No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron RAAF Base Williamtown LACW Natalie Summersgill Greetings from RAAF Base Williamtown, France, Japan, Thailand, Bali, Tassie, London, New Zealand, Greece, Europe (Contiki Tour), a cruise ship….and the list goes on. Who says RAAF dental never goes overseas? It has been a fairly busy year so far. 2010 has seen SQNLDR Mark O’Sullivan become a Wing Commander and now performing a Canberra job remotely in Williamtown (well done, Sir). Dr Claire Novak is now the SDO with the CO of 2EHS taking the reigns at one stage. (Three SDOs in one year – we work them hard!). FLTLT Georgie Seto posted in and left almost immediately for OTS and Teagan Walker became an LACW. Teagan is currently on her SDA course with hopes to become an SDA-P. Even more time at sunny CERBERUS!
is the beauty school examiner (he is quite the hard taskmaster) and we are all looking forward to free manicures, pedicures, makeovers and massages. Jane Leach has been studying Japanese very hard and put her new found skills to good use when she visited Japan. Keryn Slade has returned part time after the birth of her delightful daughter, Kate. Amanda Ward seems to be spending more time helping out an understaffed medical centre than at dental, and Kylie Bradford brings a wonderful alternative, holistic approach to the section. Theron Saxon, our lab technician extraordinaire, keeps very quiet out the back in the lab and Ellie Welsh is offering her parents’ farm as a camping trip destination in November.
2010 has also been the year of self improvement for most here at Williamtown. There was the weight loss kick. The cabbage soup, no points soup, gluten free, dairy free, wheat free, body trim, only meat for two days, spinach shake diet(s). There was the daily gym, lunchtime walk/swim, bench push-ups and dips, squats and lunges in the surgery exercise regime. And then, there was improvement of the mind. LACW Joy Fletcher has been accepted into University in 2011 to begin her studies as a nurse (we are very proud of her). LACW Natalie Summersgill has begun distance education as a beauty therapist (she will be no beauty school dropout), Dr Jan Eveleens
FLTLT Kate Aitken is taking leave without pay in 2011 and will be jet setting off to England to be with her English gentleman. She