Guides Victoria's Monthly Newsletter Print Post No. PP349157/00561 ■ ni Cat n g GUIDES AUSTRALIA CO M M VICTORIA October 2005 Guides Victoria is pleased that the 2005 Guide What's inside Snooze Fest raised a Commissioners' Team 2 huge $7800 for this year's Chief Commissioner 2 chosen charity, Brainwave Queen's Guides Awardees 3 Australia. Around the Region 4 The money raised by over 650 Guides More Snooze Fest Fun 4 of all ages will help Brainwave Australia State Council News 5 • in their mission to fund medical Photo Board 5 equipment and services for the treatment Training 6 of children with brain cancer and other brain Program Update 7 disorders. Radio Activities 7 For the second year running, Melbourne's Luna Park was Festivals of Light 8-9 the overnight venue, which saw more than 200 tents pitched among the rides in the International 10-11 chilly cold night air on Friday 2 September. - Looking for a Leader 11 Assistant State Commissioner Jane Pennington welcomed Guides from all over the Coming Events 12 State including Units from 10 of our 12 country Regions. Many of these Units Leaders for Life 13 undertook extra fundraising activities to cover the cost for their transport and side Membership Challenge 13 visits to some of Melbourne's key attractions, (Melbourne Zoo and Melbourne Aquatic Down in your Archives 14 Centre). Mobile Shop 15 Luna Park was once again the perfect place for a night of fun and excitement. At Properties 15 registration, Guides were greeted by Star Wars characters as they rushed to get the Campsite Vacancies 15 best position for their tents. Then two solid hours of thrilling rides, followed by Guide Shop 16 activities to the wee hours of the morning. Brainwave Australia's Managing Director, Jo Cox commented after the event that the DEADLINE Editorial contributions for amount raised by Guides is enormous and congratulations to all the girls and Leaders November who should be very proud. Jo also mentioned that she was pleased to have telephone Communicating close: • enquiries from members interested about details of her organisation. Fri 23 September, 2005 Guides Victoria's extends a huge thank you to the organisations that played a major role in making the night another successful event and excellent fundraising opportunity. Supporters were: City of Port Phillip - parking arrangement; Campbell's - soup; McDonald's Australia - muffins and apples for breakfast; Star Walking Inc - entertainment; Tip Top Bakeries - bread; and Luna Park GUIDES Participants enjoyed making a Luna Park face replica to take home. Management for all their AUSTRALIA support in opening VICTORIA their venue and The Joyce Price Centre for Guides Victoria co-ordinating the night. 101 Clarke Street South Melbourne VIC 3205 Next year will be the PO Box 827, South Melbourne 3205 10th year of the Guide Snooze Fest. Plans are Tel: (03) 8606 3500 to make this the biggest Fax: (03) 9699 6277 extravaganza of all, so E-mail: [email protected] watch this space for Website: www.guidesvic.org.au more details!!! Feedback: [email protected] This publication is provided free to adult members of Guides Victoria. An annual subscription inclusive of More pics on page 4... postage and handling is available for $25 (incl. GST). Guides Australia: Helping girls and young women grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. From our Editor... Commissioners' Team As I was preparing to write my editorial for Communicating this month, The months are an email from Kathy Webb, slipping past and our State International already it is October Adviser, regarding New Orleans and Hurricane with our most Katrina, dropped into my important State inbox. As I read it, my Council meeting thoughts, yet again, preceded by a lingered on how lucky I am to live in Victoria. Region Leaders' The Australian International Commissioner, meeting on Helen Hargreaves, advises that Guides Saturday 22 Australia won't be launching an appeal for October. These hurricane relief but will be happy to receive and forward donations. Cheques made out meetings will give to Guides Australia, clearly marked for you all the GSUSA Hurricane Relief, should be sent to: opportunity to hear Guides Australia, PO Box 6 Strawberry Hills, about the future Jill Jeffery, Ellen Boyd, Jane Pennington, Shelley Van der Werff NSW 2012. I have repeated the email from plans for Guides The Audubon Council (the Girl Scout Council Victoria and learn about how you can within Woorayl Region at their recent for Baton Rouge, Louisiana) here in the hope become involved. Everyone is invited Annual Dinner. It was wonderful to see that it will answer our members questions re: to attend the State Council meeting so many young Leaders attend. disaster relief for New Orleans victims. and it would be wonderful if you "Girl Scouts - Audubon Council has received brought along some young members What a fantastic event Snooze Fest an outpouring of concern and ideas to assist so they can see first hand the workings was - 700 Guides Victoria members as many survivors as possible on a path to enjoying themselves, sleeping in tents, maintaining some normalcy. Overnight, of our Association. experiencing rides, zooming about in Baton Rouge replaced New Orleans as the most populous city in the state -- adding These plans have taken a great deal of their pyjamas, participating in the 250,000 more residents. With that title comes time and effort to formulate and we are activities, all in the confines of Luna all the challenges of a booming metropolis. It very grateful to all members on sub Park. Channel 7 came and filmed may be years before we all fully understand committees who give so much to our some footage and the carousel ran the massive effects of this tragedy. Children Association. specially for this. A huge thank you to from surrounding parishes of Louisiana and the organisers of this event, to Luna other parts of the Gulf Coast who survived Park and to everyone who attended Hurricane Katrina have begun enrolling in Another person who has given a great schools around this region. Many of these deal to our Association is Linda and raised money for Brainwave displaced girls have lost their homes, Wilkinson who has just completed her Australia. A mammoth effort. schools, churches, and may feel helpless time as Gippsland Region Leader. We and alone. Many of them are Girl Scouts. We thank her sincerely for her work in the Many members have relished the may be the only sense of familiarity and Region and thank Robyn Smith who opportunity to participate in local support these young survivors have. will be the contact person for the next 'showtime' performances which are The Audubon Council has been charged with few months. always great fun for everyone involved a serious assignment. We must be sensitive including the performers, the to the increasing needs of our local girls and We also welcome in Raelene Curtis backstage brigade and the audience. the responsibility we face to embrace and Well done to you all. invite our neighbors whose lives have been who has taken on the position of torn apart to join our family. We welcome Acting Outdoor Activities Adviser. All partnerships from other Councils in the form state appointment positions are being Ellen has returned from her overseas of donations to help support these new reviewed by the HR Committee and holiday which saw her cruising in the programs and services, gift cards for hence the 'acting' title until the end of Mediterranean and taking in some Walmart/Target to buy essential supplies the year, when the review will be sights in the UK. Jane spent a week in needed in shelters, or certainly your girls are complete. Then, any acting positions Queensland soaking up the sun and welcome to collect and send any of the will be made permanent. seeing the migrating whales. Thank items listed by the Red Cross as needs to be you to Jill, Shelley and Wendy for the distributed by our local troops. It has been extra hours of work to keep Guides compelling to witness the true spirit of this Training is one of the vital elements of organization. Girl Scouts are coming to the Guiding and it was wonderful to see Victoria running smoothly. aid of victims with compassion and an that eleven Region Leaders and two outpouring of support and assistance. We Assistant Region Leaders completed More adventures next month, appreciate your generosity as we work their Orientation Training. Training is so through this tragedy." essential to keep everyone up-to-date Christy 0. Reeves and especially for anyone moving into Tietatia. CEO, Girl Scouts - Audubon Council, Inc. a different role. We look forward to State eo#ItHaddiaa€4.4' 7eaot 545 Colonial Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 these Leaders putting this training into 225-927-8946 ext 226 225 927-8402 fax practice as their Regions flourish and [email protected] www.girlscoutsaudubon.org" thrive under their leadership. Ellen Boyd Have a great month and happy reading! Jill Jeffery Many Regions hold Annual Dinners Jane Pennington Toni Peters and Jill and Shelley greatly enjoyed Shelley Van der Werff COMMUNICATING EDITOR the opportunity to meet personnel October 2005 - Page 2 • Chief Commissioner Dear Friends, Do your Region plans support State organised October is a good planning month for initiatives? Your State Guide Guides around Australia. Units are organisations put a lot of planning activities for the final term of effort into planning these the year, Regions are planning their events and it is calendars for the coming year and the disappointing that Board of Guides Australia is planning sometimes they are for the next three years as it chooses cancelled because of a lack the next Chief Commissioner.