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Guides Victoria's Monthly Newsletter Print Post No. PP349157/00561 GUIDES unicating AUSTRALIA CO M M VICTORIA /War& ailtitiVei Masi February 2006 What's inside As part of the Commonwealth Games, and in particular, as part of the Guide event for Commissioners' Team 2 Adult Guide members of Commonwealth countries, Camp Wyralla, a Guide Baton Relay, Chief Commissioner 3 similar to the Queen's Baton Relay, has been travelling through the Ballarat and Black Forest Regions. Membership 3 Around the Regions 4 Its journey began on 15 March 2005 in Melton where Guides from both Regions witnessed the event, where convener, Mrs Annette Swaffield OAM (see pic below) Olave Program 5 handed over the baton to representatives from many Units. Commonwealth Games 5 After 12 months, the baton is due to make its final leg on 14 March arriving at Training 6 Sunnystone's Retreat, Bacchus Marsh for the opening ceremony of the Guides Australia Program Update 7 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games event - Camp Wyralla. Radio Activities 7 In keeping in sync with the Queen's Baton Relay, which has 71 lights to signify each Guides Victoria Games Challenge 2006.. 8-9 country it travels to, the Guide Baton has a sticker added after each destination. The aim International 10 is to cover it with 71 stickers by the end of its journey. Outdoor Activities 11 Inside the baton is a map of the two Regions and the route that the baton followed. Post Box 11 Sketches or pictures of each District/Unit have been added to the map to enhance it. A Coming Events 12-13 scrapbook inside also allowed for each Unit to construct a page about themselves, for participants of Camp Wryalla to read, during the event. Down in your Archives 14 Gone Home 14 The baton will also The organising March 15, 2005 Baton arrives in Melton West be present at the committee of Camp Mobile Shop 15 Moves to Caroline Springs. combined Region Wyralla are hoping Women of Note 15 By April 6, 2005 Black Forest Region Leader Games Day to held that Guides in the Campsite Vacancies 15 delivers Baton to Avoca. on Sunday 19 Barwon and North Term 2, 2005 Avoca Guide Shop 16 March, where Central Regions will Maryborough Guides from both also have the Daylesford Regions will gather opportunity to meet DEADLINE Trentham with participants our Commonwealth Editorial contributions for Woodend from Camp Wyralla visitors on the days March Communicating close: Term 3, 2005 Gisborne to share a picnic that they visit Clunes lunch and partake in Geelong and Bendigo. Fri 3 February, 2006 Creswick extra special games, Sunbury representing the Romsey / Lancefield countries of the Riddells Creek Camp Wyralla Term 4, 2005 Melton participants. Events Ballan will include gumboot Ballarat tossing, Sheep Eureka shearing, Scottish GUIDES Sebastapol dancing, Ice block AUSTRALIA VICTORIA Term 1, 2006 Buninyong races etc. Bacchus Marsh 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: [email protected] See Program pages 8-9 for details of the This publication is provided free to adult members of Guides Victoria. An annual subscription inclusive of Guides Victoria Games postage and handling is available for $25 (incl. GST). Challenge 2006 Guides Australia: Helping girls and young women grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. From the General Manager Commissioners' Team Welcome to 2006! I am looking forward to an exciting year. Last year was a time to restructure Welcome to some of our processes; 2006 and we this year is a time to look forward implement some new to a fantastic ideas. Our new database year filled with was installed at the end of last year. This activity. was not without some hiccups; however challenges, new we are endeavouring to resolve these ventures and initial problems as quickly as possible. building on Once these issues are resolved, we will be moving towards online payments for the strong membership, events, shop purchases foundations that and even donations! is within Guides Victoria. Guides Victoria will be actively seeking We funds to support a variety of Guide relish the programs during the course of the year. opportunity to We have been fortunate recently to work with our Jill Jeffery, Ellen Boyd, Jane Pennington, Shelley Van der Werff secure a $20,000 grant to support the Guiding family development of a "Girls at Risk" for the benefit of conference will be held in October and program for 2006. I know a number of our girls and young women and we we hope you have that date in your Units, Districts and Regions have also know you all share this dedication, diaries already, as it is a brilliant been raising funds through their local otherwise you would not be part of this opportunity to get together and communities and the State Government wonderful organisation. celebrate being in Guiding. There will and I congratulate you all on your also be camps, trainings, Region wonderful efforts. We hope that you had an enjoyable events, District events, Unit events and I hope 2006 is a successful year for break and are now refreshed and the list is endless (yes many meetings all of us, as we move towards reinvigorated, ready for the year too!!) implementing some new ideas! ahead. 2006 is shaping up to be Wendy Lewis another action packed year and we During 2005, we welcomed many new GENERAL MANAGER hope you will all be on the journey with Region Leaders who brought with us in the coming months. them new ideas and much enthusiasm. How wonderful to have Australia Day saw us marching in the such innovation within our Regions From our Editor... Australia Day parade down Swanston Street which is a huge thrill. We are which is now being consolidated and Welcome to the first edition of forming the basis of Region plans for particularly proud of our girls who Communicating for 2006. It was fantastic the year. Keep up the good work. to see so many articles in newspapers carried the Australian Flag so well. (both local and major) during the summer Thank you for your participation. Sadly, we attended the funeral service school holidays. What a fantastic way to Our annual residential weekend at for Dot Woolley. We thank most let the general public know what great sincerely members of our Guiding Britannia Park for Region Leaders and things we get up to in Guiding. family, who proudly stood in uniform State Appointments was next on the Remember, when you are dealing with the and formed a guard of honour to agenda and was most successful. media, it is important to get all your facts farewell a wonderful lady and dear correct as the journalists are normally This was our opportunity to get friend. unaware of correct terminology and facts together, share plans for the year and and are fully reliant upon the interviewee. catch up on a multitude of news all in a We look forward to working with you Also, don't forget to forward a copy of your very friendly and relaxed environment. this year and hope to meet many of news clippings to Felicity at Guide Centre you at Guide Centre, at events and We send each and every one of you so that she may share them with other within your local areas. Please keep members of Guides Victoria. greetings and good wishes for the invitations flowing - we love visiting Thinking Day and we will be joining As you will see, this edition of and do our utmost to attend whenever you in various locations for Communicating is once again jam packed we are invited. (It is a good idea to with lots of information and we even have celebrations on this very special send invitations with as much lead two full pages of 'Coming Events' and occasion. there is something there for everyone. time as possible). As we look to the coming months we Remember that every member of your Unit can subscribe to Communicating if foresee some changes to the structure All good wishes, they wish it is only $25 per annum and of the organisation, to streamline our ways of working, to make us more this way they can't miss out on important ccieted' T/ictotia information and details about upcoming efficient and effective. Our Guide Sea-te e wait4utioweird' ?caw State events. Centre location may change as it is Have a great month and a hoped to move from South Melbourne. fantastic start to 2006. However the spirit of The Joyce Price Ellen Boyd Happy reading, Centre for Guides Victoria will not Jill Jeffery change and it will be found wherever Jane Pennington Toni Peters our Guide Centre is located. Our state Shelley Van der Werff COMMUNICATING EDITOR February 2006 - Page 2 • Chief Commissioner I am not the most competent skier in my opportunities I never thought Guides Australia has family and in fact my primary goal is to imaginable. I am grateful for the a dream with a date - ensure I get to the bottom of the slope inspirational Leaders who believed in that by 16 May 2010, in one piece. But as I work towards that me and encouraged me to work Guiding will be goal, meet the challenges of some towards what they deemed to be my the benchmark obstacles along the way - moguls, icy potential. As a Qualified Leader in organisation for parts, sore muscles, trees! - I can also Guides Australia, I have a responsibility youth groups within appreciate the magnificence of the to ensure Guiding will be available for Australia.