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Guides Victoria's Monthly Newsletter Pont Post No. PP349157 '00561 GUIDES AUSTRALIA Communicating VICTORIA The Gang Show August 2005 Participants and the audience enjoyed, what was another successful youth theatre What's inside performance - the 53rd Melbourne Gang Show, which ran from 17-25 June. Commissioners' Team 2 Guides had their strongest representation ever, with 54 Guides from 23 different Units Chief Commissioner 3 around Melbourne. This included 3 youth and 16 Adult members, who assisted behind Training 4 the scenes in audio, musical arrangements, management team and Assistant ction Director. WAGGGS New Identity 5 produGang Show is the largest theatre production event in Victoria for Guides and Scouts, Around the Region 6 but is among many other local performances available, which offers a great night out Program Update 7 and gives participants, who are active members, a variety of opportunities in Program News - JOTA/JOTI 8-9 performance and team building skills. International 10 Guides Victoria Assistant Program Adviser, Ro Willis says "These performances give participants the opportunity to gain self confidence with others and within themselves Brainwave 11 personally and professionally which goes beyond just the performance." Lone Guides 11 Among some of this year's cast members who have gained skills from the Gang Show Coming Events 12-13 participation is Mt. Waverley District Guides, Steph Boemo who has appeared in the Photo Board 13 Show for the last five years. In 2005 she had a lead role and being an experienced dancer assisted with choreography. Down in your Archives 14 Also, Danielle Sullivan from Heathmont Ranger Guides has been in the Show several Women of Note 14 times, this year progressing to the role as Production Trainee. This experience has given Mobile Shop 15 her the opportunity to appear in a minor role on TV. Campsite Vacancies 15 Gang Show opportunities are open to members aged 11+ in cast performances and 15+ for technical roles. Auditions run at the end of January and rehearsals, which are Guide Shop 16 once a week, begin in February. Closer to the performance crew members are required for two weekend rehearsals. However the time commitment is well worth the experience, DEADLINE skills acquired and fun. Editorial contributions for September Communicating close: Fri 5 August, 2005 GUIDES AUSTRALIA VICTORIA 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 Guide Units included: 1st Balwyn; 1st Beaumaris; 1st Burwood; 1st Croydon Hills; Dandenong Valley; Deer Park; 1st Feedback: [email protected] Itham; Ferntree Gully; 1st Greensborough Brownie; Kanyaka Yakkana Rangers; Mt Waverley Kiama Rangers Olave likrogram; Middle Brighton; Mt Evelyn; Mt Martha; 2nd Mt Waverley; Strathmore; 1st & 2nd; 1st Sydenham; This publication is provided free to adult members of Tullamarine; Maroondah Tapalinga Olave Program; 1st Upwey; 1st & 2nd Wantirna; Wantirna Heights; Guides Victoria. An annual subscription inclusive of postage and handling is available for $25 (incl. GST). Warrandyte and Yarra Valley Region Guides. Guides Australia: Helping girls and young women grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. Commissioners' Team • Celebrations are part of our Guiding life The Lady Delacombe Golf Day brought Sincere thanks are also extended to Jill and these can take many different our members and friends together to Livingston, who completes her time as forms such as getting together with celebrate their love of golf and support Outdoor Activities Adviser and moves in friends, sharing an evening meal or Guiding. We sincerely thank Jenny the role of National Outdoors going out for some entertainment and Bowles for organising this event, which Consultant, and to Sue Wilson who the Commissioners have done all this she has done for the last 12 years and completes her time as Membership Sally Alston for her work on the Trading and more during the last month. Adviser. As we all know Guiding is a Table. The Great Guide Reunion was a huge team effort and our thanks goes to the Ellen and Jane greatly enjoyed their celebration of Guiding for past and hard working committees who back up opportunity to celebrate with present members and the feedback we these Advisers. Mornington Region at their annual have received has been so positive Our largest worldwide celebration took dinner. This was a very special about the event which saw over 800 place in Jordan at the World occasion to farewell outgoing Region people rekindling their love of Guiding. Conference. Many initiatives have Leader Margaret Wyborn and thank her The Blue and Gold Society celebrated come from this gathering and we will for all her hard work and welcome in its launch and many people became hear more about these as soon as Pam Schafer as the new Region Leader. inaugural members on the day - what a Shelley returns which will add to the Julie Bryant was introduced as the new fantastic result. information on the WAGGGS website. Assistant Region Leader at this very The Gang Show saw more than 30 of happy occasion (even if we did get a Jane was honoured to receive a Paul our youth members joining with their little lost getting there!). Harris Fellow Award from the Rotary Scouting counterparts to take part in a Club of North Balwyn where she is a Another two Regions celebrating wonderful celebration of music, dance Rotarian. This was in recognition of her changes of Region Leader are Outer and fun. The performance was work with that Club and also her work Eastern and State Region. Outer magnificent and of a very high standard with Guiding. Congratulations and yes Eastern farewelled Kaye Lasa who has - make sure you are there next year. this was a huge cause for a done a superb job and welcomed Kate celebration!! Dix. State Region farewelled Anne Watt whose dedication to Continue to acknowledge and the position has been much celebrate all the wonderful occasions in appreciated and welcomed Guiding. Gaie Maddock. Executive welcomed three new More adventures next month. members - Jan Lineker, gai.Wed' Tizeoftia Margaret Devlin and Wendy Cutler who bring a wealth of State egotote"ageit4.• %o.* experience to this group and we thank them sincerely for Ellen Boyd being prepared to share their Jill Jeffery knowledge for the benefit of Jane Pennington Shelley Van der Werff Jill Jeffery, Ellen Boyd, Jane Pennington, Shelley van der Werff Guiding. From our Editor... What a wonderful time everyone in this year's Gang Show being part of the audience of your nearest Showtime. Don't had. forget to send us some clear digital photographs of your Guides in Showtime so that we can share with Guides Victoria Assistant Program Adviser, Ro Willis says Communicating readers on our Photo Board. "The Gang Show and other local Shows like it highlight some of the core principles for Guiding and Scouting, including At the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts teamwork, personal development, discipline, achievement (W.A.G.G.G.S.) recent World Conference the new identity of and fun". W.A.G.G.G.S. was unveiled - to be the global voice of girls and young women. We have included some details of this Were you part of the excitement - on page 5 of this edition of Communicating and you may log either in the cast and crew or in the onto the W.A.G.G.G.S. website (www.wagggsworld.org.au) audience? If not this year, perhaps for further details. Also watch Communicating in you could include it as a Unit forthcoming editions for details on how Australia is going to activity for 2006? participate in this exciting new phase of Guiding. The many annual Guide and Scout Showtimes are coming to a stage Toni Peters near you soon and I encourage you COMMUNICATING EDITOR all to support your local Guides by August 2005 - Page 2 • Chief Commissioner Dear Friends, of exhausting dancing. At another inflation rate, dinner, in an 1850s palace, we were to be approved What a privilege to represent Guides treated to delicious Jordanian food and at each World Australia at the 32nd World Conference plenty of dancing. A typical Jordanian Conference. in Jordan last month. The Conference outdoor restaurant amid luscious palm began with much celebration as the The proposals trees was the venue for the closing din- Central African Republic, Qatar, that the ner with (more) Jordanian dancers and Romania and Togo were admitted as full W.A.G.G.G.S. their flashing swords entertaining us as members of World Association of Girl and WOSM we watched a parade of Jordanian tra- Guides and Girl Scouts (W.A.G.G.G.S.) Conferences ditional and modern costumes. and Mongolia admitted as an Associate be held at the Member. The recommendation that the Of course the most exciting part of the same time, in membership of Tuvalu be cancelled was Conference was the election of the new the same not supported by the Conference and World Board. After a delay due to tech- Swiss city in 2011 and that component Tuvalu's membership remains nical problems with the election voting organisations of Member Organisations suspended. system, Linden Edgell (Australia) was that are Federations each bring two elected to the Board early in the voting. observers to World Conferences, were There were two outstanding keynote Other new Board members are not accepted. The Conference also addresses during the Conference. The Margaret Treloar (Canada), Rehana deferred the decision that that no further first, by Princess Basma Bint Talal, • Banoo (Bangladesh), Della Salway, World Centres be built until 2011.