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AUSTRALIAN NAVY CADET UNITS, HISTORY, REPORTS & CURRENT EVENTS
ANC VICTORIA Headquarters

TS ALBURY
TS Altona (School)
TS BARWON
TS BENDIGO
TS Hampton Park (School)
TS HENTY
TS LATROBE
TS MELBOURNE
TS MILDURA
TS Norwood (School)
TS TINGIRA
TS VOYAGER
TS Williamstown -Gellibrand (School)
Paid Off Units and History Notes

click here for summary list of Cadet Unit Awards

AUSTRALIAN NAVY CADET UNITS, HISTORY, REPORTS & CURRENT EVENTS
(listings correct as at 7th March 2000)

The Australian Navy Cadets (previously known as Naval Reserve Cadets 1973 - 31 march 2001), came under the direct sponsorship of the Royal Australian Navy in January 1973, providing for the spiritual, social and educational welfare of boys and girls and help to develop them in character, a sense of patriotism, self-reliance, citizenship and discipline. Uniforms are supplied free of charge. Cadets are required to produce a certificate from their doctor to confirm they are capable of carrying out the normal duties and activities of the Cadet Corps. If injured while on duty, Cadets are considered for payment of compensation. Parades are normally held during a weekend, Saturday or Sunday, or on Friday evening.
Training Syllabus includes seamanship, boat handling - sail and power, navigation, physical training, rifle shooting, signalling, rope splicing, general sporting activities and a variety of other subjects. Instructional camps are arranged for Cadets and they are also given opportunities, whenever possible, to undertake training at sea in ships of the Royal Australian Navy.
If Cadets are interested in pursuing a maritime career, then they are given every assistance to join the Royal Australian Navy, Mercantile Marine or such other maritime career option they choose.
For further information, contact-Senior Officer Australian Navy Cadets (SOANC). VICTORIA AREA

VICTORIA AREA ANC HEADQUARTERS VICTORIA AREA

Tuesday 1800 - 2200
HMAS Cerberus
HMAS Cerberus, Westernport, Victoria, 3920
(03) 5931 5234 Fax: (03) 5931 5235;

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PLEASE NOTE - THIS DETAIL OF UNITS DEPENDS ON INFORMATION RECEIVED AND THEREFORE NAMES AND DETAILS WILL HAVE CHANGED

TS ALBURY

Location: Building 105; Gaza Ridge Barracks, North Bandiana 3694
Postal Address: PO Box 4 MILPO, Bandiana Vic 3694
Parade: Sundays 0930 - 1600
Unit Telephone: (02) 6055 2369; Fax: (02) 6026 2168
Email: Lea.T@bigpond.com.au
Unit recognised by RAN - January 1983
STAFF:
CO: LEUT Lenora Toussaint, ANC
XO:
Training Officer: PO ANC Matt Toussaint
Coxswain:
Instructor: PO ANC Maree Marlborough
Instructor: Carol Woodmansey
Instructor: Kaylene Lord
Voluntary Instructor: David Williams

CIHS ALTONA (school)

Postal Address: Altona Secondary College, 227 Civic Parade, Altone, 3018
Email:
Tel: 9398 5811

TS BARWON

Location: Western Beach, GEELONG, VIC
Postal Address: 4 Settlement Rd., Belmont, VIC, 3216
Parade: Friday 1900 - 2200,
Unit Telephone: (03) 5222 1774 Fax: (03) 5229 4232
Email: tsbarwon@globalfreeway.com.au
Unit formed by Navy League in Australia - 5 March 1932. It was one of the first units in Victoria to be formed. The NSW Branch of the Navy League in Australia had initiated the Navy League Sea Cadet Movement in Australia in 1920 and after twelve successful years Victoria followed suit.
TS BARWON Awards:
'Most efficient Unit' Victoria Area - 1937 1959, 1960, 1962-1963, 1967, 1970, 1976 1979, 1980-1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996.
'Most Efficient Unit' Australia - 1959, 1980, 1981, 1987, and 1996.
Victors of 1996 ANC Annual Team Shooting Competition.
STAFF: CO: LEUT Dianne Trueman, ANC
XO/ Seamanship Officer: LEUT Gregory Walters, ANC
Training/ Sports Officer: CPO ANC Sam Gumina
Coxswain/ Instructor: CPO ANC Graham King
Stores Officer: PO ANC Carlene Mee
Boats Officer/ Instructor: PO ANC Maurice Anderson
Boats Instructor: VCI ANC Adam J Hearsham
Catering Officer:VCI ANC Brendan J Quarrel
Cadets:
Approximately 80 cadets total including 6 POs,12 LS.
Unit Committee (Incorporated): Parent's support group.

Click here for TS Barwon History Notes

TS BENDIGO

Location: Passchendaele Barracks, Multi User Depot, Junortoun, 3551
Postal Address: PO Box 876, BENDIGO VIC 3552
Parade: Friday Evening 1830 - 2200
Unit Telephone: (03) 5449 5545 (Lake Eppalock Camp 5439 2605); Fax: Nil
Unit History: TS BENDIGO was formed by the Navy League of Australia on 16 October 1952. Unit commenced under the guidance of Mr Des Nicholas, manager of the local radio station 3BO, through which he helped enormously with local recruiting, and Mr Jim Lundberg (later CO of the unit from 1962 to 1981). TS BENDIGO is considered to be the first inland cadet unit in Victoria. Approx one month after the unit was formed there were 90 boys parading as members. The Unit was officially commissioned on the 15th December 1956. The original home was an old boatshed on the shores of Lake Weeroona close to the centre of the City.
The Navy League invested funds in maintaining this building until the Unit was relocated to an old Nissen hut in the car park of the local Ordnance Factory (now ADI Ltd) in the mid 1970's. Earlier it had been decided that Lake Weeroona was too shallow for safe sailing and the Parent Committee commenced the process of renting a campsite at Lake Eppalock.
In 1969 the Parent Committee purchased an old Army building from the Bendigo High School for $10- and had it moved to the campsite some 30 kms from Bendigo. Parades were still held weekly at the ADI site in buildings, which were upgraded in 1990, and weekend camps were held at NLTS Eppalock.
In 2002 TS BENDIGO moved to the new Multi User Depot in Junortoun where they still parade on a Friday evening. The current Unit Support Committee continue to raise funds to pay for the lease and maintenance of buildings at the Lake Eppalock site. Selected as the Most Efficient Unit in Victoria in 1972 and 2003 and won the Navy League Shield for the Most Efficient Unit in Australia in 2003.
STAFF:
CO - LEUT ANC Mark Pritchard
XO - PO ANC Patricia Ibbotson
Coxswain: CPO ANC Peter Brown
Unit Support Volunteers: USV Sheilah Gamble
Stores: USV Melissa Cavender
Stores assistant: USV Michael St Clair
Training: USV Ewen Pritchard
(revised 29 August 2005)

CIHS GELLIBRAND (School)

Postal Address: Williamstown High School, Pasco St., Williamstown 3016
Email: sz@willihigh.vic.edu.au Tel: 9397 1899

CIHS HAMPTON PARK (School)

Postal Address:Hampton Park Secondary College, Fordholm Rd,Hampton Park, 3976
Email: clarm@alphalink.com.au Tel: 9799 2600

TS HENTY

Location: Lee Breakwater Rd., Portland Harbour Foreshore, PORTLAND, VIC
Postal Address: 65 Learmonth Street, PORTLAND VIC 3305
Parade: Friday 1800 - 2200
Unit Telephone: (03) 5523 1387 Fax: Nil
Unit formed by Navy League of Australia - 7 February 1943, from the Junior Auxiliary of the Naval Auxiliary Patrol (NAP). This was a volunteer Patrol formation as part of the RAN that operated between 1939 - 1945. They wore special Naval Buttons and over 450 volunteers manned the peacetime pleasure cruisers in all the ports in Australia.*
Selected as 'Most Efficient Unit' Victoria - 1960, 1985.
STAFF:
CO: LCDR Cyril Cram, ANC
XO:
Training Officer/ Boats Officer: PO ANC David Reid
Coxswain: CPO ANC Alan Hogan
Instructor: P/PO ANC Pamela Cox
(*revised 29 Sept 2000)

TS LATROBE

Location: South Shore Road, NEWBOROUGH, VIC
Postal Address: PO Box 857, MOE, VIC., 3825
Parade: Friday 1845 - 2130
Unit Telephone: (03) 5127 6777, Fax: (03) 5127 4063
Boat Shed Lake Narracan
Unit formed by Navy League of Australia - August 1962.
Selected "Most Efficient Unit' Victoria Area - 1964, 1990.
STAFF:
CO: LEUT ANC Merrylyn Andruschthak
XO: CPO ANC Maree Slade
Stores Officer: PO ANC John Coulsen
Coxswain/ Instructor:
Training Officer:
Instructor: PO ANC Dianne Rowe

TS MELBOURNE

Location: 48 Kingston Road, SURREY HILLS, VIC
Postal Address: 48 Kingston Road, SURREY HILLS VIC 3127
Parade: Tuesday 1800 - 2200
Unit Telephone: (03) 9830 5297 Fax: Nil
Email: tsmelbourne@hotmail.com
URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts_melbourne_nrc
Unit formed by Navy League of Australia - June 1951. On 16 October 1952 they occupied the purpose built Sea Cadet training building on the shores of Albert Park Lake.
It was erected with funds from a public appeal in the 1950s as a memorial to the RAN. Later they removed to an old Military drill hall complex in Camberwell Grove, Camberwell.
In early 1988 the cadets were temporarily relocated to HMAS Lonsdale in Rouse St., Port Melbourne (now demolished) for parades until a new purpose built building in Surrey Hills was completed in October 1988.
The Albert Park building remained largely unused by cadets and was finally demolished when the race track was built around Albert Park Lake in the 1990s thereby losing a prime sail training site in Melbourne for sea cadets.
Selected 'Most Efficient Unit' Victoria - 1968, 1984, 1986, 1995.
Selected 'Most Efficient Unit' Australia - 1968, 1984, 1986.
STAFF:
CO: A/LEUT ANC Bindi Owen
XO: Sub-Leut ANC Jeff Owen
Training Officer: PO ANC Peta-Jane Saly
Coxswain: CPO ANC Darren Simon
Voluntary Instructor: LS Hugh Sweeny-Smith RAN
Voluntary Instructor: Mr Michael Andrews
Voluntary Instructor: Ms Nicole Sproull
Voluntary Instructor: Mr Kane Robinson
(Amended 4 February 2001)

TS MILDURA

Location: Army Drill Hall, San Mateo Avenue, MILDURA
Postal Address: PO Box 619 CP, MILDURA VIC 3500
Parade: Mondays 1845 - 2155
Unit Telephone: (03) 5023 6070 Fax: Nil
Unit formed by Navy League of Australia - June 1953.
Selected 'Most Efficient Unit' Victoria - 1988.
Winner of ANC National Shooting Competition in 1994.
STAFF:
CO: LEUT ANC Michael Chopping
XO: LEUT Pam Dowdy ANC
Training Officer:
Coxswain: PO ANC Peter Davies
Stores Officer:
Instructor: PO ANC Stuart Green
Voluntary Instructor:

CIHS NORWOOD

Postal Address: Norwood Secondary College, Byron St, North Ringwood 3134
Email: warrenhalliday@hotmail.com; Tel: 9870 5399

TS TINGIRA

Location: HMAS CERBERUS, CRIB POINT, VIC
Postal Address: 39 Flinders Street, BITTERN VIC 3918
Parade: Friday 1830 - 2130
Unit Telephone: (03) 5950 7798; Fax: (03) 5950 7842;
Email: tingira@alphalink.com.au
Unit recognised - July 1992.
Selected as 'Most Efficient Unit' Victoria - 1994, 1997.
STAFF:
CO: LCDR Karen Rogers, ANC
XO: SBLT Val Bookless ANC;
Training Officer:WOB Rick "Buck' Rogers RANR
Coxswain: CPO ANC Graeme 'Pedro' Peterson
Drum Corps Instructor/ Writer: PO ANC Natasha Nemarich

VOLUNTARY INSTRUCTORS & GENERAL ASSISTANTS:-
General Stores: Ron Phillips
Administrative Officer: Elizabeth 'Liz' Meyles
Training Office Assistant: Stewart Flemming, Julia Peterson;
Clothing Store: Wilma Kneebone
Instructors: CPO Andy Holman RAN
Maintenance: Carl Kelly
Web Page: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~tingira

TS VOYAGER

Location: 146 Nelson Place, WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC
Postal Address: 146 Nelson Place, WILLIAMSTOWN VIC 3016
Parade: Fridays 1800 - 2200
Unit Telephone: (03) 9399 9924; Fax: Nil;
Email: Voyager@labyrinth.net.au
Unit formed by Navy League of Australia - May 1957.
Selected "Most Efficient Unit' Victoria - 1961, 1965, 1969, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993.
STAFF: CO: LEUT Noel Baker, ANC
XO: SBLT Ross Burns ANC
Coxswain: CPO ANC Lisa Foley
Stores Officer: SBLT Anita Baker ANC

Click here for TS Voyager History File

CIHS WILLIAMSTOWN (School)

Postal Address: Williamstown High School, Pasco St., Williamstown 3016
Email: sy@willihigh.vic.edu.au; Tel: 9397 1899

Navy League Sea Cadet Units formed that have since paid off and some history notes regarding units:

Port Melbourne Company - (met in Port Melbourne Naval Reserve Depot for a time.
Black Rock Company - paid off 16 October 1952.
TS Avalon - Geelong Grammar School- ceased due to lack of suitably experienced staff.
Footscray Technical School Company- ceased due to lack of suitably experienced staff.

The Victoria Division of the Navy League of Australia at one time leased the yacht "Winston Churchill" for several years (this was the yacht that sank in a violent storm in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race). LCDR Ray Appleby was its skipper on many cruises. It was based at Williamstown in the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.