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Edition 1 May 2009 Issue Scouts Australia New South Wales Venturer Publication Edition 1 May 2009 Issue Queen’s Scouts April 2009 with NSW Chief Commissioner, Mr Grant De Fries; Her Excellency, Governor of NSW and Chief Scout, Professor Marie Bashir AO CVO; and NSW State Commissioner Venturers, Mr Charles Watson OAM. See Page 2 for a full list of Queen’s Scouts. In Look Wide this edition Queen’s Scout Listing . page 2 Chief Commissioner . page 3 1st Hawthorn (Victoria) . page 4 2nd North Coast Gathering . page 5 Lones . page 6 Australian Venture . page 7 NW Mediaeval Report . page 8 Editorial contact . page 10 Congratulations to Queen’s Scouts Mitchell Woolfenden . 1st Blaxland Venturers Jessica Noldus . Collaroy Plateau/Narrabeen Venturers Andrew Booth . 1st Collaroy Plateau Venturers Arend Priebee . 1st Collaroy Plateau Venturers Andrew Grinter. 1st Engadine Venturers Rebekah Abood. Ettamogah Venturers Amanda d’Alpuget. 2nd Gymea (St Catherines) Venturers Christopher Gantert. 1st Hurstville Venturers Michael Lee . 1st Hurstville Venturers Morgan White . 1st Kentlyn Venturers April Jewell. 1st Mudgee Venturers Carla Gates . North St Ives Venturers Carl Gillmore . North St Ives Venturers William Williams . North St Ives Venturers James Lynch . 1st Oatley Bay Venturers William Rusbatch. 1st Oatley Bay Venturers Kate Smellie. 1st Oatley Bay Venturers Felicity Shonk . 1st Seaforth Venturers Stuart Wheatley . 1st Turramurra Venturers Claire Hodge . 1st Waitara Venturers Lachlan McIntosh . 1st Waitara Venturers Kayla Outhred . 1st Wangi Venturers Elizabeth Melville . 1st Wearne Bay Venturers Glenn Rodgers. Yanco Agricultural . High School Venturers Page 2 LOOK WIDE » EDITION 1 » MAY 2009 Hi Everyone, I hope those of you who had the opportunity to be among more than 1000 Members involved in Escape in Fairbridge, WA in January had the absolute time of your life. I am sure that you formed many great friendships that will extend for a long time to come, and were great representatives of your Section. From all reports, Scott Sargent, along with his team put a lot of hard work into ensuring the event ran smoothly, so a big congratulations to them all. To those who weren’t able to make it to Escape, I hope that you can take your friends’ stories on board, whetting your appetite for your chance next time. Whilst at Escape, I am sure that many of you undertook physical tasks that you found challenging, but also rewarding and fulfilling. It is this determination, maturity and discipline to complete difficult tasks and feel the exhilaration of success that is an important part of being a Venturer Scout. In addition to your physical pursuits, I know that many of you take part in community service on a regular basis – something which was also a component of the Venture. It is great to see the way Scouting has developed this willingness to contribute to society, and as you become stronger and more confident in your leadership, I urge you to maintain this. Following on from Escape, there are still many exciting activities in the year ahead starting with Dragon Skin over Easter. I wish you all the best for a wonderful year ahead. See you along the scouting trail. Grant De Fries Chief Commissioner Scouts Australia NSW LOOK WIDE » EDITION 1 » MAY 2009 Page 3 AUSTRALIANS SCOUTING WIDE ! ! 1st Hawthorn Venturer Unit’s Fiji Service Project June 2008: members of the 1st Hawthorn (Vic) This feeling was contagious amongst us, and the Venturer Unit flew to Fiji, after 18 months fundraising village became for us another home, our extended and numerous barbeques. We arrived in Fiji to a warm family. welcome, huge smiles and a ‘Salu Salu’ (Fijian floral The playground was finished as planned on the tenth necklace) for all Leaders and Venturers. First a quick day, when we checked the last lashings, and watched stop into a local store to buy supplies and we were on the children play on it: smiling the whole time. The the road heading south to Navutulevu; the coastal satisfaction that I felt at this moment is hard to express; village where we were to spend the 10 nights. but I know that all Venturers shared that same feeling. The plan was to construct a Kindergarten Adventure We spent a night up river at the village of Namuamua. Playground. Before we could start building we needed We gave the school some hiking equipment that we to select and collect trees from the forest with the help had brought from Australia (thanks – Snowgum!). We of Navutulevu villagers. These trees were to be the also invested Andrew Hopkins and Michael Tham as timber used in construction. Venturers, in front of the whole school. The school students sang and performed for us and we sang for them; not quite as well as the Fijian children! Most of the school students are scouts, so this was a special occasion for us. We were also welcomed into this village that evening with the traditional Sevu Sevu ceremony and drinking of the Kava. We missed the smiles and constant friendly faces full of continuous excitement, and the activities that we all worked together on, which brought a group feeling. Now detached and self-reserved, we once again walk along the tourist attractions, and then we head to the The local children had no play equipment prior to our airport. arrival. We had detailed plans of what was to be built. The trip brought many memories and experiences, and We planned to build a two metre raised platform (with it should definitely be another future Unit activity. It was a ladder and cargo net), a swing set, seesaw, only possible with the support of a number of local and monkey-bars, balancing steps, chin-up bars and a bike Gippsland businesses and the Scotch Swap Shop. track. The children were an integral part of our project, as they were the reason that the playground was being The planning and organisation of the Service Project built. The kindergarten playground was built to by Michelle Simberg and Robert Evens (with the encourage the young Fijian children to attend and assistance of Phil Schneider) made this possible and therefore start their education at a young age. The ultimately such a success. The Venturers thank them Fijians’ enthusiasm was fantastic; their singing ability for their dedication. Our thanks must also go to the enviable; and their work ethic admirable. The children business and school supporters. They helped make taught us many skills including: climbing a coconut the trip possible and to allow a memorable experience tree; using a machete; and how to cross a reef. not just for us, but for the children and adults of the village of Navutulevu. For me the most memorable part of our service project in Fiji, was that no matter where you went you were Calvin Tan greeted and treated with the utmost friendliness. (Extracted from Interchange Vol 29 No 10 – Editor) Page 4 LOOK WIDE » EDITION 1 » MAY 2009 2nd North Coast Venturer Gathering by Kimberley Dean 1st Woolgoolga Venturer Unit North Coast Region White Water Camp About 40 venturers and leaders from all over the north coast met at the Nymboida Canoe Centre on the 20th of February. Tyre tubes, kayaks, canoes, boogie boards and white water rapids, what could be more fun? It was a fantastic adventure, which was full of laughter and adrenalin. Some of us came away with qualifications, others with the satisfaction of teaching venturers new skills and some of us with just very bruised shins but we all came away with the memory of a fantastic weekend and a lot of new friends. LOOK WIDE » EDITION 1 » MAY 2009 Page 5 NEW SOUTH LONE SCOUT GROUP SINCE 1915 “We of Royal Blue Scarf” NSW Lone Group has been around since 1915. We cover all sections of the movement, right from Joey Scouts up to the Rover Section. Over the years we have been, in some cases, a “HOLDING” Group for youth members, until their Section [that they intend to go to] gets started, after the Leaders are trained. We also get many transfers into the Group from Sections or Groups that have gone into recess, and we also have youth that are travelling around the world, Australia, at boarding school, parents with work commitments, and want to remain in Scouting or an “Australian Scout” even when overseas. Over the years we have had members in many countries like China, South Africa, Italy, Florence, PNG, Singapore, Thailand, France, Japan, Indonesia, Hawaii and the list goes on. Many of our youth members live on properties, or in small country towns not big enough to start a Group, and Lone Scouting is covered through us. At present there is LONE Scouting covered by New South Wales, South Australia, and “OUTREACH” in Queensland. Western Australia are forming a LONE Group in their state, and for example one property, if they join, will have some forty-plus youth members, who are spread over many millions of hectares. Lones mainly do their Scouting via the Internet, CDs, Web Cam, Logs, and through many photos of an event, and use the help of Local people to be their “MENTOR” as the expert in the field of the Badge work that is being covered or attempted by the youth. The Leaders of the Group are also advisers, and send ideas to them to do their work. Sometimes LONES do get together face to face with their Section Leader at events, camps, etc; or they attend Regional, State or National events and are attached to a local Section for the event. It is here that they get a chance to show their skills, or learn new ones on a face to face basis, with regular sectional Leaders and youth.
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