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Encompass Issue 38 Queensland Issue 38 February 2012 Venturer Scouts on WildDayz 2012—Tasmania POLICY UPDATES Annual Censorship and Membership Fees 2012/2013 Nominaon as Leader in Charge 1 News & Events DATES TO REMEMBER QUICK THINKING SAVES LIVES On Sunday the Burleigh Board riders Treasurer Andrea suffered a heart aack and collapsed. The February call came over the P.A for a doctor or nurse to come to the marshalling tent. Our BBQ area was di‐ 08 BP Lodge Founders Day rectly opposite, Sallie Davison (Raksha) without any hesitaon raced over and quickly assessed the Night situaon and discovered Andreas heart had stopped. 10‐12 Training Team Annual Conference Sallie immediately began CPR, to compound the situaon the person who called the ambulance told 17‐19 Queensland Branch them that Andrea had only fainted, which put her at a much lower priority than someone who was Rover Execuve Mid having a heart aack. Sallie geng quite red asked, where were the Ambos, she was told of the Term Conference error in assessment a repeat call to 000 was given. We were all geng quite distressed the scene 22 Darling Downs Region was, in my view horrendous with Andreas life in the balance. Founders Day Service 24 Baden Powell Founders Sallie looked every bit the professional focused and determined. Then the sign that we didn’t know Night Dinner we were waing for unl we saw it. Sallie smiled from ear to ear, her relief was felt by everyone. 25‐26 Darling Downs Region Andrea had regained consciousness and wanted to know if she owed Sallie money for the BBQ. Fishing Compeon March The Burleigh life guards arrived with their defibulator. Sallie hooked Andrea up to the machine and was told there was now need to shock her. The Ambulance arrived and carted Andrea off to the 04 Brisbane Gang Show Welcome BBQ hospital. Sallie came back to the BBQ area with a B R A V O from us mere mortals who looked on in awe. 04 Clean Up Australia Day 10‐11 Operaon Archer If you believe in God or fate, everything was in Andreas favour today. She was desned to have a 21 Harmony Day heart aack, the fact that it happened with people who could respond so quickly and professionally turned a very negave situaon into an extremely posive one. 23‐25 Naonal Youth Council 23‐25 Roventure Well done Sallie Davison you have done us proud 24‐25 Swamprat 31 Deadline for Census Data to be completed SCOUTS THANK AMBULANCE SERVICE Recently The Scout Associaon of Australia Queensland Branch Inc. Darling Downs Region hosted a April morning tea at the Region Scout Headquarters in Toowoomba to make a presentaon of $2000 to 02 Deadline for Adult the Crows Nest Local Ambulance Commiee. Recognion Awards Nominaons The Scouts made the presentaon as a token of 02‐04 Scout Supply Centre Stocktake appreciaon for the contribuon made by the Queensland Ambulance Service and staff over many 20‐23 Darling Downs Region years to assist the Scouts Operaon Nighthawk Venturer Standards Camp overnight hike acvity. 22 Youth Acvies— Orienteering Day Nighthawk is one of the largest Scout events held in Australia and aracts over 1200 eleven to eighteen May year old Scouts and Venturer Scouts from all over 4‐7 Gold Coast Region May southern Queensland and nothern New South Wales. The annual acvity rotates between the com‐ Venture munies of Crows Nest, Goombungee, Pisworth and Clion. 4‐7 Queensland Moot QAS Officers from the Toowoomba area have assisted in making the event a safe one for all in‐ 5‐7 Ven MX volved. QAS Officer Clyde Tootell from Crows Nest Staon is one such officer. The people in the 12 Mob Mania above picture are: Clyde Tootell (Crows Nest QAS Officer), Lyn Rieck ( Crows Nest Local Ambulance 18‐20 BAANYA Commiee Member), Andrew Barton (Region Commissioner Darling Downs Region Scouts), Kay Gossow (Crows Nest Local Ambulance Commiee Secretary) and Barry Keleher (Assistant Region 19 Kanyanya Commissioner Darling Downs Region Scouts and Chairman of the Operaon Nighthawk Commiee). 19‐20 Youth Acvies Camp 25‐27 Darling Downs Region Scout Standards Camp Deadline for the next issue The next deadline for arcles is 2 March 2012 Submit your arcles to [email protected] 2 News & Events MILLBANK SCOUT GROUPS TURTLE CAMP caon necklaces for their tribe and pracced their stone age lan‐ Millbank Scout Groups Cub guage. When the Joey Scouts got hungry they went on a Sabre Scouts and Joey Scouts, par‐ Tooth hunt, with their spears in hand, they skillfully tracked cipated in our annual end of through the undergrowth to successfully aack that Sabre tooth year camp for the first me at (He had no chance with seven Joey Scouts spears in hand). Cave Mon Repos this year, we went painng was an experience in its self, every one really got into to view the turtles at the Mon their role of cave man, and our own language was used to com‐ Repos Turtle centre. Mon municate to each other as we painted –Paddy and Possum were Repos is only one of a small our master communicators and everyone followed their lead (I handful of places in the world tried not to laugh, but it was impossible‐ no pictures were taken, where turtles come onto the that’s probably for the best, it was a had to be there moment!)‐ beach and we can actually witness them laying, this is very special The Joey Scouts went on a scavenger hunt to find some prehistoric and is amazingly excing for the children to see. Here are some animals, and the experience came to a close as the Joey Scouts highlights from camp we would like to share with you. This camp received bravery medallions from the Bilby chief of the cave man was made possible by the help and parcipaon of our parents tribe. We all successfully traveled through me back to 2011‐Well and leaders, we had a fantasc me…… THANKS! done Joey Adventure challengers! Once we finally got down on the beach to see our first turtle at An aernoon swim, some free me at camp, campfire and skits about 11.15pm Friday night at Mon Repos, the children were exit‐ with the Cub Scouts and early to bed for our weary Cub Scouts and ed and amazed to watch as she began to lay hers eggs. Our logger‐ Joey Scouts saw an end to day two on camp. head laid 133 eggs in total and the children counted these as the ranger placed them on the sand in rows of ten. The children took Early breakfast on Sunday and a swim at Mon repos before the guesses at how many they thought she had laid, and most of their heat of the day. What a fantasc day, the water was glorious, chil‐ guesses were prey close – dren were calm and well behaved, and the surf was just right. Lots well done guys! When the eggs of great friendships happening between Joey Scouts and Cub were counted the children had Scouts‐ A pleasure for the Leaders to watch. Meanwhile back at the amazing experience of car‐ camp……….. rying them up onto the higher dune to the relocaon nest. A SURPRISE WAS TAKING The looks on the children’s PLACE…… A wading pool faces as they carried these pre‐ of Jelly Baff. cious parcels was priceless, even the adults and leaders The children had noced were overwhelmed with pride the surprise, but didn’t and joy. It took about an hour know about the Jelly Baff. for our turtle to lay her eggs Jared, one of my Joey and cover them, and another Scouts hugged me and hour for the rangers to dig it up thanked me for the pool. We started a relay game around an ob‐ and have the children line up stacle, the children carefully placed a grenade (Tennis ball) at the to relocate them, so needless to say bed me was prey late on opposite end and scramble under a commando net across the Friday night. Most of the children slept for one to two hours, while pool, through the Jelly Baff and back to their troops. In turn the waing to go down onto the beach, but what an experience they troops evaded some missiles (children lined up with squirt boles) had! to complete their task. Next morning was sleep in me!! –I wonder why! A walk on the Finally with every one very wet the Leaders were sabotaged, by beach before breakfast, aer breakfast the Joey Scouts said good‐ other Leaders with buckets of water, children turned on Leaders bye to Patrick who with squirt boles, and everyone ended up in the Jelly Baff pool for advanced to Cub a fantasc sensory experience on its own. Some children that took Scouts. The Cub their me squeamishly crawling though the Baff, were now squish‐ Scouts did some ing it through their hands and smearing it over their friends arms building acvies and backs. Finally fun was over, me for lunch, clean up our gear and skills training, and put down the tents. while the Joey Scouts had some amazing At final parade the Cub Scouts and Joey Scouts received a special fun traveling back in camp badge designed by one of the Cub Scouts, Marissa, with con‐ me to the stone tribuons added from other Cub Scouts and Leaders‐ to commem‐ age. Joey Scouts orate a fantasc end of year to 2011. made some idenfi‐ 3 News & Events BELMONT CUB SCOUTS GO OUTBACK AT ALLAWAH All who aended our Cub Scout Camp at Allawah on the weekend had a great me with tonnes of fun, learned new skills, and had some new experiences, which of course is the aim of all Cub Scout Camps aer all.
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