Naval Association of Australia |

We seek to provide an active and rich future that requires determined members.
Being a member sustains the legacy of past service and sacrifice.

The NAA pursue five objectives that underpin our mission:

Care (welfare) for the diverse and crucial support of Navy and ex-Navy men and women,
Commemoration by maintaining the legacy of past service and sacrifice.
Cadets (ANC) by assisting youths to become better citizens through support to the ANC.
Camaraderie to meet and socialise with like-minded Navy and ex-Navy men and women.
Community (Engagement) How we interact with and support our local communities.

Our aim is to be a dynamic and contemporary organisation supporting the Navy fraternity in a wide range of different ways with Mateship at the core of our ethos.

The Naval Association of Australia (NAA) was established in 1920. The NAA is the only national organisation with the sole purpose of looking after the interests of serving Navy and ex-Navy men and women. We believe that...

Every member is important to the NAA, the benefit to an individual may not be obvious, however, you will give Voice to Navy in the wider community. The five objectives underpinning our values point to the significance of membership. Compensation, rehabilitation and wellbeing entitlements provided to Navy and ex-Navy men and women today is the result of decades of dedicated work by NAA members.

The NAA is responsible for the HMAS Sydney II Virtual Memorial Website.

Keep an eye on the Notice Board for important information

All documents on the NAA Forms page

have now been updated and uploaded for use

This includes the new..

Capitation Forms

Membership Forms

White Ensign Magazine (Change of Address) Form

& Nomination Forms.

Petition Reason

This e-petition aims to attain recognition for service by Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force members, Police, St John Ambulance Association, Red Cross, Salvation Army, and civilians in disaster relief operation following the destruction of Darwin caused by Cyclone Tracy. Approximately 8,000 personnel operated from 25 December 1974 to 30 June 1975, evacuating people, stabilising buildings, bringing in vital supplies, and dealing with casualties. This e-petition argues the National Emergency Medal should be bestowed on all uniformed people involved. The Medal, struck in 2011, was immediately made retrospective for operations in bushfires back to 2009. However, despite several approaches to previous governments to recognise personnel in Cyclone Tracy recovery operations, their reasoning was “the burden of providing historical information for personnel, including researching and sourcing it makes retrospectivity unfeasible.” The petition emphasizes that medals are not merely decorations, but symbols of Australia’s gratitude, respect, and acknowledgment of service and sacrifice.

Petition Request

We therefore ask the House to request the National Emergency Medal Committee to reconsider whether Cyclone Tracy should be declared a nationally significant emergency for the purpose of the National Emergency Medal, noting that feasibility cannot be known until award recognition is tried. The services involved have personnel in place who can access their records. Your petitioners are capable of assessing other personnel who might apply. If this course of action is not possible, the petitioners request that the Government initiates a process for creation of a totally new medal in Australia – The Cyclone Tracy Medal.

click here to add your name to this very worthwhile petition

Independent Defence and Veterans' Commission up and running

The Albanese Government is implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to reduce suicide and suicidality among current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members.

Today, the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission (DVSC) begins operation as a powerful force for change, overseeing sustained improvement in how we protect the lives of those who protect us.

For the first time, veterans and their families have a government entity with a specific, singular focus on preventing suicide among current and ex-serving ADF members.

Operating independently of government, and backed by significant evidence-gathering powers, the DVSC will drive ongoing, systemic reform across the defence and veteran ecosystem.

The creation of the DVSC implements Recommendation 122 of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide – to create a new, independent statutory entity.

This recommendation was described by the Commission as its most important.

Standing up the DVSC is a foundational step in the Government’s ongoing program to implement Royal Commission recommendations.

A key element of its mandate is to hold government to account by monitoring and reporting on progress to implement recommendations.

Families of veterans who have died by suicide have made it clear they expect this body to be at arm’s length from Government.

That is why the Government will introduce standalone legislation for the Defence and Veterans' Service Commission, with a Commissioner to be appointed by the Governor-General to ensure their independence and enhance oversight of the implementation of Royal Commission recommendations, and include defence and veteran families in the Commission’s functions.

Penny McKay will serve as Acting Commissioner while a merit-based recruitment process for the inaugural permanent DVSC Commissioner is underway right now.

Ms McKay comes to the role with a distinguished career that’s included serving as Deputy Commonwealth and Defence Force Ombudsman.

The Albanese Government acknowledges and thanks the Interim Head of the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission, Mr Michael Manthorpe PSM, for his strong commitment and sound independent advice in establishing the new Commission.

Further details of the recruitment process for the inaugural Commissioner may be found at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.

Further details about the DVSC can be found at www.DVSC.gov.au.