Air Force Association (Vic)

Calendar of Events

Anthony Pahl — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:39:01 +0000

The web page that displayed up-coming events has been removed from the site, and is replaced by a direct link on the website that directs the user to the AFA (Vic) Blog, where all event details, as well as other breaking news and items of interest are included.

FAIR INDEXATION BILL (MIL SUPER)

Gordon Caley — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:14:56 +0000

Richard

The Senate committee report on the Fair Indexation Bill is now available at the link below. Predictably, the Committee split on party lines. It seems that the Australian Greens member sided with the ALP, counter to the commitment to fair indexation espoused by the Greens before the 2010 election.

I’m sure we will hear more in coming days, although the Government will doubtless hope that the Committee’s recommendation and our reaction to it will be drowned by the noise from tonight’s Budget.

I am incandescent, albeit unsurprised. I hope you are too.

Win Fowles
National Retirement Benefits Team Member & Sunshine Coast Representative
Defence Force Welfare Association

Tel: 0418 75 15 48
winfowles@bigpond.com
www.dfwa.org.au

The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 and related matters report is now available on-line

Presidents at Home

Gordon Caley — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:30:15 +0000

The Presidents at home is on hold until advised

PRESIDENT AT HOME EVENINGS

The first Thursday of the month has been set aside for a Presidents at Home Evening (social get together). We will endeavour to have interesting speakers for the evening, touching on subjects such as Military History, Health Issues and other subjects of interest.

Unless otherwise advised evenings will commence at 6pm concluding around 8pm. Lights refreshments and beverages will be served at no cost to members or their guests.

Members are encouraged to bring guests, there are no restrictions as to how many. Bookings are essential for catering purposes, ring 98134600.

We also encourage feed back and suggestions for guest speakers.

AFA Website Additions

Anthony Pahl — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:45:34 +0000

The Australian Flying Corp Memorial Sword recipient for 2010 is FLTLT Mark Frost from School of Air Traffic Control, RAAF Base East Sale. (The Royal Australian Air Force Association Foundation refers.

The Article, “Discipline in the Field Should be Left to Military Command” by Kathryn Cochrane is reproduced on the AFA Website at Articles of Interest.

Anthony W. Pahl OAM
AFA Webmaster
October 21, 2010

Fair Go For Our Veterans: Website

Anthony Pahl — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:20:15 +0000

A better deal on superannuation for veterans & ex-service members

We have added the “Fair Go For Our Veterans” website to our “Links” page.

“A Magpie Flies” by Fred Neville

Anthony Pahl — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:05:16 +0000

Fred Neville, an Armourer with 2 Squadron when Magpie 91 was lost, has written a moving account about an unexpected observation during the dedication of the RAAF Vietnam Plaque Dedication at Point Cook on 28 March 2010. His story is included with the presentation on the website at at “A Magpie Flies“

Welcome!

Anthony Pahl — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:58:51 +0000

Welcome to the AFA (Vic) Blog. This facility will allow important information and breaking news, as well as details of the Associations upcoming activities to be easily detailed by AFA Staff and accessed by members.

For the Blog to be most effective, members are urged to either bookmark the Blog or to add the RSS link to their browser.

Please don’t hesitate to send comments and suggestions to the AFA (Vic) Office by email to the Office Manager at office@raafavic.org.au or by other written means. All feedback will be considered with the view of providing features that may be required provided, of course, that they are are both useful and do-able.