Scouts New South Venturer Publication Edition 4 May 2010 Issue

The Queen’s Scout Award Good School Photography 02 9672 7400

In Look Wide this edition

Listing of Queen’s Scouts ...... 2 History of the Queen’s Scout Award: Part 2 . . . . . 6

David Jones: My Years as a Venturer ...... 3 World Scout $ Day ...... 7

Upcoming Events ...... 4 New Zealand Venture 2010 ...... 8

Dragon Skin Results ...... 5 Venturer State Calendar ...... 9 Congratulations to Queen’s Scouts

Samual Benjamin Roy Harley ...... 1st Balgownie Tess Monique Hoinville ...... 1st Byron Bay Matthew David Mills ...... 1st Dural Nicholas James Grinter ...... 1st Engadine Hazel Chea ...... 1st Lavender Bay Josef Antoni Urmenyhazi ...... 1st Mt Colah/Mt Kuring-Gai Timothy Paul Wellham ...... 1st Forestville Aaron James Millican ...... 1st Oatley Bay William David Andersson ...... 1st Oatley Bay Peter Dehany Scott ...... 1st Seaforth Timothy John Phillipp ...... 1st Warners Bay Katlyn Louise Jones ...... 1st Wyoming James Luke Wallace ...... Kingsford

Perfect Retention

Before the Queen’s Scout presentations Charles Watson, State Commissioner Venturer Scouts, had time to talk to the thirteen recipients and ask them, “Who has considered or joined a Rover Crew?” Of the thirteen, twelve stated that they had already or were about to move on to Rovering. Over the moon at this, Charles asked the missing QS what was stopping her from making contact with a Rover Crew… Intrepid Charles called the State Commissioner for Rovers over to talk to the lass… she has now gleefully linked to her nearest Rover Crew: 100% perfect score!

Page 2 LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 David Jones My Years as a Venturer

I have been asked to write a few lines about my experiences when I was a Senior Scout, which was what the Venturer section used to be known as when I was 15-18 years old.

Some of you will say that was a long time ago and he must be ancient, but I can still remember some of the great times that I had during those years.

Things were very much different, as we travelled around mostly by bike and didn’t have Mum and Dad dropping us off at various events, etc.

I was a Sea Scout on Albert Park Lake which was very close to . On weekends we would go sailing, camping or hiking and that took place almost every weekend.

In those days you also helped with the Scout troop and I was appointed Troop Leader for about two years.

We would also helped the Group at fundraising events, Group working bees and other major events within the community that the Group was involved in.

Our unit was fairly successful in various sailing and camping competitions and we had about 14 Queen’s Scouts in about the three years that I was a member.

In 1956 at the age of 16, I obtained my Queen’s Scout Award along with 49 other Victorians, and being the year of the Olympic Games in Melbourne, I was selected to be one of the Senior Scouts to carry the medals out onto the dais for the presentation to the athletes. It was a great honour and one I will never forget.

We had a great deal of fun in our unit and when I became 18, along with six other of my Senior Scout mates, went into Rovers. At that stage also we lost of Scout Leader, so I took on the troop and did my Leader training.

Later we also lost our Senior Scout Leader and so I did that job as well for a couple of years.

All in all, the Senior Scout experiences were fantastic, but we were probably lucky that we didn’t have to concentrate on our schooling as much as you Venturers do today, but given that situation, you should make sure that you get to do as many Venturer activities as you can to give you a chance to relax, so that you can be able to put your all into your schooling.

You will have noticed that I mentioned about helping with the Group and also that eventually I took up the role of a Leader, because I believe that if you get something out of Scouting, you should “be prepared” to put something back into the Movement.

In my jobs since those days, I have met many Venturers at various functions and events and I am happy with what I see and I am sure that they will all become good citizens of the Future.

Look Wide and keep up the good work.

David W Jones AM FCA

Chairman National Executive Committee

LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 Page 3 Upcoming Events

NSW Cuboree

Volunteers are needed to help run activities at the NSW Cuboree! Venturer Scouts must be registered members of a Venturer Unit and hold the Venturing Skills Award by 1 January 2011. They must be recommended by their Venturer Unit, Venturer Leader, Group Leader, Region Commissioner Venturer Scouts and the Cuboree Director as suitable to serve as a Service Leader. The cost for the event is $180 for Venturers and Leaders. The first 50% payment is due on 30 June 2010. Online applications are now open. Further details about the event can be found on the NSW website – www.nsw.scouts.com.au

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Scouts NSW is a Registered Operator of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and all Venturer Scouts are eligible to participate in this program . The parallels with the Queen’s Scout Award can potentially allow for a Scout to receive simultaneous credit for both awards provided two separate reports are prepared for each activity used. For further details or a copy of the application form simply contact your Region Commissioner .

World Scout Jamboree

A World Scout Jamboree is held every four years and is a gathering of up to 50,000 Scouts from around the world. All youth members born between 25 July 1993 and 27 July 1997 are eligible to attend.

Applications are now being accepted for this once in a lifetime event! The cost for the Jamboree is $6,550 and includes airfares, Jamboree fees, meals and main program activities. An optional post-Jamboree tour will also be available for an additional fee. Application forms and further details about the event are on the Contingent website – www.wsj2011.scouts.com.au

Page 4 LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 Dragon Skin 2010 Results

1 Yanco 1, Yanco Agricultural High School 1560 2 Help Team, Georges River Combined Unit 1527 3 Rat Pack, 2nd Gordon 1440 4 Moulin Rouge, 1st Turramurra 1282 5 The Thunderbirds, 1st Kings Langley 1258 6 Fud Nub Dub, 2nd Bankstown (LD Bach Vietnam) 1214 7 Loony Teens, 2nd Caringbah 1213 8 The Entertainers, 1st Willoughby 1192 9 The Godfathers, Ettamogah 1113 10 Legend … wait for it … Dairy, 1st St Andrews 1106 11 Hollywood Hoons, 2nd Casino 1088 12 Worthless Peons, 1st Austinmer 1083 13 The Death Stars, 1A Gladesville Rangers 1036 14 Dream Team Extream, 2nd Muswellbrook 1023 15 Volcan Carnival, ACT Branch 996 16 Decepticons, 1st Loftus 976 17 12th Secret Herb, 1st Lindfield 964 17 Team Oakville One, 1st Oakville 964 “Yanco 1” Yanco Agricultural High School 19 The Wiggles, 1st Narwee 920 20 Dancing Bear Cubs for the Land of Purple Cobras, 893 Dragon Skin 2010 Winners Ku-ring-gai Ranger Guides

Your Mission: Destroy the World 12 to 14 November 2010 Waratah 2010: Licensed to Thril l! www.waratah.greaterwestscouts.com.au

LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 Page 5 The History of the Queen’s Scout Award

Reprinted from the UK Scout Archive 1991 Part 2 of 3

...continued from Look Wide Edition 3

Permission was obtained from King George VI to A further change in the badge came in 1966 when the change the conditions, and the Bushman’s Thong was Advance Party Report recommended the launching of then made a requirement for gaining the King’s Scout the Venture Scout Section for members between the Badge. In addition, the King consented to every King’s ages 16-20 years. The report recommended that Scout, under the new conditions, receiving a personal Venture Scouts be able to achieve a Venture Award message signed with his facsimile signature. The and a restyled Queen’s Scout Award by completing a certificate to contain the King’s message was wide range of achievements and experience to gain designed by Mr Deft Smith, the Royal Designer for the Venture Award and then going on to develop some Industry, at the request of the Chief Scout. In a of these further to a higher standard. To complete the contemporary edition of the Scouter Lord Rowallan Queen’s Scout Award requires additional training in wrote, “I feel that anything less than the very best that Community Service and a period of involvement within can be produced would be unworthy of the occasion.” the Community. In addition to developing a new Pursuit or Interest to a high standard the Venture The first King’s Scout Certificates were presented at a Scout also has to undertake further training and carry reception held in B.P.’s room at Imperial Headquarters, out a first class expedition in wild country or abroad. Buckingham Palace Road, on Saturday 26 April 1947. On completion of these Sections the potential Queen’s The following day those King’s Scouts who had been Scout has to be assessed for personal qualities and presented with their Certificates went to Windsor achievements by the Venture Scout Executive and joined many other King’s Scout for the Annual Committee and then complete an interview with the Review, which was followed by the service in District Commissioner. St George’s Chapel. In 1971 a lapel badge for Queen’s Scouts was introduced which was based on the design of the uniform badge. Certificate Signed by the Queen Up until 1950 all the Royal Certificates were presented The Sovereign, who had gained for Scouting the at Imperial Headquarters in London. However, since King’s Scout Certificates, and to whom the first edition that time many famous and distinguished venues of Scouting for Boys had been dedicated, died in throughout the British Isles have been used for 1952. He was succeeded to the throne by his Receptions. daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II. Records show that since 1952 well over 35,000 Queen’s Scout Certificates have been presented and The Queen gave her approval for the King’s Scout this includes an increasing number to young women Badge to be known as the Queen’s Scout Badge and who have also qualified for this coveted award as for the Royal Certificate to bear her facsimile signature. members of the Venture Scout Section. The message remained the same but the design of the Certificate was changed. Continued in part 3 (Look Wide September Issue)

Page 6 LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 World Scout $ Day

World Scout $ Day is planned for 1 August 2010 and by that day we want every Scout and Leader in Australia to raise or donate at least a dollar for Scouts in Africa.

A program called “Food for Life” was being run by an organisation for Scouts in Africa, but unfortunately due to the Global Financial Crisis, they have had to discontinue their support.

The “Food for Life” program is where Scout youth members are given a packet of seeds and a Starter book that explains how to prepare a garden bed and grow the food. At Silver level it teaches more about growing food, the type of plants to grow and their nutritional value. At Gold level it teaches them to work up a business plan and barter their crops with others who have different produce, so you can see that this is a ‘help yourself’ type of program where African Scout Members can make a difference to their families and their communities.

You too can make a difference, by collecting funds from your Group or even running some fundraising events to raise at least a dollar by World Scout $ Day to keep the “Food for Life” program going.

Just send your funds to your State Branch Office, who will forward them to National Office, who in turn will transmit the total to the World Scout Bureau in Geneva.

For more information about the World Scout $ Day project and the “Food for Life” program, visit the Scouts Australia national website at: www.scouts.com.au

Let’s all see if we can make a difference.

David W Jones OAM FCA

Chairman, National Executive Committee [email protected]

“The Food For Life program works very well, and teaches the Scouts to grow their own food so they can feed their family, and also teach their parents how to grow the food,” Joseph said. “They can also sell the food to raise a few dollars for their school books and education which is very good.”

Photo: Chief Commissioner Reg Williams and National Executive Committee Chair David Jones met Joseph Samalesu, the Chief Commissioner of Zambia Scouts, at AJ2010. Joseph was very excited to hear about the World Scout $ Day project, as the Scout Association of Zambia runs the Food For Life program but has difficulty getting enough funding for seeds, equipment, and so on.

LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 Page 7 New Zealand Venture 2010 Open Your Eyes

On 26 December 2009, I left Brisbane airport with nineteen Venturers from Queensland to travel to the 11th New Zealand Venture. We arrived in for the start of the pre-tour and travelled south of Auckland where we met the rest of the Australian Contingent. The next day we traveled to Rotorua, stopping on the way at ‘Waitimo’ visiting the Glowworm caves. At Rotorua we stayed for two days. During our stay there we visited “Hells Gate” geothermal park where we saw boiling mud pools and relaxed in a mud bath. We rode the Rotorua skyline luge, went to “Argo Adventures” to experience jet sprint boats, free fall extreme and giant swings. We visited a local village where we ate a traditional Hangi and then continued towards Taupo where we stayed for two days and nights in the bush at a school camp complex. Here we went whitewater rafting and then had a choice of mountain biking or hiking. I chose hiking and found that hiking or “tramping” as our NZ friends call it was very different from hiking in Northern NSW , the weather over here was cold and terrain very different. After leaving Taupo we headed for the NZ capital Wellington for New Years Eve. On arrival we went shopping for about an hour then set off to the venture site at Brookfield where we set up our camp. The official opening of the Venture started the next day; we were all excited and ready to party. We celebrated New Years with an awesome party with a DJ and loud music. On New Years Day the New Zealand contingent arrived, we were sorting the equipment needed for our chosen expeditions the next day. That night at the opening ceremony 700 Venturers and leaders attended, afterwards we had another party meeting other ventures from both Australia and New Zealand. Saturday 2 January the expeditions (chosen prior to attending the Venture) activities became available, rock climbing, bike riding, sailing, scuba diving, dance, Windy Wellington and many more... I chose Windy Wellington, and we had so much fun exploring the capital of New Zealand, going to the zoo, museums, surfing and ferry rides. 6 January we went back to the venture site where Phase 2 of the Venture began. In Phase 2 we enjoyed a huge range of onsite and offsite activities. We had abseiling, a movie theatre, excavators, paintball, Rover Café, air rifles, rock bands and much more. Offsite was rock-climbing, city slickers, flying, kayaking, high ropes, etc. Every night there was something to do. We enjoyed a ‘fluoro paint party’, region versus region night, carnival night and poker night. Most of us went to bed late and got up late. There were activities that suited everyone, if you wanted you could help the “Brookfield” caretakers or just relax. 11 January was the Closing Ceremony where we said goodbye, feverishly wrote down names and email addresses of our new friends, seeing the New Zealand contingent leave the site. The Australian contingent packed our camp up and moved to the Victoria University Campus for our post tour. 12 January saw us catching up on sleep, relaxing or shopping. We took group photos and prepared for our departure the next day, some of the contingent had to leave at 3am for the trip home. 13 January 2010 we all left Wellington and returned to Australia; I with a bag full of shopping, great memories of the 2010 New Zealand Venture and the awesome friends I have made from both Australia and New Zealand. I would like to thank all the people and organisations that sponsored and assisted me to attend the 2010 New Zealand Venture. Without their assistance and sponsorship, I would not have been able to take part in the Venture and gather a lifetime of memories of the adventure and friendships made. Cooper Hale 1st Ballina Venturer Unit

Page 8 LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 Venturer Scout Calendar : May to September 2010

MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

New South Wales Branch Venturer Forum 14-16 Queen’s Scout Presentation 18

Greater Western Sydney Region Initiative Course 15-16 Leadership Course 14-15 Unit Management Course 12 Roventure 2-4 Abseiling Course 28-29 Caving Course 25-26

Hume Region N/A = No Activity N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Hunter and Coastal Region Leadership Course 3-4 Unit Management Course 18 Initiative Course 25 GAS – Gathering All Sections 26-27 Roventure 10-12

North Coast Region Initiative Course 1-2 Leadership Course 26-27

North West Region Leadership Course 23-25 Youth Helper Course 12-13 Region Venture 3-5

Riverina Region Unit Management 3-4

South Coast and Tablelands Region Initiative Course 1-2 Leadership Course 9-11

South Metropolitan Region Unit Management Course 22 23 & 30 Leadership Course 17-19

Sydney North Region Initiative Course 11-12

The Golden West Region Leadership Course 2-4 Rockcraft Course 1-2 Caving Course Ratskin 18-19

NSW Lones Leadership 26-27 Unit Management 26-30 Senior First Aid 25-26 Back & Beyond Adventure Camp 25-2 October

LOOK WIDE » EDITION 4 » MAY 2010 Page 9 An Important Message from the Editor

Venturers and Venturer Leaders: this publication relies on YOU! Yes, your contribution is VITAL . I would like to ask you that in your planning of exciting things to do, you appoint a “scribe” – a pen pusher with a camera – to record your activity. It is not possible for the LOOK WIDE staff (one person – me!) to travel to your fun location with reporter’s hat and pen and paper. That’s a job for you! Guess what? It can be fun and educational, and may even lead to professional reporting as a career. Think about it… but not for too long – just do it! Mike Bearryman, Editor

LOOK WIDE is a publication by the New South Wales State Venturer Council: The contents are derived from submissions by the Regions, Districts, Venturers and Leaders. The collation of this publication is the responsibility of Mike Bearryman (Editor) who can be contacted on 02 6566 7632 or 02 6524 7902, email [email protected] Submissions can be made either by email or writing to: Mike Bearryman, Look Wide, 7a Victor Perry Place, South West Rocks NSW 2431

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