Health Warning - Beryllium Malaysian Government Medal 2010 Meet& Greets
Before going to your next local Greenies Meet&Greet in May or November, get yourself a genuine "Pussers Greenies" name badge to wear and help all the others to remember who you are (it will also help YOU to remember who you are). First, you need to register by clicking here, then wait a day or so for the registration to be processed and after that, you can order a name badge from us. Payment can be made by direct credit to one of our bank accounts, the details of which are on the order form.
The latest on the meet & greets just gone is on a special page called "Meet & Greets" (either click the title or the button at the left). Some news may also be on the "Feedback" page.
This section has been relocated to our "Health
Issues" page.
Here's one for we "older" Greenies . . . . (those serving somewhat before 1966).
The new Malaysian medal (Pingat Jasa Malaysia) application forms are now available on the DVA website and we have also made all three available here. There is the eligibility criteria, a form for a posthumous claim and a form for a claim from a person still serving, or now discharged.
To complete the application form, a lot of extra information is required, such as ships served on and actual dates served in the particular areas. All of this information is available on the Internet by going to the Veterans Review Board website and hunting around carefully to find your ship and the dates. There is a link at the top right (the Navy anchor) which will take you to a list of RAN ships and their dates of Operational Service.
It may be an idea to print the information available from the website, and send it as a separate attachment together with your completed application.
We have received information that, if you apply for this medal and get a knock back from Pussers saying that you do not have the required length of service in the area, or for almost any other reason, you should appeal or object in writing asking (or telling) them that your calculations allow you to arrive at an entirely different answer. Do this as soon as you receive your notification. In almost all cases, this appeal has resulted in a change of "heart" by Pussers and the eligibility for the medal has then been approved.
The Meet and Greets for Saturday 16 October 2010 will be held at mostly the same venues as used on previous occasions. The venues and 2010 conveners are as follows - these conveners may change for 2011. This is a preliminary list at present, until confirmation by the conveners. Please check the pop-up from the home page.
It is not MANDATORY to attend these Meet&Greets but it is courteous to at least acknowledge your receipt of the convenor's notification email, at least once each year
ACT - The Southern Cross Club, Woden - Roger Stewart Ph: 02 6288 2798
FNQ - At John Osborne's home - enquire via email - John Osborne Ph: 07 4751 5024
NSW - Granville R&SL Club - Peter McGurk Ph: 0408 384 690
NSW Mid Nth Coast - Sawtell R&SL Club - Pincher Martin Ph: 0411 09 9103
QLD - (Brisbane) Wynnum RSL Club, Tingal Road - Tony Gerding Ph: 0438 463 491 or 07 5546 3491
QLD - (Sunshine Coast) Maroochydore RSL Club - Mick KIMBALL Ph: 07 5442 2441
SA - NAA Port Adelaide - Rod Spotswood Ph: 08 8353 4860
VIC - Stella Maris Seafarers Centre, 600 Little Collins Street - Ian Benier Ph: 03 9801 7165 Mob: 0428 581 939
WA - Fremantle RSL, 81 High Street, FREMANTLE - Denis COOMBE Ph: 08 9457 3334