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COVER: of Scouting 1 Josh from 2nd/6th Hawthorn on inside... his Adventurer Cord hike in the Grampians along with his Patrol Alice, Zoe and Ben, with Jimmy behind the camera. 6
regulars 4 A word from Rod 29 Cub Scouts 30 Let's Look Local 32 Adults in Scouting 35 Windy Valley
22 features 6 Scouts Victoria 2020 Adult Recognition Awards Congratulations to this year recipients! 10 The Scouting Effect The results are in! Scouts are more resilient. 12 BioSafety - The Virus Busters of Scouting Scouts are playing an integral role in fighting the Pandemic. 14 Faces of Scouting Vanessa from 1st Trafalgar. 16 Families of Scouting Meet some of the many Scouting families of Victoria. 18 Program Ideas Some simple activity ideas to do with your Group or family. 20 At Home with Tyler Find out how Tyler, a Scout with Cerebral Palsy is Scouting at Home. 21 A Scout cares for the environment 23 Ariel brings her passion for the environment to her Scout Troop. 22 Scouting and population - Growing together Scouts is adapting to Victoria’s constantly growing population. 25 Scouts Zoom across the World! 7th Cheltenham met with 1st Ealing North Scout Group in England. 26 What started as a joke turned into a reality! Scout Jaz took her Adventurer Cord hike all the way to NSW! 27 Ballan Cubs inspire locals and help charity Ballan Cubs earn their Messengers of Peace badge. 28 Facing Challenges With Courage: Scouting From Home Scouts show their resilience and adapt to change. 34 Wilsons Prom with 1st Lang Lang 1st Lang Lang embraced the outdoors with a hike in Wilsons Prom.
Australian Scout August 2020 3 Exciting things to come! I congratulate every adult in Scouting for your hard work in supporting your Groups online during the last few months. Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire were very close to returning to face to face Scouting before we needed to return to lockdown. We learnt so much during the first time a few which tried us and tested our resilience. Our youth need adult support more than ever and remember to look after yourselves words too. Reach out to each other and stay connected. from Our Section councils are working on some great events Rod to kick start 2021. Bay Jam Rod Byrnes in January and Cuboree Chief Commissioner Scouts Victoria in April to name just two. While it’s difficult to know what conditions we’ll be under in a few months, I’m really grateful for the careful planning of the teams to give us something to look forward to. We are all looking forward to seeing some of the great programs coming up. There’s still some great things happening around our state. I’m encouraged that our young people are finding ways to complete their peak awards. They’re doing that through the support of their youth and adult Leaders, finding innovative ways to assess them against the requirements of the award scheme - even when they can’t physically complete some of the work. That demonstrates that Scouting isn’t prescriptive, and that the Scout Method provides us with a framework that we can adapt to our conditions. It’s also great to hear about the fantastic activities that our Groups are conducting online. More than ever, creativity and innovation power great programs and I’ve seen some wonderful examples of that while dropping in on a few Section meetings recently. It really warmed my heart to see the importance of maintaining the social connections and I learned a few new things too. 1st Mansfield Cubs taught me how to The Scouting Effect dab! I’m sure my kids are mortified. It will have come to no surprise to anyone involved in Scouting, but a study has found that young people who participate in Scouts have an overall better life satisfaction than their peers, and the longer they stay in Scouts the more resilient they The Scout are likely to become. This is among the results of Resilient Youth Australia’s survey into the impact of Scouting Show on the resilience of young Australians. This is exciting If you haven’t caught an episode yet, I news for our Scouting community across the country, as it reaffirms what we’ve known for over 113 years – strongly encourage you to tune in to The Scouting and resilience go hand in hand! You can find Scout Show! You can listen live Tuesday at more information about the study later in this issue. 3pm on 88.3 Southern FM, or you can catch up with the show in your favourite podcast app, just search for “The Scout Show”. Our team is doing an amazing job and the show is something to be proud of - perhaps you could encourage non-Scouting families to have a listen?
4 August 2020 Australian Scout Sharing Scouting Another example of innovative thinking are the livestreams conducted by the Victorian Venturer Council. A July broadcast featured a hard-hitting interview with our Chief Scout Shane Jacobson. Ben and Lily really grilled Shane about the big issues. Shane shared a few of his Scouting stories with them and then he turned the tables and quizzed our intrepid reporters about their Venturer and leadership experiences. It was a fun conversation and Shane’s passion for Scouting is genuine and infectious. You can view the video on the Scouts Victoria Youtube Channel. In the same livestream, the VVC tackled some of the key for many more upcoming opportunities to hear, learn and to issues and questions about our program transition and ask great questions. Diana Swift, ACC Program, has recently rollout. Because it’s one program, all Sections will benefit conducted webinars on our program that are informative and from watching this segment, not just the Venturer Section. make the program very easy to understand. Recordings of I appreciate that many of us are at different stages of these webinars and other great resources are available on the understanding the new program and we want to take you all Scouts Victoria website. Just follow the “Our Program” link on on the journey together. I encourage you to keep an eye out the main page.
Scarf Up with Stephen Fontana I had the enormous pleasure in July of joining Venturers Steph and Hamish to Scarf Up Assistant Police Commissioner Stephen Fontana. Scouts Victoria and Victoria Police have a long and mutually beneficial relationship. On an evening over Zoom, Stephen also spoke to a large group of various Scouts Victoria leadership teams. He spoke about his experiences with leadership and working in teams, and he proudly wore his scarf for us all to see. He was such an engaging speaker and we all appreciated hearing about Stephen’s experience and yarns. It was equally valuable for Stephen to learn more about Scouting and meet some of our amazing young people.
Rod, Hamish, Stephen, Steph and State Commissioner - Venturers, Duncan McColl.
Order of Australia We congratulate the following Victorians who were honoured with the OAM in June for their service to Scouting and their community. Ray Beebe - former District Commissioner of Strzelecki, and the founder of Strzelecki Showtime in 1969 Trevor King - Group Leader, 3rd Melton Chris Reardon - former SL and GL Lynden Park, District Leader- Scouts in Boroondara, and for many years service to Reach Others were honoured around Australia, including Ian Langford- Brown AM, former National chairman and honorary treasurer of be Scouts Australia for many years. Ian is also a recipient of World ee y B Ra Scouting’s Bronze Wolf award for service to Asia-Pacific and World Scouting.
Australian Scout August 2020 5 Scouts Victoria 2020 Adult Recognition Awards W.F. Waters Rover Jesse Carter, AV L , 1st Upper Kerrie Hall, JSL, 1st Broadford Beaconsfield Service Award Shane Hall, ASL, 5th Ballarat Tracey Carter, JSL, Lakeside Pakenham Nicole Hamilton, ASF - WF Waters Scout Group Lodge Mt Baw Baw Simon Casey, SC - Risk & Safety, Leanne Handoll, Group Registrar, Victorian Branch Warrandyte Scout Group Alyshia Challenger, Adult Helper, 1st Scott Hart, CSL, 3rd Wodonga Tullapark Desmond Hedditch, Venturer Leader, Nathan Challenger, ASL, 1st Tullapark 3rd Wodonga Clive Chase, ACSL, 7th Ringwood Jonathon Hemphill, Venturer Leader, Jesse Carter, Rover, Lord Casey Rover Megan Clark, SL, Narre Warren Scout 1st Bennettswood Crew Group James Henderson, Group Chairman, Victoria McKinnon, Rover, Cleve Cole Alisha Clarke, District Leader - 2nd Strathmore Rover Crew Development, Hume District Phoebe Hicks, ACSL, 1st Trafalgar Stephanie McNabb, Rover, Berembong Paul Clifford, GL, 7th Cheltenham Melanie Hipwell, ASL, Sorrento Sea Rover Crew Audrey Colbert, Group Support Scouts Nicholas Pike, ASL, 1st Elwood Committee Member, 1st Caroline Springs Lauren Holcombe, JSL, Port Fairy Scout Bradley Costello, ASL, 1st Heatherdale Special Service Award Group Megan Coster, CSL, 1st Drouin Damien Hort, ASL, Heathmont Scout Alison Cox, CSL, 1st Belmont Group Kathryn Crisp, AJSL, 4th Williamstown Stewart Hulls, Group Treasurer, 1st Sea Scouts Maryborough Vanessa Cutcliffe, ACSL, 1st Greenhills Kathy Hutchins, CSL, 1st Tyabb Brett Davies, CSL, 1st Diamond Creek Caroline Jackson, Assistant Gregory Davies, ASL, 1st Wheelers Hill Adventurous Activity Leader - Cycling, Christopher De Vere, ASL, 1st North Cycling Team Balwyn Debbie James, AGL, 1st Ranelagh Stuart Andrew, Adult Helper, Scout Simone Dent, AV L , Warragul Scout Jennifer Jeske, AGL, 1st Caroline Band Group Springs James Baker, AV L , 2nd Glen Waverley Paul Dobson, ACSL, 1st Ranelagh Lee Jeske, Group Support Committee Antony Benson, ACSL, 1st Belmont Rebecca Duck, AJSL, Sale Scout Group Quartermaster, 1st Caroline Springs Grant Bews, Camp Manager, Eumeralla Guy Elliott, RA, 1st Ivanhoe Sea Scouts Rebecca Jessup, ACSL, 1st Ivanhoe Sea Scout Camp Brendan Ferguson, ACSL, Dandenong Scouts Jennifer Bews, Camp Manager, Scout Group Jacqueline Johnston, CSL, 1st Eumeralla Scout Camp Jason Field, ASL, 1st Rutherglen Queenscliff Joseph Bonnici, ASL, 1st Caroline Vanessa Fleming-Baillie, GL, Dingley Dimitrios Karagiannis, AGL, 9th Springs Scout Group Oakleigh Kloe Brand, JSL, Sale Scout Group Nicholas Friedrich, AV L , 1st Seymour Jacqueline Kay, AJSL, 1st Eaglehawk Michelle Brown, Adult Helper, Norlane Marita Fry, CSL, Sale Scout Group Melanie Keks, AV L , 1st City Of West Scout Group Peter Funnell, ASL, 5th Sandringham Camberwell Allison Burdon, Group Secretary, Radio David Giacomantonio, GL, 1st Iramoo Natalie Kenward, JSL, 1st Cranbourne & Electronics Team Bryce Gibson, Fellowship, ASF- Delia Kerr, Group Support Committee Craig Burn, Group Treasurer, 1st Boroondara Fundraising, 1st Cobden Broadford Astrid Goble, Venturer Leader, 1st Eliza Lancaster, AJSL, 4th Knox Brett Butler, ASL, 4th Knox Mount Waverley Timothy Lee, SL, 1st Eaglemont Paul Byrnes, SC - Personnel Support, Warren Greig, ACSL, Aspendale Cassandra Lia, ACSL, 1st Maroondah Victorian Branch Iman Habboucheh, AGL, 9th Brunswick Philip Makarios, GL, St George 6 August 2020 Australian Scout Daniel Mar, AJSL, 3rd Doncaster East Darren Rabinov, Adult Helper, 15th Michelle Williams, GL, Williams Scout Nicole Marinaro, Group Rostered Brighton Group Parent, 1st Werribee Jarrod Ragg, SL, 1st Vermont Alan Williamson, Group Chairman, Stacey Maughan, ACSL, 1st Sth Sarah Ramage, CSL, Pakenham Hazel Glen Frankston Stuart Redman, ASL, 13th Malvern Nigel Woodman, ASL, 1st North Emily McDonald, Adult Helper, Christopher Reeves, ASL, Warragul Balwyn Dromana Sea Scouts Helen Riddell, ACSL, 7th Ringwood Vicki Wrangles, Group Secretary, 1st Tyabb Jonathon McDonald, District Leader - James Robertson, Adult Helper, Cycling Cub Scouts, South Western District Team Gordon Young, Trainee State Commissioner, Victorian Branch Melissa McGrath, Group Secretary, Karen Rogers, Group Chairman, 2nd Narre Warren South Scout Group Glen Waverley Melissa Yuan, AJSL, 5th Brunswick Charlotte McGregor, SL, 3rd Ringwood Jessica Rosewarne, ASL, 1st Ranelagh William Zanon, Rover, 1st Lower Plenty East Lachlan Ross, Rover, 1st Caroline Springs - Kooranunda Rover Crew Joanna McIntyre, Cub Scout Rover Crew Kelly Zarb, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Commissioner - Region, Victorian Debbie Rowbottom, ACSL, 3rd Tullapark Branch Wodonga Matthew Zimmerle, ACSL, 1st Narre Julia Mencaraglia, Adult Helper, Kate Rowe, Adult Helper, Moodemere Warren North Aspendale Brett Ryan, RA, 1st Narre Warren Gina Zumbo, Honorary Commissioner, Jason Mepham, ASL, 1st Ranelagh North Victorian Branch Anthony Millicer, ASL, 1st Ivanhoe Sea Edwin Ryan, Trainee District Leader - Scouts Development, Banyule District Meritorious Service Fiona Mills, Group Rostered Parent, Owen Ryan, ASF - Scout Heritage Award Sale Scout Group Victoria Andrew Millsom, TRA, Victorian Jason Shelley, ACSL, 1st Craigieburn Branch Rover Council Brett Sleigh, ACSL, 7th Ringwood Rebecca Moulden, CSL, 1st Maroondah Donna Smith, ASL, Baden Powell Park Stephen Murphy, AGL, 1st Gisborne Samuel Smith, Trainee AVL, 9th Peter Murray, ASL, 1st Lower Plenty Brunswick Maria Nettleton, Group Chairman, 2nd Suzanne Smith, Group Secretary, 1st Eltham Sea Scouts Lower Plenty Matthew Nielsen, ACSL, 1st Point Cook Melissa Sterry, Group Treasurer, 1st Cameron Adamson, AV L , 3rd Sunbury Heather Nugent, ASL, Waverley Valley Lower Plenty Marlo Aisbett, District Leader - Joey Mary-Ellen O’Sullivan, AJSL, 1st Hannah Stockfeld, Trainee ASL, 4th Scouts, Hume District Epping Knox Anthony Alsop, Camp Committee Jeffrey Pace, ASF - Gilweroo Alexander Thomas, Group Rostered Member, Eumeralla Scout Camp Christopher Padgham, GL, Warrandyte Parent, 2nd Footscray Annie Asquith, SL, Carlton Scout Group Scout Group Darren Trevaskis, ACSL, 13th Malvern Greg Barkla, Group Treasurer, 1st Samantha Parfuss, Venturer Scout John Uren, ACSL, 3rd Ringwood East Castlemaine Commissioner - Region, Melbourne Peter Van Mourik, SL, 13th Malvern Andrew Boak, AGL, 1st Lower Plenty Region Thomas Vaughan, ASL, 19th Bernard Brown, Venturer Leader, 1st Lorraine Park, AJSL, 1st Werribee Camberwell Keilor Village Gregory Parsons, ACSL, 1st Ranelagh Allison Walker, AJSL, 1st/2nd Ocean Robert Chrisfield, AV L , 1st City Of Shaun Pearsell, ACSL, 1st Barwon Grove Camberwell Heads Sharon Wallis, ASL, 3rd Sunbury Michael Collins, SL, 1st Point Cook Joanne Pedler, Group Chairman, 1st James Warren, AJSL, 1st Oak Park Lindsay Cook, ASL, 1st Lower Plenty Echuca Peter Watkins, RA, 3rd Sunbury Andrew Cox, ASF - State Jenny Percivall, JSL, 1st Newborough Alexandra Watson, SL, 1st Rowville Quartermaster Snezana Pezzin, ACSL, 1st Lower Plenty Ryan Watts, AV L , 1st Riddells Creek Zachariah Crombie, ACSL, 1st South John Pleasants, ACSL, 1st Craigieburn Hugh Wetherill, Rover, Baden Powell Frankston Lachlan Porteous, ACSL, 3rd Ringwood Park - Bruce Davies Rover Crew Jenna Denley, AV L , 1st Mooroopna East Warren Whibley, ACSL, 1st Glen Iris Phillip Dodson, SL, Mont Albert North Nicole Pouw, AV L , 1st Inverloch Glen White, ASL, 1st Lower Plenty Peter English, ASL, 2nd Eltham Sea Timothy Purdy, GL, 1st Epping Peter Wick, ASL, 2nd Blackburn Scouts Australian Scout August 2020 7 Sheryl Ford, Group Support Committee Alberto Scelsi, ACSL, 1st Lower Rachel Ross, District Secretary, Geelong - Fundraising, 1st Maryborough Templestowe Peninsula District Mark Fox, GL, 8th Knox Karen Searle, ACSL, 2nd Mildura Katrina Fraser, JSL, 4th Horsham Mark Sells, Venturer Leader, 2nd Silver Wattle Kathryn Guy, ASL, 2nd Eltham Sea Eltham Sea Scouts Scouts Leanne Sheehan, Staff, Victorian Ross Henderson, AV L , 4th Branch Williamstown Sea Scouts John Simpson, SL, 2nd Leongatha Barbara Howarth, RA, 4th Mordialloc Ka Fay Siu, AJSL, 1st Heatherdale Louise Isted, District Leader - Cub Malia Stephenson, AJSL, 1st Paynesville Scouts, Werribee Plains District Sea Scouts Julian Kan, AGL, 1st Mount Waverley Mathew Stephenson, CSL, Bairnsdale Scout Group Jason Aisbett, GL, 3rd Sunbury Roy Kaplan, District Commissioner, Kimberley Brooks, JSL, 1st Carrum Glen Eira Stonnington District Sandra Stone, ASF - Kariwara Downs Helen Karafillis, ACSL, 6th Box Hill David Sumbler, State Leader - BARCOM, Victorian Branch Wendy Byrnes, District Commissioner, Michael Kearney, SL, 3rd Melton Nillumbik District Yucheng Tang, Staff, Victorian Branch Rolf Kums, ASL, 2nd Wantirna Michelle Dale, ACSL, 3rd Sunbury Adam Tanti, CSL, Heathmont Scout Andrew Lanchbery, ACSL, 9th Group Rachel Edwards, District Leader - Cub Brunswick Scouts, Mt Baw Baw District Connie Tuddenham, GL, 1st Coburg Mandy Ludford-Menting, ACSL, 1st Erica Halliwell, District Leader - Kylie Uhe, AGL, Sale Scout Group Lower Templestowe Scouts, Monash District Fono Vaihu, ASL, 2nd/7th West Caroline Mann, Camp Committee Stacey Herring, GL, Narre Warren Waverley Member, Alpine Scout Centre - Baw Baw South Michael Walker, District Leader - Ski Club Dale Horsley, GL, 1st Lower Plenty Venturers, Sherbrooke Forest District Gordon Mannings, ASL, 1st Belmont Dylan Hunt, AGL, 1st North Balwyn Richard Walsh, ACSL, 1st Rowville Christopher Mar, CSL, 1st Mount Lisa Ireland, JSL, Baden Powell Park Waverley Martin Ward, CSL, 1st Hurstbridge Wayne Kerr, SL, 1st Ivanhoe Sea Scouts Catherine White, GL, 5th Footscray Dorothy May, Group Support Craig Latrobe, SL, 1st Wendouree Committee Property Maintenance, Martin Williams, AV L , 2nd/6th Stephen Leversha, District South Metro Showtime Hawthorn Commissioner, Emu District Duncan Merrillees, ASL, 7th Ringwood Philip Wood, AV L , Lynden Park Scout Christopher Logan, AJSL, 1st City Of Group Hanna Millicer, ASL, 1st Ivanhoe Sea Camberwell Scouts Nicole Wright, SL, 1st Baranduda Mathew McKernan, Assistant Chief Mark Zammit, ASL, 1st Caroline Springs Linda Moore, RA, Bogong Rover Chalet Commissioner - Personnel, Victorian Management Group Outstanding Service Branch Maryanne Neill, Group Support Paul McLennan, State Leader - Air Committee Fundraising, Sale Scout Award Activities, Air Activities Team Group Kenneth McMahon, SL, 1st Sharon Noyle, Cub Scout Maryborough Commissioner - Region, Victorian Antony Nathan, AV L , 1st/14th Brighton Branch Judith Niven, State Commissioner - Murray Paternoster, AV L , 1st Lower Joey Scouts, Victorian Branch Plenty Francis O’Connor, ASL, 4th Ringwood James Pearson, SL, 1st Lower Peter Owens, District Leader - Cub Templestowe Scouts, Banyule District Anita Prossor, Group Rostered Parent, Neil Cotter, ASF - Geelong Peninsula Michael Packer, GL, 2nd Werribee South Metro Showtime Denise Evans, ASF - Monash Andrew Pollard, ASL, 3rd Wodonga Tracy Radley, ACSL, Narre Warren Tricia Garner, Group Support Timothy Schurmann, Scout South Committee Member, 1st Woodend Commissioner - Region, Victorian Simon Rickard, ACSL, 2nd Strathmore Richard Petrie, Adult Helper, 1st Branch Gillian Rose, Office Bearer, GWS Edithvale Gregory Shields, Venturer Leader, 1st Anderson Scout Park Mark Rosenberg, ASF - South Metro Craigieburn Stuart Scanlin, AV L , 3rd Sunbury Showtime Michael Shipley, SL, 1st Queenscliff 8 August 2020 Australian Scout Dragi Stojcevski, GL, 10th Footscray Karen Hall, District Leader - Adult National President's Dale Sutton, Venturer Leader, 2nd Training Support, Djerriwarrh District Award Woodend Natarsha Jacobs, District Leader - Joey Wendy Taylor, District Leader - Scouts, Scouts, Nillumbik District Mt Baw Baw District Jeffrey Kemp, Scout Commissioner - Fiona Thomas, AV L , 5th/6th Moorabbin Region, Victorian Branch Central Desley McKnight, GL, 1st Torquay Catherine Tritt, ASL, 1st McKinnon Wendy Phelan, District Leader - Rodney Veugelers, ACSL, 5th Scouts, Wellington District Sandringham Charles Robertson, ACSL, 1st Chelsea Dale Weber, District Leader - Scouts, Heights Upper Murray District Lachlan Shield, Assistant State Alfred Gibson, District Property Matthew Wightwick, SL, 2nd Commissioner - Adventurous Officer, Monash District Footscray Activities, Victorian Branch Bryce Hutton, Camp Committee Lauris Stirling, ACSL, 4th Ringwood Chairman, Eumeralla Scout Camp Distinguished Service Diana Swift, Assistant Chief Cornelis Klep, ASF - Whitehorse Award Commissioner - Program, Victorian District Branch Henricus Timmermans, ACSL, 1st Silver Kangaroo Cobden Lita Tirkkonen, District Leader - Cub Scouts, Kariwara District Alexandra Urcola, SL, 3rd Chelsea Air Scouts Noel Whitchurch, SL, Delta Scoiut Group Ross Hall, GL, Delta Scout Group Lesley Balfe-Shipley, ASF - Geelong Mark Withers, GL, 1st Inverloch Peninsula Susan Henley, GL, 1st Bennettswood Timothy Woollam, AGL, 2nd Werribee Norma Stephenson, Group Secretary, Bronwyn Mepstead, District Leader - Leanne Young, GL, 3rd Croydon Wirringga Joey Scouts, Cardinia District David Rashleigh, SL, 1st Glen Iris Michael Taylor, Branch Activity Silver Emu Specialists, Scout Band Ian Talbett, GL, 1st Mont Albert Douglas Waldron, District Leader - Silver Koala Venturers, Monash District
Barbara Allford, District Leader - Cub Scouts, Monash District Johann Anderson, District Anthony Bracken, District Leader Commissioner, Boroondara District - Adult Training Support, Kariwara District Christina Bennett, GL, 1st Tyabb Kerrie Coghlan, CSL, 2nd Wantirna Janice Black, AGL, 1st City Of Camberwell Michelle Davis, SL, 1st West Waverley Neil Clow, Venturer Leader, 1st Iain Donaldson, RA, 2nd Footscray Tullapark Calum Dyer, Venturer Leader, 1st Paul Crane, GL, 1st West Waverley Maroondah Margaret Eckfeld, AGL, 1st/8th Joseph Grosz, District Leader - Scouts, Blackburn Werribee Plains District Peter Wotherspoon, State Jayne Guilmartin, ASF - Macedon Commissioner - Rover Support, Ranges Victorian Branch
Australian Scout August 2020 9 The Scouting Effect Scouts Australia partnered with Resilient Youth Australia to conduct the Scouts Australia Resilience Survey to investigate the impact of Scouting on the resilience of its youth members. A sample of current youth members aged 8-18 years old across all States and Territories took part in the survey. Their results were benchmarked against the Australian norm dataset of 48,671 young people aged 8-18 years. Through this survey, we have found that Scouts have an overall better life satisfaction than their non-Scouting peers, and that the longer they stay in Scouts are 9.4% more likely than non-Scouts Scouts, the more resilient they are likely to become. to hold more hope for a positive future. You can read more about the results here.
Scouts are 6.3% more likely Scouts are 6.8% more likely Scouts are 13% more likely than non-Scouts to forgive than non-Scouts to report than non-Scouts to trust others who are mean to they have adults who set others. them. good examples for them.
Scouts report have an overall better life satisfaction than their peers by 5.2%.
Scouts are 15.4% more likely than non-Scouts to feel they make a positive Scouts report to have better social skills than non-Scouts contribution to their community. by 5.6%.
10 August 2020 Australian Scout Scouts are 12.1% more likely to be selected to help with tasks at school. Scouts are 8.1% more likely to know they can solve a problem, rather than quit.
Scouts are 5.2% more likely than non-Scouts to get along with people who are Scouts are 6.2% more likely Scouts are 14.1% more different to them. to enjoy school. likely than non-Scouts to read for fun.
Scouts report they have a Scouts report to have a healthy body 11.6% more healthier mental state than than non-Scouts. Scouts are 6.5% more likely non-Scouts by 13%. than non-Scouts to feel they can talk about things that are upsetting them.
Scouts are 8.1% more likely than non-Scouts to give time Scouts are 11.8% more likely to feel good to help others. about themselves.
Australian Scout August 2020 11 BioSafety The Virus Busters of Scouting
By Brett Cole Code-of-Living When hiring a new staff member, the three C’s are integral to success, that is, Very few things bring the world The greatest of all Scouting Competence, Capacity, Commitment and of Scouting and microbiology Fundamentals is the Scout Law and Culture. When hiring a Scouter, these together except a meal gone wrong Promise. The Law and Promise underpins three C’s are largely in place and when at a Backwoods cooking camp or an everything that we do in Scouting and the foundations of your business are unfortunate gastro outbreak at a major life, the esprit de corps of Scouting if based on a shared code-of-living like event. However, there is nothing like a you will. In biological decontamination, Scouting, success is only a matter of time. Pandemic to galvanise these two worlds this commitment to the Scout Law Therefore, many organisations prefer together. Through the community need and Promise is critical to providing Scouters as team members as the training to disinfect the built environment, scientifically proven methods, consulting and culture is inculcated in their DNA. BioSafety has been providing this and outcomes that can be validated. If The armed forces, emergency services service to the Controlled Environment we do not do our job properly, people and first responders come to mind. Community since being founded in 2012 can get hurt, become sick or even die BioSafety is no different in providing with clients including CSIRO, The Peter consequently. Not to mention breaches essential services to the community and Doherty Centre, Federal Department to the biosecurity of the country critical government infrastructure. of Agriculture, various universities, and the general population. We rely healthcare and pharmaceutical/food heavily on a culture of mutual respect, Patrol System/Teamwork production. During the COVID-19 Crisis consideration, trust, loyalty and courage, The Patrol System is one of the key it finds itself at the forefront of public all key components of the Scout Law structures in Scouting as it promotes awareness. and Promise. A commitment to these and supports great teamwork. The basis fundamentals is critical to BioSafety’s It is not uncommon for businesses to ability to create safe and healthy work develop a culture based on similar or a environments through science (Our collective set of values and beliefs and Vision Statement). Scouting is no different to this paradigm. Many companies employ Scouters (both BioSafety’s Value System is built present and ex-Scouters) based on a on a similar code of living, that set of values that were learnt from the is, intelligence, innovation, people’s time in Scouting, often developed intention and integrity. from a young age. These values that All four values are based underpin the Scouting method in on the Scout Law and front-line Scouting are transferable Promise. Additionally, to the world of business. BioSafety is our commitment to the one of these companies that has its environment, using history and culture firmly based on and resources wisely and being built around the Scouting method and friendly and considerate values. However, it is in the day-to-day which go without saying in the machinations of the business where workplace. Scouting skills come into their own, where the rubber meets the road. BioSafety and its Scouting employees take great pride in the work with the community to provide the highest level of knowledge and safety. Our Scouting employees currently range from Venturers and Rovers to Leaders with over 75% of the company employees participating in the Scouting movement. With most of our staff Scouters participating in the Scouting community since the Joey and Cub Scouts level. It is this Scouting DNA that attract companies like BioSafety to employ Scouters. Some of these values, beliefs and skills are highlighted here.
12 August 2020 Australian Scout of the Patrol system is small groups of people working towards a common goal and is the basis of BioSafety team management, providing a structure of using Patrol Leaders and participants. Supervisors and team members contributing their unique skills to adhere to each project and by sharing of responsibilities of each project to achieve a collective outcome. Character development, confidence and problem solving skills in the workplace are implemented to our junior staff over time and with the guidance of the senior staff members. Daily, we are working in small task-oriented groups and more-often- in of sales, graphic design, marketing, than not, are unable to communicate occupational hygiene, project verbally as we are gowned in HazMat management and operations has been Suits and respirators. This is where the a key component to BioSafety’s success. Patrol System is used and relied upon Progression of many staff has been from absolutely. Having confidence and trust casual holiday labour to now second in in your teammate is critical to the safety charge, much like the progression of and wellbeing of staff and community. youth to Leader in Scouting.
Achievement, Progression and Program Personal Growth, Resilience and Be Plan-do-review Prepared Achievement, progress and constantly Scouting is about education for life and reviewing programs and procedures developing driven, well-rounded youth to are skills used daily in Scouting. graduate from the Scouting community, At BioSafety, we are constantly to pursue any career to fit their interests. implementing processes and procedures This provides positivity to our workplace, to remediate, teach and train our allowing us to make a more profound community on the effects of good connection and memories with our work our business operates at the highest hygiene control and decontamination. colleagues. The development of personal performance to serve our community BioSafety provides decontamination and skills is key to achievement for our in times of crisis. By embracing the hygiene consultation services to critical employees. Responsibility for your own challenges, we face in daily work life environments and infrastructure so development is the key to a successful and the pursuit of career and personal reviewing current legislation, regulatory personal, business, and Scouting career. development. Overall, Scouting has requirements and programs is critical for To continually move forward with goals given our employees the knowledge, successful outcomes. regardless of the obstacles we face and life skills and an understanding of developing resilience at a young age, Scouting has successfully helped our personal, physical and spiritual health. meanwhile improving the hard skill and employees develop and achieve the Maintaining an inner state of freedom, tools we use in our day to day work life. soft and practical skills needed for the equilibrium, and emotional maturity While consciously acting with mental appropriate behaviour and thought to develop into community leaders. agility in the most diverse and often processes required in the biological Most importantly, the friendships and hazardous situations and developing the industry. Helping individuals to connections we have made in Scouting capacity for logical thought, innovation, accomplish in their preferred careers and business will last a lifetime. and adventure. Being prepared is key to successful “Once a Scout, always a Scout.” outcomes and - Lord Baden Powell when you are in the front line of Brett Cole is Region Commissioner - biological hazards, Mount Dandenong. one must be Biosafety team members include: Brett Cole (RC prepared always. – Mount Dandenong, ScoutHike), Leanne Cole Every person (AVL, 1st Ferntree Gully, Scouthike), Cameron Welch (Rover, Taloh Rover Crew, AJSL – 1st has their unique Wantirna South), Michael Francis (PGL, 1st strengths to Ferntree Gully, Gangshow), Verity Cox (QS, contribute to Rover, Taloh Rover Crew), Ben Heyn (QS, Taloh every project Rover Crew), Jake Geddes (QS, 1st Craigieburn), and workplace. Dr. Glen Davidson (QS, former SL – 1st Mount With diversity Evelyn), Taylah Cole (former Rover, 4th Knox), and inclusivity of Jolon D’Amore (Rover – 1st Shepparton), Jordyn Cole (Venturer – 1st Ferntree Gully) and Ashleigh different people, Cole (former Venturer, 4th Knox). Australian Scout August 2020 13 Faces of Scouting Vanessa from 1st Trafalgar
By Phoebe Hicks and a kids holiday program, Vanessa Vanessa from Trafalgar Scout Group, rapidly felt at home in her Troop, being in just over two years in Scouting has chosen to be Patrol Leader within a certainly made her mark. After her few weeks of putting on a uniform. younger brothers joined Cubs and Scouts Vanessa’s Section Leader said early in 2018, she remembers being in she stood out immediately as tears because she thought that at 13, she a natural leader, eager to help was too old to become a Scout. and intuitive to her Patrol She went along to watch her brothers member needs. A few older march in the Anzac Day parade in her Scouts moved onto Venturers small town, and said out loud that she around the time she started wished she could be a Scout, but that she and she slotted into the Troop was too old. making friends quickly. “One of the Leaders put a scarf on me Vanessa heard about Jamboree and said ‘you’re not too old; come march and was highly motivated to with us’ and I happily joined in” says qualify to attend. She spent her first Vanessa. night under canvas and so began the race to achieve her red cord. A few weeks later she was invested into A four-night Pioneer camp stood out as the Scout Troop. “I remember reading Kirrily explains, “watching my daughter, the turning point to realise Scouting held the Promise and Law and being blown who’s struggled with anxiety become a much more than fun. “On the camp I met away that a Group existed that lived by Scout who will give anything a go makes a Scout Leader from Traralgon called the values I already thought were the me a very proud mum. Seeing her push Goat. He talked about his experience basis for being a good human being” she herself to face her fear of heights on achieving his ASM and the opportunities explains. the abseiling tower one camp and then with Venturers. I thought I’d started too not blink at the flying fox the following Having been involved in a number of late, I was almost 14. He let me know it demonstrates the resilience she’s found non-Scouting leadership roles for The could still be done, it wouldn’t be easy but through Scouting.” Tournament of the Minds, Drama Camps that I should go for it.” And go for it she did. Vanessa was awarded her A highlight of the journey so far for Australian Scout Medallion in Vanessa was the Scouts Amazing Race in November 2019. 2019. Her Patrol started the day with the goal of having the most fun by doing the It wasn’t just Vanessa and her most activities, and that they did. When siblings who joined Scouting, it was time to return to where they’d their mum Kirrily is now Cub sleep they were on Parliament Station Scout Leader who will soon platform with about thirty other Scouts receive her Wood Beads. to catch a train. An announcement came over the speaker that the train they needed to catch was cancelled. “Another Patrol Leader and I chatted about our options and we looked around us at a bunch of Scouts looking lost and knew we could help them. Being tall helps so I just got their attention and told them what we needed to do.”
Vanessa and her brother at AJ 2019.
14 August 2020 Australian Scout Arriving then at Flinders Street Station Vanessa is a keen photographer. She and the size of Scouts looking bewildered enjoys painting with watercolour, doubled. Again, Vanessa stood tall and acrylics as well as creating digital art. shouted out to all the Scouts which way The She plays ukulele and enjoys singing they could go with a train due in four Patrol cover songs as well as writing her own minutes on another platform. They raced thought they’d songs. Vanessa also loves working on over and made it on time. done well and hoped they’d be in the some custom designs using her artwork top 30. “As the countdown got closer to to put on t-shirts and jackets. “I didn’t care much about winning. We’d the end I thought maybe we’d been 32 had so much fun. And making sure we or something just outside the 30’s. We’d Vanessa used her artistic skills to create didn’t leave any Scouts behind in the kind of tuned out and started unpacking the design that she entered into the train platform hiccup made me proud our bags to set up our sleeping gear. Victorian Contingent t-shirt design of the confidence I’d gained in problem Then they announced that Team 7 competition for the Oz Venture 2021 solving and team work; I couldn’t imagine from Trafalgar was the winning team. national Venturer event. Her design was doing that a year earlier.” Everyone from Trafalgar from the other chosen to be the winning t-shirt, and Patrols were screaming and we then soon enough she started seeing a bunch realised it was us who had won.” of people wearing her shirt to state events like Vic Gathering and Anything There’s always some things that have Goes. stood out as more challenging, “the Green cord overnight hike was really hard. Vanessa attended AJ2019 and says the I’m not un-athletic but it was harder motto of the event ‘friends for life’ is true than 10 days of dust at Jamboree. My in Scouting. gear got soaked through, I was really “Standing in line at the ASM awards uncomfortable, but I did it.” Says Vanessa. event everyone was standing nervously and very quiet and I just started talking to the person behind me and shortly after a whole group of us were talking and introducing ourselves. I remember a similar thing happening when standing around waiting for a bus at Jamboree. Our Patrol would start singing a song and then everyone around started singing. Really quickly we’d be laughing. Making new friends for life is legit.” Says Vanessa. Phoebe Hicks is an Assistant Cub Scout Leader at 1st Trafalgar and writes the blog Faces of Gippsland. Do you know someone who could feature in ‘Faces of Scouting’, nominate them or put your own hand up to be featured, email editor@australianscout. com.au
Vanessa receiving her Australian Scout Medallion Modeling her winning t-shirt design for Oz with her Scout Leader Ben ‘Goat’ Hamilton. Venture.
Australian Scout August 2020 15 Families of Scouting
By Phoebe Hicks Commonly in a Scout Group you’ll encounter several siblings and family members who enjoy Scouting together. Here are some of their stories.
The Blackshaw Family 1st Ballam Park Meet Mario and Luigi, otherwise known as Martin and Greg Blackshaw. These brothers are Scout Leaders from 1st Ballam Park and have been involved in Scouting since joining as Cub Scouts in the late 80’s. Their dad spent time in uniform in South Australia and remains in fellowship there. Mario’s wife Rachel spent years on the production team for South Metro Showtime and there’s no doubt their young daughter will be invested once she reaches Joey age.
The Kost & Dyason Family Warragul Warragul Joey Leader Fiona Kost met her husband Damien as a Rover. Their four children are the third generation to be in uniform. Fiona grew up in Scouting, both of her parents were involved and held many roles at Group and Region level. She was able to achieve her Queen’s Scout and feels her family have left a positive legacy of Scouting. Her niece Eliza also achieved her Queen Scout and is a Rover in Warragul.
Three generations of Scouts - Eliza Dyason, Kate Dyason, Jeanette Dyason, Fiona Kost, Colin Dyason. Front - Morgan, Lily, Ava and Neve.
The Flack Family 1st Trafalgar Joy Flack and her two sons took their Scouting adventure overseas to the New Zealand Jamboree in 2019. The family have a dedicated Scouting wall in their home with their certificates and photos of their Scouting life together. Kyan and Lincoln started their Scouting journey in Joey Scouts and Joy was their Joey Leader. They have moved through the Sections together, with Joy now an Assistant Scout Leader at 1st Trafalgar.
Kyan, Lincoln and Joy at the airport before heading off for the New Zealand Jamboree. 16 August 2020 Australian Scout The Hicks Family 1st Trafalgar Brett Hicks joined his children in Scouting as a Joey Scout Leader taking the nickname ‘Drop Bear’. Soon after his wife Phoebe followed taking up the position of Cub Scout Leader. Their youngest is about to be invested and this will mean all six are in uniform at 1st Trafalgar Scout Group in Gippsland and Brett is the District Joey Leader for the Baw Baw District.
The Tops Family 1st Newborough Lisa Tops and her brother Andrew are both Rovers at 1st Newborough’s Capstaff Rover Crew. Their parents met at the Adelaide Jamboree in 1989 where they were both Leaders.
The Kemp Family 1st Trafalgar Carol and Jeff Kemp’s families both have a long history of Scouting. Carol’s parents were part of the National Training Team and husband Jeff’s parents were Leaders. Carol is District Leader - Adult Training Support and currently on the Australian Jamboree 2022 team as finance director, while Jeff is currently a Region
C Scout Commissioner. Their now grown up children went a ro right through until Rovers continuing l a nd their Scouting legacy. A highlight was Je ff. the whole family going to the 2010 Australian Jamboree in Sydney.
Is your family in Scouting together? Share your families Scouting journey Carol being presented her Adult Training Wood Badge by along with a photo to editor@ Rick Bradley DC Baw Baw. australianscout.com.au
Australian Scout August 2020 17 Healthy kebabs Discover the best sources of energy and cook up some tasty kebabs on the barbecue. Suitable for: Joeys | Cubs Time needed: 45 minutes
Did Energy keeps us alive, Low energy foods you know? keeps us warm and • fruit Oily fish, cheese, active and helps us to • vegetables nuts, seeds and grow. Food provides avocados are high in us with that energy, • low-fat soup energy because they but not all foods are • lean protein contain healthier equal. For example, • fibre-rich foods types of fat. fat contains more than twice the amount High energy foods of energy as protein and • chocolate protein has slightly more energy than • cakes carbohydrate. • biscuits • When we say fat, we mean oils, • deep-fried foods meat, dairy, oily fish, nuts, seeds and avocado. Pick the fruit or vegetables you • When we say carbohydrate, we 2 want to try, then get your parent mean bread, rice, potatoes, pasta or guardian to help peel and chop the and breakfast cereals. It can also be food into bite-sized chunks, using knives found in fruit, vegetables and milk. safely. • When we say protein, we mean Load with the fruit or vegetables meat, fish, eggs, dairy, bread, soya, 3 onto skewers. nuts and pulses (like lentils or chickpeas). Get your parent or guardian to help you roast the kebabs on the To give an idea of how energy works, it 4 barbecue. The vegetables will cook, while is measured in kilojoules or kj, which is the fruit will caramelise slightly on the what you’ll see on food packaging. For outside. example, an apple has 140kj per 100g and will give you enough energy for Ideas for vegetable kebabs a 10-minute walk. Potato chips have • capsicum 2,240kj per 100g and will give you • mushroom enough energy for a 160-minute walk (a Outcome • cherry tomato typical pack of chips is about 25g). This is a great way to find out about • zuchinni Instructions energy in foods and discover which foods • broccoli contain the most energy. It will also give Different types of foods give us you the opportunity to try different kinds different levels of energy, the • cauliflower 1 of fruit and vegetables you may not have following are examples of low and high • onion tried before. energy foods. • eggplant Taking it further Ideas for fruit kebabs Talk to your parent or guardian about • orange the foods you would choose to help you • banana achieve a balanced diet and what you • peach would choose to make sure you have • plum enough energy to see you through the day. Talk about the fact that while certain • mango food groups outweigh others in terms of • pineapple the energy they give, other food groups • apple provide far greater health benefits. • blackberry
Reference: Scouts UK, Make. Do. Share. Autumn 2018 https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/
18 August 2020 Australian Scout Tower Building Discover the secrets behind some of the world’s amazing feats of engineering and build your own – out of spaghetti and marshmallows! Suitable for: Joeys | Cubs | Scouts | Venturers Time needed: 40 minutes
You will need Eiffel Tower • Paper and pencil Built in 1889, over 5,300 drawings were • Spaghetti made of this 324-metre-high tower in Paris. Gustave Eiffel deliberately designed • Mini marshmallows the legs of the tower at 54-degree angle • 4 large marshmallows (optional) for maximum wind resistance and to Instructions create perpendicular thrust for additional strength. First, plan you towers by drawing 1 sketches. A well-planned tower will look better and be stronger than one that isn’t sketched out first. A good tip is to use a combination of triangle The Great Pyramid and square shapes, this will Of Giza help you to build a tall tower The oldest and largest of the that is strong too. pyramids in Egypt, this 2580 BC Referring to your sketches, construct is also the oldest of the 2 cut spaghetti pieces to the Seven Wonders of the World. sizes you need, making sure Pyramids have a wide base and a you cut shorter pieces exactly narrow top, creating an extremely – failure to use pieces of equal sturdy and rigid shape. length will cause your tower to twist and topple. When it comes to using 3 the marshmallow pieces, decide when it is best to pass the spaghetti all the way through or partially The Golden Gate Bridge through. The strength of the joints is Opened in 1937, this suspension dependent on it. To make the tower bridge over San Francisco Bay has building easier, you can use the four large a span of 1,300 metres and cost $35 marshmallow pieces for the base of the million to make. Suspension bridges tower. work by transferring the weight of the bridge deck and vehicles up through the suspender rods to the main suspension cable, which then transfers the weight to the bridge towers and anchor rods.
Outcomes Think about which shapes make a strong structure and about compression and tension – how the individual parts of a structure are always pushing and pulling on each other. Look up three of the strongest man-made structures on Earth (see above) to see what makes a structure strong.
Reference: Scouts UK https://www.scouts.org.uk/supporters/rollsroyce/ - Make Do Share Tower building activity
Australian Scout August 2020 19 At Home with Tyler
At the 2018 Scouts Victoria ARAP, the keen to help us out around the wider Scouting community got to meet house, doing lots of chores and Tyler, a Scout from 1st West Waverley painting our fence. He also sanded who has cerebral palsy. Back in 2018 we a chopping board for his friends heard about Agroonoree and his plans mum and had a lot of fun baking bread, for AJ2019, and so now in 2020, we will kneading and punching was his favorite catch up again with Tyler to see how he part! has been Scouting from Home. He earned his World Scouting badge By Ashleigh Parfuss with his Troop online and helped me tie a friendship knot. He enjoyed seeing a Tyler is a Hemiplegia Cerebral Palsy Venturer talk about his World Jamboree hero, he has mild absent epilepsy which time and had a lot of fun doing a quiz on fries his brain and affects his short logos, he got a few right too! term memory. He also has poor motor planning and oral tone. So in short, Last year Tyler participated in a skiing he doesn’t use his right hand if he can competition at Mount Buller where he help it, he speaks but sometimes it takes won a gold medal in his division. For his longer for him to get the words out and Sports badge he created a poster about it he forgets what we just taught him. Tyler with the help of his support worker. needs some assistance for his Scouting Tyler attended 1st West’s ISO-Straddy. and he relies on his Leaders, mum, dad and support workers. We held Zoom meetings over two weekends and then did a Covid-Safe Tyler has really been enjoying the practical session at the Scout hall garage. Groups Scouting at Home program. For The Scouts set up a kitchen and built Anzac Day, Tyler earnt his ‘Their Service their construction projects. Afterwards, our Heritage’ badge by making Anzac Tyler and I built a washing stand and cookies, researching and reading a book laundry line with dowel sticks and string. with our help and making lanterns It is hard for him to tie knots as he can and paper poppies for our driveway. only use one hand properly while the We got up early on Anzac Day for the other hand supports. Have you ever tried Dawn Service, put on our uniforms and to tie a reef knot with one hand? went down our driveway. We met our neighbours and listened to the War Tyler has really enjoyed Scouting at Memorial service with our candles Home, but can’t wait to go back into the burning. (Tyler lit all of them!) hall! During lockdown Tyler’s good deeds Ashleigh Parfuss is Tyler’s mum and were to help our neighbour take her bins an Assistant Scout Leader at 1st West out and bring them back in. Tyler was Waverley.
20 August 2020 Australian Scout A Scout cares for the environment
By Ariel Liu letters, two got sent to Prime Minister My passion for the Scott Morrison, I even got a response! But environment was always in yet again, it was negative. I didn’t tell my me somewhere. It was only at Troop that I was doing this, until I knew the start of 2018 when I brought that I wasn’t getting anywhere, but that my passion into Scouts and my Troop didn’t stop me! at 1st Nunawading. I started thinking I decided to tell my Troop what I was about ways I could, firstly; help the trying to do, to see if I could get their environment and my community more help. We decided the best thing to do was and secondly, try to get my Troop, and start a petition. I got heaps of signatures possibly others involved. from the Troop, my friends and the We volunteered at Blackburn Lake Leaders. I also went around my school Sanctuary, by weeding areas of the and family and ended up with a grand sanctuary and we participated at a tree total of 151 signatures (weird number, planting day. We did a few tours and had but hey... it passed!). My Leaders had a talk at Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve organised a visit to Parliament House, and we got someone to talk to us via prior to me finishing my petition, because Zoom about Calperum Station, in South of this, I was able to personally hand in Australia. the petition to my local member, Dustin Halse MP. Since late 2017 I’d had an idea for a project in the back of my mind, but I After some nerve-wracking months I didn’t know how to pull it off, until still didn’t have any response. So I wrote early 2018. follow-up letters, because I knew with these sorts of things, you have to be My idea was to try and get a persistent. I was very excited to hear on Container Deposit Scheme February 2 2020, Parliament announced introduced in Victoria. So I that Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme decided to start writing letters is coming in 2023! to politicians. I wrote eleven Ariel Liu is a Scout at 1st Nunawading.
Australian Scout July 2020 21 Scouting and population Growing together
By Richard Simpson any new Groups in the growth areas that across the political spectrum… Modern Scouting brings together people emerged from the mid 1990’s. Partnerships are key! of all backgrounds globally, as it does That’s right – Even though Melbourne • Common hall signage has been locally. enjoyed massive new growth for 20 adopted to help the wider community with brand image. Government predictions for Victoria years we didn’t build any new halls! • Scouts Victoria have invested in new and Melbourne on population growth And why? – because at the simplest hall designs with councils, private and immigration demands show that by level both rising property values and developers and schools through the 2050 Melbourne alone will approach a ever-increasing building costs meeting Victorian School Building Authority to population predicted to be around 8.5 modern energy and town planning million (compared to five million today), set a precedent for future growth. levels exceeded any attempted local with Victoria as a whole currently at 6.5 fund-raising efforts! The days of selling • Scouts Victoria have adopted a million growing to well over 10 million. sausages and lamingtons to raise funds, strategic plan to seek funding and Much of the growth of Scouting and working bees of parents who were partnerships to support growth in will naturally occur in Melbourne’s handy with tools have long since passed both membership - and in new and newest suburbs planned for the local in terms of risk, OH&S, finances needed, refurbished facilities. government areas to the west in planning, building regulation and council • New staffing models at our State Wyndham and Melton, to the north requirements, etc. offices have been put in place Hume, Whittlesea and Mitchell, and in the south-east Casey and Cardinia. Greater Melbourne alone will cover over 10,000 square kilometres! That’s a huge area to service, let alone an enormous growth area that’s presently still green fields yet to be developed, and where future Scout Groups need to be strategically placed to get a foothold! To know more of where the State Government and Planning Department are heading visit planning.vic.gov.au. Four years ago, Scouting commissioned a full property study of existing facilities For most newer Groups that have recognising that new facilities are known as the “Ludus Report”. It identified appeared in growth areas they have outside the scope and time available of that in many suburbs we have Scout relied on using community spaces. The many of our local leadership… halls in close proximity – and a number demand for local council Community of those are either vacant or used as Centres often exceeds available booking What have we learnt in our first builds storage. It noted that a number of our times – and for Groups that could grow Scouts Victoria invested $1.5M to build halls were in poor condition and major by adding a Scout Troop or Venturer a new facility at Hazel Glen College in refurbishment was needed to maintain Unit there is often no additional times 2016. This project opened the doors to a good council relationships. Poor halls available (let alone no storage). Sharing relationship with the VSBA (Victorian didn’t attract new members and give us a facilities at common times with other School Building Authority) who build all bad image. Groups also raises issues of child safety new state schools in Victoria. Just last We have hopefully moved on from and protection. year we opened a jointly funded (State anyone thinking that any old facility is and council grants and Scouts Victoria So what’s happened recently? “good enough for Scouts”? loan) new Scout facility on Carranballac • Scouts Victoria have enjoyed over 13 College school land in Point Cook. The Why shouldn’t our Scouts and adults in years of membership growth. massive growth suburb of Caroline Scouting enjoy modern contemporary Springs (after many years lobbying) • The resilience survey has provided or refurbished facilities equal to today’s opened their new hall a year ago on empirical proof of the benefits of community expectations. council land with shared funding across Scouting. State and Local Government, plus a loan In fact, how can we make our facilities • Scouts at both State and local Group from Scouts Victoria. Partnerships are “work” for us as an organisation? level have become way more savvy one of the keys to successful projects! It was also noted in the Ludus Report at gaining funding and grants from These three new builds were for large that for many years when Scouting was Federal, State and Local Government’s multi-purpose/multi operational facilities in membership decline we barely started - and building positive relationships and are truly magnificent! 22 August 2020 Australian Scout We have now appropriately undertaken We are currently building a new hall refurbish specific sites from a list Scouts a review and redesigned our new halls in Alexandra which will be available to Victoria provided. However to access that will meet our needs, but come in book from 2021 as an overnight base that money Scouts Victoria have to at, or under $1M each. Remember - our for a range of adventurous activities in match it dollar for dollar on each project. aim is to catch up on 20 years of growth Murrindindi Shire. This project brought Before the last State election a State run where there are no facilities, and plan for together State, Federal and Scout funds grant program was offered called Pick up to 67 new facilities as per the Ludus and loans as well as council gifting the My Project. Across four projects Scouts Report, across Melbourne’s expected new Group an acre of land. Real partnerships obtained over half a million dollars from suburbs over the next 30 years (that’s in action! We are also currently exploring the pool of $27M. At the last Federal around two to three new halls per year). options in rural townships such as election a number of Victorian Scout Every dollar counts! Myrtleford and Strathfieldsaye near formations lobbied for funding at local Bendigo. We also are aiming to build all new Group and District level and around contemporary halls to a repeatable How can we fund new builds? $2.6M was obtained. Local municipal pattern (where possible) to assist First, it’s not easy at the Group Level elections are coming up in October so community branding and recognition (a and often a long game plan is needed. now is a very good time to start lobbying bit like McDonalds - we want people to Bringing various partners together for your ward councillors! say “look mum - there’s another Scout a common outcome takes time. Getting hall!”). This also has substantial cost Scout halls must serve the wider local councils on board, locating suitable saving benefits, and our ability to use one sites, working out when the next State community! new build to gain financial support for and Federal elections are coming up for As identified above Scout Halls must the next new build. offers of finance, selling the idea that serve the wider community if you want So what’s on the program at present? a Scout hall can be a community hall to obtain a grant. during the daytime (around 15 sessions We are presently preparing plans and No-one is going to grant a million dollars a week just in morning, afternoon and Joint User Agreements on school sites after-school blocks), looking at the for a facility used three nights a week at Lakeside Pakenham (south-east) and rounds of Federal and State Community and occasionally on weekends, but a Edgars Creek (northern suburbs) for Infrastructure Grants that are coming ‘Scout & Community Centre’ owned, run new halls to accommodate existing Scout on line, identifying other suitable user and managed by Scouts for the benefit of Groups presently operating without their groups who have no where to meet to the wider local community will. own home base. write letters of support, etc. This means developing a local business We are expecting to receive a town Most of all identifying a local champion case, looking for suitable daytime users planning permit later this year for to manage the process who is prepared to (who are also community and not- a new hall in Ballan - a rural town “hang in there” even with the inevitable for-profits), and taking into account with easy commuting to Melbourne. knock-backs along the way! Raising some other things like employing a cleaner. We have bought a parcel from land funds of your own is still possible and developers Mirvac in Rockbank where But – a hall ‘activated’ in this way can creating your own development fund is a whole new western suburb is under earn money (even at community rates) a worthy activity - Scouts Victoria often construction, and expect to lodge a to pay back the loan, raise funds for looks to match Groups dollar for dollar in planning application with council shortly. Group needs, pay for a cleaner and the this area. Loans from Scouts Victoria are We have just received planning approval additional utility costs. It’s also been possible, but do need to be paid back over in the south-east for Narree Warren shown that a great facility can attract a 10 year program so that the money can South where council have granted us a new members, and with others using then be reloaned to other Groups in need. leasehold on a Reserve and are putting the hall those people end up spruiking in local money together with a Federal In the last State election Scouts Victoria the Group which can positively affect donation from their local member. received a $5.5M grant to build and membership.
Activating new and existing Scout Halls can absolutely be to our mutual advantage as we provide much needed community space keenly sought by a wide range of community groups. Yes – this will likely need some type of management committee, but the benefits to the Group financially to raise money (for both activities and an ongoing sinking fund for maintenance and improvement), to raise your community profile generally, and with your local council, and to grow membership are all proven outcomes for successful groups who have gone down this path.
Richard Simpson is a member of the Branch Executive Committee. Australian Scout August 2020 23 One week, explore your boundaries!
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Check out www.bayjam.com.au for updates 24 August 2020 Australian Scout Scouts Zoom across the World!
7th Cheltenham Scout Group recently held a very exciting virtual meeting night. The idea for the meeting started many months and even years ago. The Group Leader Paul Clifford was once a Scout at 1st Ealing North Scout Group in England, his Scout Leader was Malcolm Turner. On a trip back to England, Paul visited with his old Group and Leader, Malcolm. At the end of last year, Francis Curran, the Assistant Scout Leader at 1st Ealing North was looking to complete his Queen’s Scout Award. Malcolm and Francis thought a great way to do it would be through pairing with an international Group, in came Paul and 7th Cheltenham. Francis got in contact with the Group and they thought it was Liam, a Scout at 7th Cheltenham, wrote It was interesting seeing their monkey a great idea! 1st Ealing North started out about the experience. bridge construction, and hearing about by sending letters to 7th Cheltenham, On Saturday June 13, 7th Cheltenham their camps, which seem to be very wet! along with a scarf, some badge and some Scout Group held a Zoom meeting with I was interested in hearing about their classic British snacks! 7th Cheltenham 1st Ealing North Scout Group in England. night hike, I think it would be a fun thing were very excited to receive their 1st Ealing North had sent us a care to do with 7th Cheltenham Scouts one package. package earlier this year, which included day (or night!). When the lockdowns began due lollies and biscuits (yum), and letters from The 1st Ealing North Scouts were really to COVID-19 and Scouting moved each of their Scouts. interested to hear about all the animals online, Paul suggested this was a great The Zoom meeting was a great chance to we have here, so there was lots of talk opportunity for the Groups to get meet up in person. We started the night about kangaroos, sharks, huntsmen together on a Zoom call. with raising the flag then introduced all spiders, kookaburras, snakes and the Leaders, including our very special goannas. The most exciting/dangerous guests, Lord Michael Baden-Powell and animal the UK Scouts you could think of Russell and Joan Bradd. was a squirrel! After our introductions we did a After talking and exchanging stories, we quick food scavenger hunt, it was did our flag down and said goodbye and interesting to see that English thank you. 1st Ealing North were a really Scouts and Australian Scouts seem friendly Scout Troop, and it was great to like tomato sauce a lot, and we to talk with them and find out about have similar types of cereal too! Scouting in another country. 1st Ealing North Scouts shared a Liam is a Scout at 7th Cheltenham. presentation about their Group, You can read an article from 1st Ealing with lots of pictures of their Troop. North’s perspective here.
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Australian Scout August 2020 25 What started as a joke turned into a reality!
By Jaz Butler A lot more than a standard Jaz Butler from 4th Knox Scout Group Adventure level journey. approached her Leaders saying she Jaz got stuck into organising wanted to do her Australian Scout her itinerary. All the things Medallion. Having completed her she wanted to do and see in Explorer level journey a couple of Sydney. months prior they asked her had she thought about her Adventure level • Walk Sydney Harbour journey. Bridge • Go to the Sydney Jaz said “yes!” Opera House The Leaders asked “Where would you • Go to the Sydney like to go?” Tower Eye Jaz replied “Sydney” with a cheeky smile. • But most of all… Go to Bondi Beach The Leaders looked at each other and and Opera House, then they hiked to said “OK, let find out if you can” It took Jaz over 10 months to plan her their sleep point. hike to Sydney and get all the approvals. Jaz then said “Seriously?” with a shocked The next day they hiked from Circular look on her face Not only did she have to do the normal Quay to Bondi Beach then to Rose Bay. planning for a hike, she had to take in Jaz approached the Group Leader and They saw along the way the Royal consideration, budgeting, time tables, asked, to which the Group Leader replied Botanical gardens, Il Porcellino ‘the organising train tickets, accommodation “Why not?” little pig’, Archibald Fountain, St May’s in Sydney, tickets for the Sydney tower Cathedral, the travelator (the longest She then approached the District Leader eye, interstate travel requests and the list moving walkway in the southern who said “Why not?” goes on. hemisphere 207 meter long) and so much She then spoke to the Regional I can tell you that her itinerary was more before arriving at Bondi Beach. Commissioner who said (yep you extensive! They went for a swim before making guessed it) “Why not?” their way to Rose Bay and caught a ferry She chose the Melbourne Labour to their sleep point. Then came the planning… Day weekend for her hike date. The following day the Patrol made The Leaders told Jaz that The Patrol took the local train their way into the CBD and visited the organising a interstate from Ferntree Gully to Southern Sydney Tower Eye and did some site trip is not easy and Cross station where they then seeing around Sydney. In the afternoon takes a lot of had to board a bus (due to track they took some time to visit Cockatoo planning. damage) to Albury. Island, then it was time to get back to They then boarded the XPT Central Station for the long trip back to train at Albury then on to Melbourne on the overnight train. Central Station Sydney. Over the three days, the Patrol hiked an Once in Sydney they then estimated 50km in and around Sydney. made their way into the When asked for one word to describe CBD and visited the their adventure “AMAZING”. Harbour Bridge Patrol members: Jaz, Quinn, Daniel, Carlyn, Ella and Finn (Hammy). Leaders: Brett “Cozy” Butler and Anthony “Cookie” Spruit. Jaz Butler is a Scout at 4th Knox.
26 Ballan Cubs inspire locals and help charity
A group of six Ballan Cub Scouts have earned an internationally recognised award for raising awareness and funds for the KIDS Foundation. The Messengers of Peace is the only Scouting award with the same syllabus in every country and is open to all age levels including Leaders. “It’s an awesome effort,” ‘Akela’ Tony Bellette said. “And the thing that makes it even more awesome is that it was driven by the Cubs themselves.” “These were their own ideas and own concepts.” The Pack also came up with ideas for a video to mark the achievement – edited The $2170 the Cubs by Leader ‘Shada’ Shantelle Cowan. have gathered will now go towards KIDS Georgia, Sam, Lachlan, Meg, Kaitlyn and Foundation T.A.N.G.O. Kyriae are all aged between eight and 11 camps (Together – and got to work in late 2019 writing to Achieving New Goals Moorabool businesses and service clubs, and Opportunities) asking for donations. – aimed at children The children’s letters also explained the affected by burns and work of the Ballarat-based Foundation other accidental injuries. which helps children affected by The group originally accidental injuries and runs education wanted to raise $5000 programs. by donating their own Ballan CWA gave the Cubs $500 and the toys and selling them Kyriae from 1st Ballan receiving her Messengers of Peace badge. local Lionesses donated $1000. at the Ballan Autumn Festival. “Now she’s done it again, but within a Pack.” The stall will still go ahead at the rebadged ‘Spring’ Festival on Sunday The six Cubs were given their awards October 18. during a Google Meet session on Monday May 18 which included representatives “We’re hoping the six Cubs can from local businesses and service clubs. motivate our other Cubs to do the same thing towards the The badges, woggles and scarves were end of the year,” Tony said. delivered to parents ahead of time, who were asked to hide them until the “This is a fairly new award presentation. for Scouting but for one of our Cubs – Georgia – it’s her The Cubs made a video about earning second Messenger of Peace. their Messenger of Peace badge, you can watch it here. “She earned it as an individual T h e while she was in Joey Cubs, by This article was originally featured on C u b organizing food collections for Moorabool Online s w ro the Ballarat Soup Bus. te t o loc al b usi . ness ions es asking for donat
Australian Scout August 2020 27 Facing Challenges With Courage: Scouting From Home
By Tori Lawson Whilst it’s been difficult at times and As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold sometimes a bit noisy, I’m proud of the of the world, Scouts has remained alive way the other Leaders have strived to through the ability to adapt and change, encourage the Cubs, setting activities, with a lot of Groups switching to online meeting online, and engaging brilliantly meetings. Of course, this didn’t happen to make sure everyone has fun and magically, we have a lot of thanks to doesn’t lose sight of what Scouting is all give to our Leaders and fellow members about. Cubs have been doing badgework for taking the initiative, planning, and from home too and sending it in to participating in activities. Akela and Makela, we’ve even had a few Grey Wolf Awards being completed, a Here’s how 1st Eltham Venturers fantastic accomplishment for the Cubs adapted to Scouting from Home by and an achievement we’re all proud of! Looking Wide: Nights have included a drumming lesson, We were able to adapt almost making mug cakes, and commemorating immediately to the online Scouting with a Anzac Day through making paper delay of about two weeks. We kicked off wreaths and taking part in the Dawn the activities with Harmony Day, where Service in the Driveway. A huge thanks the Unit cooked meals from different to the Cubs for doing their best despite cultures and presented research about the circumstances and a massive thank the dish to the Unit. We were looking at you to Akela, Makela, Baloo, Jeebi, a more efficient way of breaking the flag Oo, Hathi, Coco, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Ikki, (I’m pretty sure our Leader, Darren, was and Hawkeye for being truly amazing holding the flag whilst our Unit Chair, Leaders during online Scouting and for Isobel, conducted parade). persevering. Our Unit has done their best to maintain Tori Lawson, 1st Eltham Venturers, 1st communication online and keep our Doncaster East Group program running, adapting as needed to fit within a two hour time frame and continue being fun for everyone. So far we’ve had a Bob Ross night, a Unit Council and Star Wars night, among others. Between access to Microsoft Teams and Zoom to the Unit, creating a Discord Server, using WhatsApp and Facebook, we’ve widened the possibilities of having more occasional online nights in the future, even after halls open. It’s been amazing seeing our Unit participate in online courses for badgework, JOTI/ JOTA and online Hoadley Hide and seeing the amazing things Venturers do when they “look wide” and take advantage of the situations they’re put in. Thanks heaps to Darren, Carmen, and Llewellyn, and our Unit Council for being amazing, supportive Leaders and helping keep Venturers running smoothly.
1st Doncaster East Cubs – Doing their Best: Thanks to ideas from other Leaders and thinking outside the box themselves, our Cub Leaders, Christine and Wendy, have been organising fantastic, crafty, and interactive activities to keep the Cubs entertained and enjoying Scouting, even from home.
28 August 2020 Australian Scout Cubs Knowledge equals Confidence
To see if you’re where you want By Michael Wong Challenge Areas, Community Challenge, to be or need to be as that subject If you’ve ever attended conferences or Outdoor Challenge Area, Creative Challenge matter expert, take a few minutes presentations you’ll understand when I Area, Personal Growth Challenge Area, to write down as many phrases say you can determine literally within Challenge Area brainstorm, Scouting or elements of the program as seconds whether or not the speaker Fundamentals, Principles of Scouting, Duty you recall in the box below. I’ve knows their “stuff”. Whether or not they to God, Duty to Others, Duty to Self, Purpose included a couple just to start are a subject matter expert. of Scouting, World Organisation of the Scout you off. This isn’t a test. This is Movement, eight elements of the Scout Method, You quickly pick up queues about how about finding areas where you Community Involvement, Personal Progression, knowledgeable the speaker is of their can expand your knowledge and Symbolic Framework, Learning by Doing, topic by the fluency of their speech, understanding of the program. Australian Scout Promise and Law, Patrol the passion in their voice, their body Recognising that as a Leader I System, Youth Leading, Adults Supporting, language. Their ability to engage the need to be a program subject Educational purpose of Scouting, SPICES, Social, audience by making their presentation matter expert for the benefit of Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional, informative and engaging, the way my youth members. they use different means of delivery Spiritual, Unit Council, Unit program, Program to maintain the audiences interest and To the right are a few suggested Cycle, balance of all four Challenge Areas, ultimately persuade the audience to their responses which is by no means Plan>Do>Review>, participate, assist and lead, way of thinking or argument. conclusive. Check your responses Our Program website, youth participating against those suggested and indicates a successful program, Milestones, Whilst our program is based on our commit to refreshing your Achievement Pathways, Program Essentials, youth members leading their own knowledge or learning something Introduction to Scouting, Introduction to activities and adventures, as Leaders of new. Section, Project Patrols, Create the Path, Outdoor youth we need to be like those presenters Adventure Skills, Special Interest Areas, For more information on the new up on stage. If we’re to guide engaging peak award, Adventurous Journey, Personal program, visit “Our Program” on programs that are fun, adventurous, Reflection, District Training Meeting, language the Scouts Victoria website. challenging and inclusive we need to of the program, transition, personal progression, know our “stuff”. Michael Wong is State Leader – one developmental program. We need to understand how our program Program Support Specialist Cub works, understand the core elements that Scouts. make Scouting such a valuable activity for our youth members, how to present Scouting so that it is engaging. Like the presenters on stage, we need to guide Challenge Areas Scouting so that our youth members want to participate in their program. Scouting will only continue to grow if the The Scout Method youth want to participate. So what does it mean to know our “stuff”? It means that as we head ever closer to the final implementation of Symbolic Framework the program we need to be individually and collectively as a Unit leadership team knowledgeable on all aspects of our program launched to date, and have a burning desire to understand the Personal Growth Challenge Area elements that will shortly introduced. This means, as Leaders we need to be subject matter experts in all facets of the program. Not for ourselves but for the youth members in our Unit. Remember, Australian Scout Promise and Law every matter we consider, every decision we make, every action we undertake, must be in the best interest of our youth members.
Australian Scout August 2020 29 1st Creswick I recently organised an Adventurer level Patrol activity for my Scout Troop at 1st Creswick. We couldn’t have a normal activity due to COVID-19 and social distancing, so I decided to host and online Minecraft activity. We began in the morning, having breakfast together on Zoom. Then we transitioned to playing Minecraft in the survival mode, where we had
to gather all of our resources ourselves. We played that for about four Send photos and captions to hours before stopping to eat lunch together on Zoom. We did some badge [email protected] work, to help the newer Scouts in my Patrol make their way through their Pioneer Campcraft and Citizenship. Afterwards then started playing Minecraft in its creative mode; where you have all the blocks available for your use. During this time we decided to create a Scout camp. We all had a great time. This just shows that we don’t have to let social distancing stop us from our regular Scouting activities.
Oscar a Scout at 1st Creswick.
4th Williamstown 4th Williamstown Sea Scout Group recently received two much needed community grants. The first went towards replacing a badly water damaged ceiling. The second allowed the Group to repair and polish their floors and add a painting of a giant ship’s wheel and compass. Our Group couldn’t be more thankful to our motivated Committee Secretary, Sue Laws who applied on our behalf for the grants through the Commonwealth’s Stronger Communities Program and to Tim Watts MP for nominating us. It takes energy, planning and vision to maintain and renovate our near 100 year old hall, boat shed and jetty. We can’t wait for the youth to be able to attend meetings aboard the SSS Gurrong - 4th Williamstown Sea Scout Landship and we are very proud of our recent achievements. Wonga Park Michelle Gowing is the Assistant Group Leader at 4th Ruby from Wonga Williamstown Sea Scouts. Park Scout Group 1st Bentleigh recently received her Joey Mob briefly Grey Wolf Award. had a chance to meet in With restrictions and person for the first time. Scouting online, Ruby They played Pokémon had to think outside the box Go and had a camp to complete the award. For one fire! of the tasks she created a first aid video outlining first aid requirements, then at the next virtual meeting night she was able to demonstrate the skill and teach everyone online. Ruby also participated this year in the World’s Greatest Shave and raised over $2,500 for the Leukaemia Foundation to have her head shaved.
30 August 2020 Australian Scout 1st Lake Boga 1st Lake Boga have been making the most of their Zoom meetings!
Bendigo and Northern Rivers held their Zone Council.
Scouting Milestones for 2nd Woodend Scout Group
Three of 2nd Woodend’s Venturers; Kate, Jess and Adam successfully completed their Queen Scout Award this month. Jess and Kate are the Group’s first young women to receive this prestigious award. They did many things to achieve the award including a humanitarian trip to East Timor where they helped build student housing in a remote community. They also completed the Overland Track, grade five Gippsland Trail and Catalina Venturer Unit had a muffin cooking night. the Great Ocean Walk. They have been supported by 2nd Woodend’s dedicated and much loved Venturer Leader Dale Sutton. Dale’s commitment has seen eleven Venturers receive this honour since 2nd Woodend’s inception eight years ago. We are so proud to see Kate, Adam and Jess complete this long journey. Congratulations from everyone at 2nd Woodend and thank you for what you have contributed to our community.
Tim Duff is Group Parent Committee Chair at 2nd Woodend.
Catalina Venturer Unit holding a meeting over Zoom.
1st Mount Clear Scouts from 1st Mount Clear Scout Group recently did an overnight hike. The four Patrols started their hike at Navigators, hiking 8km to Pax Hill, they undertook four initiative activities along the way before finishing 1st Eastern up at Pax Hill Scout Camp. On Sunday they hiked for 7kms through Park returned to Ballarat to Redan along the Yarrowee River. outdoor Scouting with a bike hike on It was quite a challenging hike with the a top temperature of nine the Bellarine Rail degrees over the weekend. The Scouts catered for themselves and Trail. carried all of their gear. But they still had a great time meeting, working and camping together. They were pretty excited that they got to sleep in individual tents too!
Australian Scout August 2020 31 Adults in Scouting Long Service Certificate Andrew Scoular, Provisional District George Hooton, ASF - Casey Leader - Venturers, Nillumbik District Andrew Jetson, Group Support April Amanda Shave, TAAL, Caving Team Committee Property Maintenance, 1st Matthew Tine, Group Rostered Parent, Eltham 5 Years 1st Kilmore Ian Johnson, Branch Activity Specialists, Leisa Ahearn, AJSL, 1st Nunawading Adele Wallbridge, ASF - Rover Scout Band Abusad Ahmad, Adult Helper, Air Fellowship David Mayne, AGL, 1st Ivanhoe Sea Scouts Activities Team Jono Warren, ASF - 4 X 4 Team David McKinnon, Trainee Assistant State Kevin Berry, AV L , 5th/6th Moorabbin Leader - Gang Show, Gang Show Central 10 Years Linda Moore, RA, Bogong Rover Chalet Zelda Berry, ACSL, Wangaratta Maria Armstrong, Provisional Rover Management Group Lorraine Bird-Chettle, CSL, 1st The Basin Commissioner - Region, Vic Branch John Ralph, Office Bearer, Victorian Scout Nikki Coffey, Assistant State Michelle Blanksby, Group Support Foundation Committee Member, Water Ski Team Commissioner - Cub Scouts, Vic Branch Murray Taylor, Cub Scout Commissioner Dean Box, ASF - Rover Fellowship Peter Coffey, GL, 1st Mansfield - Region, Vic Branch Peter Brown, AV L , 1st Eaglemont Dion Ellis, Office Bearer, Vic Branch Michael Van Der Horst, JSL, 1st/8th Fiona Busuttil, Branch Personel Brendan Ferguson, ACSL, Dandenong Blackburn Committee Member, Vic Branch Ben Hamilton, Provisional District Nicole Williams, RA, 3rd Noble Park Greg Catterall, Group Rostered Parent, Leader - Scouts, Strzelecki District 5th Keilor 20 Years Peter Holding, Adult Helper, Rock Tamara Cooke, ASF - Rover Fellowship Climbing Team Ken Bryce, ASL, 1st Macedon Andrew Cooke, ASF - Rover Fellowship Denise Johnson, ASF - Banyule Colin Cherry, Group Support Committee Cobie Davis, Group Support Committee Member, 3rd Sunbury Sallyanne Kibble, Branch Activity Member, Air Activities Team Specialists, Scout Band Hans Ellemans, ASF - Gilwell Park Son Do, ASL, 5th Keilor Andrew Lanchbery, ACSL, 9th Brunswick Jimmy Gaskin, AAL - Canoeing, Paddling Simon Doak, ACSL, 2nd Malvern Team John Ley, ASL, 3rd Beaumaris Damian Hess, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Steve Hemphill, AAAL - Caving, Caving Nick Macdonald, District Secretary, Vermont Team Ballarat District John Heweston, Adult Helper, 1st Alan Palmer, AAL - PA Camps, Gilwell Rosamund Masterman, ASF - Macedon Beaumaris Park Patrol Activity Camping Ranges Melodie Hopkins, ASF - Rover Chris Sanders, ASF - Whitehorse Fellowship Colin McNamara, Group Support Committee Member, Narre Warren South Lachlan Shield, Assistant State Elenor Jack-Browning, Group Rostered Commissioner - Adventurous Activities, Parent, 1st Mansfield Debra Parkes, AV L , Wonthaggi Vic Branch Shane Jacobson, Chief Scout, Vic Branch Val Paton, District Leader - Adult Rasa Statkus, ASF - Lithuanian Timothy Lee, PSL, 1st Eaglemont Training Support, Nillumbik District Rachel Toal, AJSL, 1st Craigieburn Anthony Lee, Camp Committee Joanne Rea, ASF-Police Scouters Steve Tyas, Branch Leader - National Chairman, 1st Yarrunga Bronwyn Rumble, District Leader - Joey Projects, Vic Branch David Llewellyn, Camp Committee Scouts, Macedon Ranges District Tim Woollam, AGL, 2nd Werribee Member, 1st Yarrunga Tim Schurmann, Provisional Scout Rhiannon Lowe, ASF - Rover Fellowship Commissioner - Region, Vic Branch Eric Yates, Group Support Committee Property Maintenance, 1st Upwey Tim Magill, ASL, 1st/2nd Greensborough Ralph Stewart, Group Support Laura Mahoney, AJSL, 1st/2nd Ocean Committee Member, 1st/2nd 25 Years Grove Greensborough Marian Daish, AGL, 1st Balwyn Leanne Millsom, ASF - Rover Scout Peter Tipping, Assistant Adventurous Peter Gibson, DC, Goulburn Murray Motorsport Activity Leader - Canoeing, Paddling District Team Anne Nadj, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Sharyn McGennisken, ASL, 1st Traralgon Alexandra Adam Watt, Adult Helper, 1st Laurel Selwood, DL - Cub Scouts, Glenelg Thao Nguyen, Group Support Committee Newborough River District Fundraising, Phu Dong Max York, PGL, Rosanna Jeanette Spencer, ASF - City Of Knox Marianne Nicholls, AGL, 1st Baranduda 15 Years Elenore Turner, Provisional State Leader Chris Paine, ASL, Deepdene Roger Brunt, ASL, 4th Brunswick - Program Support Specialist - Joey Sam Parfuss, Provisional Venturer Scout Scouts, Vic Branch Commissioner - Region, Vic Branch Russell Burton, AGL, 1st/14th Brighton Andrew Pittard, Adult Helper, 1st Melissa Cumming, TASL, 1st Eltham 30 Years Strathmore Michael Groves, VL, 2nd/3rd Bayswater Bob Evans, ASF - Nillumbik 32 August 2020 Australian Scout Razz Grenness, Group Rostered Parent, Wood Badge Certificate QM Resources Sean Kirwan, ASF - Whitehorse April Greg Newton, AV L , Watsonia Joey Scout Richard Petrie, Adult Helper, 1st Edithvale Kathryn Crisp, AJSL, 4th Williamstown Don Ripper, Office Bearer, ASF - Sea Scouts Wellington Daniel Mar, AJSL, 3rd Doncaster East Molly Venables, Provisional State Commissioner - VET, Vic Branch Cub Scout 35 Years Sarah Brackenridge, PAGL, 1st Alfredton Josh Cashill, ACSL, 3rd Sunbury Peter Gilder, ASL, Croydon Central Belle Kendra Hunter, ACSL, 5th Brunswick Leigh Hardinge JP, District Chairman, Kariwara District Scout Jan Lovell, Honorary Commissioner, Vic Jarrod Bell, ASL, 1st Sunbury Branch Joe Bonnici, ASL, 1st Caroline Springs Gerry Matthews, CSL, 1st Mornington Group Leader Mike Smith, ASF - Adventurous Jane Morf, PAJSL, Waverley Valley Activities Lea Young, GL, 3rd Croydon Peter Wotherspoon, State Commissioner - Rover Support, Vic Branch District Leader/Commissioner 40 Years Loz Clarke, District Leader - Scouts, Casey District David Aston, ASF - 4 X 4 Team Joan Bradd, Assistant State May Commissioner - Gilwell Park, Gilwell Park Joey Scout Phil Gude, Office Bearer, Vic Branch Melissa Cugley, AJSL, Bundoora Antony Hall, Group Support Committee Hall Hire Contact, QM Stage Cub Scout Anne Lambe, ASF - Monash Rachel Janson, ACSL, 1st/14th Brighton David Paroissien, Office Bearer, Vic Carolyn Smith, ACLS, 5th Keilor Branch Alexander Toogood, CSL, 1st Cockatoo Gary Waugh, Adult Helper, Sailing & Scout Power Boating Team Jayne Travan, ASL, Norlane West 45 Years Moray Hughes, ASL, Deepdene Geoffrey Morris, Group Rostered Parent, Martin Justice, ASL, 1st Strathmore Cuboree Venturer Kevin Pickthall, ASF - Gilwell Park Gary Steinhardt, Assistant State Cara Horner, AV L , Epping North Commissioner - Venturers, Vic Branch Nicole Black, VL, 1st Epping 50 Years Group Leader Rodney Cooper, ASF - Victorian Branch Matt Anderson, GL, 1st Croydon Hills Gang Show Ian Gosling, AGL, Rosebud Sea Scouts Greg Mcdougall, Honorary Terry Prudden, GL, 2Nd Mornington Sea Commissioner, Vic Branch Scouts Gerard Munnink, Branch Activity Dimitrios Karagiannis, AGL, 9th Oakleigh Specialists, Scout Band District Leader/Commissioner Shirley Reeves, District Leader - Joey Richard Trainor, District Leader - Cub Scouts, South Gippsland District Scouts, Geelong Rivers District 55 Years Dale Kent, PASL, 1st Tyabb Peter Bacon, AAAL - Air Activities, Air Adele Costello, District Leader - Activities Team Development, Whitehorse District 60 Years Jo McIntyre, Provisional Cub Scout Commissioner - Region, Vic Branch Donald Barry, ASF - Scout Heritage Victoria Adventurous Activity Joan Fox OAM, Office Bearer, ASF - Brad Costello, Activity Leader, 1st Treetops Campsite Heatherdale Australian Scout August 2020 33 Wilsons Prom with 1st Lang Lang
By Travis Davidge taken part in have been a credit to our As is the case with all Scout Groups Scouts which culminated in a day hike at across the country we have had to Wilsons Promontory on the June 13. adapt to a major change to ‘Scouting With some careful planning and keeping as Usual’ since Covid-19. within the guidelines what eventuated Here at 1st Lang Lang Scouts we have was a day that expanded to include continued Scouting by embracing Zoom Cubs, Scouts and Ventures from 1st online meetings and have been grateful Lang Lang as well as Scouts and Leaders for the support and resources supplied from Bunyip coming together to enjoy a to us from Scouts Victoria for online and fantastic day at Wilsons Promontory. Scouting at Home . We enjoyed multiple hikes along More recently when restrictions for different trails, with the event seen by outdoor social gatherings were eased, families as a great credit to Scouting for we as Leaders went to our Scouts with the sense of adventure and comradery the new guidelines and discussed how that it has instilled in the youth they would like to continue for the members. It’s a great example of what remainder of Term 2. What Scouts can be achieved through Scouting even planned for the remainder of the term in the toughest and strangest of times! was aimed at getting ‘Scout & About’ as much as possible while still complying Travis Davidge is a Scout Leader at 1st with restrictions. The events we have Lang Lang.
34 July 2020 Australian Scout The 1st Just go with the floe WINDY Monthly VALLEY BLAST August 2020 Smiling and whistling under all difficulties Edition 145 When the sun comes out
The Group is keeping positive. We’re will be a chocolate salad; dinner will be meals appear randomly, and adults are busy planning how we’ll re-emerge from spaghetti with chocolate sauce. Akela invisible. Except when pocket money is lockdown. Our return to normal Scouting says this is crazy. The Sixers claim this required. has to be a big celebration! We’ve asked is what is meant by Youth Led, Adult our youth members and young-at-heart Supported. Rovers Leaders how they’d like to do this. The Rovers are concerned that remote Scouts Scouting has weakened our moral fibre. Joey Scouts The older Scouts are concerned to finish They want a Group camp that goes back Our Joey Leader, Thylacine, explained their Australian Scout Medallion. They to basics, like Brownsea Island. Activities how coming out of lockdown will be like propose a badgework boot camp. This will will include prussicking, spooring, a butterfly coming out of a chrysalis. So, be an intensive weekend with the whole pigsticking, and marching drill with the Joeys want a butterfly day where Troop working together. It’s possible that staves. they will make butterfly wings and the linking Cubs will finish their ASMs basically float around the park. One kid before they’re invested as Scouts. Leaders wants to be a moth and eat cabbage. We never thought we’d be hanging Venturers out for a Group Council. First item of Wilsons Prom with Cub Scouts The Venturers want to get out their business: a parma and a pint. The Cubs are planning a Pack Holiday on decks and skate to freedom. Far, far the theme of Chocolate. Breakfast will beyond remote learning and exams. To 1st Lang Lang be Coco Pops and hot chocolate; lunch a world where clothes wash themselves,
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