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Marines take home a momento of 1RAR experience CO 1RAR LTCOL Ben McLennan told OC Lima Coy 3/4th US Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division CAPT Tom Schuemann to hang this momento in a hallway where people walking past would remember their time with 1RAR in Australia. Pictured farewelling the Marines who were embedded with 1RAR during Ex Brolga Strike and Ex Talisman Sabre are (from left) COMD 3Bde BRIG Chris Field, CAPT Schuemann, 1st SGT Robert Leatherman, RSM 3Bde WO1 Brent Doyle and LTCOL McLennan First Aid course will be popular F IRST Aid training will be conducted at Geckos Family Centre in September. There are two courses - a CPR refresher, or a complete First Aid Course which includes the CPR component. The courses, conducted by a qualifi ed civilian provider has places for only 15 students. And at the discount prices - $30 fore the CPR course, and $60 for the full course - places will be snapped up quickly. Geckos assistant co- ordinator WO1 Nicky Rothwell said bookings could be made online at trybooking.com/301013. Bookings close at 5pm on September 6. The courses will be conducted at Geckos on September 9 and 11 from 9am to 3pm. The CPR only course will run from 9am to midday. 2 | AUGUST 2017 Be a Member of NSCnews Online N OW is the time to become a Member of NSCnews Online. At just $2 a month, it’s a token payment that could earn you big benefi ts. Already, it’s paid massive dividends for former ADF member John Hathaway who won $4,500 in the new Digger Dollars competition. (Story, page 5). John was the second person to buy a membership to the magazine in October last year. Members are automatically included in all Digger Dollars draws where the prize will increase by AT LEAST $750 each month until it is claimed. Members accrue points in monthly draws - 3, 2 1 - for fi rst, second and third in the draw, and six points is needed to claim the prize. The thing is the earlier you begin your membership, the more tickets in each draw you will have... one ticket per month of membership. This month the prize reverts to $750 and all points are reset to zero... there’s never been a better time to join. There are other benefi ts, not least being the regular Members’ draws. Members will always get free entry into competitions and games in NSCnews Online and will have one ticket for every month they are a member in every draw... the longer you’re a Member, the more chances you will have to win. Members get the magazine early (two days before it’s released) and are entitled to a free digital photograph (value: $66) from our galleries each month. Best of all, Members are ensuring continuation of the service the Northern Services Courier and now NSCnews Online has provided to the Defence community in NQ for more than 28 years. Press the button below to purchase Membership through Paypal (or credit card).