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Melbourne Branch

The Melbourne Branch meets on the last Wednesday of each month (February to November) at the Mail Exchange Hotel, 688 Bourke Street (at the corner with Spencer Street, Melbourne.

Contact: Branch Admin [E: melbourne@mastermariners.org.au or T: 0417 501 283] to register your interest in attending Branch events.

Position

Member

BRANCH MASTER

Capt Francis Castellino

Deputy Branch Master

Capt Aaron Kavanagh

Branch Secretary

Capt Samuel Coote

Branch Registrar

Capt Gordon Green

Branch Treasurer

Capt Mario D’Souza

Immediate Past Branch Master

CMDR Graeme Furlonger RAN

Warden

Capt Ian French                   (Editor, The LOG)

Warden

Mr Rudy Rietwyk

Warden

Ms Lee-anne Diano

Branch Membership

Ex-officio

Life

Honorary

Retired

Ordinary

Associate

Student

Applicants

Total

0

 2

 3

 26

 48

 9

 0

 0

 88
Title First name  Surname Member Type   Title First name  Surname Member Type
Capt. John Carroll Life   Capt. Pat Ellaby Ordinary
Capt. Ian French Life   Capt. Niels Erkelens Ordinary
Capt. Peter Bosman Honorary   Capt. Simon Estella Ordinary
Ms. Alexandra Evered Honorary   Capt. Len Fernando Ordinary
Capt. David Wharington Honorary   Capt. Paul Fleming Ordinary
Capt. George Adamson Retired   CMDR Graeme Furlonger (RAN) Ordinary
Capt. Robert Archdale Retired   Capt. Boris Georgiev Ordinary
Capt Geoff Belletty Retired   Rear Admiral (Retd) Steven Gilmore Ordinary
Capt. Jorgen Berg Retired   Capt Carl Gonsalves Ordinary
Capt Trevor Bryans Retired   Capt. Gordon Green Ordinary
Capt. Richard Clarke Retired   Capt. Keith Hagen Ordinary
Capt. Dick Cox Retired   Capt. Dick Hall Ordinary
Capt. Anthony De Cruz Retired   Capt. Doug Harrower Ordinary
Capt. David Foo Young Niem Retired   Capt. Tony Honeyborne Ordinary
Capt. Peter Goldsmid Retired   Capt Aaron Kavanagh Ordinary
Capt. Peter Hinksman Retired   Capt Graeme Keys Ordinary
Capt Don James Retired   Capt. Detlef Koepke Ordinary
Capt. Rajesh Kapoor Retired   Capt. Bill Korevaar Ordinary
Capt. Henry Leighton Retired   Capt. Daren Korwa Ordinary
Capt. Dick Lowry Retired   Capt. Harsh Kumar Ordinary
Capt. Craig Maddison Retired   Capt. Mark Lloyd-Smith Ordinary
Mr. Ronald McAlister Retired   Capt. Ian Menzies Ordinary
Capt. Chris Noon Retired   Capt. Ravi Nijjer Ordinary
Capt. Neale Oxley Retired   Capt. Patrick O'Sullivan Ordinary
Capt. John Paine Retired   Capt. Ola Olubowale Ordinary
Mr. Adrian Sambell Retired   Capt. Ambrose Rajadurai Ordinary
Capt. Tim Steel Retired   Capt. Sheldon Rodrigues Ordinary
Mr. Alan Stevens Retired   Capt. Hemant Rudra Ordinary
Capt. Alastair Will Retired   Capt. Tristan Shandy Ordinary
Capt. Mike Wood Retired   Capt. Toby Shelton Ordinary
Capt. Tony Woollacott Retired   Capt Vikram Singh Ordinary
Capt. Bijan Aliakbari Ordinary   Capt. John Silberberg Ordinary
Capt. Garvin Alves Ordinary   Capt Razzak Syed Ordinary
Capt Oleksandr Bohomyako Ordinary   Capt. Gerard Veldkamp Ordinary
Capt. David Burns Ordinary   Capt. Donald Whelan Ordinary
Capt. Neil Butt Ordinary   Mr. Arun Antony Associate
Capt. Nekzad Cama Ordinary   Ms Lee-Anne Diano Associate
Capt. Francis Castellino Ordinary   Ms. Angela Gillham Associate
Capt. Glen Colaco Ordinary   Mr. Rick Kimber Associate
Capt. Sam Coote Ordinary   Mr. Dominic Martin Associate
Capt. Stephen D'Souza Ordinary   Mr. Mark McIlwain Associate
Capt. Savio D’Sa Ordinary   Mr. Reg McNee Associate
Capt. Dale Drego Ordinary   Mr. Rudy Rietwyk Associate
Capt. Peter Edgerton Ordinary Capt. Vu Manh Truong Associate
List of Members

Branch News

Branch meeting

Cost:
$60.00 per person or $110.00 per couple
Includes 3-course meal
Drinks at bar prices (ask for members rates)

Payment:
EFT (preferred), cash or card*
The Company of Master Mariners Melbourne
BSB: 033 337
A/c No: 390 789

*Card payments attract a 1% servicing fee

Location:
The Mail Exchange
Cnr Bourke and Spencer Streets
Melbourne 3000

RSVP:
By 12:00 Monday 23 February 2026
To: Rudy Rietwyk
E: melbourne@mastermariners.org.au
M: 0417 501 283

Please advise us of your dietary requirements at the time of booking

Please note: We appreciate the unpredictable nature of shipping, and we do try to accommodate members where we can. However, we need to operate a no refund policy.
Last-minute cancellations and "no shows" will require payment.

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