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Guides Victoria's Monthly Newsletter GUIDES Communicating AUSTRALIA February 2007 What's inside From the Chief Executive Officer 2 Commissioners' Team 2 Chief Commissioner 3 aj2007* State Executive 3 Lone Guides 3 (jet in the game Around the Region 4 Photo Board 4 Leaders For Life 6 Youth Executive 6 des Attend Training 6-7 Gui Things to Note 7 Australian Scout Jamboree Program Update 7 2007 Badges and Awards 8-9 The first two weeks of January saw Guides and Intemational 11 Leaders from across Victoria seize the challenge that International Badges 11 was the 21st Australian Scout Jamboree. Joining over Coming Events 12-13 7500 Scouts, 24 Guides and their Leaders met the Down in your Archives 14 Governor General (Chief Scout) and his wife (Chief Women of Note 14 Guide), got lost in Echuca, visited a Bendigo mine, Gone Home 15 took on Ned Kelly in the bush, played volleyball and Campsites 15 various other games in the mud, drove cars, flew in Campsite Vacancies 15 light planes, conquered the largest water slide in Australia, talked to astronauts on the international Guide Shop 16 space station, abseiled, rock-climbed and experienced enough fun and adventure for a lifetime. DEADLINE Editorial contributions for Nightly entertainment included the bands, Rogue Traders, March Communicating close: Evermore and Bjorn Again, some comedy from Tripod, Fri 09 February, 2007 karaoke and Scout Idol and a stunning display of fireworks. Guide Leaders were involved in many aspects of running the camp such as first aid, catering, entertainment, the internet café as well as those in the troop, with the girls. It was hot, at times very hot and always dusty at the campsite but the Guides had a fantastic time. More than GUIDES anything, they were proud to be Guides and happy to tell AUSTRALIA everyone who would listen about how great it is to be a VICTORIA Guide. The Joyce Price Centre for Guides Victoria 101 Clarke Street South Melbourne VIC 3205 PO Box 827, South Melbourne 3205 Tel: (03) 8606 3500 Fax: (03) 9699 6277 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www guidesvic .org.au Feedback: communicating@guidesviabrgdu Editor. Toni Peters This publication is provided free to adult members of Guides Victoria. An annual subscription inclusive of postage and handling is available for $25 (incl. GST). Guides Australia: Helping girls and young women grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. From the Chief Executive Commissioners' Team Officer WENDY LEWIS JILL JEFFERY, ELLEN BOYD, JANE PENNINGTON, SHELLEY VAN DER WERFF Welcome to 2007 and what an exciting year it promises to be! At the time of writing this article, we are in the process of finalising the details for the Girls Rock Conference on Saturday 3 February 2007. In addition, we will be holding a few additional functions while Kathy Cloninger, the CEO of Girl Scouts USA, is with us. The new website is well underway and will be launched at the Conference as will the 2007 is here and what a fantastic She has given an enormous amount new "look and feel" for Guides Victoria. year it is shaping up to be filled of time and energy to the Region We are pleased with the way things are with activity, challenges, new and we do appreciate this. Thank progressing and hope everyone likes the ventures and building on the strong you very much Lorraine. new direction we are taking. foundations that are within Guides Victoria. We know you will want to We send each and every one of you This work, while exciting, is really just a be on the journey with us. greetings and good wishes for World facelift to our physical appearance; it will Thinking Day and we will be joining not change the fundamentals of what It was wonderful to have a break you in various locations for Guiding stands for, as represented in our during January which gave us the celebrations on this very special mission and our values. opportunity to relax, reinvigorate, occasion. We will be taking the theme of the catch up on all those tasks that we Conference of "girls now and in the don't get to during the year and There will be changes introduced future" out to our Leaders in 2007. A prepare for another busy year. during the year and the first one will group of women will travel around the be the relocation of The Joyce Price State and deliver a one-day workshop, We always feel the year is underway Centre for Guides Victoria. We will which will provide Leaders with ideas and when we march down Swanston move from our current location and skills for understanding and working with Street in the Australia Day parade. we will take the spirit of Guiding with the girls of today and how to keep them What a thrill to be there with us to our new locale. engaged and excited about being a the other community groups, Guide today and in the future. dignitaries, bands, walking amongst The HR Committee has worked hard the flag waving crowds. We are to redefine the position of We always need to remember that we are very grateful to our girls who carried State Commissioner to attract here for the girls and young women who the flag so well and made us nominations for this most important join Guides and by doing so, put their so proud. Thank you for your role. If you know someone who trust in us. We must ensure that we participation. would make a great State provide skills and opportunities for Commissioner, ask them if they have our girls in a caring and supportive Our critical turning point activities considered this role or maybe you environment. kicked off the first weekend would like to take this on yourself. On a personal note, you may have in February with our "Girls Rock" Go for it!! noticed that my title has changed from conference, followed by social General Manager to Chief Executive activities, a Region Leaders' meeting As you may have heard, the Officer. This change occurred at the last and State Council meeting. What a Commissioners are planning a State Executive meeting in 2006 and huge Guiding weekend and what a travelling road show during 2007 marks a change in the focus of my role. brilliant way to start a year which will and we hope to visit every Region in As we progress forward, I will be bring in changes aimed to improve the State. So please do let us know engaging with the wider community to the way we do things and help our when you have a special event or improve our profile and to seek ongoing recruitment and retention of function so that we can put it into our support, to ensure that we continue to members. What a buzz we got itinerary. We have greatly enjoyed play a valuable role within the out of this weekend and we thank meeting our Guiding family from Community. everyone for taking the opportunity Mildura to Chiltern to Bairnsdale to to attend and thank Wendy for Ballarat and we want to continue this I know 2007 will be a successful year for dreaming up the concept and then vital part of our role. We look all of us. As we continue together to grow working so hard to make it happen. forward to hearing from you. and develop Guides Victoria, we will Very well done. ensure that our girls and young women All good wishes. will be the beneficiaries of the many We would like to thank Lorraine opportunities that Guiding provides, both Barrow sincerely for all she has done now and throughout their lives. for Woorayl Region as she finishes her second term as Region Leader. Guides Victoria Communicating - February 2007 - Page 2 Chief Commissioner LYNNE PRICE Happy New Year! And what an exciting Camps being held on various islands and other appropriate and fun filled year it will be for Guiding in sites all over Australia. Northern Territory is holding their Australia. I am sure you are looking "Back to Brownsea Camp" near Alice Springs. How exciting forward to sharing many activities and - a simulated island camp in the middle of the largest island events with your Guides and with other in the World! I look forward to sharing with some of the States Leaders. in their Brownsea Camps during the year. In particular, I hope that you and your February is a very special month for Guiding as we celebrate Guides have already planned for many of World Thinking Day. "Discover Your Potential" is these adventures to be held outside your the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Guide Hall as in 2007, Guides Australia (WAGGGS) theme this year and it is hoped that Guides will celebrates the "Year of the Outdoors". The Guides Australia discover their potential by taking the lead, growing Outdoors Committee has developed a Challenge to promote friendships, and speaking out. I encourage you to visit the the importance of the outdoors within the Australian Guide WAGGGS website and learn more about this motivating Program and to ensure that all Members can enjoy Guiding theme. Whilst you and your Guides are thinking about our in the out of doors. Two New South Wales Guides were the sister Guides and Girl Scouts in various parts of the World successful designers of the badge that has been used for the and are enjoying activities and games from some of those Year of Outdoors Challenge Badge. Lord Baden Powell countries, it is also a special time to reflect on the life of recognised that a very important part of the Guide and Scout our Founder, Lord Robert Baden Powell, whose insight and method is the outdoors, where young people can learn inspiration, enthusiasm and determination, and faith and trust responsibility, trust, self sufficiency and determination as they in young people, led him to hold that first Brownsea Camp, gain more knowledge of the environment.