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Wigglevisits Rowallan Park CENTRAL AND COASTAL REGION NEWSLETTER the many years. I trust you Editor Mary Wallace will support Lance in his new April Edition 2– 07 After 23 years Bob Hodda has retired as Regional Commissioner for Central venture and, as an active Calendar of Events and Coastal Region. taskforce, lead the Region to th However, he hasn’t retired all greater strengths and 4 August Centenary together. Bob has accepted membership growth. Birthday Party Brisbane the position of Assistant Regional Commissioner In the new role as ARC, the TBA Brownsea Island Camp Campsites and Community Campsite and Community Rowallan Park Development. Partnerships will be part of I had the pleasure of meeting the active taskforce our guests from Vanuatu. It supporting the Region to was a great opportunity, one assist in achieving the goals that my family will never of Strengths and Growth to forget. Jane and her team did the Movement within this a great job in both the Region. organising to get them here and their itinery while they There is not a great deal to were here. These activities report at this time as the take a lot of planning and it majority of the news was was a credit to those involved. documented in the Annual I look forward to all of us Report delivered at the AGM working together to ensure on June 6th. Central and Coastal Region continues to be one of the We received some good benchmark regions in Queens coverage by the media whilst Jane Eales traversing the rope land. BP once said "The boy the Chief Commissioner, Mr bridge on Open Day. is not governed by the don't, Maurice Law, AM and but is led by do." Assistant SEO Ryan Sodziak Until next time visited our Region. We also used the opportunity to Report from the Regional Lance Hodda discuss our future plans for Commissioner Regional Commissioner the Region with these people Well here it is, my inaugural as well as some detailed few words for the Central and Region News from the discussions regarding the Coastal News Letter as future plans for Rowallan Regional Commissioner. ARC Campsites & Park. There is not all that much for Community Partnerships me to report since my The next issue of this news appointment. There have been Congratulations to Lance on letter will contain some some significant happenings his appointment as Regional details of future plans for and I am sure these will be Commissioner and thank you Rowallan Park and included in the appropriate to the Regional Management associated formations. Regional Team member’s Team for your support over report. The visit by the Leaders from Vanuatu was most years. The bond between the Vanuatu and successful with a bond of friendship confirmed Mackay Scouts became even stronger. beyond any doubt. We offer our thanks to Jane On Sunday night a farewell BBQ was held at the Mumford for her initiative and persistence to Bucasia Hodda’s. A great night of fellowship, achieve the goal of having these people visit our food and laughs was shared by all. Emotions ran Region. No doubt Jane will give a more in depth strong as the Vanuatu leaders thanked us with report in due course and I would not steal her simple yet heart felt words and actions. thunder. Early Monday morning it was time to say our final farewells. The Vanuatu leaders turned up Until next issue! with their Aussie flags flying and definitely more luggage than when they arrived, photos, hugs, R W (Bob) Hodda tears and “when are we going to Vanuatu Assistant Regional Commissioner Dad?” surrounded us ….all too soon the Campsites and Community Partnerships Vanuatu leaders were on their way back home. Although the rain caused the postponement of Vanuatu Leaders Visit the Brownsea Island Camp, the leaders assured us they were returning to Vanuatu with strong The wait was over and the weeks of planning and memories and an increase in knowledge of the emailing were about to reach fruition..it was basic running of the local scout groups and the Monday the 25 June and at 8.25 pm our six award schemes. To all who helped out in any Vanuatu leaders arrived in Mackay way during the week I sincerely thank you…we John Row, Alfred Tony, Timothy, Glarinda, could not have done what we did without the Mathew and Willie, all leaders with the First team effort. The week has left an impression in Tagabe Scout Group, Port Vila, Vanuatu all our hearts. Thank you. accepted our invitation to a week of informal training in an effort to gain as much knowledge Jane Mumford as possible to pass on to their Scout group. The Regional Leader Regional Events Tagabe Scout Group is trying to rebuild Scouts in Vanuatu and to do this they need to become strong, well trained leaders. Once their group is strong in the knowledge of scouting and they have the relevant infrastructure in place their vision is to spread the scouting movement throughout Vanuatu…a huge task. Mackay welcomed the group with rain, rain and rain along with cold, cold weather but that did not deter them at all. We visited The Mackay Show, had a BBQ at the harbour, visited a combined Rover/Venturer activity, visited Pindi Pindi School, visited Wallace’s Cane Farm, looked over Shute Harbour, visited Bowen Scout Uli Siroki- A painting by Tony Group, were interviewed on FM 105.9, spent the A Gift to Central & Coastal Region day in training with local leaders, had a counter Scouting meal with Harry, went shopping, visited the local South Sea Islander community, went to Scouts at MCC, visited the Sarina Sugar Shed, had lunch Going Green with the Sarina Scout group, viewed Hay Point and shared a couple of meals and plenty of Well that’s what they say however I think that fellowship with the local leaders. scouts have always been green. We may have an On Sunday morning a very significant and environmental charter and run activities emotional time was shared at Rowallan Park in designed to encourage being green but have you a very private ceremony. The Vanuatu leaders ever thought about just how green scouts really paid respect to their ancestors at the Kanaka are. Leaders for years have reused recycled and graves, appreciative of the fact that we have invented uses for what other people refer to as respected and looked after them for many, many junk. Have a look in any Joey Scout or Cub Scout leaders cupboard and I am sure that you Regional Joey Scout Report will see a huge number of items that are straight out of the “rubbish” wine corks, aluminum foil Well, here we are again, I have finally pie plates polystyrene trays, cardboard tubes of recuperated after the Regional Mob Holiday. all sizes, film canisters just to mention a few. Our “Outer Space” theme at the beginning of Then go out to the camp store and take a look June went very well with a great turn out. around. There are no “ one use items” here In all we had 34 Joey Scouts with their Leaders either.Equipment is mended and repaired until and family members. it just can not be repaired any more then it is This has been the biggest in four years! usually used in a different way for a different purpose Scouts are living the reuse recycle ethos The weekend started off with a Blast Off, and and I am very proud to say that we are very good then a trip through the Rings of Saturn. The at it. Joey Scouts made Comets and did a test fly. They also built and decorated a rocket and made star June saw the celebration of World Environment sun catchers. We had plenty of Space games day at Rowallan Park. Unfortunately the including, Moon & Mars, Jump the planet, weather decided to give us a challenge and we Meteorites and Playacting. were not as well supported as we would of liked Night time activities included a council fire, with but it was an extremely successful day. The a Scouts Own. It became a bit wet for singing people who went on the walks had the round the fire, so we retreated to the activity opportunity to have Irene Champion and Bob shed to sing our space songs with one parent Hodda explaining the different plants and the playing guitar which sounded fantastic. cultural History of these unique walks to them When the rain eased we returned to the fire to first hand. This is a rare event. We are already toast marshmallows and make Smores. YUM! planning for the next world environment day so you may like to mark it in your calendars now st Craft included making Pom pom creatures and Sunday June 1 2008 The fun day will also be on Space masks. The most popular activity was the the same day giving all sections the opportunity Rocket racers. These were balloons blown up, to complete badge work or just have fun taped onto a straw and flown down a long string. participating in a lot of environment based The Joey Scouts kept coming back for more! activities. It was a great weekend and full on. The leaders Sadly Jane Eales who is the coordinator of the worked hard to make it fun for the Joey Scouts. Pioneer Catchment Landcare Group has decided Thank You to all the Leaders and family that she is leaving that position Jane. She has members for making it such a great success.
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