural she painted at the Gallipoli Barracks Sergeants’ Mess, a tribute to 2/14LHR (QMI). Mural a ‘stable’ remind...er of the past, Capt Jesse Robilliard reports. The Stable Room at the Sergeants’ Mess at Gallipoli Barracks has had a facelift. In a tribute to the 2/14LHR (QMI) it now features a spectacular mural of a watering hole. President of the mess committee WO1 Matthew Bold said the COVID19 lockdown and the increasing number of online meetings led to the pool table in the stables being removed so the space could be used as an education room. As the room is being used more, WO1 Bold came up with the idea to have a mural painted on one of the walls to pay homage to 2/14LHR (QMI), which is based at Gallipoli Barracks. He commissioned multimedia technician LCpl Jessica Haines-Hann to airbrush a mural to represent the unit’s history. RSM 2/14 LHR (QMI) WO1 Jamie Adams said military education for the unit used to take place far away from air-conditioned comfort. Military education originally was putting the horses into the lines, putting the pickets out and sitting around the campfire having a yarn about the day’s activities, WO1 Adams said. WO1 Adams had a photo of a scene from the past, which LCpl Haines-Hann used to create her mural. It’s a fantastic photo of the horses and the men from 1910 down at the watering hole at Holsworthy, and the watering hole made sense with the Gallipoli Barracks Sergeants’ Mess as well, LCpl Haines-Hann said. It took her two weeks to paint the mural. This is the biggest, most complex piece I have ever done, so it’s a nice portfolio piece and it has a little bit of historic significance as well, she said. The mess committee president was fantastic to work for. Everyone has been really supportive and it’s quite an interesting piece for people. WO1 Adams said the revamped Stable Room would be a popular fixture at the mess. I hope this becomes an education room, not just for the light horse members of the brigade, but for the entire brigade, WO1 Adams said. See more

21.01.2022 A belated Happy Birthday to Frances Poole (nee Bradley) who celebrated her centenary birthday on 3rd September. #ThankYouForYourService #TYFYS

21.01.2022 Braver than any man: Revealed for the first time, the awe-inspiring courage of two British sisters who waged a one-family war on the Nazis - and were left with emotional scars that never healed. Read more of their incredible story at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk//SOE-agents-Didi-Nearne-Reveal

20.01.2022 Today is R U OK Day. This year, the message is 'There's more to say after R U OK?' It's hard to know what to say if someone tells you they aren't ok. Listening to their concerns, encouraging them to take action and checking-in regularly after your chat are three great places to start. After today, keep the conversation going and make each day a good day to check in with loved ones. A conversation could change a life.... Get some tips on what to say after R U OK at https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask.

19.01.2022 Did you know the Blue Wiggle once wore khaki? Former rifleman, Pipe & Drums member, and the hero of kids Australia-wide, Anthony Field shares his memories of service and his struggles with mental health issues.

19.01.2022 #Thursday #ThankYouForYourService #TYFYS In the peak of the 2019-20 Antarctic summer, Royal Australian Navy Hydrographer Lieutenant Danielle Britton embarked on a six-week voyage to Antarctica’s South Shetland Islands on board Peruvian Navy polar research vessel BAP Carrasco. The first placement of its kind between the two Navies, the voyage was not only an opportunity to engage with Australia’s friends across the Pacific but a unique opportunity for the hydrographic service... to broaden the experience of its people. Read her story: https://bit.ly/ATADeployment

18.01.2022 Our Organisation has a voice and is a support to veteran women. Your voice is important and you should have a say. If you wish to attend our catchups and events you need to be covered and that means becoming a member. Register now: https://wvna.org.au/.../WVNA-Membership-Application-09... Fill in the form and pay only $10 for your say and to support this network. ... Any questions on membership please email: [email protected] To vote in who you want to represent your say at the AGM you will need to be a member. AGM 13 February 2021 - online event See more

18.01.2022 #YearoftheNurseandMidwife Between 1916 and 1919 more than 500 Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) nurses served in British hospitals in India, where their patients included hundreds of Turkish prisoners of war and wounded British troops. The nurses found the tropical monsoonal climate debilitating. "I believe it to be awful in India. English nurses could not stand the heat and cholera that is why they have sent Australians." Sister Jessie Tomlins AANS nurses were also p...osted to Salonica in Greece, where by 1918 one in five of the nurses in British military hospitals was Australian. They worked mainly in tent hospitals, and most of their patients were suffering from malaria, dysentery, and black water fever. The nurses toiled through hot, mosquito-infested summers, and then had to endure freezing winters, "living in balaclavas and scarves, topcoats and anything else we can get on". These were challenging locations for the women. With little preparation, they were expected to manage large hospitals, overseeing nonEnglish speaking staff who had very different customs. Many of the nurses felt sidelined from the real action of caring for "our boys" on the Western Front. #LestWeForget Read more about nurses during the Great War: https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/nurses/ww1 #IYNM2020 #NursesRock

18.01.2022 Is there anyone you have been meaning to check on? Save this photo and share it with a friend you care about. #buddycheck #every1needsasister

17.01.2022 A prestigious Air Force NAIDOC Week award has become a family affair, with the wife of last year’s winner receiving the 2020 award. The Maliyan Medallion is awarded to members who demonstrate excellence in their commitment to advancing the Air Force Indigenous Strategy. The medallion depicts maliyan, which is the Wiradjuri word for wedge-tailed eagle, moving through place and time with knowledge, wisdom and authority. ... Officer Training School (OTS) directing staff member Squadron Leader Mark Rankin was awarded the medallion last year. During this year’s NAIDOC Week, his wife and fellow OTS directing staff member, Flight Lieutenant Eva Rankin, received the award. Read more: https://news.defence.gov.au//award-indigenous-work-family-

17.01.2022 #Thursday #ThankYouForYourService #TYFYS Growing up in Redland Bay while completing her secondary schooling at Our Lady’s College, Annerley, Squadron Leader Lauren Bishop spent most summer holidays on Stradbroke Island with her grandparents, rather than picking strawberries in the local area. Twenty years later Squadron Leader Bishop is now the Royal Australian Air Force's Senior Movements Officer at Headquarters Number 96 Wing, RAAF Base Amberley.... Read her story: https://news.defence.gov.au//how-cooking-fuelled-desire-jo

14.01.2022 Australian Partners of Defence (APOD) have partnered with the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) to provide FREE member access. If you are an existing DVA card holder, you can use your card to join the APOD community for FREE. Read more about APOD at: www.apod.com.au. ... If you don’t have a Veteran Card, you can apply via MyService dva.gov.au/myservice

13.01.2022 Applications for 2021 Long Tan Bursaries and AVCAT scholarships close at midnight 31 October 2020. AVCAT - Australian Veterans' Children Assistance Trust scholarships are for the children and grandchildren of Australian ex-serving veterans. Long Tan Bursaries are for the children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans and are funded by the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs.... Scholarships provide up to $4000 per year, for three years, to full-time students at university, TAFE college or registered training organisation. To be eligible students must be: - the child, stepchild, foster child or grandchild or an Australian ex-serving veteran* - an Australian citizen or permanent resident. - enrolled, or planning to enrol in 2021, in a full-time course at an Australian university, TAFE college or registered training organisation, receiving, or be eligible to receive in 2021, a Centrelink payment like Youth Allowance or an equivalent means-tested educational payment. Some scholarships have specific criteria, for further information go to avcat.org.au.

12.01.2022 Is there anyone you have been meaning to check on? Save this photo and share it with a friend you care about. #buddycheck #every1needsasister

12.01.2022 For six years, Lieutenant Commander Christine Hillam has provided specialist support to countless Navy members in and around the ACT from an out-of-the way, nondescript office aboard HMAS Harman. #ThankYouForYourService Read more of her story here: https://news.navy.gov.au/en/Aug2020/People/5962

11.01.2022 The team at Modern Soldier is stoked to launch Australia’s first VETERAN ONLINE MARKETPLACE. Check it out, enjoy and support those who serve the country. www.modern-soldier.com

11.01.2022 Royal Australian Navy Commander Jennifer Parker, who has spent 18 years in the Navy, is managing maritime operations in the Sentinel Expeditionary Headquarters as part of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC). #ThankYouForYourService Read more of her story here: https://news.navy.gov.au/en/Aug2020/Operations/5952

10.01.2022 #YearoftheNurseandMidwife From army nurse to midwife: Sister Nellie Morrice (on right of image, France c.1917) The seventh of 11 children, Nellie Morrice enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at the outbreak of war, as did four of her brothers. She was appointed head sister of 1st Australian General Hospital (1AGH) in Egypt in 1916. From Egypt she was sent to hospitals in Britain and France before joining 3AGH in Abbeville on the Somme in 1917. The following year, M...orrice was awarded the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for "valuable services with the Armies in France and Flanders". On her return to Australia after the war, Morrice was involved for many years in the NSW Bush Nursing Association (BNA), specialising in midwifery and the care of infants. In June 1934 Sister Morrice was appointed MBE and in 1948 she retired, having worked as secretary for twenty-four of the then thirty-seven years of the BNA. #LestWeForget Read Sister Nellie Morrice’s biography at: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biogra/morrice-nellie-constance-13111 Read more about nursing during the Great War: https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/nurses/ww1 #IYNM2020 #NursesRock

09.01.2022 #Thursday #ThankYouForYourService #TYFYS Flying Officer Kaitlyn Lyons distinctly remembers the Concorde passenger airliner - with its long pointed nose and bullet-like airframe streamlined for supersonic flight - that flew over her primary school in England. Inspired to become a pilot, she was awarded a Powered Flying Scholarship by the Australian Air Force Cadets after returning to Brisbane and joined the Aviation learning program at Indooroopilly State High School.... Read her story: https://news.defence.gov.au//concorde-opens-pathway-exciti

08.01.2022 Navy logistics officer Lieutenant Rene Van Rooyen is one of 19 Australian Defence Force members deployed on Operation ASLAN as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). #ThankYouForYourService Read more of her story here: https://news.navy.gov.au/en/Aug2020/Operations/5958

06.01.2022 Upon noticing that the Navy signage aboard HMAS Harman was becoming weathered and worn, Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Nicole Marotzek has used a lull in Navy Brand operations to put her skills to work in revitalising the unit badges. Read more about her restoration work here: https://news.navy.gov.au/en/Aug2020/People/5963

06.01.2022 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to ALL DAD'S and especially that special breed of man...whichever uniform he wears, or has worn ...at home, or away...still with us, or only in our memories. #militarydads #FathersDay

05.01.2022 #ThankYouForYourService Thursday Wing Commander Marija ‘Maz’ Jovanovich is an Air Force pilot, test pilot and senior officer who has flown some interesting aeroplanes, been to some interesting places, and had the privilege of leading men and women in both peace and war. Read her insights for leading in a male dominated environment here:... https://groundedcuriosity.com/the-only-woman-in-the-room/ #SpotlightHer #TYFYS

03.01.2022 We live in such a ‘Lucky Country’. Shame to waste it by doing nothing.

02.01.2022 THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE!!

02.01.2022 You are not alone, support is just a phone call away. Keep these numbers handy in your wallet or program them into your phone and reach out anytime, anywhere.

02.01.2022 #ThankYouForYourService Thursday On her first international operational deployment, Corporal Miranda Worth is solidifying her professional skills and knowledge. Corporal Worth is the Expeditionary Air Operations Unit’s non-commissioned officer for base support at the ADF’s Camp McNamara on Operation Accordion in the Middle East.... Her responsibilities include supporting all personnel deployed to the camp and visiting members, coordinating visa applications and managing accommodation. I combine with a great team for numerous international engagements and that keeps you eager and keen to put your best foot forward and do a great job, Corporal Worth said. Read more of Miranda’s story here: https://news.defence.gov.au//making-most-her-first-deploym #SpotlightHer #TYFYS