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Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent Friday, 24 December 2021
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Covid Booster Dose Available Earlier
Pavey Dropped From NSW Cabinet
Mincemeat, Emphasis On The Meat
Picture Perfect At Macksville
Australian Defence Medal awarded to Shane Ballangarry By Mick BIRTLES
ON the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Force the GovernorGeneral may approve the awarding of the Australian Defence Medal to uniformed members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in recognition of their completion of four years of service. Last week Nambucca Valley local Shane Ballangarry was honoured as a recipient of the Australian Defence Medal. Born in Macksville
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q Acting on behalf of the Governor General of Australia, Mr Jim Cameron OAM presents Shane Ballangarry with the Australian Defence Medal at Taylors Arm.
and spending much of his younger life in Brisbane, Shane joined the Army in 1988 where he served initially with the Royal Australian Artillery Corps (RAA). After four years in Townsville with the 4th Field Regiment RAA, Shane took the significant step of transferring to the Royal Australian Ordnance Corps where he trained and qualified as a parachute rigger. This required Shane to attend the Army’s Parachute Training School at Nowra and learn how to parachute from military aircraft.
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Friday, 24 December 2021
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