AFAP LIFE MEMBERSHIPS

Two QantasLink pilots - Captain Rodney Millroy (Sunstate) and Captain Cam Terry (Eastern) – have been honoured for their long service and ongoing dedication to the AFAP with Life Membership.

Captain Rodney (Rod) Millroy Captain Colin Campbell (Cam) Terry

Since joining the AFAP in 1986, Captain Rod Millroy has demonstrated unwavering commitment and loyalty to the AFAP, first during the 1989 pilots' dispute and later as a pilot representative at the Federal, Council and EBA Committee level.

Rod served for Air Queensland (BPA), TAA/Australian Airlines then Malaysian Airlines during the dispute and returned to Australia serving for Australian Regional Airlines, Sunstate Airlines and now QantasLink. Rod was the AFAP Vice-President (Administration and Finance) in the mid-1990s - a period when the AFAP was still slowly recovering from the financial impact of the 1989 dispute.

Rod was mentored by the great Terry O’Connell with whom he developed a close friendship. Their combined talents proved to be formidable across EBA tables. Rod has led negotiations for every EA at Sunstate Airlines since the mid-1990s. During negotiations he has proven himself to be a dedicated and tenacious representative. His persistence has been instrumental in achieving many of the employment conditions and protections that Sunstate pilots continue to enjoy today.

In the early-2000s Rod served as Chair of the Sunstate Sub-Council, then from 2016 to 2021 Rod served as Chair of the Sunstate Pilot Committee. During this time, he secured many benefits for Sunstate pilots.

He has advocated for individual members in trouble both inside and outside of the company and helped members avoid redundancies and/or downgrades when faced with the all too regular downturns and restructures endemic to this industry.

Rod’s contribution to improving the professional lives of regional pilots and to the AFAP more broadly has been outstanding. To also say he has done this with unique style and creative flair would be an understatement. Captain Cam Terry joined the AFAP in March 1983. After many years of dedicated membership, Cam stepped up to serve in various elected roles at the Federal, Branch and Council Committee level.

During the 2000s Cam was part of the Eastern enterprise agreement negotiating team, together with Captain David Harget and Captain Dennis Thompson.

Cam remained loyal to the AFAP when AIPA was attempting to drive a wedge and attract the more junior Eastern pilots with hollow promises of joining the Qantas seniority list around the time of the 2005 AIPA Rules case.

Cam also served on the AFAP Executive as AFAP VicePresident (Membership) from 2000 to 2012.

From 2004 to 2012 Cam served as a NSW Branch Committee Member, including a period as Chair.Later, in 2016 Cam was elected as an Eastern Council Committee Member and the Chair for a two-year term.

He also dedicated seven years of service from 2012-2019 as a Board Member of the Australian Air Pilots Mutual Benefit Fund.

Throughout his almost 40 years of membership Cam has been a constant and reliable supporter of the AFAP, its members and staff. During his more than 30 year flying career with Eastern Airlines, Cam has been a strong advocate of the AFAP out on the line, passionately schooling junior pilots on the many benefits of both AFAP and MBF membership.

Throughout Cam has also shown a genuine concern for the welfare of pilots and their families. He has been, and continues to be, an outstanding advocate of the AFAP.