The New Entry Officer’s Course 55 (NEOC 55) passing out parade took place on the Quaterdeck of HMAS Creswell with Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC and Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, AO, CSC, RAN. At the most recent graduation of New Entry Officers on 1 December at HMAS […]
Prize Giving at RANC July 2015
Opening of the Captain John Robertson DSC RAN Building at Fleet Base East Garden Island This building is the ‘LHD Through Life Support Facility’. It emulates the systems in these impressive new ships and manages all LHD logistics etc. Read CDRE Brian Robertson’s speech here Naming Ceremony speech Read CAPT John Robertson DSC RAN bio […]
Open up this news item by clicking on the heading. The first ever NOC Annual General Meeting held by digital means and enabling members to attend without regard for geography was held on 23 July. Relevant documents can be accessed at this link. Documents include Minutes, the President’s Report and Financial Report.
The Prime Minister and Minister for Defence announcement recommending Teddy Sheean be retrospectively awarded the VC is available at this link Teddy Sheean VC Recommendation.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION AND CERTIFICATE TO RECOGNISE SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS ON 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WAR’S END. A special commemorative medallion marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War is now available to every living Second World War veteran to say ‘thank you for your service’. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs The […]
Naval Officers Club member Rear Admiral Andrew John Robertson AO DSC RAN – Navy’s most accomplished Gunnery Officer – has died at age 95 in North West New South Wales. Andrew has been an ardent supporter of the Club and he will be sorely missed at future Club functions, at which he and Pat were […]
The museum mourns the passing of one of its earliest champions RADM Andrew Robertson was Deputy Convenor of the Advisory Committee for the Australian National Maritime Museum in 1985 and Deputy Chairman of the Interim Council from 1985 to 1988. He had profound input into the establishment and shaping of the museum. He drafted a […]
Ian MacDougall being laid to rest at Marrawah in NW Tasmania alongside his wife who passed away in 2011 Australia’s most senior submariner and former Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall AC AFSM RAN, passed away on 1 July at age 82 in Tasmania. Vice Admiral MacDougall joined the Royal Australian Navy a […]
