FM CN AUSTRALIA

R 162145Z MAR 10

SUBJ: LAUNCH OF NAVY WARFARE COMMUNITY WEBSITE   

1.         I AM DELIGHTED TO LAUNCH A NEW WEB BASED COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVE OF THE NAVY WARFARE COMMUNITY.  

2.         COMMUNICATING WELL AND REGULARLY IS A SIGNATURE BEHAVIOUR OF OUR NEW GENERATION NAVY. THE DIVERSE NATURE OF THE WARFARE COMMUNITY MEANS THAT SOME MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE REGULAR ACCESS TO EXISTING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE, THE WARFARE COMMUNITY IS PLAYING A LEAD ROLE IN EMBRACING NEW MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR WEB STRATEGY.   

3.         A NEW WARFARE COMMUNITY WEBSITE FEATURES A MULTI-AUTHOR BLOG THAT SYNDICATES CONTENT ACROSS THE WEB, RSS, EMAIL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. THE SITE AIMS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THE USER SELECTS TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE LATEST WARFARE COMMUNITY NEWS AND CURRENT ISSUES AND PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON POSTS. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PROFESSIONAL DIGEST ON CURRENT AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME AND SECURITY ISSUES.  

4.         THE WEBSITE IS TARGETED AT ALL PERSONNEL IN OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARFARE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SUBSCRIBE.   

5.         ACCESS TO THE LATEST WARFARE COMMUNITY NEWS AND INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED VIA:  

A.        DRN -  HTTP://INTRANET.DEFENCE.GOV.AU/NAVYWEB/SITES/HWACU/  

B.         WEB, RSS AND EMAIL NEWSLETTER - HTTP://WWW.NAVY.GOV.AU/WARFARE-COMMUNITY  

C.         TWITTER - HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NAVYWARFARE  

D.        FACEBOOK - HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/AUSTRALIANNAVY  

6.         THE WARFARE COMMUNITY WEBSITE FORMAT WILL BE ROLLED OUT TO THE OTHER NAVY COMMUNITIES DURING 2010.  

7.         THE POC IS LEUT DAVE KINKEAD. EMAIL:  DAVID.KINKEAD@DEFENCE.GOV.AU 

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