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Introduction
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| LTGEN Sir Harry Chauvel, GCMG, KCB |
Introduction
Welcome to the Chauvel Sergeants' Mess, the home of the Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers for all units residing and working in the Townsville South area. This includes Lavarack Barracks, Ross Island and Townsville city.
This website has been established to provide information to current mess members, visiting members to the mess and those members about to be posted to units in the Townsville South area.
All visiting members are encouraged to utilise the mess in particular for the Mess Happy Hours which run each pay Friday from 1600-1700h.
Spouses and partners of mess members are always welcome in the mess and are particularly encouraged to participate in Mess Happy Hours.
Mess Appointments
Mess Committee
Chauvel Sergeants' Mess Committee Appointments — 2011
Mess CO — LTCOL Stockley (DCOMD 3 Bde)
PMC — WO1 Brent Doyle (RSM 3 CER)
DPMC — WO1 John Stonebridge (RSM 1 RAR)
SEC — WO2 Greg Tam (3 CER)
TREAS — WO2 Colin Thorogood (4 FD REGT)
Mess SAM — SGT Jeff Mitchell or SGT Stephen Watson
Chauvel Precinct Manager — WO2 Jeff Maxey
The Chauvel Sergeants' Mess SAM can be contacted on (07) 4411 8532.
Further Information
Further Information
More substantial information on the Chauvel Sergeants' Mess and the facilities it can provide has been restricted to the Defence Intranet. Therefore, if you are a Warrant Officer or Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (equivalent) in the Australian Defence Organisation looking for information about the mess please refer to the Chauvel Sergeants' Mess website on the Defence Intranet. Thank you.


