QLD

Section President

Mrs. Helen Yench

email president@navalassocqld.org.au
Mobile 0402 239 741

Section Secretary

Ms. Kaye T. Morgan

email secretary@navalassocqld.org.au
Phone 0407 121 912

Section Treasurer

Mr. Steve Zahra

email treasurer@navalassocqld.org.au
Mobile 0419 025 822

Section Officers

Immediate Past President & 
Advocacy

 
Ray Sandford
Mobile:  0447 734 744
advocacy@navalassocqld.org.au
Vice President &
Membership Registrar

 
Marg Dean
Mobile:  0422 485 683
membership@navalassocqld.org.au
Vice President &
​Ceremonial

 
Rudi Bianchi
Mobile:  0402 239 741
ceremonial@navalassocqld.org.au
Vice President &
​Care 

 
Peter McDermott
Mobile:  0409 260 255
care@navalassocqld.org.au
State Public
​Relations

 
Jayne Keogh
Mobile:  0418 882 408
media@navalassocqld.org.au
Australian Naval Cadets
​Coordinator

 

Patricia Nuss
Mobile: 0439 674 199
cadets@navalassocqld.org.au

Media
Coordinator

 
Jayne Keogh
Mobile:  0418 882 408
media@navalassocqld.org.au
Office
​Administrator

 
Sandy Sandford
Mobile:  0400 607 902
admin@navalassocqld.org.au
Facebook Co-ordinator
James O'Connor
Mobile:  0439 750 500
facebook@navalassocqld.org.au
Please send photos and short stories about events in
your Sub-section to the Facebook Co-ordinator

Section Contact Details

Office Hours Tue & Thur, 0800 – 1200
Phone 07 3891 3040
Email admin@navalassocqld.org.au
Address PO Box 8301 Woolloongabba QLD 4102

 

A Veteran's Handbook

 

Queensland Monthly Ceremonies 2023

Naval Memorial

South Brisbane Memorial Park

Southbank Brisbane

 

MONTH 

DATE 

Day 

FOCUS 

HONOURING 

SPEAKERS 

February 

Thursday 

HMAS Voyager

Lost Crew 

 

February 

23 

Thursday 

RAN – Navy Week

Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Moreton: LCDR Braun  TBC

March 

Wednesday 

HMAS Perth

Lost Crew 

Organised by Perth Assoc

April 

27 

Thursday 

Navy Nashos

All those who served  

Alex Garlin

May 

25 

Thursday 

Vietnam Ships

Lost Crew 

 

June 

29 

Thursday 

Ships & Exhibits of Qld Maritime Museum

Diamantina

Forceful

Australia 

Lucinda 

Museum – Russell Adams TBC

July 

27 

Thursday 

Coastwatchers

JFK 

TBC

August 

31 

Thursday 

Hospital Ships

Centaur 

TBC

September 

28 

Thursday 

Tobruk Ferries

HMAS Parramatta (II) 

TBC

October 

26 

Thursday 

Battle of Leyte Gulf

HMAS Australia 

Shropshire 

Arunta 

Warramunga 

Kanimbla 

Manoora 

Westralia 

Gascoyne 

HDML 1074 

Bishop Dale 

Merkur 

Poyang 

Yunnah 

TBC

November 

30 

Thursday 

Sydney 2

All Sydney sailors 

TBC

 

 


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Section Documents

 

  • Monthly Ceremony - Naval "Jack's" Memorial 

  • South Brisbane Memorial Park

  • Southbank

  • 11:00 Last Thursday of each month (except Dec & Jan)

  • followed by Lunch at the Ship Inn