House News

Vale, John Carlyon OAM

A life of service. By DARBY ASHTON, President, Sandgate Sub-Section, (with thanks to Trevor Rigby). John Robert Carlyon OAM was born at The Entrance, in New South Wales, on 12 May 1933. John started his schooling there until his parents sent him to the Wyong Public School where his grandfather was Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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Anzac Day Driveway Observance

Calling all Naval Association of Australia Sandgate Sub-Section members! For this coming Anzac Day, veterans are encouraged to participate in the Driveway Observance Campaign at 6am on 25 April 2020, and — for posterity — to share with your shipmates an image of your own personal involvement in this (hopefully) Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
House News

Looks a lot like Christmas!

IT’S on again — the Sub-Section sausage sizzle kiosk will be setting up in the Bunnings Virginia car park on the last Saturday before Christmas! Come on down to the brand-new Superstore on Sandgate Road on Saturday, 21 December 2019. We’ll be on-site for a 7am start. As usual, our Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
House News

Follow us on Twitter too!

DID you realise that our Sub-Section has a Twitter feed that you can follow? Put the address – https://twitter.com/naa_sandgate – in your browser and check it out today. It’s just one more way your Sub-Section uses to keep in touch with fellow Naval Association of Australia members, other Sub-Sections, the general public and Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
House News

Sausage sizzle time!

IT’S on again — the Sub-Section will be rolling into the Bunnings Carseldine carpark on Tuesday, 14 August 2018, for a 7am start. Our volunteers will be serving up delicious snacks and refreshments until after lunchtime to passers-by heading into and out of the hardware superstore. Stop by and say “hello” Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
News Updates

Bears for Schools

MALCOLM TURNBULL AND BILL SHORTEN JOIN KEITH PAYNE VC IN BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR BEARS TO SCHOOL Leading public figures and military charities are rallying around the Bears to School campaign as part of a national project of commemoration of Australia’s remarkable role in World War I. According to a Media Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
House News

Current officeholders and calendar

Patron Mr Rod Chaipello President Mr Henry (“Darby”) Ashton E-mail:  president@navalassociationsandgate.org.au Mobile: (0437) 012 169 Secretary Mr Kevin Wilson Postal:  c/- 11 Ibis Avenue, DEAGON QLD 4017 E-mail:  secretary@navalassociationsandgate.org.au Mobile: (0478) 729 243 Vice-Presidents Mr Allan Bird Mr John Schultz Treasurer CMDR Darryl Neild OAM (Rtd.) Phone: (07) 3880 4220 Welfare Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
House News

Sub-Section joins Facebook

ALL ABOARD ON FACEBOOK The Sub-Section today commenced its journey on Facebook with the creation of an official page devoted to all things of interest to members and potential new members. It hopefully will develop as a showcase of upcoming events and news we would like to share. It joins Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
House News

About our Sub-Section

The name “Sandgate Sub-Section” of the Naval Association of Australia Incorporated has an interesting history. Prior to 1954 there was only a Queensland Section to cover all of Queensland and this was quite inadequate. In 1954 some of the Queensland Section members formed the Sandgate Sub-Section and the remaining members changed Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago