Vale Commander John C Lindsay
Dear members, I regret to advise the death on 20 November 2024 in Perth, WA of NOA member Commander John C Lindsay RAN (Retired). John entered the RANC, then at Flinders Naval […]
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Vale LCDR Roger Buxton CD RCN
Dear members, It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of a Victorian member with a service history in the Royal Canadian Navy, rather than our own. […]
British carrier leads huge NATO fleet in message to Russia
Multiple naval task forces, all taking part in the largest NATO exercise in decades, have converged together to join HMS Prince of Wales and her Carrier Strike Group.Exercise Steadfast Defender […]
Vale Vice Admiral RAK Walls AO RAN Rtd
Remembering Vice Admiral Robert Walls AO RAN (Retired) September 3, 2023 By John Mortimer and John Perryman On 28 August 2023 Vice Admiral Robert Andrew Kevin Walls passed away after […]
Captain Robert Ray MBE RAN Retd
Captain Robert Ray MBE RAN Retd passed away on 25 March 2023. This obituary was compiled by his former FAA colleage, Max Speedy. Bob joined the Navy in 1956 as […]
Rear Admiral James Goldrick AO CSC RAN Rtd
Outstanding Naval Officer and Internationally Acclaimed Naval Historian and Strategist By Vice Admiral Peter Jones, ANI President On 17 March 2023 Rear Admiral James Goldrick died in Canberra. He was […]
Captain Murray Tobias AM, RFD, QC
Eulogy by RADM The Hon. Justice M.J. Slattery RAN on behalf of Chief of Navy 16 March 2023 There is another chapter to Murray’s story, for he was a member […]
Vale – Rear Admiral Geoffrey Bayliss AM
Rear Admiral Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss, AM, RAN Rtd RADM Geoffrey Bayliss was born in 1937 in the remote highlands of Burma and attended Brisbane Boys College. Following National Service […]
One of Our Best CDs
This article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on 10 March 2022. It is a reminder of the selfless service that so many have given to the RAN and their […]
Hunter Class Concerns
Dutton and Chief of the Navy Respond to Fears Around Hunter Class Publication of a leaked engineering report criticising the anticipated performance of the RAN’s future Hunter-class frigates has drawn […]