Ops Room Association of Australia Inc.
The Association is a formation or gathering of former and serving personnel
of the Royal Australian Navy or other Navies, who have completed Radio
Direction Find (RDF), Radar Plotters (RP) & Combat System Operators (CSO)
Basic Course or equivalent Course.
Ops Room Association of Australia Inc.
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Membership is open to all Radar Branch Members
From any Navy…
Become a Member of our Association.
Rekindle old friendships and meet new “Oppos”
RDF, RP, CSO Reunions
Our Association holds Reunions bi-annually, in various States of
Australia. These events are very popular and a great chance to
renew old friendships and make new oppos.
Reunions generally last for a three day period but, that does not
stop you from enjoying what the various host States, have to offer.
More information on RDF, RP, CSO Reunions are held within
our Members Area…
DVA Advocates
Are you seeking a DVA Advocate and don’t know where to start.
We have Advocates that are Ops Room Association Members
and are eager to help you in the sometimes difficult process.
Don’t enter the DVA minefield… unless you have a trained
Advocate to assist you.
To find out more Information on this Membership service please
enter the Members Area…
Has your Membership lapsed?
To renew your Association Membership…costs $10.00AUD per
year.
If you have previously joined the Association, and your
Membership has inadvertently lapsed… then please complete the
renewal application form.
Joining our Association
Membership is open to all Radar personnel from any Navy, that
has completed Radio Direction Find, Radar Plotters, & Combat
System Operators basic or equivelent courses.
The Association initial once only joining fee is $35.00AUD per
person plus $10.00AUD per year thereafter - to a maximum of five
(5) years in advance.
If buying the Five (5) year plan, the cost is $45.00AUD plus the
applicable joining fee, (a saving of $5.00AUD).
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE - Updated 1st June 2023
Dear fellow Members or the ORA,
Life after Defence can be daunting, from finding new work to meeting new people, sometimes it feels like you’re doing it all alone.
The Ops Room Association (ORA) is here to help support all members, their families, and our wider Naval community.
On Anzac Day 2023, I had the opportunity to speak personally with the Admiral of the Fleet RADM Christopher (Chris) Smith AM,CSM RAN
regarding our support for ex service members, he sends his regards and best wishes to our membership.
I was also able to touch base with Lieutenant Stephen Dougherty RAN– extract from Stephens Email...“It was nice to talk with you briefly on
ANZAC Day and I trust the remainder of your day was as good as mine, with lots of catch-ups with old mates”. Based on our conversation (Award for Excellence Course
Member), Stephen has offered to push this up through my command to promulgate across HMAS Watson.
Lieutenant Stephen Doughty Training Development Officer 3, Training Support and Governance Training Authority – Maritime Warfare | HMAS Watson.
Fond Regards
Gordon Lowe—ORA President.
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The Association is a formation or gathering of former and serving personnel of the Royal Australian Navy or other Navies, who have completed
Radio Direction Find (RDF), Radar Plotters (RP) & Combat System Operators (CSO) Basic Course or equivalent Course.
Former Special Duty Plot Radar (SDPR) Operations Room Officers (ORO) / Principal Warfare Officers (PWO[D]) Direction Officers (D) and Air
Intercept Controllers (AIC) having served in naval ops room billets or in training and support roles of naval ops rooms;
and other individuals who have an interest in naval operation rooms and the Fleet.
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2024
ORA REUNION WA
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Interested in Attending
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gives the organisers ideas
of possible numbers attending.
Actual Reunion Registration forms
will be available approx late 2023