Defence
Tropical Fridays, Barefoot Bowls (adults-only) - Friday 21 October
Enjoy a social evening with barefoot bowls and BBQ on us. Cutheringa Bowls Club, West End will provide all bowls equipment as well as demonstrations for anyone who hasn’t played before. While the name of the game is barefoot bowls, socks / thongs / completely flat soled shoes are permitted on the green. While we’d love to see your brightest tropical themed outfits, please keep in mind that the bowls club dress rules require neat casual clothing and no singlets.
Where: Cutheringa Bowls Club, West End
When: Friday 21 October from 6:30pm
Registration: Eventbrite - Barefoot Bowls
Coffee Connections, Brunch in the Bush - Thursday 6 October
Townsville ADF families, this month we’re heading to the Thuringowa Branch of the RSL for our ‘Coffee connections’ where you can come for a cuppa and cake from10.30am and/or stay for lunch from 11.30am.
This is a self-funded activity. Attendees are responsible for the cost of purchasing/providing their own food and drinks.
Where: RSL Thuringowa Branch, 13 Kelso Dr Kelso
When: Thursday 6 October from 10:30am - 12:30pm
Registration: Eventbrite - Coffee Connections
Get to know us before you need us: Meet David
To the people of Townsville and non-locals who follow this newsletter, it’s been a pleasure to work with you this year. For those who don’t know me, I’m Major David Long, your Army Military Support Officer for NQ/FNQ. I joined the Army as a ‘wet behind the ears’ 17 year old straight out of school Officer Cadet at ADFA almost two decades ago and have enjoyed my time mostly doing logistics and exercise planning with many diverse teams.
My role in the DMFS Townsville office is to support serving ADF personnel (including all the ‘singlies’) and your families by: being a conduit to units and the chain of command, assisting units to provide you holistic welfare to improve your quality of life, providing policy and ADF culture advice to the Defence Social Workers, being a translator for ADF jargon, do what the Family Liaison Officer tells me to do (like write this blurb) plus support the Education Liaison Officer and Defence School Mentors where I can.
It's an extremely rewarding role and I’ll echo the sentiment of all the Army Military Support Officers I talk to – best job I’ve ever had. . .
Warm regards,
Major David Long.
2022/23 Posting Cycle
A range of practical and emotional services are available:
- Brief intervention
- Short-term counselling
- Referral to community and longer-term supports
- Absence from home support
- Crisis and emergency support
DMFS NQ is in the process of putting together a MWD(U) information session on what you and your family can expect should you chose to go MWD(U).
If at any time you feel you that you or your family require support, please call the DMFS 24/7 Helpline on 1800 624 608 or contact the Townsville office on 4430 3879.