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 Coordinator
​		 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 Coordinator

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

 

 

Congratulations to the former State President Shipmate Raymond Thomas SANDFORD,

who was awarded an OAM in the King's Birthday 2023 Honours List For service to veterans, and their families.
BZ to Ray, and let's not forget his mainstay, Sandy.
 

Also in the awards were

Mrs Jennifer Dawn GREGORY, National President of the War Widows Association
New Farm QLD 4005
For service to veterans and their families.

Mr Russell William PETTIS
For significant service to veterans and their families. The Association's former National Secretary and White Ensign Editor on the award of an AM.

Congratulations to Russell, Jennifer, and Ray for their work on behalf of the Association and Veterans.

A Veteran's Handbook

 

Queensland Monthly Ceremonies 2023

Naval Memorial

South Brisbane Memorial Park

Southbank Brisbane

 

MONTH 

DATE 

Day 

FOCUS 

HONOURING 

SPEAKERS 

February 

9 

Thursday 

HMAS Voyager

Lost Crew 

 

February 

23 

Thursday 

RAN – Navy Week

Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Moreton: LCDR Braun  TBC

March 

1 

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 – Colin Jones

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 

Yunnan 

TBC

November 

30 

Thursday 

Sydney 2

All Sydney sailors 

TBC

 

 


They are almost gone.

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

                             

 

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