Rambling On ⭐️ DZ Action News #722 (24-30 August 2026)

AFF Students Photo Album of the week

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Claim to Fame!

📸 If you are featured in this week’s photo gallery, don’t forget to share your news and forward this newsletter to your friends! Also, keep an eye on our weekly Facebook photo albums – tag yourself, tag your mates, and share the stoke!

Tandem Skydivers

Another great group of Tandem Skydivers took the leap at Toogs this week!

Jennifer celebrated her 30th birthday with a skydive!🖋 Visitor Book Comment: “Thank you to the awesome community for creating the most incredible 30th birthday experience! Adrian was so comforting – professional, and that was the most insane thing I’ve done.”

Emalee, Dylan C., Jennifer, Taviana, Dylan S. and Samuel all enjoyed the experience with Video and/or Photo Packages to capture their unforgettable first jumps. Also taking the leap were Chris, Thayne, Amelia, and Austin.

Big cheers to those who took the Video/Photo Package to capture that unforgettable first jump! And an extra thanks to everyone who left reviews — your words inspire the next generation of skydivers.

Thanks to Tandem Masters Ben, Robin, Adrian, and Ty for getting everyone safely into the sky and back to the ground. And thanks to Toddy and Shelby for running outside camera and capturing that special angle!

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B-Rels, Coach & Fun Jumps

There was plenty happening both in the sky and around the Drop Zone this week. Caleb wasted no time after finishing AFF and started his B-Rels with Stages 1 and 2, while Alice, Brooke, Jade, Robert, Joshua, Saffron, Cristodor, Brendan and others continued working on their progression.

Saffron completed B-Rel 6, Cristodor and Brendan also worked on B-Rel 6, Alice progressed through B-Rels 2 to 4, Jade completed B-Rel 5, Brooke worked through B-Rels 3 to 5, and Robert completed B-Rels 4 and 5. Joshua completed B-Rel 5, with Jarred, Andres, Zachary and Kieren also getting into the action.

Thanks to our coaches Bec, Toddy, Kellie, Adrian, Li, Logan, Shelby, and Alex for helping everyone progress safely in the sport.

Saturday also saw more than 30 jumpers take to the skies for another epic Belly Bash – Load Organising with Dawn & Chris, while the Starcrests crew finally enjoyed a full day of jumpable weather on Sunday. Britt completed her Starcrest, Dominic completed his final two requirements, Tyler got her first two signed off, and Kerwin gained more valuable experience on 10-way formations. What a weekend!

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Need a jump buddy?

Finished your training and you are looking for someone to jump with? Let manifest know and they will put you in contact with our Load Energiser, who will either jump with you, or match you up with a jump buddy. No charge. All you pay for is your own jump slot.

📆 And check out our list of upcoming events below, and join our Facebook event listings to see who’s going, invite your jumping mates, and spread the word! Let’s send it!

BELLY BASH – LOAD ORGANISING WITH DAWN & CHRIS

“What a cracking day last Saturday! Over 30 BellyBashers turned up to enjoy some glorious weather – spring is definitely almost here! ☀️🪂

A special welcome to at least 4 BB virgins, who all absolutely smashed it – not only with the skydiving but also the geeking!

This month’s fun involved plenty of side-sliding, with some challenging no-grip transitions, and a healthy serving of open accordions. And what better way to finish than a 13-way sunset birthday jump with beers waiting?! 🌅🎂🪂

As always, huge thanks to our awesome camera flyers Fitchy and Michael for capturing the madness, and to our wonderful sponsors – Skydiving Ramblers, SQPC, TSC, APF and Mee Loft for continuing to support BellyBash! ❤️

📅 Next BellyBash: Saturday 26th September!

See you all there – regulars, belly legends and future BB virgins alike! 🤘🪂”

Chris Dodds

Belly Bash – Photos by Steve Fitchett

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Belly Bash – Photos by Michael Young

STARCRESTS – 30 AUGUST

Report by Luke Matthei

“This one was a long time coming. I had almost lost all hope after the previous two events were weathered out, but this last weekend turned it around completely, giving us a full day of very jumpable weather! We squeezed in a total of 4 jumps on Sunday which set up Kerwin Davis to get more exposure to 10-ways, Tyler Minett to get her first two signed off, Dominic Wrench to get his last two signed off and Britt Macpherson to complete her starcrest entirely!

I am truly proud of all four of them for the effort they put in. They were awesome crestees to coach and spend the day with.

Of course it wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible helpers whom I am so grateful for: Francois Gourichon, Guanting Li, Scott Ferrar, Matthew Mckenzie, Sherry Barr, and Shelby du Moulin. Thank you all so much!

As always, a massive thankyou to the fantastic Mr. Steve Fitchett for capturing amazing stills and footage of every jump.

A very special thanks to Abby Snowdon for taking my place in the formation and contributing all her belly flying knowledge to the briefs and debriefs.

Looking forward to the next one!”

Luke Matthei

Star Crest – Photos by Steve Fitchett

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Photos by Guilherme Magalhães

Week of 24-30 August

Reviews & Visitor Book Comments

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🖋 26/8 Jennifer J. (Tandem Skydiver): “Thank you to the awesome community for creating the most incredible 30th birthday experience! Adrian was so comforting – professional, and that was the most insane thing I’ve done.”

Testimonials

Upcoming Events

• every Saturday – FIRST JUMP COURSE – Learn to Skydive
• 4 Sept. (Fri.) – Funtastic Friday with Josh, Woody & Tom
• 5-6 Sept. (Sat. & Sun.) – Vertical Descent XI
• 10-11 Sept. (Thurs. & Fri.) – High Performance Canopy Course – with Adrian Seemann
• 12-13 Sept. (Sat. & Sun.) – Webster x Burn: Angle Camp
• 26 Sept. (Sat.) – Belly Bash – Load Organising with Dawn & Chris
• 26-27 Sept. (Sat. & Sun.) – All Levels Canopy Course – with Aaron Fels & Adrian Seemann
• 1-4 Oct. (Thurs. – Sun.) – FLY4LIFE x BURN x THE FLYING NACHOS Australia Tour 2026
• 5-9 Oct. (Mo. – Fri.) – Learning Curve Camp – mid week loads and seminars
• 31 Oct. (Sat.) – Belly Bash Formation Loads – with Chris Dodds & Dawn Adams

See ya,

Macca and Team Ramblers.

DZ Flashback – Blast From The Past

Click on the album below for historical photos.

And visit our Ramblers history webpage for more info…