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16 regulars 4 News 8 A word from Brendan 25 Joey Scouts 26 Cub Scouts 27 Venturers 28 Let's Look Local 32 Adults in Scouting 35 Windy Valley feature 10 The 24th World Scout Jamboree Australians joined Scouts from all over the world for the WSJ. 14 Acknowledging Country Incorporate an acknowledgment of Aboriginal culture into your program. 15 Helping other people 20 What can your Group do to help families in need? 16 World Scout Day Scouts across Australia celebrate by wearing scarves to school and work. 18 Renovated hall reinvigorates Group Hall renovations can be daunting, but have great outcomes. 19 Combating erosion with Baden Powell Park Venturers protect Mount Eliza beaches. 20 Setting sail with Scouts! Join the adventures of the Sailing and Power Boating Team. 21 The tale of the Wood Beads The story of how the Wood Beads came to Scouting. 22 Celebrating Adults in Scouting Recognising our adult volunteers. 34 A frosty investiture! Scouts brave the cold for an investiture at Mt Baw Baw.
Australian Scout September 2019 3 1st Coburg's Grant Success!
Taavi's Joey Promise Challenge
Taavi with Oxfam’s Christine Yeo and Robin Harris. 1st Coburg is winning friends in their local community. On World Scout Day, August 1, two local partners presented generous grants. Real estate agent Taavi, a Cub Scout from 5th Brunswick Scout Nelson Alexander (Coburg) donated $13,377 and Moreland City Council Group recently raised money for Oxfam for his provided a grant of $40,000. The Group will now refurbish its kitchen and Joey Scout Promise Challenge. toilets at their hall near Coburg Lake, for the benefit of the whole community. As part of my Joey Scout Promise Challenge, Building long-term, two-way relationships with other local bodies can pay I decided to raise money for Oxfam. This is dividends. because Oxfam helps people who are living in poverty. This means they can’t get education or clean water and they don’t have much food. I decided to make Anzac biscuits and lemon A mobile cordial. I set myself a challenge to make $450 because it could get medicine, clean water and investiture seeds. But I got lots of orders and made more than my aim. I dropped off the $506 I raised on Wednesday May 8 2019 to the Oxfam head office. They were very happy and were amazed. Thank you everyone who gave me orders. Now I don’t want to make any more Anzac biscuits or lemon cordial!
Some are invested by campfire or by candlelight or even by the Grand Howl fake moon. But when Creswick Scout Group invested Group Leader Simon Miller and Cub Leader David Steiner, they used phones to light up a memo- rable occasion. When the power suddenly went out, Leaders and youth were well prepared.
The Scout Show Chief Commissioner Brendan Watson has appeared on The Scout Show on 88.3 Southern FM to discuss the World Scout Jamboree and other Scouting news with Venturers James Craig and Caroline Veugelers who host the monthly program with other youth members. They are assisted by Scout Leader Darcy Bonser. You can hear The Scout Show at 3pm on the third Tuesday of the month on 88.3 Southern FM or listen to the podcast on www.bit.ly/TheScoutShow.
4 September 2019 Australian Scout AJ 2022... too soon? AJ 2022 will be held in Victoria from January 3-13 at the Elmore Field Days site, midway between Bendigo, Shepparton and Echuca. This was the site of AJ 2007, and the site has been improved further since then. In January 2007 we faced a hot drought, and, while we can’t predict the weather for January 2022, the site currently is flat, green, with lots of water, great infrastructure, and still central to a great range of activities. We will also benefit from our prior experience with this site. And we have great local community support. AJ 2022 was launched in mid-August with a new logo, a revised website, an occasional newsletter, and the first episode of a video series devised by Scouts. There is more information on all these at www.aj2022. com.au where you can download the logo, download the video, and sign up for the occasional newsletter.
Upcoming Events
September 6-8 – Armstrong 500 www.armstrong500.com September 7 – Wood Badge Centenary www.remoterepairs.com.au Campfire September 13-15 – Venturer Environment Camp September 15 – Adult Recognition Awards September 20-22 – Top Gear Venturer www.topgearscout.com September 20-22 – Cohen Shield - Upper Murray and Alpine Gateway Districts September 21-27 – Snow Venture October 11-19 – Strzelecki Showtime www.strzshowtime.com October 20 – Joey Scout Promise Challenge Recognition Day November 14 – State ARAP
Australian Scout September 2019 5 National Tree Day and the Regent Honey Eater project
July 27-28 was a big weekend for Scouts contributing to the environment through tree planting. For National Tree Day many Groups were out planting trees in their local area with lots of their youth members. These included 1st Stratford, 1st Trafalgar, 1st Traralgon, 1st Glengarry, Caroline 1st Chelsea Heights. ngarry. Gle 1st Springs, 2nd Springvale, and Norlane West. 1st Caroline Springs. Meanwhile others - like 1st Kialla - were doing their bit for Regent Honey Eaters in the Lurg area of northern Victoria. Well done to all!
Lanni from 1st Croydon Hills.
Newborough planting day.
Kingston District. Kingston District.
Regent Honey Eater.
On July 28 1st Newborough, 1st Moe, 1st Trafalgar and the Capstaff Rover Crew participated in a community tree planting day in Newborough. We were first tasked with simply planting the trees below the mulch. Then the Scouts were asked to remove the old guards from the sap- Congratulations to the 35 Scouts from across Victoria lings planted last season, and to retrieve the who participated in the Regent Honey Eater 2019 event bamboo poles used to secure them. These on the July 27-28! will be reused for planting more trees. This event aims to help the Regent Honey Eater pro- Scott Mackie, Capstaff Rover gram to plant biodiverse habitat for the organisation Crew, 1st Newborough name-sake bird, a critically endangered native species in the Lurg region. Over the weekend we successfully plant- ed over 500 trees and shrubs covering 20 hectares, learned Reg r. ent Eate about the history of the area, and completed a wide variety of Honey Scout and Venturer badgework. It was great fun to get out into the countryside and work with such a motivated and organised group of Scouts! In particular I would like to congratulate 1st Kialla Scouts for organising nearly their entire Scout Group to attend! We look forward to an even more successful event in 2020.
Gordon Young is Victorian Environment Commissioner - Regent Honey Eater. [email protected].
6 September 2019 Australian Scout Cub Scouts and Joey Scouts! Are you ready for your biggest advetures yet? CUB SCOUTS! Save the date! THE NEXT CUBOREE IS Sep 28 - Oct 2 2020 Cuboree - a rite of passage for generations of Cub Scouts. Five days camping with 3600 other Cubs. Days of action, nights of entertainment, caring for themselves, camping with friends from their own Pack and best of all, making new friends. Just five days - but they come home a year older.
Joey SCOUTS! Save the date! THE NEXT Kangaree IS March 7-9 2020
Kangaree is a life-changing adventure for our youngest Scouts. More than 1000 Joeys will bus from all over Victoria for two days and nights of action, entertainment, fun, and new friends. Supported by 500 Leaders, parent helpers, Rovers and Venturers. A weekend of memories to last a lifetime!
Australian Scout September 2019 7 13 years of growth It’s our second biggest increase in the past 10 years, and our youth and adult numbers are now at their highest in decades. Thanks to great Leaders and parents delivering great program, at June 30 we had more than 18,000 youth members - an a few increase of more than 2.7 per cent. Joey Scouts were up more than eight per cent, Venturers near- words ly five per cent, and Scouts bounced back after AJ 2019 with an from increase of three per cent. As world Scouting grows beyond 50 million members, Scouts brendan Victoria is proudly doing its bit to bring the benefits of Scouting Brendan Watson OAM to more young people. Chief Commissioner Scouts Victoria SCOUTS VICTORIA: 13 YEARS OF GROWTH
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August was a great month for Scout perform- 0 ing arts with three suburban shows presenting 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 their annual productions - Camberwell Showtime at the Hawthorn Town Hall, South Metro Showtime at the Rivergums Performing Arts Centre, Hampton Park, and Whitehorse Showtime at the Whitehorse Centre. Well done, to all involved in these three terrific shows.
Next up is Strzelecki Showtime from October 11-19 at the LaTrobe Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon.
for resilience,” said Tom. World Scout Jamboree “We’re Scouts.” While The World Scout Jamboree was an amazing experience. The Sam told viewers that activities were adventurous, challenging and lots of fun. Clever they couldn’t do thinking resulted in an inclusive program for all to participate anything about their fully, regardless of individual differences. situation so they were making the With almost 60,000 people from more than 150 countries it best of it. Leaders was heartening to see young people embrace the differenc- Rod Byrnes and es around them. Regardless of race, gender, religious beliefs, Brett Cole also country of origin, ability, disability, sexual orientation, socio- spoke positively in economic status or any other factor, all were first and foremost media such as 3AW, brother and sister Scouts. There are 50 million of us worldwide the ABC, Channel 9 - and growing - and that gives me hope for our shared future. and the Herald Sun. The returns home was another adventure because many had a A huge thanks to our bonus two-day LA experience after a mechanical issue caused Leaders for supporting their flight to be delayed and then cancelled. our youth members through Our youth members set the lead in a positive attitude to a the tours, the Jamboree, and the frustrating situation. Venturers Sam Gulliver from 1st-14th delayed return. Thanks also to the Brighton and Tom Heap from 1st Balwyn told Channel 9 and parents who have been in touch to express their appreciation. 3AW how they were coping with the challenge. “We’re trained Your understanding is very welcome.
8 September 2019 Australian Scout ARAP Season Scouting It is Annual Report and Presentation families Season for Districts and Groups. These are a chance to let our youth members share At Narre Warren North Scout Group for what they have done and achieved in the Queen’s Scout Award for Kalora Park Scouting over the past 12 months so Venturer Daniel Hunt, I met the rest of his make the most of the opportunity family. Eight are in Scouting including Daniel, and ensure you go along. The ARAP two brothers and five cousins – and that does not should always have a youth focus include his father who is on the Group Commit- with more young people than adults tee, or his aunt who is a Queen’s Scout and on speaking. The business side of the the committee in Bright. If you can match event should be kept to a minimum or even better this, send a photo of your Parent Guide and we do not have elections for posi- Last month we launched our new family members together in uniform tions either. We invite people prior to the Parent Guide, in response to requests to marketing@scoutsvictoria. meeting and use the event to announce from Groups for something that com.au. the team who will be charged with develop- explains Scouting to parents. ing Scouting locally. After the formalities it is In our recent Exit Survey of families who left at a time for sharing stories, meeting those that we do Census, Communication was one area where some said not yet know and having a catch up with friends over a cup of we needed to improve. Particularly in areas like how Groups tea and a shared plate. Some ARAPs are sit down meals, some and parents operate together, a lack of timely information on are supper, a barbecue. They vary but all are a celebration of program and badgework, and parents not understanding how the year just gone with a look ahead to the exciting activities Scouting operates, including the fact that our Leaders are vol- coming up. unteers – trained, screened, and generous. The Scouts Victoria State ARAP will be held on November We hope this book will be a good introduction to Scouting for 14 at Moonee Valley Race Course. The Scouts Victoria ARAP new families and help minimise any misunderstandings. is one not to miss, it is an inspiring night of amazing young The Guide also spells out our child protection measures. people as well as a few announcements each year so that those Scouting has been proactive in this area for more than 80 who attend get to hear some great news first. We finish with years - screening Leaders in 1947, reporting to police since a terrific supper to round out the celebration of another great 1948. Child protection is everyone’s responsibility. year of Scouting. I hope to see you there. All new families completing an Online Member Application will get a digital copy of the Parent Guide. It is also being shared with all Leaders and existing parents. We’re also print- Planning 2020 ing it for Groups that prefer this. Before we know it Christmas will be upon us and Scout Please send any comments on the Parent Guide to marketing@ Christmas Trees will be on sale again. Before that though, it is scoutsvictoria.com.au and these will be shared with the team time to for each of us to start brainstorming with our Section’s involved in this project. youth members about what they might like to see in their program next year. This is step one and will help the Section Council when it AJ 2022 Appointment: comes time to sitting down at a coming Camp Director, meeting to plan the program for next The 26th Australian Jamboree - to be year. It is always a good idea to get held at Elmore, in northern Victoria - is Kangaree 2020 the program for at least Term 1 out now well into planning. to families by the end of Novem- Congratulations to James Warren, who has ber so working back that means A highlight of this Jamboree will been tasked with leading the organisation of be the strong youth involvement next year’s Kangaree. James is a 19yo Assistant September and October will be key in making sure we ask, listen, in planning all aspects of the Joey Scout Leader at 1st Oak Park, a member Jamboree. guide and support so that the 2020 of the Evans Rover Crew, and studying pri- program is one that every youth You can see this already in the mary education at LaTrobe University. member will be wanting to come early marketing of the AJ 2022. He will be well supported as Camp back from holidays for. Scouts set the slogan for the Jambo- Director of the 6th Victorian ree, then helped design and test the logo. Kangaree. They also proposed an innovation in long-term marketing - a video serial about a Patrol preparing Follow Brendan for the Jamboree. It’s been written and performed by youth, with adult support.
The first of a series of eight videos about the Mutant Camel facebook.com/ccvicscouts Patrol’s journey to AJ 2022 premiered on August 15. @CCofVicScouts You can see the video, and sign up for our occasional AJ 2022 newsletter, at www.aj2022.com.au.
Australian Scout September 2019 9 The 24th World Scout Jamboree
During July, 692 Australian Scouts embraced The atmosphere of an international Scout new adventures and challenges at the 24th camp is electric. Walking around the World Scout Jamboree, held in the hills 4000-hectare site, there’s always a new of West Virginia, USA. This cultural and friend to meet. Every night, Troops hosted skills festival is the largest event of world their international neighbours over for Scouting, bringing together more than dinner, with Australian troops embracing 50,000 Scouts from 152 countries for 10 days of activities. cultural treats from Peru, Germany and South Africa to name a few. The 692 Australians descended on the purpose-built campsite, the Summit Bechtel To hear about the adventure of a lifetime, we Reserve, to enjoy high adventure activities found some Scouts to give us their thoughts and community building programs. The 1km on what an international Scouting adventure long zipline was a highlight, while the onsite is like. rock-climbing walls, water activities, BMX park and SCUBA diving pools also proved popular. - Luke McIvor, NSW
For example, some nights half of the youth mem- Life on the Troop lines bers will go to an international Troop and they Like at any other Jamboree, each Troop is given would bring some youth to the Australian Troop a campsite to set their gear up and stay for the for a meal. Other times Troops would place all length of the Jamboree. The Australian contin- of their tables and chairs on the road and share gent arrived at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the food, games, dances and music with everyone. site of the Jamboree, on July 22 after a lengthy bus ride from Washington DC. The biggest dif- Every few nights, each Base camp would hold a ference between a World Scout Jamboree and Base Camp Bash which is a big festival of music an Australian Jamboree is the fact that you where you can also interact with people from all are camping next to Troops from around the over the world! world! These Troops can come from anywhere, Camping at a World Scout Jamboree is nothing Kenya, Hong Kong, Sweden even Bolivia. like I have ever experienced before. I had no idea Australian Troop Nine was lucky enough to what to expect when I arrived but it’s definite- host six New Zealanders for the Jamboree. ly an eye opener to other cultures around the Another big difference is that we were able world. to experience the cuisine, languages and cus- toms of the countries around us. A common - Eve Crotty, Victoria practice was meal swapping or street parties.
10 September 2019 Australian Scout but sometimes they didn’t Diversity understand our accents! The It’s hard to describe how diverse this Icelandic Scouts spoke their Jamboree has been. Where I have been camping we language so fast! Even if I have the Czech Republic on could speak Icelandic, there one side and the Brazilians on the other. Across the is no way I would’ve caught a road were the UK, Peru and the Icelandics. So many single word. people from so many different places! I learned so much from so The languages were very different too. One night many people; languages, the Czech Troop were talking at 4am and then games, even handshakes. The the Brazilians called for them to shut up in Portu- diversity of a World Scout Jamboree cannot be matched. guese (true story, I had to ask the Brazilians what they said). The UK Scouts obviously spoke English - Morgan Mayor, Qld
different reactions and learning more about Vegemite their foods and homes. This culminated in diplomacy Troop three organising a street party with the When I reflect on my Jamboree, my mind surrounding camps. We attempted to create first wanders to the varied and diverse the most authentic taste of Australia possible cultures that surrounded me. I was proud of for everyone to enjoy, while also trying new my Australian nationality and that further foods from across the world. Learning about compelled me to meet different Scouts and different people was by far the best part of to share my culture. I remember walking Jamboree, and I will certainly be going to back from Mt Jack and offering sachets of another World Scout Jamboree later. Vegemite to Scouts from overseas. It was a memorable experience, watching everyone’s - Robbie Macdonald, NSW Cultural Day Cultural Day at the World Scout Jamboree was an absolute blast! Us Aussies from Troop four made Fairy Bread, Vegemite sandwiches and Milo. All of these Australian delicacies were taken very fast! We also went around to many other countries like Cyprus, Germany, America, Sweden, Argentina and many more places! When we were walking around experiencing other cultures, a Belgium Troop invited some of us to go to dinner with them. We had some good old toas- ties. In the evening, we had the Unity Show. It was so much fun to see so many other cultures perform. Mexico put on a great show, along with ‘Broadway Sings Disney’ which got everyone on their feet, singing some Disney classics and some new Disney songs. Mt Jack - The hike to Mt Jack was a great experience! There were around 10,000 people at once hiking Mt Jack. It was surreal. It was so much fun to be hiking with so many other people. When we got to the top of Mt Jack, there was so many fun activities to do. There was knife and axe throwing, rope making, branding (lots of people got ‘WSJ19’ branded into the back of their Akubras and it looked great!) and there were a couple of blacksmiths. It was great to have so much freedom to decide on the activities that we wanted to do. It was so much fun making friends and creating even better friendships with our existing friends. - Amy Snowden, NSW
Australian Scout September 2019 11 of their culture. There was one rule, A street party with you were not allowed to sit next to the world anyone from your own Troop so I sat My part of the subcamp I was staying at between two people from Iceland. As was at the start of the Mt Jack walk so they both spoke Icelandic it was pretty we had no major roads going through. awesome to see how different it was to One night my Troop Leader (Brett Cole) the English language. They both knew decided to get all the Troops around us how to speak English but it was still so and have a street party. We all cooked cool to listen to them speak their home food from our countries (our Troop made language. I am now friends with the deconstructed meat pies which was Icelandic people I was sitting next to and meat, taco wraps and tomato sauce) and can’t wait to see them again. Meeting made a line of tables with all the differ- all these new people, I now know that I ent meals. have somewhere to stay or visit if I ever was in their country. Having an oppor- You could take any food you wanted and tunity to have a street party like this try something from each country. Each made my Jamboree so much better. Troop took their tables to the middle of the street and decorated it with part - Charlotte Gleeson, NSW Life as a Troop family In the Troop lines, we became a family. We lived, cooked, cleaned together and I’ve made great friends. In our Troop we took turns of meal duty, we planned the meals and went up to the shops to get the ingredients each day. Each day was a very exciting adventure to as what was in the shop. We worked as a Patrol to cook the meals and wash up after. Every day we had a Patrol go to another Troop to meet the culture and experience their food. I went to USA, Finland and Scotland and we invited a Patrol from each Troop we visited back as a swap for the night. We had amazing Leaders, which we all became super close to, who helped look after us as well as have a great laugh. The strangers we meet became friends, and the friends we made became family. - Maeve Barber, NSW Stand up paddle boarding Stand up paddle boarding was one of the amazing activities at the World Scout Jamboree. My Patrol decided to go to stand up paddle boarding, so we woke up at around 7am to get to the activity by 8. When we got there, there wasn’t much of a line so we got in the first group. As part of the activity we put on our PFD and grabbed a board and went on the water. We first learned how to paddle with the paddles and then we learnt how to stand up. This was challenging and a lot of us fell off multiple times! I tried to stand up and for the first two times that I tried I fell straight into the water. Thankfully the water wasn’t that cold. We also learnt how to properly fall off the boards and then we just paddled around the lake for a bit, we attempted to play tag, but then we unfortunately had to get off the water. Stand up paddle boarding was an amazing activity and one that I’ll always remember from the Jamboree. - Maddie Better, Victoria
Photos: BRETT COLE, WORLD SCOUTING FLICKR & WSJ 2019 AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT. 12 September 2019 Australian Scout Rock Climbing On the 8th day of the Jamboree, my Canadian friend and I made our way over to The Rocks activity in Adventure Valley. Our journey over was about an hour and we expected there to be a line, however there was not, which was a nice change. We waltzed in and the international service team just harnessed us up. First up we did the rock climbing which was great. It’s something I wish I could do more often and really enjoy. We then did the leap of faith, which was a slow bungee more or less, and we both jumped off backwards to make it a bit more interesting. Finally we did some abseiling, which was a pretty easy activity to finish with. We spent around two hours at The Rocks and it was definitely worth it, it was one of my favourite ac- tivities from the Jamboree and I had a blast physically challenging myself up a wall. - Phoebe Scalora, Victoria
Finally... a parent's view Thank you to all of the Leaders that looked out for my Venturer during the amazing experience that was WSJ2019. Not only did they pull off the incredible stunt of transporting everyone from Australia to Washington DC and then keeping an eye on the well-being of everyone during the actual camp in West Virginia, it was evident that the last few days were possibly the most trying of all. Managing all those tired teenagers whilst waiting for planes must have been so difficult. My Venturer was one that had an extra couple of days in LA. Thank you to everyone involved in moving them to hotels while they waited for flights. You took extra time from work and your families to care for our Scouts in such difficult conditions and now they are all home and safe with a million memories, I can’t thank you enough. - Carly Visscher, Victoria
Australian Scout September 2019 13 AcknowledgingAcknowledging CountryCountry
By TIM SINGLETON NORTON community. After all, our local Scouting provides so many with the area has one of the largest opportunity to experience the Australian proportions of Aboriginal resi- bush in new and exciting ways, and it’s dents in Greater Melbourne. fantastic that the natural beauty of our Last year we were gifted both country can be the backdrop to our hikes, the Aboriginal and Torres camps and activities. Strait Island flags by our But it’s equally important to acknowledge federal MP, Ged Kearney, and that this land is Aboriginal land, and that these now fly permanently in Scouting activities have the privilege of our hall. We’ve researched the operating on country that has been cared Wurundjeri words for the two for and protected for thousands of years. creeks that flow either side At 4th Preston, we strive to ensure that of our hall and teach this to we are properly paying respect to the every newcomer. The Darebin longest continuous culture on the planet (swallow) and Merri (rocky) and trying to create a welcoming envi- creeks are represented in the • Research the Aboriginal names for ronment for our local Wurundjeri two blue colours of our scarf. local landmarks such as moun- Aboriginal tains, rivers or lakes We also have an acknowledgement of country that is printed on the wall and • Incorporate Aboriginal history read out at our opening parades, and and placename research into the we’re working with our local council to planning for hikes or camps paint a mural on the front of our hall • Teach the Aboriginal names for that includes Aboriginal motifs and local indigenous animals or plants designs. • Purchase a map of Aboriginal Australia from the Australian It’s relatively easy to incorpo- Institute of Aboriginal and Torres rate a respectful acknowledge- Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) ment of Aboriginal Australia for your hall into Scouting activities. Here’s a few ideas: • Make sure that key Aboriginal dates are included in your plan- • Print and display an ning, such as NAIDOC Week, Acknowledgement of Country National Reconciliation Week or for your hall, and incorporate it Aboriginal Children’s Day into opening or closing parades • Invite Aboriginal elders and com- • Fly the Aboriginal and Torres munity to join Scout events like Strait Island flags in your hall (you can ARAPs or regular nights obtain these for free from your federal Tim Singleton Norton is a Scout Leader MP’s office) at 4th Preston. 14 September 2019 Australian Scout Helping other people By DANIELLA TAGLIERI Some local suggestions are: Groups could put money aside in their It’s a basic philosophy of most Groups 1st/8th Blackburn and 1st Tootgarook budget each year into an interest bear- that no child should miss out on the ben- have previously asked for support ing term deposit or take out or top up as efits of Scouting because of cost. from other community groups such as required upon the end of the invest- While many families regard Scouting as Rotary, Lions Club or Berry Street. They ment time or annually. A single annual a relatively cheap activity, because the la- are always ready to help Scouts. sausage sizzle could top up this account bour is free, and facilities have been built each year. Even an individual - a friend of the up by previous generations, that’s not the Group, a former member - might cover 1st Caroline Springs use CentrePay via case for all families. the fees of a youth member. One DC Centrelink to help families with budget- At the Group Leaders conference in was quick to offer to ‘sponsor’ one of ing and supporting some of the costs. February 2019 we explained that the his youth members when he heard 1st Eaglehawk has a uniform support number of Groups seeking fee relief for how the child was being raised by his program to assist families with the members had blown out dramatically pensioner grandparents; in the end, the other external costs. Lack of uniform over the past two years and Scouts Group declined his offer and supported does not mean the young person can’t Victoria could no longer pick up a the child. participate and they are hoping to start non-budgeted amount close to $100,000. 1st Greenhills actively promote the a second hand uniform shop for further This year we received a much smaller NEAR and EML funds for youth mem- support. number of requests for fee relief, and we bers to attend activities like Cuboree These are some of the ways that Groups have responded to all received. and Jamboree. They also have a fund- manage so they are prepared at Census, raising policy that means if the family In some cases we suggested that Groups so that children who need Scouting and gets directly involved in fundraising, could cover these, and they willingly can’t afford it due to family circum- they will receive money to go towards agreed. Without the youth member being stances don’t miss out. their own program costs like camps and made to feel special. Only the parents or Some have term fees, instead of annual major events. carers, and the Group Leader and Group fees. Chair/Treasurer need to know a family At a District level, Banyule District has Some Scout Groups support family with or two is being supported. (There are set up a small fund that they use to fees in exchange for maintenance or already many Groups which never seek help those in need. The Group Leader cleaning of the Scout hall. fee relief; they are proud to discreetly provides a submission that shows how support those who need it. It’s what they Scouting would be beneficial for the As one Group Leader said: “It doesn’t have always done.) child concerned. If successful, District matter where the money comes from in covers the Scouts Victoria registration the end - sausage sizzles, the Monster In some cases, where a Group had a fee and waives the District Levy. Raffle, or Christmas trees - helping a high number of families facing financial few families is just a budget item when difficulties, Scouts Victoria went halves. 1st Gisborne has a fund to support we frame up the costs for the year The Group covered the registration fees young people with fees, camps and ahead. Doesn’t every Group do that?” of some members, and Scouts Victoria outings. This fund was made possible by waived the fees of the others. some money left to the Group from an Daniella Taglieri is Assistant Chief estate. Commissioner - Group Support. And in some cases, where families faced catastrophic challenge, there was no ar- gument: their fees were waived and the Group continued to do its bit to support the family through emotional and stress- ful times. This is how it has been for decades. If Scouts Victoria waived the fees of the hundreds of our members in financial hardship, this would simply be passed on to other members. Seeking external sources of income, at the local level, is better for all. So how do Groups support families in need, without adding to the burden of other families in the Group? Australian Scout September 2019 15 L i . v y i r n r ia e f P ro th m ei K 1s l t a Ca cip se in y s Pr carf llege ed up Kambrya Co Reilly and Tameka from 1st Hoppers Crossing scarfed up one of their teachers on the day.
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16 September 2019 Australian Scout Aidan - Napier Park Venturers, Aaron - L i . v y 2nd Glen Waverley, Shanaya - 1st Mount i r n r ia e Chris De Vere, SL at 1st North Waverley, Marcus - 1st West Waverley, Nick f P ro th Balwyn and Jason O’Donnell, State - Yarra District, Nick - Rafiki Rovers and Liesl - m ei K 1s l Scout Commissioner. Monash District at Wesley College. t a Ca cip se in y s Pr carf llege ed up Kambrya Co Jo and Bernadette from 1st Myrtleford.
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Alice and Joe from Baden Australian ScoutPowell September Park. 2019 Students from 1st Mansfield. 17 Staying positive, working together and fi- nally a great sense of achievement helped Renovated hall to re-energize the Group and resulted in better programming and the promise of a new and improved location in the heart reinvigorates Group of the community have helped youth numbers to more than double! By JUDITH LIDDELL volunteers were now faced with a very Step five: Review The power and potential of volunteers daunting total cost. Renovations are not just about making is extraordinary. However when it The Property Team suggested they speak the hall look good, they also involve comes to a Scout Hall renovation it can to their local Banks, Council and local planning into the future. With a grow- feel too much for a Group to handle. State and Federal members for financial Kallista Scout Hall is Scouts Victoria’s ing Group comes a growing budget for assistance and to check in with the Fund- latest success story, successful thanks to maintenance and upkeep so further raising team for help applying for grants. the efforts of the Group’s volunteers and works and funding always need to be Remember to check with us before con- local community, as well as the Property considered. Kallista have now received tacting Government as Scouts Victoria Team at Branch. Here’s five steps taken further funding for storage that initial- are often lobbying for funding to support by Kallista that got them their new hall; ly wasn’t part of the renovation due to Groups and we don’t want to double up. budget restraints. They now continue to Step one: Identify the problems There is also a Group Facilities Support budget, plan and seek new opportunities Kallista had moved out of their hall be- Subcommittee who oversee and have an for improving their Scouting home. cause it was old and needed a new roof, approval process for any building works As the legal representative for all making it no longer safe for use. They over $15,000. Scouting building works in Victoria, were hiring another hall by the hour but Step three: Investigate Funding Sources Scouts Victoria must sign off on works not having their own space significantly to ensure volunteers can continue to reduced the programs they could run and Combining the advice they were given concentrate on the important things, paying bills on two properties left the and some significant research of their like great programs for our youth. The Group struggling to cover costs and left own, Kallista came back to the Property Property Team can use their expertise to no budget for maintenance. Team with funding from two sources and proposed a loan from Scouts Victoria ensure the Group get what they are pay- After scratching their heads for a while ing for and that all works are compliant for the difference. Impressed with the about what to do, the Group Leader made and safe for our members. plan and the volunteer’s engagement, a call to the Property Team to see what the Group Facilities Support Subcom- Kallista can now offer sleepovers for could be done. The Group were asked to mittee approved the request. The Group put together a plan on what needed to be their Group, and has space to provide a managed the project themselves thanks done, and an estimate of the cost. If re- training venue for local Groups wanting quired, our Facilities Project Manager can to volunteers having knowledge of this to program camp skills. Working together attend the hall to help with an assess- type of project. The Property Team can as volunteers has rejuvenated a sense ment of what needs to be done and what also assist if you require expert advice of energy and pride in creating quality could be planned for the future. and assistance. Scouting programs. We are all working together to ensure Step two: Put together a Project Proposal Step four: Project Underway the future of quality Scouting. If your Many projects will face hidden or un- The Group determined that their ad- Group requires help with planning works expected costs along the way, causing ministration needed to be improved so please refer to the Property section of the they knew what money was coming in. budget blowouts. In Kallista’s case, a tree Info Book or give the team a call on 03 They changed how their financials were needed to be removed costing $6000. So 8543 9800. organised and found out how much they the Group decided to put more volunteer could save by returning to the old hall. power into the project, allowing them to Judith Liddell - Property Team, Scouts With estimates done, the small group of save costs elsewhere. Victoria. 18 September 2019 Australian Scout Combating erosion with Baden Powell Park
By JOHN & ANN SCHOLES work was implemented by Venturers and damage or movement of the structure, Baden Powell Park Scout Group has been Rovers, overseen by Venturer Leader, nor has there been any scouring of the assisting the Mount Eliza community in Tony Gustus. sand behind the structure. It is also pleas- ing to see that plantings have thrived. preventing erosion along Williams Road Triangular wall frame modules were built Beach. In 2015 a plan was established to in the Scout Hall. Scouts then carried the Whilst the sand on the beach comes build a 14.4 metre erosion control barrier, sections to prepared shallow trenches. and goes according to season, the overall designed to deflect wave energy. Its suc- They were carefully placed in the pre- effect has been a build up of sand against cess resulted in subsequent extensions pared spaces and levels checked. Tim- the structure, with the beach becoming and in autumn 2019 it was completed. ber wall sections were then lined with steeper. In places, much of the structure This structure now protects 43 metres of geotextile and filled with beach sand, has become buried. It is hoped that in primary dune. sloping ribbed capping was then applied. time the structure may become part of a The Scouts worked alongside Friends This achieves to exhaust wave energy, by newly formed primary dune. Meanwhile, of Williams Road Beach, the Mt. Eliza lifting and back-spinning the wave. The the community are enjoying the struc- Association for Environmental Care sand behind these walls is trapped by the ture, using its slope as impromptu seat- and the Mornington Peninsula Shire. In geotextile and capping, and gives the wall ing, while respecting the re-established addition, the Bunurong Land Council its mass and strength. The area above vegetation above the wall. The Scouts are Aboriginal Corporation and the Depart- the wall was then filled with sand and proud of their achievements and have ment of Environment Land Water and carefully planted using site indigenous undertaken activities which have con- Planning (DELWP) have aided approvals species grown on site under a DELWP tributed to the Scout award scheme. seed and plant collection permit. and permits. Aboriginal Victoria is also, John and Ann Scholes are Office Bearers cognisant of work undertaken. The performance of the barrier has been at Baden Powell Park. The structure was designed by John observed over Scholes, a long-standing member of recent winters. Baden Powell Park Scout Group. It was During this time organised as a hands-on skills develop- there has not been ment project for Scouts. Construction any physical
Australian Scout September 2019 19 Setting sail with Scouts!
By DAVID BRYAR Join the adventure, join the fun! Sailing and power boating are exactly that. Did you know that you can have your own restricted power boat licence at 12 years of age? Yes, that correct - 12. In Scouting you can be the skipper of a yacht at a much earlier age, and we have seen a number of Cub Scouts as skippers of yachts, sailing with other Cub Scouts, and enjoying what this sport has to offer. The Scout Sailing and Power Boating Team has recently purchased 12 new yachts, which are supported by a team of highly supported adventurous activity guides to help you achieve your goals. Weather conditions, environment, rules Orlando Yen: a PL first world championship in 2015 (held of the road at sea, and safety are all key at Safety Beach), and followed up by rep- elements in gaining your OB level two who takes on the resenting Australia in world champion- sailing qualification. world ships held in Spain (2018) and Auckland (2019). Like Orlando Yen, a Scout at Warrandyte By ANDREW YEN Scout Group, who started sailing as a six In Auckland he got to meet with five- year old. Scouts and sailing are Orlando Yen’s time America’s Cup winner Sir Russell chief loves. Orlando is Warrandyte Coutts, and to sail an America’s Cup Read his story on the right of this page. Scouts’ Senior Patrol Leader. He has been yacht. Wow, what an achievement - certainly a Scout since he turned ten but he has adventure and definitely fun. been a sailor since he was six. Orlando is one of the top 30 O’pen Bic sailors in the world and has the distinc- He loves leading his Patrol on exciting ad- So what are you waiting for? tion of having competed in the class ventures, especially if it involves sailing. Talk to your Leader and get started. longer than any other Victorian sailor. The Scout Sailing team welcome him David Bryar is State Leader for Sea This year he has changed to the Laser when he skippers for Cub sailing days or Scouts, and Scouts Victoria’s Leader in class and is hoping to compete with the helps lead Scout training courses. Charge of Sailing and Power Boating. world’s top Olympic sailors in years to This year he earned his Australian Scout come, both in Australia and overseas. Medallion and, as senior Patrol Leader, This requires a challenging training he continues to mentor Scouts and Patrol schedule – but Orlando always has time Leaders at Warrandyte. for Scouts. As a sailor he has enjoyed competing in Andrew Yen is a Scout Leader at his O’pen Bic dinghy. He competed in his Warrandyte, Victoria. 20 September 2019 Australian Scout The tale of the Wood Beads
By DON LEESON several rows of small pieces of wood... It was back in 1968 when I strung together and made into necklaces proudly received my first Wood Badge and bracelets... We found that the Zulu that I first heard the tale of King warriors set great value on these appar- Dinizulu kaCetshwayo and his wooden ently useless trifles, and that they were beads. Coincidentally, as we celebrate orders of merit conferred by Shaka. Each the Centenary of the Wood Badge, I was row was the distinguishing mark of some able to discover a little more on the story great heroic deed, and the wearer had behind the beads. received them from Shaka’s own hand. On visiting the Cradle of Humankind at B-P came across the beads in 1888, when Maropeng, South Africa, with my wife, the British defeated the Zulu nation and we happened upon an installation of the annexed Zululand as a British colony. Long March to Freedom. Dinizulu is fea- King Dinizulu, the grandnephew of tured in the first group of 100 sculptures, Shaka, refused to accept the annexation. showcasing people who contributed to B-P later wrote about the campaign to the development of a free and democratic subdue and capture Dinizulu: South Africa. Once finished, the project “Eventually Dinizulu took refuge in his will showcase approximately 400 people. stronghold. I had been sent forward on a The tale of the beads is well told in the scouting mission there. He nipped out as following edited extract from the Scouts we got in. In his haste, he left his neck- South Africa website: lace behind - a very long chain of little Early in the history of the Scouting wooden beads. These beads now Movement, founder Robert Baden- form the Wood Badge...” Powell ran the first Leader-training It’s quite extraordinary that B-P course. At the course’s completion, chose those beads as an award, to participants asked if he could give them be “conferred by his own hand”, some token to indicate that they had without knowing that King Shaka been trained. Having not given this had done the same. previous thought, B-P improvised by Today, thousands of Zulu boys taking two little beads from a string of are Scouts. In 1987, Chief Minister such beads he had; he threaded them on Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Kwa- a bootlace, and hung them around the Zulu was the guest of honour at a neck of each Scouter. huge Scout rally. Chief Buthelezi’s Ever since, Scouters who have success- mother-in-law, Princess Mahoho, fully completed the advanced training was a daughter of Dinizulu. At the course receive two similar beads on a rally, the Chief Scout of South leather thong. Scouters proudly wear Africa, took from the Wood Badge beads as they indicate a around his neck tradition handed down from B-P. a thong of four Wood Badge beads The conferring of wooden beads as a sign and handed it to of recognition, however, is an old Zulu Chief Buthelezi, - a tradition. They’re first mentioned in the symbolic returning story of Charles Rawden Maclean (John of the beads to Ross). In 1825, he was one of the first their rightful heir. white people to meet the great Zulu king, Shaka. Describing the Festival of the First www.scouting.org. Fruits, Ross wrote: za/seeds/wood- badge.html “They now commenced ornamenting and decorating their persons with beads Don Leeson is a and brass ornaments. The most curious member of ASF part of these decorations consisted of Mount Baw Baw. Australian Scout September 2019 21 Celebrating Adults in Scouting
V Sarah Cook, ASL, Sale Scout Group Rachel Helyer, Group Chairman, 1st/14th SER ICE R AW Brighton E A Adele Costello, ACSL, 1st Heatherdale V R O D John Heweston, Adult Helper, 1st R Bradley Costin, AAL - Abseiling, Abseiling Team Beaumaris Jasmine Cresp, ACSL, 2nd Strathmore Brett Hicks, JSL, 1st Trafalgar S IA Diana Hicks, GL, 1st Bayswater C L Narelle Currey, JSL, 1st Echuca O A UT TR Peter Hogan, AV L , 1st Diamond Creek S AUS John Damiano, Group Support Committee Vicki Hoiles, Group Secretary, 2nd/3rd W.F Waters Award Fundraising, 1st Greenhills Bayswater Matthew Davies, CSL, 1st Ranelagh Andrew Hilditch, Rover, 1st Baranduda James Honey, SL, 2nd Lara Thomas Kluske, Adult Helper, 1st/10th Alyse Day, Rover, 1st Traralgon - Rover Carolyn Horvath, Group Chairman, Essendon Crew Waverley Valley Thomas Maddison, AV L , 1st Wantirna Sharni De Silva, ASL, 1st Berwick Stephen Howell, GL, 10th Malvern South Steven, Denman, ASL, 2nd Mornington Sea Alexander Preston, ASF - Rover Fellowship Scouts Letecia Jackson, Group Rostered Parent, 2nd Mornington Sea Scouts Brendan Watson, Chief Commissioner, George Devenish, ACSL, 1st Gisborne Helen Jacobe, AGL, 1st Maroondah Victorian Branch Natasha Di Vito, GL, 1st Sunbury Rachel Janson, ACSL, 1st/14th Brighton ERVIC Scott Edgar, SL, 1st Mount Waverley L S E A IA W Katy Jenkins, ACSL, 1st Alexandra C A Helen Edgley, Adult Helper, 1st Eltham E R P D Glenn Johnston, ACSL, 1st Point Cook S Louise Edwards, AGL, 1st Ferny Creek Cindie Jupp, AV L , 1st Beaumaris Andrew Ewenson, GL, 1st Upper Peter Kennedy, AV L , 1st/14th Brighton Beaconsfield S IA C L Michael Knight, Group Treasurer, 1st O A David Fair, Group Support Committee UT R Olinda S AUST Fundraising, 3rd Beaumaris Sandra Kupa, Group Secretary, 3rd Judith Faliszewski, ASL, Pakenham Scout Special Service Award Wodonga Group Lyndsay Adamson, AJSL, 3rd Sunbury Timothy Lee, DL - Scouts, Sherbrooke Brendan Fear, GL, 1st Hoppers Crossing Andrew Armstrong, GL, 1st Lethbridge Forest District Sarah Fearn, ACSL, 1st/14th Brighton Maria Armstrong, Rover Commissioner - Matthew Leithhead, AV L , 3rd Croydon Region, Victorian Branch Thomas Fiala, ACSL, 1st Langwarrin Christopher Loader, ASL, 1st Ranelagh Mark Atkinson, SL, 1st Olinda Andrew Fisher, CSL, Waverley Valley Steven Lomas, ASL, 1st/14th Brighton Emanouil Avtzis, GL, 9th Oakleigh Joy Flack, ASL, 1st Trafalgar Gordon Long, ASF, ASF - Police Scouters Melissa Baddeley, GL, Montmorency Scout Warren Forbes, Adult Helper, 1st Eltham Group James Lorimer, ASL, Baden Powell Park Craig Francis, RA, 4th Ringwood Jason Bailey, CSL, Warragul Scout Group Daniel Lynch, ASL, Maffra Michael Bambara, ASL, 1st Craigieburn Kim Franzke, GL, 1st Mount Beauty Carol Maddern, GL, 1st Sunshine Heidi Bell, AJSL, 3rd Croydon Serena Fraser, Group Treasurer, 3rd Fiona Madigan, SL, 5th Brunswick Ringwood East Alan Benger, DL - Cub Scouts, Bayside Ashley Marks, ACSL, 5th Footscray District Scott Gale, Adult Helper, 3rd Ringwood East Jonathan Mason, ASL, 19th Camberwell Georgina Bennett, ASL, 1st Mount Evelyn Guido Gelok, ACSL, 1st Ferny Creek Cherie Matthews, Group Secretary, 1st Nicole Black, VL, 1st Epping Steven German, GL, Lakeside Pakenham Broadford Darcy Bonser, SL, Hampton Linda Gesthuizen, AV L , 1st The Basin Narelle Maxwell, ACSL, 1st Werribee Fiona Boreham, JSL, 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Abigail Gilroy-Smith, Group Rostered Daniella Mayger, Group Registrar, 1st/14th Neil Bouvier, Adult Helper, Aspendale Parent, 1st/14th Brighton Brighton Scout Group Lisa Gold, Group Rostered Parent, 1st/2nd Johannah Boyce, SL, Sale Scout Group Kenneth McAlister, ACSL, 1st/14th Greensborough Brighton Kim Brian, ACSL, Norlane West Scout Group Carmen Gosstray, Adult Helper, 1st Alexandra McConalogue, JSL, 1st Casey Simone Brian, CSL, 4th Kew Stratford Graeme McConalogue, ASF - Casey Ezgi Bridger, ASL, 1st North Balwyn Pamela Greenwood, GL, 1st Newborough Robert McDonald, ASL, Dromana Sea Gillian Brown, GL, 1st Narre Warren North Melinda Gustus, Group Support Committee Scouts Lauren Brown, ACSL, 1st Narre Warren Member, Baden Powell Park Tanya McIlroy, ACSL, 1st Tyabb North Darren Hackworthy, DL - Adult Training Emma McIntyre, VL, 1st Taylors Lakes Ben Browning, ASF - South Gippsland Support Kororoit District Brenden McLean, ASL, 3rd Melton Anthony Cawthorne, ASL, 1st City Of Jessica Hadfield, ACSL, 4th Knox Camberwell Scott McLean, GL, 4th Ringwood Jason Ham, ASL, 4th Williamstown Bronwynn Charstone, Group Secretary, 3rd Jane-Maree Michaelis, GL, 5th Ringwood East Allison Hands, AJSL, 1st Maryborough Sandringham Andrew Clark, AAAL - Scuba, Scuba Team Leanne Harbert, Group Support Committee Debs Moir, Group Support Committee Brooke Collins, Group Support Committee Member, Sale Scout Group Member, 1st/14th Brighton Member, 1st Point Cook John Hawker, ACSL, 3rd Wodonga Tyson Morley, RA, Mafeking Rover Park 22 September 2019 Australian Scout Michelle Morse, AJSL, 1st Wantirna South Terrence Whiting, SL, 1st Tullapark Maxwell Parkinson, Branch Activity Foula Moschoyiannis, JSL, 9th Oakleigh David Wight, GL, Leopold Specialists, Scout Band Benjamin Mottrom, DL - Cub Scouts, Casey James Will, ACSL, 1st Glen Iris Caitlin Parsons, SL, 1st Highton Kevin Payne, ASL, 1st/14th Brighton District Peter Wilson, ASL, 1st Bayswater Katherine Nowell, Assistant SC - Risk And Bradley Peters, Project Commissioner, Sandra Worsnop, AJSL, 1st Mitcham Safety, Victorian Branch Victorian Branch Shane Worthington, VL, 1st Koo Wee Rup Kirsty Owen, CSL, 1st Somerville Daniel Phelan, Group Support Committee Amanda Wyllie, CSL, 1st Seymour Quartermaster, Sale Scout Group Michelle Pagonis, AV L , Heany Park Kieron Younger, ACSL, 2nd/3rd Bayswater Terence Pyke, Group Support Committee Katrina Pedersen, ACSL, 1st West Hall Hire, 5th Brunswick Waverley Grant Randle, AGL, 6th Melbourne SER Bradley Pemberton, DL - Venturers, US VIC IO E R A Simon Roberts, SL, 1st Diamond Creek Kororoit District O W T I A Andrew Rogers, ACSL, 5th/6th Moorabbin R R
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M Lynne Pennington, Adult Helper, 1st/14th Kylie Rose, ACSL, 1st Belmont Brighton S A C I Simon Rumbold, GL, 1st Canterbury O L Gael Peters, AJSL, 2nd/3rd Bayswater U A TS STR Emma Saker, ACSL, 1st Hoppers Crossing Llewellyn Phillips, AV L , 1st Eltham AU Toni Shanahan, AV L , 1st Highton Andrew Pope, AV L , 1st Ranelagh Meritorious Service Award Allan Shawyer, ACSL, Waverley Valley Michael Pratt, Group Chairman, 1st Bryan Ackerly, AAL, Radio & Electronics Scout Group Greenhills Team Caroline Simmons, SL, 1st Bennettswood Keith Robertson, ACSL, 1st Belmont Warrick Alldridge, ASL, 5th/6th Stuart Simmons, AAAL - Air Activities, Air Bruna Robinson, Adult Helper, 1st Stratford Moorabbin Central Activities Team Andrew Rotherham, CSL, 1st Owen Anderson, ASL, 1st Iramoo Camille Skovell, DL - Joey Scouts, Bayside Yackandandah District Melabie Ayre, ACSL, 5th Brunswick Lucas Russell, SL, 1st Alexandra Keith Solomon, CSL, Blackburn South Russell Barker, SL, 1st New Gisborne Nigel Russell, ASL, 3rd Ballarat Donald Strong, AV L , 2nd Blackburn Graeme Barr, Adult Helper, 1st Mansfield Daniel Rutherfurd, ASL, 1st Eaglehawk Sarah Sytema, GL, 1st Werribee Jarrod Bell, ASL, 1st Sunbury Paul Sadler, ACSL, 3rd Beaumaris Laurine Tatum, Branch Activity Specialists, Mark Binks, RA, 1st Glen Iris Trudie Sanders Ross, ASL, 1st Caroline Scout Band Bronwyn Breuer, GL, 2nd Blackburn Springs Campbell Thorpe, ASL, 1st Alphington Robert Broughton, ASF - Whitehorse Karen Sant, Adult Helper, 1st Caroline Rachel Toal, AJSL, 1st Craigieburn Showtime Springs Jade Wallace, AJSL, 1st Koo Wee Rup Raquel Browne, ACSL, 1st Mitcham Jacinta Sapwell, JSL, 1st New Gisborne Tracy Warner, Group Treasurer, 1st Tyabb Andrew Butt, GL, 1st Koo Wee Rup Caroline Sardjono, AV L , Dingley Dale Weber, ASL, 3rd Wodonga Charles Buttery, GL, 1st Vermont Amanda Silver, AJSL, 1st Craigieburn Andrew Whitehouse, ACSL, 1st Iramoo Dean Castle, ASF - Rover Scout Motorsport Susan Sinclair, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Jo-Anne Whitehouse, CSL, 1st Iramoo Geoffrey Cooper, VL, 1st Seymour Mornington Rodney Wilson, VL, 1st Kyabram Justin Smith, SL, Mulgrave Scout Group Joanne Davis, AJSL, 1st Mitcham Matthew Dobson, ASF - Mornington Peter Smolenaers, CSL, 3rd Heathmont SER ING VIC Peninsula D E N Callan Spinelli, ACSL, 1st Wodonga A A T W Katherine Fyffe, ASL, 1st City Of S A T Mark Swoboda, AV L , 1st/2nd R
U Camberwell D Greensborough O Roland Gesthuizen, GL, 1st The Basin Ian Taylor, DL - Adult Training Support, Gary Hamilton, ASL, 2nd Mornington Sea S A Moreland-Darebin District C I O L Scouts U RA Julie Taylor, Adult Helper, 1st Eastern Park TS AUST Ian Johnson, Branch Activity Specialists, Lukas Teunissen, AJSL, Heany Park Scout Band Outstanding Service David Thornell, Group Rostered Parent, Geoffrey Jones, ASL, 1st Vermont 2nd Mornington Sea Scouts Neil Chalmers, ASF - Police Scouters Robert Jorgensen, ACSL, 1st Maroondah Angela Toomey, ASL, 1st Inverloch Gregory Landgren, Honorary Joshua Lacey, ASL, 1st Langwarrin Commissioner, Victorian Branch Judith Trigt, JSL, 1st Maroondah Rachel Lee, CSL, 1st Eaglemont Robert Loader, District Personnel Alastair Troedel, ASL, 1st Canterbury Alan Lindsay, SL, Wirringga Committee Convener, Mornington Ross Tuddin, ASL, 1st Eltham Helen Maynard, SL, 1st Vermont Peninsula District David Uber, GL, Carlton Jillian McCulloch, ASL, 1st Mount Evelyn Salvatore Oddo, ASF - Monash Caroline Van Dolderen, ACSL, 1st Lang Christopher Molnar, SL, 1st Kew Joan Parker, ASF - River Gums Lang Lucas Moore, TAAL, Cycling Team Jillian Rossborough, ASF - Bogong Rover Nicole Vernal, AJSL, 1st Tally Ho Chalet Jane Morf, GL, Waverley Valley Karina Walker, CSL, Benalla Scout Group Peter Rossborough, ASF - Bogong Rover Carl Mouser, CSL, 1st Caroline Springs Adrian Warren, Group Chairman, 1st Oak Chalet Park Tien Nguyen, Staff, Victorian Branch Elaine Shepherd, Group Support Committee Jacqueline Waterkeyn, Adult Helper, 1st Karyn Palmer, AV L , 3rd Ringwood East Member, Camberwell Showtime Eltham Dirk Parfuss, ACSL, 1st Balwyn Christopher Simpson, ASF - Gilweroo Australian Scout September 2019 23 Declon O’Farrell, Camp Committee Anne Keehner, SL, 1st Gisborne Chairman, Rowallan Recreation & Berrima Trump, DL - Venturers, Adventure Camp Mornington Peninsula District Stephen Tyas, Branch Leader - National Projects, Victorian Branch Christine Walters, GL, 1st Doncaster East S IA C L O A Helen Webster, JSL, 1st Vermont UT R S AUST Paull Ziegeler, State Leader - First Aid, First Aid Silver Wattle S A C I O L ESIDE Courtney Baker, DL - Cub Scouts, Cardinia U A PR NT TS STR L S AU A A District N W O I A Ian Barnard, State Leader - Caving, Caving Silver Koala T R
A D Team David Brett, VL, 1st Ranelagh N Steven Beshara, DL - Cub Scouts, Macedon Rodney Byrnes, SC - Venturers, Victorian Ranges District S A Branch C I O L Ricky Bradley, DC, Mt Baw Baw District U RA Pasquale Campisi, GL, 1st Somerville TS AUST Barry Campbell, ASL, 1st The Basin Glenys Chandler, SL, 2nd/7th West Waverley Barbara Collins, GL, 1st Greenhills Derek Gaskin, AAL - Canoeing, Paddling National President's Award Sally Cooper, CSL, Baden Powell Park Team Graeme Legge, District Executive Committee David Farrell, DC, Bendigo District Janet Granger-Wilcox, AV L , 1st Upper Member, Cardinia District Amber Francis, AV L , 1st Ranelagh Beaconsfield George Pagonis, Group Treasurer, Mulgrave Scout Group Ian Gosling, AGL, Rosebud Sea Scouts Daryl Gresty, DL - Scouts, Kariwara District Sandra Pretty, ASF - Treetops Campsite Stuart Grierson, CSL, 1st Moonee Ponds Thomas Hickey, GL, 1st Kyneton Richard Simpson, Honorary Commissioner, Scott Hamilton, GL, 1st Lang Lang Margaret Keech OAM, DL - Cub Scouts, Bendigo District Honorary Commissioners Narelle Hartshorn, ACSL, Baden Powell Park Carol Kemp, DL - Adult Training Support, Heather Stringer, District Personnel David Healey, VL, 1st Mount Clear Mt Baw Baw District Committee Member, Moonee Valley District Peter Henry, AV L , 1st Beaumaris Daniel Lai, DL - Scouts, Manningham Helen Wells, ASF - Bayside Andrew Hoxey, SL, 2nd Clifton Hill District Barbara West, District Treasurer, Macedon Belinda Johnson, Joey Scout Commissioner - Sharon Noonan, DC, Strzelecki District Ranges District Region, Victorian Branch John Parker, CSL, 1st Mount Evelyn Ian Jones, VL, 1st Balnarring Lance Peters, RA, 2nd/3rd Bayswater Julie Kohn, VL, Warragul Scout Group Marion Rhead, SL, 1st Epping Jennifer Leggett, CSL, 1st Croydon Hills Andrew Rist, AV L , 1st/14th Brighton Paul Marley, DL - Scouts, Hume District Ron Rose, SL, 1st Nunawading
Peter Mchenry, SL, Bacchus Marsh Ian Royston, CSL, 1st North Balwyn S A C I O L Darren Miller, RA, 1st/14th Brighton Richard Scholes, AV L , Baden Powell Park U RA TS AUST Brady Mitchell, ACSL, Dromana Sea Scouts Andrew Thomson, Scout Commissioner - Timothy Pannell, CSL, 2nd Kangaroo Flat Region, Victorian Branch Silver Kangaroo Paul Pavlinovich, AAL - Abseiling, Abseiling Elizabeth Thomson, SC - Cub Scouts, Robert Evans, VL, 1st Hawthorn Victorian Branch Team Ian Herron, DL - Development, Mornington John Pimm, ASL, 3rd Wodonga Anne Marie Threlfall, DC, Greater Peninsula District Dandenong District Andrew Powell, ASL, 1st Mont Albert Darrell Lewis, State Leader - Scout Events, Terri Verberne, DC, Maroondah District Victorian Branch Travis Rigoni, RA, 1st Craigieburn Clive Watling, SL, 1st Eltham North Brendan Watson OAM, Chief Colin Ritchie, DL - Venturers, Cardinia Commissioner, Victorian Branch District Robert Sanderson, RA, 1st Sunbury Trevor Staats, ASL, 3rd Wodonga Kenneth Stanford, AGL, 1st Upwey Paul Tuppen, CSL, 1st Wheelers Hill
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S A C I Anthony Case, AAL - Sailing, Sailing & O L U RA Power Boating Team TS AUST Bryan Crow, AL - Gilweroo, Gilweroo Graeme Enbom, AAL - Bushwalking, Distinguished Service Bushwalking Team Mark Black, Producer Camberwell Peter Fraser, AV L , 1st Beaconsfield Chief Commissioner Brendan Watson OAM was Showtime, 1st City of Camberwell Christine Gawly, GL, 1st Ballam Park surprised to learn he had been nominated for Barbara Brook OAM, ASF - Victorian Dimitrios Karanikas, DC, City Of Knox both the Silver Kangaroo and the WF Waters Branch Gang Show District Rover Award. 24 September 2019 Australian Scout Joeys
Joey Scouts Get Creative! By NATALIE KENWARD Build a scarecrow, plant a Joeys Scouts have amazing, never-ending vegetable patch or make bird imaginations and an unmatched sense of feeders, the ideas are endless! adventure. Using the Creative Challenge Did you know Joeys are Area, we have the ability to provide pro- very talented? They grams that inspire, challenge and provide can sing, dance, tell valuable skills for Joey Scouts. This will jokes, play musical no doubt enable them to grow, develop instruments and and prepare them for the wonderful adventures that future Scouting life has love performing. to offer. Campfire singing is a great way Let us inspire our Joeys, how? Creativ- to bring out the ity includes so many different areas in creativity of your Scouting and Joeys are very capable of Joeys. Organise doing it all! Through themed programs, a planned perfor- Joeys can explore, create and learn. Cre- mance for family, ativity goes beyond the normal cut, paste a local nursing home and glitter, it can have a purpose and we can choose activities that won’t go home or in a park. Visit a Gang to be put in the rubbish bin. Show or Showtime as part of your program. What can Joey Scouts do? They can do anything! How about some cooking? Where to start? Mob Councils are the Joeys can cook over a campfire; s’mores, best way to have your Joey Scouts share damper and pizzas to name a few. Joey their awesome ideas. If you haven’t run Scouts can do a Masterchef night or even one yet, run one next week. It’s easy, make an ice cream sundae with all the they don’t need to take long. Have your trimmings for Dad on Father’s Day. Keep Joeys sit for 10 minutes, ask them what it simple and something that they would they would and wouldn’t like to do. Write like. There is no point in serving mash their names against their ideas, as they potato and peas, even Joey Leaders would may have some thoughts on how to run turn their nose at that! a game or activity. Mob Councils are part Progressive stories are a great way of of our program, they are easy and incorporating creativity in Joeys. Leaders will make your programming can initiate a story with a simple in- that much better. troduction and let the Joey Scouts tell So, if you have any ques- you how it ends. There will be plenty of tions about what Joey giggles and laughs along the way. Scouts can and can’t do, Construction can be used in many ways, the answer is simple, such as Lego building competitions, they CAN! There simply science nights and catapult building isn’t a CAN’T. For your using marshmallows. Have you ever next Creative activity, be considered teaching reef knots to Joeys, inspired. or even how to tie their shoelaces? Larger projects may require more than one Natalie Kenward is a Joey night and can be built into a whole Term. Scout Leader at 1st Cranbourne. Australian Scout September 2019 25 Cubs Being Creative; More Than Making Something By MICHAEL WONG Through our program is the opportuni- ty to present creative as a new way of We all program to ensure that the solving a problem, changing the way that activities our Cub Scouts enjoy are fun, you view something. Or changing your adventurous, challenging and inclu- perspective, going about an activity in a sive and contribute to the Purpose of Scouting. Along the Cub Scouts Scouting new way thereby breaking with routine. journey our programs and indeed we Allowing our Cub Scouts to be creative in as Leaders will have a significant and doing something differently because they defining influence on the development of can and because it may lead to improve- the youth members in our Section. Quite ments. a responsibility. Nurturing a creative mindset will help All the components of what we do in our Cub Scouts become better problem Scouting from The Purpose of Scouting, solvers because they will look at prob- SPICES, the Scout Method our Scout lems in ways that others may not have Promise and Scout Law, Youth Leading, considered. Over time they develop the Adult Supporting, Plan>Do>Review>, our ability to deal with uncertainty and activities and program nights and more hurdles in their way. How great is it to are important in their own right but have prepare our Cub Scouts for the challenges a much greater influence when incorpo- that they will face in the future. rated in the whole. As Leaders, our aim is Within our SPICES the “I” for intellectual to offer a Scouting program that encap- development provides the opportunity sulates all the components of Scouting to help develop the Cub Scout’s ability to and not just the one’s we favour or are think, innovate and use information in familiar with. an original way to adapt to new situa- One of our four Challenge Areas is the tions. Our programs should stimulate the Creative Challenge and creative is one of Cub Scouts to collect information through those concepts that illicit many inter- their curiosity, exploration, investigation pretations of what it is to be creative. and observation and then to process that Painting a picture is a classic example of information by analysing, sorting and being creative. You bring together paint clarifying. Finally problem-solve through or oils, paint brushes, a canvas and you creativity, experimenting and deduction. paint a picture. You create a picture or SPICES offers Cub Scouts the chance to scene according to your interpretation be creative in their problem solving. and others may or may not appreciate your work. You might be described as All along the Cub Scouts are Learning a creative cook in your ability to bring by Doing, a core element of our Scout together seemingly obscure ingredients Method by learning through practical and turn them into a delicious dish. You experience and activities and operating have created something special. In both within the Six developing interpersonal these example the object of your creativ- and leadership skills through teamwork, ity has been something physical, some- responsibility and belonging. thing tangle that you can taste, hold or So Leaders, let’s too be creative in the admire from a distance. way we program the Cub Scouts suggest- From our Scouting context we have the ed activities by ensuring the programs opportunity of interpreting creative far we present offer the Cub Scouts the beyond a physical object. opportunity to be creative in more than the obvious definition. Within our SPICES and Scout Meth- od are opportunities to influence the Michael Wong is State Leader – Program creative qualities in our Cub Scouts. Support Specialist Cub Scout Section 26 September 2019 Australian Scout Venturers
Getting creative with Venturers By CHRIS ANDERSON the time you read this, most shows will be finished for 2019, but make sure they It’s time to focus on the next Challenge go on your yearly planner for 2020. Area, this time it’s “Creative”. Do many Venturers in your Unit play an In terms of the Venturer Award Scheme, instrument? You could hold a Unit Recit- most badges that would fit comfortably al Night where Venturers can each per- under the “Creative” banner fall in the form a piece of music. Or, depending on Personal Growth area of the award what instruments you have, you might scheme, badges such as Expressions and even be able to form your own Unit band! Pursuits. There are all manner of creative Don’t actually play an instrument but things Venturers can do as part of these still like to rock out? Have a Guitar Hero badges: or SingStar night! Chances are you know • Learn an instrument someone who still has the console, game, • Take part in a play or musical and controllers. • Learn to paint/draw/sculpt You can even get creative with nights • Develop creative writing skills that aren’t “traditionally” creative. Need to run a debate night for Ideals? Make it • Develop photography skills a comedy debate – see who can get the • Create an app/software program most laughs! Instead of just running a including a graphic user interface standard discussion on drugs and alcohol • Make a movie for Lifestyles, get everyone to produce • Learn lighting or sound design a Powerpoint slide on a particular drug These things can be done individually, or and put it together into a Unit presenta- your Unit may choose to all do one tion. Need to run a group discussion on together – it could be the focus for a multiculturalism/Australia’s indigenous term’s program. history for Citizenship? Put together a collage as a Unit – you’ll have something But using the Challenge Areas in your to remember it by, and a great addition to Unit’s program doesn’t stop at the Award your folder of evidence too! Scheme! There are lots of creative activ- ities you can incorporate into the Unit As always, “Look Wide” to come up with Program… ideas that will develop new skills, chal- lenge your beliefs and values, and most Why not run a Theatre sports night? It’s of all, have FUN! heaps of fun and really stretches those creative muscles! You could even invite Chris Anderson is Venturer Scout members of your local Scout Show to Commissioner-Region come down and help run the night for you (just don’t schedule it when they’re in the theatre!) Speaking of Scout Shows, most of them run special Venturer Night performanc- es, which usually include an after party where you get to hang out with your Venturer mates from many other Units. It’s a super easy night to plan, all you need to do is book tickets and turn up! By
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1st Bentleigh Cubs from 1st Bentleigh putting their skills to the test at Little Devils Circus!
Fawkner 1st Upwey There were some laughs, 1st Upwey Cubs headed to Queenscliff for falls and friends made when a winter camping trip. They had a chance Fawkner Scouts joined to explore both the beach and forest, even together with other Groups finding the perfect climbing tree! from Moreland-Darebin District to give ice skating a try and have a fun night out!
28 September 2019 Australian Scout 1st Upper Beaconsfield 1st Langwarrin 1st Upper Beaconsfield Joey Mob recently had its 1st Venturers and parents from 1st birthday! They celebrated Langwarrin teamed up with Mission with lots of party food and Australia to support the NAIDOC Week games, a birthday cake and a family event held at the Cranbourne special badge to commmemorate Australian Gardens. the occassion.
Clockwise around the table: Assistant Joey Leader Emma, Ollie, Joey Scout Leader Bill “Gang-gang” Stent, Sam, Jehan, Liam, and Archie. 4th Kew Cubs at 1st Upwey held a Welcome to Country 4th Kew is a new Joey Scout Mob which started in February 2019. In line with night. They created a welcome mat of chalk youth-led, adult-supported, they had their first Mob Council at the start of drawings that represented how they felt third term. Leader Emma went over what they had done in the first two terms, connected to country. The Cubs also brought and they talked about what they liked best, what they want to do more of, and in something from home that made them feel maybe what they wanted to do less of. connected to our natural environment. Cooking and games were number one activities, and from now on they’re going to play a game each week that’s organised by each Joey.
Australian Scout September 2019 29 1st Ranelagh Holly, a Venturer at 1st Ranelagh was recently presented with her Queen’s Scout Award. She also Alcheringa Scout Group's recieved an honour board with her Australian Scout Medallion and First Grey Wolf! badge. Carla of Alcheringa Cub Scout Pack has great reason In attendance for the presentation to celebrate being the very first Alcheringa Cub were people from all over the Scout to achieve their Grey Wolf since the Group was District and State including Chris established in 2014. Alcheringa Scout Group is across Anderson, Wayne Hicks and the border from Mildura at Gol Gol, NSW and the Andrew Thomson as well as District great Murray River was no divide with the Cub Scouts Commissioner Tina Bennet. A good and Leaders of 5th Mildura pitching in to participate time was had by all and many in Carla’s Grey Wolf journey. Alcheringa’s Cub Scout thanks were handed out. Leader, Sharon Kellett along with 5th Mildura Cub Scout Leaders Kerri Retallick and Annie-May Retallick pooled their resources, programs and enthusiasm to offer Carla the opportunity to achieve her Grey Wolf Award. And Carla rose to the challenge! Special guests helping Carla celebrate at her presentation ceremony included her Grade 5 teacher from Buronga Public School NSW, Mrs Leanne Hunt and Sunraysia District Commissioner Mr David Searle. Well done Carla, we’re certain your achievement will inspire other Alcheringa Cub Scouts to their Grey Wolf Award.
Michael Wong - New Youth Program Implementation Coordinator Stratford Scout Group September 2019 marks 80 years since the Second World War was declared. As part of the commemorations Stratford Cemetery Trust needed 150 crosses to commemorate the men and women of the Second World War. Stratford Scout Leader Max Dent saw this as an opportunity for Scouts to undertake some community service. On two weekly sessions the Scouts learnt about timber and were part of the process; from starting with the plank of wood through to the final white painted crosses. Bunnings Bairnsdale became the major part of the project when they offered to donate all the materials. The community partnership has been a great success for all and the Scouts are looking forward to presenting the crosses to Marg Robbins from the Cemetery Trust.
30 September 2019 Australian Scout ARAP 2019 You are invited to celebrate another great year of Scouting Scouts Victoria’s Annual Report and Award Presentations 2019 Thursday November 14 The Valley 1 McPherson St Moonee Ponds Please RSVP via arap2019.eventbrite.com.au By November 4
Australian Scout September 2019 31 Stephen Marwick, Group Rostered Parent, Wirringga Adults in Scouting Sonia McCully-Saggers, ACSL, 4th Kew Britney McIlvain, PDL - Development, Hume Long Service Awards Anj Batson, ASL, 1st Modewarre District Shaun Blachford, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Neale Meagher, Group Treasurer, 1st Balwyn June Echuca Rob Miller, ASL, 3rd Templestowe Mick Blackburn, Adult Helper, Mont Albert Eleri Morgan, ASL, 1st Malvern 5 Years North Vicki Morris, ASL, 1st Upwey Tim Druce, PDL - Development, Kariwara Peta Botterill, ACSL, 1st Doncaster East John Mowat, Group Rostered Parent, 2nd/7th District Te-Anu Braidie, ASF-Werribee Plains West Waverley Doug Evans, Group Rostered Parent, 3rd/4th Sue Bramich, Group Rostered Parent, 6th Kari-Lise Nettleton, ACSL, 3rd Ringwood East Colac Melbourne Tom Nguyen, PGL, Hoa Lu Ronald Huynh, CSL, Tran Hung Dao Ben Breeden-Walton, ACSL, 1st Rowville Murray Noble, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Ann King, Group Secretary, 3rd Melton Monica Brown, Group Support Committee North Balwyn Jan Krestyn, CSL, Deepdene Fundraising, 1st Maryborough Fiona Norman, Group Rostered Parent, 6th Darren Leersen, Adult Helper, 2nd Colac Scott Burns, ACSL, Heidelberg Melbourne Jo Macbryde, Group Registrar, 5th Brunswick Charles Caldwell, AV L , 1st Narre Warren North Paul Ortel, Group Support Committee Glen McGregor, ACSL, Hamilton Member, Strzelecki Showtime Helen Carroll, Adult Helper, 1st/2nd Ocean Sophie Osborn, Group Rostered Parent, 5th Grove Jacinta Parkinson, JSL, Narre Warren South Brunswick Michelle Carrucan, Group Rostered Parent, Elizabeth Peggie, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Mark Phillips, Group Rostered Parent, 9th 2nd Woodend Drouin Brunswick Tony Cawthorne, ASL, 1st City Of Camberwell Lynne Pennington, Adult Helper, 1st/14th Gail Richards, Group Auditor, 1st Eaglemont Brighton Paula Clark, Group Treasurer, 12th Caulfield Nicole Rogan, Group Support Committee Matt Perry, PASL, 2nd Woodend Member, 3rd Melton Ben Cooper, Group Chairman, 1st Foster Colin Radley, Adult Helper, Narre Warren Brenda Currie, Group Rostered Parent, Mont Jamie Rossato, PSL, 9th Brunswick South Albert North Trudi Sanders-Ross, ASL, 1st Caroline Springs Peter Redmond, Adult Helper, 1st Drysdale Sandy Currie, ACSL, 4th Knox Tony Sirotic, Group Support Committee Chris Reeves, ASL, Warragul Fundraising, 15th Essendon Sea Scouts Curtis De La Pierre, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Jordan Robbins, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Heatherdale John Syer, ASF-Glen Eira Stonnington Ferny Creek Steven Denman, ASL, 2nd Mornington Sea David Tingay, Group Rostered Parent, 2nd Bryan Ross, PAV L , 1st Caroline Springs Clifton Hill Scouts Miriam Rowe, ASF-Rover Fellowship Linda Whitehead, ASF-Macedon Ranges Calista Dinh, ASL, Hoa Lu Alina Schneider, ASF-Wellington Joe Dupuche, ASF - Moreland-Darebin 10 Years Duane Smile, ASL, 1st Point Cook Russell Edwards, AAL - Rock Climbing, Rock Kylie Chung, Group Support Committee Climbing Team Melissa Smile, TAV L , 1st Point Cook Fundraising, Rosanna Emma Fairweather, Group Rostered Parent, Philip Smith, Group Rostered Parent, 6th Donna Loone, AJSL, 1st Modewarre Sorrento Sea Scouts Melbourne 15 Years Michael Francis, ASL, 1st Ferntree Gully Philip Smith, PGL, 1st Monbulk Michelle Spellman, Group Support Committee Helen Arends, ASL, 15th Essendon Sea Scouts Tania Frank, Group Support Committee Member, 2nd Leongatha Fundraising, 1st Casey Phillip Talbot, TACSL, 1st Doreen Kathryn Frankish, ASF-Gilweroo Jennifer Stone, Group Rostered Parent, Liz Thomas, ASL, 1st Alfredton Lakeside Pakenham Brad Gale, PGL, 1st Fish Creek Derek Wright, PSL, 10th Ivanhoe David Stow, Group Rostered Parent, 1st Upwey James Gan, ASL, 2nd Glen Waverley Tony Tadros, Group Chairman, Oakleigh Coptic 20 Years Michelle Gurney, TACSL, 1st Doncaster East Sherin Tadros, Group Support Committee Nigel Hoyle, Adult Helper, Sunraysia Gang Mira Halpern-Wilson, ASF-Strzelecki Member, Oakleigh Coptic Show Scott Harding, Group Rostered Parent, Eleanor Taylor, Office Bearer, Vic Branch Scott Nimmo, TASL, Williams Scout Group Waverley Valley Rose Theoharis, Group Rostered Parent, 25 Years Jamie Harding, PGL, 1st Rochester 2nd/7th West Waverley Max Janson, ASF-Sunraysia Michael Harrison, Adult Helper, 1st/2nd Daniel Thompson, ASF-Rover Fellowship Greensborough Jim Voss, Group Rostered Parent, Sale 30 Years Bernadette Hays, PGL, 1st Myrtleford Shrelana Walker, ASF-Mornington Peninsula Thomas Tuddenham, CSL, 1st Coburg Andrew Hilditch, PASL, 1st Baranduda Peter White, PGL, 1st Chelsea Heights Ray Tyshing, ASF-Bayside Lisa Hutter, ASL, 1st/8th Blackburn Peter Wick, ASL, 2nd Blackburn Ian Lamb, ASF-Rover Fellowship Kate Wignall, ACSL, 1st Yarram July Matt Lancaster, GL, 3rd Doncaster East Nigel Woodman, ASL, 1st North Balwyn Leonie Lannigan, AJSL, 2nd Newport 5 Years Sandra Worsnop, AJSL, 1st Mitcham Rachel Leenen, Group Treasurer, Dromana Sea Tony Aitken, Group Secretary, 1st Mont Albert Scouts 10 Years Mauricio Arancibia, ACSL, 1st Cranbourne Mark Lewis, PSL, Waverley Valley Kim Atkinson, Group Support Committee Jason Andrew, TASL, 1st Baulkamaugh Quartermaster, 3rd Croydon Nicola Leyh, ACSL, 3rd Doncaster East Paul Baillie, PDC, Kingston District Mark Atkinson, SL, 1st Olinda Kathryn Li, Adult Helper, 1st Reservoir John Bassett, Group Support Committee Jason Bailey, ACSL, Warragul Connie Lilla, Group Rostered Parent, 2nd Property Maintenance, 1st Lower Plenty Veronica Baker, Group Treasurer, 1st Glenroy Janet Batten, Group Chairman, 1st Dookie Strathfieldsaye Marlon Margarejo, ASL, 1st Templestowe Emily Bencraft, CSL, 2nd Korumburra 32 September 2019 Australian Scout Anthony Borg, PAV L , 1st Berwick Lambros Moschoyiannis, Group Treasurer, 9th 30 Years David Cox, Group Rostered Parent, 1st/2nd Oakleigh Russ Adams, Scout Commissioner-Region, Vic Greensborough Sharon Smart, Group Support Committee Branch Gregory Dack, ACSL, Mentone Member, 19th Camberwell Darren Bell, ACSL, 1st Bennettswood Viet Duong, PCSL, Yet Kieu Sea Scouts Bruce Stafford, Group Support Committee Property Maintenance, South Metro Showtime David Brett, VL, 1st Ranelagh Simone Enticott, TASL, 1st Bentleigh Liz Wiener, ACSL, 5th Ballarat Ross Carr, ASF-East Gippsland Sally Glass, AV L , Sale Michael Cochrane, Adult Helper, Aspendale Louise Godden, PRA, Dingley 20 Years Russell Corr, Adult Helper, Gang Show Kristian Hunter, ASF-Strzelecki Peter Bates, Provisional Branch Leader - Major Ann Kiker, Group Treasurer, 1st The Basin Events - Equipment, Vic Branch Amber Moynihan, GL, 1st Lake Boga Rick Bradley, DC, Mt Baw Baw District Josh Lacey, ASL, 1st Langwarrin 35 Years Kelly Lawrence, AJSL, Morwell East Cameron Cook, ASF-Bogong Rover Chalet Dawn Bennett, CSL, 1st Beaumaris Gordon Long, ASF-Police Scouters Kevin Dodsworth, ASF-Casey Graeme Enbom, AAL - Bushwalking, Suzy Freeman, Group Support Committee 2nd Barry Neill, Group Support Committee Bushwalking Team Property Maintenance, Sale Hand Uniforms, South Metro Showtime Brenda Hoppen, Honorary Commissioner Melissa Nicholls, State Leader-Environment, Roger Harrop, Provisional State Leader-Ski Vic Branch Touring, Ski Touring Team Leigh Prossor, PGL, South Metro Showtime Bruce Hosking, AV L , 1st Sth Frankston Mel Scott, SL, Heathmont 40 Years Benjamin Sharp, ASF-Rover Scout Motorsport Bernice Mahoney, AGL, 1st Monbulk Ron Coon, CSL, Macleod Bronwyn Smart, ACSL, Narre Warren Bill Miles, CSL, 2nd/3rd Bayswater Gary Howard, RA, 2nd Essendon Sarah Smith, Group Rostered Parent, Jenny Mills, DL - Cub Scouts, Frankston Stephen Kennett, AJSL, 3rd Templestowe Heathmont District Lin Thomas, Group Support Committee Sean Oliver, ASF-Hoadley Show Band Brad Miles, Branch Executive Committee - Member, 3rd Noble Park Peter Rasmussen, ASL, 1st Berwick Member, Vic Branch Fono Vaihu, ASL, 2nd/7th West Waverley Marilyn Sheerin, ASF-Kingston Glenda Mitchell, PAGL, 2nd Springvale Marita Warwick, ASF-Kariwara Rosemary Willis, Group Treasurer, Gang Show Brian Twining, AAL - 4X4, Four Wheel Driving Nicholas Wright, Camp Committee Member, Team 15 Years Bogong Rover Chalet Management Group Anne Wilkins, AV L , 4th Ringwood Carol Crawford, Group Support Committee Member, 1st Ballam Park 25 Years Jon Willis, DCC, Vic Branch William Druiven, AV L , Heany Park Erica Baddeley, AJSL, 1st Bennettswood Bill Wright, ASF-Treetops Campsite Peter Gerusel, Provisional Scout David Chalkley, AAAL - Water Skiing, Water 45 Years Commissioner-Region, Vic Branch Ski Team Joseph Bentley, District Heritage Team, Murray Grigg, PAV L , Warragul Roslyn Clayton, SL, 4th Altona Ballarat District Scott Hamilton, GL, 1st Lang Lang Wayne Green, ASF-Lake Eppalock Campsite Barbara Macfarlane, District Personnel Hilary Jones, Group Treasurer, 1st Ranelagh Neil Hunt, Scout Commissioner-Region, Vic Committee Member, Frankston District Lesley Langdon, District Personnel Committee Branch Member, Monash District Julie Morgan, JSL, 2nd Springvale 50 Years Nathan Last, Group Support Committee Scott Nimmo, TASL, Williams Scout Group Wayne Gunn, SC - Region Support, Vic Branch Member, Strzelecki Showtime Stephen Piggott, TAV L , 1st Monbulk Margaret Lyon, Camp Manager, Glenelg River Mark Shepherdley, ASF-Lake Eppalock 55 Years District Campsite John Coulson, Honorary Commissioner Fergus Machutchison, Adult Helper, 1st Lower Ian Stackhouse, Camp Assistant Manager, Clive Keeble, Honorary Commissioner Templestowe Mulgrave Lynette Maddocks, SL, 1st Romsey Mark Stidwell, ASF-Lake Eppalock Campsite 60 Years Patrick McCormick, DL - Development, Michael Taylor, Branch Activity Specialists, Lois Buchanan, Cub Scout Commissioner- Djerriwarrh District Scout Band Region, Vic Branch
Wood Badge Awards Glenn Lake, PGL, Berwick Central Annette Lake, ACSL, Berwick Central Joey Scout Scout June Amanda Muston, PJSL, 1st Gisborne Jason Vincent, SL, 1st Bentleigh Jacinta Sapwell, PJSL, 1st New Gisborne Cub Scout Danusia Kucharska, ASL, 17th Essendon Trevor Gulovsen, PCSL, 1st Hamlyn Heights Provisional Joey Scout Ldr Venturer Matt Armstrong, ACSL, Berwick Central Scout District Leader/Commissioner Brad Lowe, ASL, 2nd Lara Liz Edwards, VL, Narre Warren Ken Bannan, DL - Scouts, Banyule District Damian Sambrooks, ASL, 1st Woori Yallock Rover Lachlan Preston, State Leader-Cycling, Cycling Venturer Team Nick Pike, ASL, 1st Elwood Darren Grubb, AV L , 1st Mitcham Jenni Walden, PDC, Casey District Group Leader Amber Francis, AV L , 1st Ranelagh Group Leader Mina Botros, AV L , St George Kara Taglieri, GL, 1st City Of Camberwell Suz Winters, PGL, 4th Knox Michelle Williams, GL, Williams Scout Group Stacey Herring, PGL, Narre Warren South July Damien Kuzek, PGL, Narre Warren District Leader/Commissioner Roland Gesthuizen, PGL, 1st The Basin Cub Scout Patrick McCormick, DL - Development, Chewy Padgham, PGL, Warrandyte Andrew Rotherham, CSL, 1st Yackandandah Djerriwarrh District Australian Scout September 2019 33 A Frosty Investiture! By DAVE FARLEY parade circle for her Recently Scouts and Leaders from 1st to arrive back into for Traralgon, Traralgon West, 1st Churchill, the investiture to take and 4th Williamstown Sea Scouts, trav- place. A special moment elled to Mt Baw Baw to spend a weekend was when Killara’s son in the snow at WF Waters Lodge. While Brodie, a 1st Traralgon snow conditions were not ideal, they still Scout, presented his mum managed to find enough snow for tobog- with the 1st Traralgon tape for ganing, snowball fights, a hike around her uniform. Thank you to Howl- the village and generally having a good ing Huskies Mt Baw Baw Sled Dog time in the snow. Tours for helping to make this a super special event. On Saturday, the Scouts visited the Dingo Three new Scouts were also invested Resource Centre and met Rowdy the din- into 1st Traralgon by Troop Leader, Dave, go and learnt all about Alpine Dingos. It ‘Minion Dave’ Farley. It was one of the was a wonderful experience, and all the quickest investitures due to the frosty Scouts were thrilled to be able to pat and conditions and everyone was glad to get have photos with Rowdy. A huge thanks their jackets back on. to the Dingo Resource Centre, for this interactive and informative visit. The weekend was a huge success, with Scouts from different Groups and On Sunday, Narelle ‘Killara’ Hocking Districts able to come together and get was invested as the new Assistant Group to know each other in a relaxed and Leader for 1st Traralgon by Strzelecki enjoyable environment. District Scout Leader Ben ‘Goat’ Hamilton. Killara was sent off on a sled Dave Farley is a Scout Leader 1st dog tour, and the Scouts assembled a Traralgon.
34 September 2019 Australian Scout The 1st Adrift together WINDY Monthly VALLEY BLAST September 2019 What happens in the Q-store, stays in the Q-store Edition 140
It’s been another month of highlights. Now it’s a competition. Last month the tional speech: “I can honestly say I was Every month is special in our Group, but Fundraising Coordinator made dozens amazed at the standard. You all seemed some months are more equal than others. and dozens of profiteroles, arranged to be enjoying yourselves. The costumes them in the shape of a giant Eiffel Tower, World Scout Jamboree were loud. Pity about the audio.” The and brought it in by fork lift. modern youth can spot irony at 100 pac- The Ritalin twins have accidentally es but, traditionally, they humour him. brought back a Danish Venturer from Helping others the World Jamboree. They say she just For his Queen’s Scout service, one of the Daily bread followed them home, that they’ll clean up Venturers has organised a crowdfunding Our new provisional Assistant Venturer after her, and walk her every day. campaign to get himself a new snow- Leader is a food activist, an AGL or An- board. He explained that service is about AJ 2022 helping others, and, in this case, he’s the ti-Gluten Leader. He demands non-gluten The Cubs are excited to realise that, for other, and to deny him would be discrim- bread at every event, but also nibbles on most of them, AJ 2022 will be their Jam- inatory. We think he’ll end up a barrister. the delicious sourdough. When people boree! Someone told the Joeys about the challenge him, he explains that ”it’s the minimum age requirement and they’ve Heating principle, it’s the vibe.” been flat out drawing and colouring in After a mid-winter factfinding visit to fake IDs. Some of their licenses and pass- FNQ, the Hall Heating Committee reports Census ports are quite realistic (except for the that most Queensland Scout halls don’t We were thrilled to see our membership glitter and unicorns). seem to have any heating at all. They will numbers increase by five per cent overall. return in mid-winter 2020 to find out Joeys were up by seven per cent (three Group Committee why. small Joeys) while Rovers were up by The cake roster for supper used to be four per cent (about half a large Rover). simple. One month the Chairperson Windy Valley Funtime made banana cake, the next month the Another wonderful year for our local Just another month in a normal Group. Treasurer made a chocolate ripple log. Scout-Guide show. The DC did his tradi- How’s yours been?
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