During November, The Cove conducted an exported Cove Conference in Townsville for a combined audience of junior leaders from 3 Brigade, 16 Brigade and the Queensland Police Service audience. Cove contributor, advocate and RSM 16 Brigade, Darren Murch, asked the NCOs that he sent to the event to reflect on what they had taken away from the two days.

A book review of Mapping Security in the Pacific: A Focus on Context, Gender and Organisational Culture which discusses (in)security issues including climate change, natural disasters, and gender-based violence in several Pacific island countries.