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Passing of John (Cal) Pain
Annual General Meeting
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Subscriptions - full members
Subscriptions - associate members
The Victoria Division is sorry to record the passing of one of its members, John (Cal) Pain, who died on March 7 after an extended illness. He is survived by wife Josephine and their sons Christopher and Jonathon. His funeral will be held at the church of St James the Less, Koetong Pde (cnr Nepean Hwy), Mt Eliza, beginning at 11.30am on Saturday, March 12.
The Victoria Division's annual general meeting on 6 February 2011 saw the election of Mal Smith as the new secretary for the Division. Other officers remain the same, but the immediate past secretary, Peter Barnes, will now be part of the committee.
A vote of thanks gone to Peter from Division members for his service as secretary over the past four years and for agreeing to now be part of the committee.
The following is the Victoria Division's calendar of events for 2011:
Meetings, starting at 1100, are held at ESU House, 146 West Toorak Road, South Yarra. All members and their partners are welcome.
Sunday, 3 April - committee and general meeting
Monday, 25 April - Anzac Day
Sunday, 5 June - committee and general meeting
Sunday, 7 August - committee and general meeting
Saturday, 27 August - FAAA dinner at Hastings
Sunday, 28 August - commemorative service at HMAS Cerberus
Sunday, 2 October - committee and general meeting
Sunday, 29 October - Federal Council meeting, Nowra
Sunday, 11 December - committee and general meeting and Christmas BBQ
Membership of the FAAAA is open to all former and serving personnel of the RAN or other navies who have served for not less than 12 months in naval aviation or in support of naval aviation.
A joining fee of $15 currently applies and an annual subscription of $30 is due each 1st January.
Any person who has an interest in the Fleet Air Arm but is not entitled to join as a Full Member may be admitted by the Division as an Associate Member.
A joining fee of $15 currently applies and an annual subscription of $10 is due each 1st January.