Volume 6 | Issue 03 | september 2012 | the publIcatIon of the scout assocIatIon of australIa (sa branch)

SA Scout

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From the Chief Commissioner

up and away

In July we said farewell to the

previous chief, John Derbyshire, and I would like to thank John for his briefings, which enabled a seamless handover. We have not lost John who you will find in the Leader Development team following his passion for training.

In the last few months of my induction term I was presented with many new experiences while gathering information about the current operations of the Volunteer world in Scouts SA. Thanks to our president, graham coates, for an extensive and comprehensive induction schedule. It is surprising how things have changed since I was last in uniform six years ago. E-learning has altered our training methodology and I have enjoyed completing my modules at my own pace at home.

As you know, Dan Ryan ‘manages‘ the corporate governance and ‘business’ of the Association. Scouts SA are most fortunate to have the support of the ‘business’. Thanks Dan for your patience and in-depth briefings.

It can be overwhelming to meet so many new people in a short time and you have all made me feel so welcome. I humbly apologise if I do not recall your name when we next meet while I continue to attend as many functions as my diary will allow.

Great caperThe crew at Comedy Capers invited me to their Commissioners’ night and I caught myself singing along and laughing out loud. This is one example of a fantastic group that enables so many people to participate and experience the Arts. I really look forward to the next show. unfortunately I was overseas and missed the adelaide Gang Show last year.

Wow!Have you been to our Scout Air Activities centre? WoW! this is a must visit for you all. colin turner and his team have delivered a great facility and there are many activities to occupy you when you are not flying. Yes, I am not a fan of heights but thoroughly enjoyed my flight over the River Murray and surrounds. this is a professional expedition and if you have not been there please visit the website and consider a booking.

All afloatAt Roonka, the Water Activity Centre, my wife Janis and I enjoyed a comfortable night‘s stay at the Wardens Cottage, which was a real thrill. The Wardens were having a ‘working bee’ weekend and I enjoyed investigating the facilities and hearing

about their achievements and goals. The flood certainly wreaked some havoc there but this is only slightly inhibiting the access of the river. All other activities at the centre are fully operational. Roonka full of Scouts is now on my list of things to see. Thank you David Morgan and team for your hospitality and I look forward to revisiting when the restoration work is completed.

Crashing good timeYou were all capably represented at my investiture in government house by a wonderful team. Our Chief Scout, His Excellency Kevin Scarce, conducted the ceremony. The event will be remembered for a long time as the one when the Scouts visited and nearly broke the chandelier. There was a crash and lots of tingling as the flagpole brushed through the glass. There was a gasp and hushed silence from everyone and, as eyes peered up, to our greatest relief no part of the chandelier fell. thank you to everyone who made this a memorable day.

Thanks again to all of you who have welcomed me so well in my first few months as your new chief commissioner. I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can as I visit our fantastic Scouting activities around the State over the coming months.

Chris Bates Chief Commissioner

Scouts Australia (SA Branch)

From the Chief Executive Officer

An exciting time of change at Scout HeadquartersWe are very fortunate as an organisation to have such a great Headquarters team, dedicated to supporting Leaders and parents help grow Scouting so more young South Australians may benefit from all that Scouting has to offer.

the last few months have seem some changes in the team at Scout HQ. It is bitter sweet to see people move on from your organisation. Sad to see them go and to lose the knowledge and experience they have gained over their service.

Good because we have been able to help them grow to a point where they are ready for their next challenge. It is also good because it paves the way for change driven through ‘fresh eyes’. Having said that, we are fortunate to have had more than half of our team for at least eight years and some for many more years than that.

FarewellsJuly 2012 saw us farewell a valued long-term employee of Scouts SA, Carol Hayford. Commencing as a clerk in 1989 making coffees and filling photocopiers, her ability was quickly recognised and Carol progressed to Training Administrator, then to personal assistant to the operations Manager, and finally IT Specialist and Membership Manager.

Carol can claim many successes during her 23 years at Scouts, but probably none greater than the implementation of our current MyScout IT system … an endeavor fulfilled with perseverance and good humour despite the many challenges along the way.

Ashleigh Hocking, our Fundraising Manager for five years, has also left the team. Ashleigh will be remembered for her support to Scout Groups, great Corporate functions, Golf Days and work she did throughout the ‘centenary years’.

Carol and Ashleigh have departed to begin a business together producing chocolate bouquets and gifts via www.lollypotz.com.au We wish both carol and ash all the best in their new venture.

Chief Financial Officer, Steven Smart, has also left us. unfortunately steven was only with us for a year, but he is congratulated for being able to make a difference in just

one year. steven has left us to take on a challenge too good to refuse at Healthscope. We thank Steven for his contribution to Scouting and wish him well in his new role.

Kylie Veasey, personal assistant to the ceo, left us earlier in the year to pursue a passion working in aged care. We wish Kylie well in her career change.

Welcome aboard!

Tania Hayward Chief Financial Officer

Tania comes to us from the YMCA of SA Inc where she was the Chief Financial Officer for three years. Tania managed all areas of payroll, finance and IT. Prior to her role at YMCA she was the Chief Financial Officer at Australian Institute of Management.

As you can see she brings a wealth of experience to our organisation. She is looking forward to new challenges and to be able to assist the association to grow financially.

Gabrielle Cespi Fundraising manager

Gabrielle commenced in the role as Fundraising Manager with Scouts SA on 2 July.

gabrielle was previously employed at st Andrew’s Hospital, on South Terrace, for six years, where she managed the Foundation. With Gabrielle’s efforts and expertise, she set about establishing and initiating a range of fundraising and special events that are still Foundation calendar fixtures today.

Gabrielle’s professional background combines her experience in event management, sponsorship acquisition, developing client relationships and account management. She is married with two children: a teenage daughter, and a nine year old son who recently commenced with the 2nd Adelaide Scout Group.

Chris Wise Human Resources and membership manager

Chris adds to the group of Headquarters staff who have been or are currently Leaders in the Movement, bringing currency and a real understanding and empathy of the work being done in our Scout Groups by Leaders and parents.

Chris commenced his involvement with Scouts at age six in Tasmania and progressed through to involvement at Flagstaff Hill Scout Group, where he is

currently a Cub Scout Leader. For the past six years chris has served as Branch c o m m i s s i o n e r, Communications, and, until his appointment to the staff, was a member of the Branch Executive Committee, through which he has gained a broad knowledge of legislative requirements and development of procedures. Chris has also been an active leader, Deputy leader or part of the management team of recent Jamboree and Venture contingents and is the Director of AV2015 – SA Heaps Good.

Previously Chris has worked closely with our outgoing IT and Membership Manager, Ms Carol Hayford, assisting with development and support of the MyScout system, including provision of help desk services and user training sessions.

Chris departed his role as IT/Marketing Officer at a specialist computer systems provider and commenced with us in late July.

Jenny Corbett Personal Assistant to the Ceo

We are also pleased to welcome Jenny corbett as administration assistant and my personal assistant.

Jenny brings diverse administrative knowledge to Scouts, having previously worked within a variety of financial and manufacturing industries.

Jenny has a keen interest in outdoor activity including cycling, and horse-riding, and regularly participates in dog obedience competitions.

Please join with me in warmly welcoming these fantastic inclusions to our Headquarters team. Together with our new chief commissioner, chris bates, there are indeed many new smiles to greet you when you next visit.

Dan Ryan Chief Executive Officer

Scouts Australia (SA Branch)

RoVenture: CorrectionIn the previous issue of SA Scout we mistakenly named flash rover crew as the winner of roVenture 2012.

some rovers from flash were part of the winning team, but we forgot to mention that Reynella Venturer Scouts were also members. We apologise for the omission.

furthermore, we omitted to mention the help from Alec Donnon from Aesir Rover Crew. Thank you Alec for the hard work you put in.

John Hooper BRC Activities Officer

Contents from the chief commissioner 2from the ceo 3Scouts Rally SA 4Centenary of Sea Scouting 6cohen cup 2012 10Music Proficiency Camp 11Visit to roonka 12What is a Program Adviser 14National Youth Council 16International Scouting 18The Joey’s Pouch 20Cub Scout Happenings 22Scouting About 24Venturing On 26Rover Ravings 28Sea Scout Briefing 302012 Branch Calendar 31

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as part of our ‘Community Reach Program’ Scouts SA once again sponsored the three-day Scouts

rally sa. this event was the fourth round of both the Bosch Australian rally championship and the south australian rally championship. held on 26, 27, 28 and 29 July, the top rally drivers from around australia returned to South Australia to compete in various categories of this very exciting motorsport.

Scouts are all about action, adventure, challenge, fun, teamwork and being the best you can be. Not surprisingly, so is rallying! Teams of dedicated and passionate people work hard to run the event. nearly

400 volunteers, many who are or have been in Scouting, work very hard in the lead up and at the event. The 58 competitors have teams they work within. Driver, co-driver, mechanics and supporters who work hard to see their ‘team’ can be the best they can be. These are some of the synergies we see in this exciting partnership. The Scouts Rally SA also fundraises for and provides opportunities for young people through the ‘Make a Wish’ foundation.

Our Rover Scout Motorsport competitors had the opportunity for a run in the forest on the very wet and muddy friday and saturday of the event. over the years of involvement with Scouts Rally SA our

Rovers have been able to showcase their vehicles, their skill and the results of their hard work at special stages of the Rally.

The cars competed over 16 stages through the Barossa, Mt Crawford Forest, Mt Barker and Kuitpo Forest. With Rally headquarters, scrutineering and the service park all placed around the city end of Anzac Highway, the 46 000 commuters that travelled up and down Anzac Highway in the middle of adelaide were able to see our very strongly branded event. We had Scout branding on all the competitor vehicles, and all the service and event vehicles, including police vehicles. All the signage at the event and the promotional

material was strongly Scout branded.

In fact the excellent branding opportunities are one of the biggest reasons we are involved with the Rally. Scouts Rally SA receives an hour-long television program on ONE HD, which is repeated several times. This year we also received an extra hour, repeated five times, with ‘season wrap up so far’ and the special Pedders Power Stage in Mt Crawford Forest. This television coverage reaches an estimated 400 000 people nationally. on top of this we have many media ‘hits’ throughout the rally. Post event there are countless Youtube videos posted by the competitors and many magazine articles. All of this importantly keeps Scouts top of mind in the community.

thank you to the groups and individuals who assist at this event to ensure we gain the best branding opportunities possible. thank you to mr Ivar stanelis, Clerk of the Course for Scouts Rally SA, who ensures that the partnership we have built gains the maximum outcomes for Scouts and the exciting sport of rallying.

Sandblast 2012

sandblast is the biggest Rover motorsport event in south australia, attracting Rovers and buggies from

both local Rover Crews, interstaters AND even the Kiwis!

this year sandblast will be held at Walky Park, 30 km west of Blanchetown, from Friday 28 September until Monday 1 October – two full days of action-packed racing, three nights of fun and frivolity and then all day Monday to get home and recover.

The 2012 Sandblast Committee is calling all Rover Scouts & Venturer Scouts to take part in this year’s event to make it the biggest and best yet! Even if you don’t have a buggy, come up and support your friends or just join in the onsite activities and entertainment during the day and night. If you’re keen, there’s some fantastic viewing points out on the track for those who want to lend a hand with timing or marshalling!

Jump online today and order your ticket through the website: www.sandblast.net.au (tickets are also available at the gate).

Prices: Rover Scouts: $60 at the gate. Venturer Scouts: $40 at the gate.

Not a Rover Scout or Venturer Scout? Don’t worry you can still come up and visit on Sunday Open Day: Gold coin donation to come along and see what all the fuss is about – children and adults of all ages welcome! On-site canteen, face painting and other activities will be on offer.

for more information visit www.sandblast.net.au

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Centenary of SA Sea Scouting

the first recorded Sea Scout Troop in south australia was the 1st OBI Sea Scout Troop in May 1912.

Scouting’s Founder, Baden-Powell, visited Australia in June 1912 and commented on how a country with a coastline as big as Australia had so few Sea Scouts. Later in 1912 the structure of Scouting in South Australia was reviewed and a Sea Scout Branch was formed. In November 1912 Lt Commander O Burford, the District Naval Officer for South Australia, was appointed Chief Commissioner for Sea Scouts, with Mr J S Wainwright his Assistant.

The functions of Sea Scouting in the early years included lifesaving and boating rescues along the coastline.

Early Sea Scout Troops included 1st OBI, Saint Peters College, 1st Norwood, 1st, 2nd and 3rd port adelaide and underdale. Country Sea Scout Troops sprung up along the coast line including one at Wallaroo mines. boats were approximately nine metres long. Camps and Regattas were held at least yearly and often at the old naval torpedo station in the port Adelaide River. As boats were scarce only two boats raced at a time and the winner went forward to the next round.

In 1928 James Carr presented a trophy for annual competition. That trophy is still competed for by Venturer Scouts at the annual Sea Scout Regatta. Other trophies have been added over the years for sailing, rowing and camping. These include the cenparksea trophy (under 12), guy trophy (under 13), commissioner trophy (under 14) Wongala Trophy (under 15) and Jubilee trophy (leaders).

In the 1930s a small hut was built in the grounds of the Mission to Seamen at Outer Harbor. It was called Seahaven. This building was destroyed by fire. During the years 1945-1947 the Navy loaned HMAS Wongala to the Section. the ship had previously been named Wyatt Earp and had served in Antarctic Expeditions. Wongala was moored at the end of the wharf at outer harbor and Sea Scouts camped on board. In 1947 Wongala was returned to the Navy.

In the mid 1950s a second Seahaven was built from two car packing cases provided by holdens on the present seahaven site at Outer Harbor. It had accommodation for two boat crews – 10 bunks. The leaders slept on or under the table. the building had a wood stove which smoked the place out!

the outer harbor steam train would drop campers off at the back door of Seahaven even though it wasn’t a station. At the Regatta of 1960 on Torrens Island several Quarantine Station buildings were dismantled and the wood bundled up and towed to the mainland by the chief Commissioner’s yacht. The wood was machined and taken to Outer Harbor.

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seahaven 3 was opened by the chief Scout of the Commonwealth, Sir Charles McLean, in 1961 and served until 2003 when it was replaced by the current Seahaven. Seahaven 4 was opened in 2006 and sleeps 34. It is utilised as a water training centre and is also available for hire by non local groups to use as base for activities in and around Adelaide. Bookings and enquiries can be made via email to seahaven@sa.scouts.com.au

Debates over a suitable boat for sea Scouting were common from the early days, but it took until 1955 for a design to be settled on. Wooden ‘Patrol boats’ were built from the mid 1950s, firstly with carvel planked hulls and in the late 1950s with clinker built hulls. Some of these boats are still in use. ‘Patrol boats’ built after 1965 have been constructed from fibreglass.

It is difficult to trace the oldest surviving Groups as several have changed their names over the years.

2nd Goodwood, St Georges, changed to 1st Westbourne park and is now 1st centennial park.

Norwood Sea Scouts has had several name changes and is now Tranmere Sea Scouts.

1st Port Adelaide changed to 2nd semaphore, then 1st port adelaide, and is now glanville hall

to celebrate the 100th year, the Sea Scout Section is holding an afternoon tea at seahaven, outer

harbor, on 25 november from 1330 hrs – 1700 hrs: gold coin donation to assist with catering costs.

this event is open to all past and present members. for further information or to advise your attendance please contact

seahaven@sa.scouts.com.au

Sea Scout Centenary PO Box 2336 port adelaide sa 5015

John Hooper 0417 810 138 or Jeff Erickson 0416 216 008

Please spread the word. If you can help with the loan of photographs or other historical memorabilia or yarns please contact us as above.

As the metropolitan area grew, new Sea Scout Groups were formed along the coastline and inland. These include Ridgehaven, Taperoo, St Kilda, Salisbury Heights, Goolwa and Port Noarlunga. Port Noarlunga is celebrating its 45th year in 2012 and is planning a reunion dinner for October.

Sea Scout Centenary Afternoon Tea

SA Sea Scouting celebrating 100 years in 2012

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Cohen Cup winners: The Saddle Club!

the Cohen Cup is about working together with your Patrol to show how good your camping and cooking skills are. Not just at the camp but before that too; our Patrol started working on it weeks before the camp. We had a lot of fun making

banners and flags.

for some of us it was our fourth cohen cup. We learnt from previous cohen cups what we needed to improve on to get the best result we could.

When our Patrol was announced as the winner we were so excited and happy. We felt that our hard work had paid off and that we deserved to win because we worked so hard together. We got a good score from the judges and also from other Scouts who voted for our banner and gateway and it was a great feeling.

Cohen Cup is one of our favourite Scout events because it is one that Scouts can do without their Leaders and shows what you can do for yourself.

A tip for other Patrols is to listen to the judges on what you can improve on, so next time you can do better.

Thanks to everyone involved in organising and running the event.

The Saddle Club lizzie, Nadege, Daniel, ebony, Adam, mitchell

Port Noarlunga Sea Scout Troop

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Camping and cooking competition quite a test

this year, Cohen Cup was held at the harness club and greyhound Racetrack at Strathalbyn. This was

quite a test for both Scouts and Leaders – a new site, quite a long way to carry equipment, some chilly drizzle and tricky parking – but those who had prepared well kept in good spirits.

430 Scouts took part and built a village with a racing theme of Patrol-sized camp sites. The Rookies got help from their Leaders; the Competitors had no contact at all except with the impartial judges.

A splendid disco in the evening in a huge shed kept many happy while others enjoyed their campfires. This is winter camping and lots of Scouts demonstrated that they could do it well.

The judges’ scores for each Patrol and event images are available via the event website.

Carolyn Corkindale Branch Commissioner Scouts

Scouts make music together

this is now the second Music Proficiency Badge Camp held for musical Scouts; we had 25 Scouts

from as far away as Naracoorte, Two Wells, Murray Bridge, Lone Scouts, and the rest from all over the metropolitan area. this camp is unusual because individuals apply, but then form groups with others playing the same instrument and sometimes all mixed up! the weekend started off a little nervously, but soon they were making up small combos and creating good sounds with each other.

As a different twist to the weekend, five Scouts were given a trumpet, and nine were given a recorder. They had to learn to play the trumpet or recorder and demonstrate that they could play it, or at least be able to play three notes or more,

at the concert - only two Scouts managed to do it.

We again had the expertise of three young talented students from the conservatorium of Music at the university of Adelaide, who took tuition and workshops in rhythm and timing. Also they assisted Scouts with getting the best out of their instruments.

There were some very talented Scouts, who are obviously dedicated to their instruments and took pleasure in playing for us. the weekend ended with a full blown concert on the last afternoon, with 13 solo or groups playing for us. Parents and friends were invited to attend and were quite impressed with the performance given as we only had snatches of rehearsals over the period of the camp.

The Woodhouse Bunkhouse really rocked … and many Scouts reported that the jam sessions were their favourite part of the weekend. The Scouts enjoyed being able to make new friends and meeting people who are just as crazy about music as I am. Our tutors said they had so much fun from the experience; some had not worked with young people before, so this was a first for them.

Music is such an important aspect of our lives; we can associate music with happenings in our lives, some happy times, and some perhaps not so happy. I believe our Scouts came away from this Music Camp with a lot more musical ideas and perhaps an even different slant to their music. I asked two of the guitarists I was tutoring, did they think that they would have been able to learn a whole song in one weekend - they said perhaps not. I think the Scouts that participated were

a fine bunch of musicians, whose love of music drove them to attend this camp. So again I would like to thank the Scouts heaps for attending and helping make this camp the success it turned out to be.

Of course a camp like this does not just happen without others doing their bit to ensure success. Firstly my sincere thanks to our wonderful tutors, Tuppence, Sally, and Georgia - many thanks for giving up the weekend for our Scouts. Thanks to Josh, who was our sound engineer for the weekend, and supplied all the gear required. Also thanks to our two wonderful cooks, Baldy and Rhonda his wife; also Jessica who came in a couple of times to assist. I don’t think we could have eaten any better food. thanks to carolyn corkindale and rob ahrens for their administration work (I hate paperwork), and also to Jake who assisted me where needed. to all these people may I say a job well done, and a sincere thank you.

We’ll do it again sometime.

Barry (Bazza) Clark Assistant Branch Commissioner

Scouts

Events and Activities Cohen Cup 2012

Events and Activities Music Proficiency Badge Camp

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roonka Water Activity Centre is the Scouts SA campsite on the bank of the river murray north

of Blanchetown. In June the new Chief Commissioner, Chris Bates, during his ‘Commissioner elect’ period, visited for the annual Wardens Weekend. he and Janis were able to meet the Wardens, inspect the site and hear about plans and concerns. He missed trying the flying fox and canoeing on this occasion, but hopefully he will return when youth are enjoying the facility!

Wardens attend each weekend on a roster to care for the site and service campers’ needs, so they are rarely together at the one time. the Wardens Weekend provides that opportunity once a year, as well as doing maintenance jobs around the site – especially those requiring more hands than the resident caretaker has! on their rostered weekend, Wardens stay in the Wardens Cottage with its own facilities.

This weekend also gives them a chance to experience the general camp facilities in the same way as our clients do – to see if the dining facilities are suitable, the bunks comfortable and the showers hot!

Both Scout and public bookings are normally light over winter. True, the river water is a bit cold for skiing, but for everything else the weather is normally quite fine in the

Riverland and particularly at Roonka as it is in a bit of a rain shadow. The cool nights make a campfire even more inviting. This weekend proved no exception.

The major task was to re-build the billabong jetty, whose decking was rotting away after thousands of feet, years in the weather, and being underwater during last year’s flood. It is now in tip-top shape again.

Other tasks included cleaning and covering air conditioners for winter, replacing the braking tyres on the flying fox, cleaning a kitchen range hood, painting the ceiling of Kitchen 2, pruning the apricot tree, thoroughly cleaning the toilet block, replacing a below ground water valve handle, repairing paving steps, and starting to refit mattresses with clean covers.

a pleasant task of the weekend was to formally thank Deane and Wendy Leicester for their 27 years of service to the Roonka campsite. Deane retired last year after five years as the resident caretaker, and they are now on the Warden roster for weekend duty. Roonka Project Commissioner, David Morgan, presented Deane and Wendy with a framed collage of Roonka images, a copy of which now also hangs in the Cottage. David unveiled a plaque above the Cottage door thanking Deane and Wendy ‘for many years of hard work in making Roonka

cottage a comfortable and inviting Wardens retreat’.

David also took the opportunity to acknowledge the CmV Foundation for donating funds to install a defibrillator at the site. This was suggested last year by the Wardens as an ambulance would likely take too long to reach the site for a cardiac emergency and First Aid courses now include its use. The defibrillator is sited in the back porch of the Wardens Cottage where anybody on site can access it.

Late Saturday afternoon we had a meeting to review progress, plans and concerns. One of the concerns is the time being taken before re-building the waterfront landings damaged in last year’s flood. During the insurance, design, planning, costing and construction processes, we still need to provide suitable river access for campers. A new access path was built to the southern landing and subsequent to the weekend we have temporarily re-constructed the main landing. All three landings, plus two pontoons, are now operational again.

After the manual work of the day, 22 hungry people attended historic Blanchetown Hotel for an excellent dinner.

Roonka reports through the Assistant Chief Commissioner Operations and Projects position, and bill field and ros provided and cooked a great breakfast for all on Sunday morning.

The morning saw tasks completed, the camp cleaned and everyone heading for home in the early afternoon. The campsite is that much cleaner and well prepared to face the Spring onslaught of campers. Individual and Warden couples will be back on their rostered weekends.

mark Taylor Caretaker

Roonka Water Activity Centre

Big smiles at land yachting

the loxton Scout Group recently went land yachting as part of a family camp at the Scout Air Activities

Centre, Armstrong Airfield, north of Blanchetown. There were 63 attendees made up of mums, dads, leaders, non Scouting youth, Joey Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts.

From a mum’s perspective listening to the safety instructions, I was thinking ‘why would you go on them’. The kids just went ‘bring it on, get the wind blowing and let me go for it’. Everyone that went on them just loved it!

Despite there not being very much wind, the land yachters were happy to get in them and have a go anyway. With even less wind on the final day of camp, the only option was to be towed behind the atV. The kids were literally eating dust and they just jumped on and away they went; not just once, but over and over again.

The best part for me was seeing the kids jump in the land yachts and when they jumped off they had a big smile and wanted to know when their next turn was. They were really enjoying the moment.

loxton Scout Group

What makes Scouts happy?

What makes children – our Scouts - really happy? What makes them feel satisfied and full of worth?

I guess this is the area of personal growth we call emotional. Including stuff within the Scouting Program that can trigger a sense of well-being will contribute to all kinds of positive developments. I am thinking of more than campfire roast bananas with choc chips in them ... but let’s do that too!

I attended a lecture by a Professor from the uK who is an expert on researching childhood happiness and ‘subjective wellbeing’. He was concerned with what policy-makers could do to boost children’s positive mood, and in a lasting way.

From his research in schools, he determined that the most important factors were two – having a supportive family and being able to make choices. Support, choices! That rang a bell with me. Supportive adults – isn’t that what good Leaders in Scouting are? Being able to make choices – isn’t that what Troop and unit Councils and the patrol system is meant to be about?

Because a major aim of Scouting is to give young people increasing autonomy in choosing the Program, we have the tools to develop satisfied and happy Youth Members. Leaders just need to provide the opportunities and be the kind of supportive adult that survey respondents, here in Adelaide, have reported as being a major reason why they stay in Scouts.

Comments I read in the Australian Scout Medallion Leadership Activity reports are frequently about getting lost but then sorting it out, or having to find a new campsite because of the fire ban season, but then finding a solution ... and are written with a triumphant satisfaction. they are examples that demonstrate that letting young people make choices leads to positive emotional development.

We don’t need to invent policy to engineer childhood happiness in Scouts; we have it. We just need to fully implement the Scout Method, and be supportive but not bossy leaders who are prepared to let their charges make choices and learn from the positive and sometimes negative consequences. Young people like that. It makes them happy!

Carolyn Corkindale Branch Commissioner Scouts

Belair vs Flagstaff Hill Great Debate

topic: Scouts should follow Girl Guides and take God and Queen out of the Promise

Thanks to recent media from the Girl Guides for the 2012 debate topic. Belair argued for the affirmative and Flagstaff Hill for the negative at the Flagstaff Hill Scout Hall in August.

Both teams put up good arguments, but Belair won the debate with some good research on the ‘Outlander Scout Promise’ and different promises used by different faith Scout Groups around the world.

Big thanks to our adjudicators Helen and Dave who have taken over the role from Old Joe who has ‘gone home’.

Events and Activities New Chief visits Roonka

Events and Activities Group Activities

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from January 2013 the new SA Districts will come into being and District Section Leaders will become part of the

Branch Section Team as Program Advisers (PAs) – Joey Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Venturer Scouts, and will work together with the Branch Commissioners to support the Scouting Program in Scout Groups.

So what else is new? District Section Leaders have been doing this task for years! In some ways, nothing will change – the position description for the Program advisers was based on the way our best District Leaders work! However, now there will be an opportunity to expand this team of expert, skilled Leaders to include those still working within Groups. People who are identified by current District Personnel and the Branch Commissioners as exemplary Leaders will be invited to become part-time PAs. They can have a dual role.

The full-time PA (those ex-District Leaders who are chosen to continue) will work with these part-time PAs to service the needs of a geographical area, which will have flexible boundaries and which need not be restricted to a particular District. Between themselves and the relevant Branch Commissioner, and with consultation with the local District Commissioners, they will plan how they work – who convenes meetings like

Mindaris, Seeonees, Wandarahs; which Groups currently need special attention; who signs A5 activity permission forms; who may attend the occasional Group Leader meeting to keep them in the loop about Program development. In addition, within those Section meetings they will stimulate and assist in the planning of joint activities – be they District Camps, regional Leadership Courses and cook-offs, and any other good ideas that come up that will assist Leaders within Groups to provide an excellent and stimulating program for Scouting.

Many Leaders who are dedicated Section Leaders within Groups are doing this already! Some areas haven’t had a full-time District Section Leader, so this is an opportunity for these Section Leaders who have been doing that bit more, to gain some recognition for their efforts in promoting good Scouting by taking on a PA role while continuing to give good service to their Group.

This is a new approach for us in South Australia. The first year or two will be experimental and we will discover the models that work best for us. Nothing is set in concrete, and ways of making the pa system work may well vary between town and country, and within the Metro area itself. The local team of PAs, along with Branch, will devise how this new cooperative approach works best for

them. pas will be invited to attend our Branch Section Councils, and the Branch Commissioners will also visit local teams. The whole object of this reorganisation is to deliver even better Scouting programs to our Youth Members and provide some mentorship to less experienced Leaders.

Good communications will be the key to this new system working well. PAs and Branch Commissioners must be prepared to share information with each other and other parts of the Movement. Working with others in teams is embedded in the Scout Method and it is much more fun than working alone! PAs needing more support themselves will be advised about training options according to their particular requirements. So do consider volunteering for the PA role or saying yes if you are approached! The core of these teams should be in place by early 2013, and I as a Branch Commissioner, along with my fellows, will be hunting out the stars in our Scouting universe over the coming months.

Carolyn Corkindale

Branch Commissioner Scouts

Adelaide Gang Show: An Entertaining Idea

Leader Development What is a Program Adviser?

adelaide Gang Show has completed another successful year at

the Scott Theatre - this year’s performance of An Entertaining Idea immersed the audience in all things entertainment; from sporting games to Broadway, mobile phones to Facebook, from the history of mtV to the fun and excitement of a festival - we have it all!

thank you to all members and families who came along to see the show from 18-22 september.

Planning is already underway for another exciting year in 2013 and we encourage all those interested in being a part of the cast or crew to keep an eye on our website at www.adelaidegangshow.com for more information as it becomes available!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

A huge thank you needs to go out to all of the generous people who donated prizes for our recent Quiz Night! All sponsors will be recognised in our show program. We would also like to thank everyone who turned up on the night and opened their wallets to help raise us a huge amount of money!

Thanks should also go to all Groups who held promotions this season; your support is much appreciated and it is great to see some familiar faces at our auditions each year!

The SA Scout team apologise to Adelaide Gang Show for the late delivery of this magazine - scheduled for delivery prior to the performances in 2012.

Performing Arts Adelaide Gang Show

be Prepared for New Adventure as Scouts Australia revolutionises Scouting for Leaders around Australia

through Scout Central.

Following on from the huge success of e-Learning, Scouts Australia’s new digital platform, Scout Central, has been created solely to provide the best possible resources for Leaders, helping them save time, become more efficient, effective and better informed in delivering great Scouting!

Through Scout Central, Leaders around Australia can finally use a single system log-in. using their e-Learning credentials, Leaders can now access Scout Central and catch up with the latest news from National and their Branch; read Facebook and Twitter feeds; update their knowledge about the Areas of Personal Growth; find out everything they need to know about

the Award Scheme from Joey Scouts to Rovers; and much more.

using the brand new Program Finder, Leaders now have access to hundreds of Activities, Games and complete Programs for their Section, for nights and camps. To make things even better, each Program is linked with the areas of personal growth and the Award Scheme. Leaders can now rate and provide feedback on the Programs listed and even share new, exciting Programs they might have with other leaders around australia.

Through the Online Library, Leaders can now download numerous free publications and through the Advertising and Promotions page, find resources helping them to promote Scouting better. Leaders are even able to access e-Learning via Scout Central.

Scout Central is just the first stage of

Scouts Australia’s Digital Revolution in the online and mobile sphere, aimed to make Scouting better, more efficient and more effective for leaders and youth around Australia.

Find out all about Scout Central by watching the Scout Central launch video at central.scouts.com.au/launch and become part of the Scouting Digital Revolution today!

Check out Scout Central now at central.scouts.com.au

Log-in using your membership number and e-Learning password. If you have never used e-Learning, simply enter your date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) and you will be asked to create a new password.

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Scouts Australia’s Digital Revolution takes Leaders to new heights!

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I’m the new Chair of the National Youth Council. We’re the council for all of the youth across Australia in Scouting.

I joined Scouts in 1995 as a Joey Scout at 6th Ringwood Scout Group, having had to wait a whole year after my brother joined Cub Scouts before I was old enough to join Joeys! When I was in Cubs our Group merged with another, forming 1st Maroondah Scout Group. I had a lot of fun in Joeys and Cubs even though I was the only girl for most of the time in both Sections, although to be honest I can’t

remember that much of either of them! I finished Cubs with all of my boomerangs and Yellow Cord (now called the Grey Wolf Award), and headed up to the Scout Section. Scouts was a fantastic time for me, of trying new things and going on adventures. I completed all of the cords in Scouts, and finished my Australian Scout Medallion about a day before I turned 15! I then became a member of the North Ringwood Venturer Scout unit where again I tried new things and grew through adventure, including overcoming my fear of heights by rock

climbing for my Outdoors badge! I started helping at the 1st Maroondah Yowie Cub Scout Pack at this time, in order to do my 20 hours of service, but have never left since! My grandfather was one of the last King’s Scouts, achieving it shortly before the King died, and I was very proud to ask him to present my Queen’s Scout Award to me. Away from Scouts, in year 12, I was Debating Portfolio Captain, on the Social Justice Committee and Student Representative Council, a member of three bands on two instruments

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(clarinet and baritone saxophone) and sometimes even did my homework! I linked to the Lasseter Rover Crew, being invested as a Squire about a week before I headed overseas for seven months! I taught English in China as a volunteer for four months, travelled china for a month and then headed to England to accommodation-hop between family and friends. I also managed to get myself invited on a two week camp that Scouts and Explorers (British Venturers) from my cousin’s District were going on to Kandersteg International Scout Centre, in Switzerland. It was an amazing experience,

even if I did rather struggle to get up some of the mountains! We went swimming in a glacial-melt lake (brrrrrr …), did a dawn hike where we saw sunrise from a mountain peak, visited the highest train station in Europe and went on many of the crazy chair lifts that go over the side of cliffs (remember when I said I was afraid of heights!). Back in Australia, I took Rovering and Cub Leading back up instantly. In the past three years I have been treasurer, assistant crew Leader and Crew Leader; attended another Jamboree on the radio station; attended two week-long Cuborees as a Line Leader; been scuba diving and hiking; run a competition hike weekend for Scouts in my District; and of course been on many, many camps! I first applied for the National Youth Council when I was 14, and wasn’t selected. I again applied when I was 19, and again wasn’t successful. But when I applied when 20 I was appointed, so the moral of the story

is keep applying! In my first year I was a member of the Gilwell Park Patrol, tackling topics such as the Patrol Leader handbook for Jamborees and Venturer programming resources. I was elected Vice Chair in my second year, attending Wild Dayz Venture in the Chair’s stead and being involved in the running of the Council. I was a member of the Olympia Patrol at this time, looking in to topics including award scheme changes in other Scouting countries and what values Scouting imbues its Members with.

In March 2012 I was elected Chair of the National Youth Council, a two year term so get used to articles from me!

I’m still regularly attending Rovers and Cubs, heading to normal Rover events like marb and surfmoot, as well as all my National commitments. If you ever see me at an event, come say hi! So if you have anything you’d like us to discuss, feel free to e-mail us at yoursay@nyc.scouts.com.au. We’d love to hear from you! You can also ‘like’ us on Facebook to keep up to date with participating in our research, hear about the outcomes of our topics and find out about how to join the Council: www.facebook.com/ScoutsNYC

Chris NeilsenChair National Youth Council

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following a nation-wide advertisement and assessment by an independent panel, Katy Tomkins (ACT Rover) and

I attended the first Commonwealth Scout Youth Forum in London from 27 - 30 April. It included a one day youth forum, and one day of networking in London including a reception at Marlborough House, the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Youth Forum was a novel event as it was designed so that the delegates could implement the outcomes in their countries, rather than making recommendations to others. The Forum first covered the very important topic of ‘What is the Commonwealth?’ – turns out it does a lot more than just organise the Commonwealth

Games! The Commonwealth is actually all about friendship and cooperation between nations, sharing ideas and working towards common goals of democracy and development. The Commonwealth’s values are democracy, freedom, peace, the rule of law and opportunity for all. It is such an important and useful collaboration between member States that many other countries are applying to join, including in 2009 Mozambique, the first country to have no historical or administrative ties with any other member country. Once we knew what the Commonwealth was all about, we set to knowing what the countries within it and Scouting within them was like. Did you know in South Africa they have both school-based Scouting

(where Scouts is a part of the curriculum in your school) in remote areas, and community-based Scouting (where Scouts is an activity you can join, like us) in the cities? In Mauritius most documents are written in English but most conversations are held in French, so at meetings people will be talking in French and taking notes in English! After learning about the countries and Scouting within them, the real Forum work began. We discussed many ideas about improving links between Scouts in Commonwealth countries, from Pen Pals and exchanges to running nights about the Commonwealth and International Scouting during the same week all over the world. (If

International Scouting Commonwealth Youth Forum

you’d love an international Pen Pal or to go on a Scouting exchange, you already can! head to www.international.scouts.com.au to find out more.) Following this, we made video recorded pledges about what we were going to do about the outcomes of the Forum back in our respective countries - everything from running a Cub night to helping their National Scout Organisation set up some of these programs. It’s an exciting time in the Commonwealth! the next day, we headed into london to see some sights and learn some more about the Commonwealth. Following that we headed to Marlborough House, the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat. We were very honoured to have a private reception here with the Secretary-

general of the commonwealth, and for him to hear about the outcomes of the Forum. He was very interested, speaking of increased ties with Scouting around the Commonwealth and many projects to look forward to. To find out more about the commonwealth, visit www.yourcommonwealth.org The following day can be summarised in one word – marching! In the morning the 550 British Queen’s Scout Award recipients and the Commonwealth Youth Forum participants all learnt how to march, under the direction of actual soldiers! the afternoon was a very exciting event, the Queen’s Scout Parade at Windsor castle in front of both bear Grylls and the Queen!

The annual Scout Parade is attended

by all new recipients of the Queen’s Scout Award in the uK, and by Scouts being awarded gallantry medals. In 2012 some 550 uK Scouts were in attendance. The Commonwealth Scouts were very excited about the opportunity to see the Queen and meet Bear Grylls. It was appreciated that the uK Scout Association invited Scouts from around the commonwealth to share in their celebrations of the Queen’s Jubilee. That night at a formal dinner the participants were once again treated, this time with a speech from the Vice Chair of the World Scout Committee, John May.

Chris NeilsenChair National Youth Council

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Hoporee is coming Ardtornish Joey Scouts enjoy hike

on Saturday 2 June the Joey Scouts from golden grove, greenwith, Hope Valley, Hillcrest and

Ridgehaven participated in the Ardtornish District Hike.

The weather was overcast but this did not stop 21 very excited Joeys who were looking forward to the adventure. With leaders and parents in tow we left Greenwith Scout Hall and hiked around the Golden Grove area admiring the nature and the serenity.

The Joeys were let loose on the playground along the course of the hike and the parents and Leaders stopped for a well-deserved break. The hike concluded at Greenwith Scout Hall where everyone enjoyed a sausage sizzle.

thank you to all the Joeys, leaders and parents for making it a successful hike and an enjoyable day. Thank you also to Lynton Harding, Assistant District Commissioner Ardtornish, for cooking the BBQ, and Greenwith Scout Group for providing the venue.

Nadine Schofield District Joey Scout leader

Ardtornish District

It has been another busy term for the South Australian Joey Scouts, with a host of fun and challenging activities

organised and run by the many hard working Leaders across the State. And of course we mustn’t forget the helpers and parents in this for, without your help, many of these activities would simply not be possible. thank you.

On the Branch front, most of the focus has been on finalising arrangements for the Hoporee in October and it has been a hive of activity as my team, together with the many District teams and other specialised personnel, scurried around to ensure that everything will be in place and ready for when the Joeys descend on Woodhouse for the big weekend.

Of course we have tried to visit as many Mobs as possible throughout the Term and join in with the fun. One that immediately comes to mind for me was sampling some of the ‘gourmet delights’ at the Sturt

District ‘Cooking up a Storm’ Joey activity, held at the 2nd Adelaide Scout Hall back in June. all mobs were well represented and everyone had fun participating in a range of cooking activities which included pigs in blankets, stir fry, pancake making, fruit kebabs … and my favourite being sausage spiders! Once again, this activity wouldn’t have been possible without the efforts of the many leaders, helpers and volunteers. You should all be commended for a job well done.

So many fun and challenging activities have been run by so many mobs that there are just too many to mention, and from what I’ve seen, Term 3 is set to be even better. I hope to be able to visit some of you again this Term and share in the fun.

Pete Beaumont Branch Commissioner Joey Scouts

on Saturday 4 August, the mount Barker Joey Scout mob spent the morning cooking honey

joys, chocolate truffles and cupcakes decorated beautifully with raspberries and smarties. After a sausage sizzle for lunch, we drove to the Onkaparinga Residential Care Facility at Woodside.

We demonstrated our opening ceremony and displayed posters the Joeys drew depicting what they love about Joeys. We showed the residents some photographs from past activities. The children told stories of the fun adventures and activities they have in Joeys. We then shared afternoon tea with the residents, which the Joeys served.

the elderly were very pleased to see us as they rarely have an opportunity to associate with young children. We were thanked by the residents and staff who invited us to return another day.

Heather “Doc” Walker mount Barker Joey Scout leader

Youngsters treat elderly toAfternoon Tea

Two Joey Scouts achieved and were awarded their Joey Scout Promise Challenge in Term 2:

brandon b camden park

liam a mount barker

Congratulations to you both and I hope that you wear your badge with pride. If you want more information about the Promise Challenge, please speak to your Leader, or read about it on page 18 of the June 2012 issue of SA Scout.

Joey Scout Promise Challenge

The Joey’s Pouch

an adventurous activity … that’s what Scouting is all about! Caving must be right up the top of the list.

at eastern Districts, the leaders love to push the boundaries and decided it was time for their Joeys to experience Caving.

armed with lots of tape and boxes, a number of the Joey leaders spent hours transforming the Tranmere Scout Hall into the ultimate indoor caving experience. This construction is boxes joined together to form tunnels, which create a maze, with loops, dead ends and only one exit and entrance.

The lights are dimmed in the Hall, and the Joeys armed with headlamps attempt this challenge. A number of ‘road blocks’ occur deep within the tunnels as Joeys lose their sense of direction and head back towards the entrance to be met by incoming Joeys.

With over 60 Joeys lined up and working their way through this maze, it starts to become hot work; lucky we have a good ventilation system – holes cut in the boxes.

for those Joeys who would prefer to stay on the ‘surface’, they become part of the

‘tape’ team, responsible for ongoing repairs – and there are many to be carried out.

Our District Joeys had a wonderful experience, one they won’t forget in a hurry.

Due to the complexity of this setup, the Cub Scouts and Scouts were also able to experience this ‘adventurous’ activity on their respective nights during the same week.

eastern Districts

Caving, Joey Scout Style

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Cook offs, Hikes and 2013

I was talking to a friend the other day and the conversation got around to guns. He was telling me of the damage guns can

do, and this invoked memories of a seminar we attended about, ‘The tongue can do more damage than a gun’. If we tell tales or spread gossip (maliciously or otherwise), we are starting a chain of events that can spread faster than an uncontrolled bushfire. People who start a story and then find out it was false never seem to go back and tell everyone they spoke to that the information was wrong. How many people are harmed

or irreparably hurt by a loose tongue from someone? We know how stories grow out of proportion when transferred to others. Try Chinese Whispers as a game one night and see where it leads you.

Cub Cook offSunday 16 September

The numbers wanting to attend this year are very pleasing. They will be vying for a perpetual trophy to keep until the next cook off and also a trophy to keep for their Hall. The biggest hassle we have is Leaders trying to take over and not letting the Cubs experience the activity for themselves . We as adults are present to oversee the activity and make sure they do not put themselves in any position that may be harmful or dangerous.

Thousand Cub Hikethis event went off better than we expected and the Packs that participated all seemed to enjoy themselves.

Being able to stop and start to suit the young people was put into place so that no child should be disadvantaged by distance. Some Packs who could not participate on that weekend did their hike on another weekend. If you have spare photographs and would like to see them on our website, please send to bradley Wilkins or myself.

2013 programour hike for next year will be ‘hike the Heysen’, with everyone choosing which part of the heysen trail they will take. april will see us having a Cub Conference/Expo at Branch HQ and a Cub Adventure Day in november at Woodhouse. palaver will be held next year in August and Cook Off again in September, also at Woodhouse. If there is anything else you would like to see on the calendar, please let us know.

Di Wilcock Branch Commissioner Cub Scouts

John Kalaitzis Assistant Branch Commissioner

Cub Scouts

Cub Scout Happenings

Wreaths for our Anzacs

on sunday 22 april, Ridgehaven Scout Group attended the tea tree Gully Returned Services League’s

(RSL) annual wreath making at their hall. This involved making wreaths to be placed at the Tea Tree Gully Dawn Service as memorials to the servicemen and women who did not come back.

the wreaths were made from polystyrene foam templates in the shape of tear drops, and an anchor for the Navy. Laurel leaves were pinned to the templates with special staples. then a purple sash with the words ‘Lest We Forget’ in gold emblazoned on it was stapled to the wreath, or in our case Scout badges.

Three days later on 25 April, Ridgehaven Scout Group Youth Members from all Sections and Leaders attended the Tea Tree Gully Dawn Service, starting at 6.30 am. A Guard of Honour for the Diggers was formed by Group Members along the avenue leading to the flagpoles and plaques. Three Youth Members and a Leader from each Section from Joey Scouts to Venturer Scouts placed a wreath beneath

the flagpoles.

After the fairly short service, which included the Last Post and one minute silence, many of the Ridgehaven Members retired to the Scout Hall to have a hearty breakfast of bacon, sausages, eggs and toast, which I’m sure the Diggers in the trenches would have appreciated.

Youth Members from the Cub Scout Section that attended both functions earned the special interest badge: Their Service, Our Heritage, whilst also having the opportunity to learn something of the Anzac involvement in World War 1.

Wendy Simpson Cub Scout leader

Ridgehaven Scout Group

Ridgehaven in Thousand Cub Walk

on saturday 5 may, nine cub Scouts and three Leaders from Ridgehaven Tuesday Cubs met

at Glover (also affectionately known as Helicopter) Playground for the

start of the 2012 thousand cub Walk.

the weather was very kind to us and after the obligatory time on the play equipment and a short lesson on how to read a street directory we headed off south along Le Fevre Terrace. We gradually made our way

through North Adelaide to Colonel Light’s statue on the corner of Montefiore Hill and Montefiore Road for the first question. After another short lesson for the ‘new chums’ and revision on compass work for the others the bearing of the Westpac building was taken.

Then off south down Montefiore hill, past the adelaide oval and over the bridge, where we climbed down steps to the banks of the river torrens. We wandered along the southern bank, then climbed up steps towards the back of the Convention Centre, then through to North Terrace where the question at the railway

station was answered. Then east along North Terrace to the statue of a soldier on a horse on the corner of North Terrace and King William Street, where the next question was answered. Then, south

along King William Street to Rundle Mall where we stopped at the famous ‘Beehive’ corner to answer the next question.

We had no sooner started to walk east along Rundle Mall than we met up with ‘Ironman’, closely followed by ‘Batman’. We kept going to the Rundle Mall pigs where another question was answered, and a comedian entertained us for 15 minutes or so. Then along to Pulteney Street where we again went south up to the playground on the corner of Pulteney and grenfell streets where yet another question was answered. Then to the War Horse memorial for our final question at the corner of East and North Terraces.

Having completed the questions we chose to do, we had a leisurely walk through the Botanic Park, with the Cub Scouts enjoying it and asking so many questions of the Leaders that we have decided to have a picnic day there where we can explore more of the gardens, including the conservatory.

Wendy Simpson Cub Scout leader

Ridgehaven Scout Group

Pedal power towards Jamboree

on Sunday 29 April, sixteen members of Glanville Hall Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts met at Semaphore for

a bike ride. Our ‘bike a thon’ was to raise money to help our Scouts get to the 2013 Jamboree. the cubs also used the ride as work towards their Cyclists level one badge.

There was a brief safety discussion and then we were ready to set off with our drinks and snacks in our backpacks. We had a support car and trailer travel with us but there were no break downs or flat tyres.

There were three ‘rest stops’ along the way, which just happened to be at playgrounds! We jumped off our bikes but were having so much fun that we forgot to rest.

We finished at North Haven with a well deserved afternoon tea stop but everyone still had enough energy for one more playground.

Altogether we raised over $300 for our Scouts. Thanks to the many parents who rode along and provided support, to our leaders, and to the generous people who made donations.

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people struggling up hills or being hungry later in the evening as their meal wasn’t enough.

I was confident with the hike I planned and I knew there would be challenging parts and easy parts. I found the things I learned on the Scout Leadership Course helped me on the hike. I learned how to communicate with Patrol members and I found that communication was a key element on the hike. I was able to ask questions to see how the Scouts were getting on. They were also able to ask me questions and I was able to answer them to their satisfaction. The Leadership Course also taught me how I could plan efficiently to get the best out of the Hike ... it helped me to plan to the best of my ability so that all aspects of the camp were catered for ... as a result it was a great success and I am really happy how it went ... all of us had a really fun time.

Samuel Stradbroke Scout Troop

This young person will be a great Venturer

Scout and the Scouts in his Jamboree

Troop will benefit from his leadership skills.

carolyn Corkindale Branch Commissioner Scouts

I have had the pleasure of reading

over 40 different accounts of how

senior Scouts have carried out their

Leadership Activity – the final test to

prove that a Youth Member deserves to be

awarded their Australian Scout Medallion

(ASM). The log of that activity is at the crux

of their successfully achieving the goal.

The activities, which must involve a night

away from the Scout Hall and which are

organised by the ASM candidate, have

varied from canoe trips around the Murray

backwaters to long and quite arduous

hikes, and from bike rides through the

Clare Valley to more small-scale camps with

lots of challenging and social activities. It

is about demonstrating leadership, which

can be done through many means. One

Scout planned and carried out her Troop’s

involvement with a Toc H water activity for

disadvantaged children. Doing something

which benefits the local community is just

as acceptable as the more traditional Scout

camps.

The extract below is from one Scout’s

evaluation of their Leadership Activity and

demonstrates what they feel they have

learned from Scouting, and the Leadership

Course which is also a prerequisite for the

asm.

I believe I worked very well and tried my best as a leader ... the Scouts followed my example and put up tents quickly and efficiently. I supported the younger Scouts by encouraging them and taking some of their load when they found it getting too heavy.

I learned that planning and undertaking a hike is a much bigger process than I originally thought it to be. It requires commitment, patience and for it to be planned out properly for it to be a success. I learned that things don’t always go according to plan. You can’t always have the campgrounds or site that you want or go on the route that you initially chose. Even though I suggested to the Scouts to bring a bike with gears as we’ll be going up steep hills, or not recommending two minute noodles for dinner, they don’t fill you up enough, some people still chose to do their own thing. This then resulted in

What you learn abouts yourself as an ASM Scout

Scouting About

south Australia is very excited to be sending 22 Troops to Maryborough, Queensland, for the

23rd Australian Scout Jamboree (AJ2013)!

We have allocated the Scouts and Line leaders into their Jamboree troops and their Camping Ground. Now the Troops know the colour and mascot that form the themes behind the Outback (brown and kangaroo), Desert (yellow and bilby), Billabong (green and crocodile) and Highlands (red and cassowary) Troop sites so they can begin to design their gateways.

Soon we will be working out the flight timetable so everyone can begin planning the start of their journey to Maryborough! We will keep Troops together on the flights and on the transfer buses that will deliver everyone to their camp sites.

Our Contingent shirt design is complete and we are blown away by the samples we’ve seen. The colours and design will be part of our Contingent HQ gateway and no one will miss us! But this is all a secret! The shirts will be given to Scouts prior to their journey to be worn to the airport. No one will get lost!

Jamboree leaders had a weekend together in mid-August and we were fortunate to have Pieter van der Kampe, the Queensland Jamboree Director, there to bring us completely up to date. Scouts and their parents can now get all the information they need from their Jamboree Troop Leader. Troop web pages are being developed on our AJ2013 web

site so ongoing plans can be shared.

The next big milestone is the Shakedown Camp to be held at Woodhouse from 29 September – 1 October. This is a practice camp for the Troops – trying out equipment, Patrol formations, and getting used to the routines of a large-scale standing camp. There will be entertainment at night, some activities, a Market Day with Shakedown money, and a Youth Forum, plus lots of talking and planning within the Troops. We welcome the country Troops who are coming to Woodhouse for that weekend.

Back in the home Troops, Scouts are doing their personal preparation for aJ2013, and more and more of you are completing the Pioneer award and getting that big red badge on your sleeves and counting up the nights camping in tents. However Leaders and Scouts, don’t forget all this preparation must include fun activities, many of which can be included as aspects of the Award Scheme! No stress allowed! So much fun lies along the way as well as ahead!

Carolyn Corkindale SA Contingent leader

AJ2013

The Jamboree is getting closer

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Many benefits to leadership course

I am a Venturer Scout and was accepted into the mawson Scholarship in leadership after my work towards the

Kon-Tiki Raft Competition.

This was the second national leadership course, held from Monday 2 to Friday 6 July at Baden Powell Park, Queensland. This was a full scholarship, paid for almost entirely by Scouts Australia. The focus of the course was to explore and expand the leadership skills within.

Being one of only 19 scholars, and one of only two South Australians (the other being Joel of Trailblazer Venturer Scout unit), I feel so privileged to have been accepted into the course.

After completing the pre-course e-Learning CD from Scouts Australia Institute of Training containing modules on Basic leadership, personal skill Development, and an Introduction to the Patrol System, we went on to receive advanced training in Leadership, Communication, The Scout Method, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Public Relations and Promotions, Programming and Planning, Financial Management, and Event Management.

There were representatives from each of the australian states, apart from tasmania. It was amazing to see the resemblances between Venturers around the country, but also interesting to see the differences

between traditions, programs, etc.

I set out to have as much fun as I could, as did everyone else. But the course was amazingly intense, and it had to be taken seriously. Although games were held in between sessions, it was very similar to a classroom. Breakfast was at 7 am each morning, and the first session started at 8 am. We didn’t get to sleep until well after midnight most nights.

My favourite part of the course, apart from meeting an amazing group of people and forming relationships that will last a life time, would be the benefits that the course provides. By earning your Venturer Tape, you have earned Certificate II in Business, and Certificate II in Leadership Skills. The Queen’s Scout Award is worth 50 South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) points, and the Senior First Aid badge is worth 10 sace points. the Duke of Edinburgh Award is also worth up to 40 sace points.

lastly, I would like to thank all of the participants of the course for making the course what it was; a great week of activities aimed around building and developing the skills of Australia’s young people. but mostly, I would like to thank the Leaders and helpers that gave up their time to help develop the ‘leaders of tomorrow’. These people include:

• Reg Williams (Chief Commissioner of australia)

• Aaron Wardle (National Project Commissioner, Youth Leadership Programs)

• Vicki Knopke (Assistant Branch Commissioner Venturer Scouts, Queensland)

• Steve Tyas (National Youth Council adviser)

• John clarke (national commissioner for Youth Program)

These guys did a truly amazing job. I can’t imagine having a better group of adults to run a course. They took even the most boring of sessions and turned them into such fun.

I strongly advise any Venturer who is interested to apply for the next course, which is probably going to be held in Adelaide. Details can be found at the Scouts australia website (www.scouts.com.au) under the National Youth Program tab.

The course was truly amazing. I will never forget it.

Jake Flinders Park Venturer Scout unit

Venturing On

on 17-19 August, 28 Venturer Scouts and 10 Leaders gathered at the Rymill

centre at Woodhouse for Venturer retreat. This was a last minute change of venue as the old house, where we were supposed to be staying, had been flooded the previous night during a thunderstorm.

Throughout the weekend we participated in group and individual tasks and reflections based on the themes of morals, values, spirituality and beliefs. these helped us to bond together as one Scouting community, while still being able to define ourselves as individuals with our own thoughts and opinions.

One activity that we particularly enjoyed was an activity called ‘Object of Value’. Each person brought along one object that had significant meaning to them. This could be a teddy bear, a necklace, or even some photographs.

We then took turns in sharing the meaning and significant events behind that object, sharing our stories with everyone. the environment was solemn and understanding, everyone listening with eager ears as well as sharing almost as eagerly as listening.

Even though it was an emotional experience, everyone stuck together and supported each other to get through the time.

Throughout the weekend, we learnt a great deal about ourselves and each other. As the weekend drew to a close, we came to the realisation that we would truly treasure the friendships that we had made and miss those friends dearly until we would meet again.

Kat Fullarton Venturer Scout unit

liam emily

Camdaroo Venturer Scout unit

Venturer Retreat 2012

planning continues for the running of the 16th Australian Venture, 2-13 January 2015, in south australia. With

a full executive team now, the different directorates are progressing with their planning to ensure the event is a success in all aspects.

Many areas of the Venture will require assistance from members of the Scouting community – whether these be Scout Groups taking on activity areas or expeditions, individuals taking on areas of expertise, adventurous activities teams training and qualifying others to assist in activities – the list is endless.

If you would love to be involved in the Venture in some way (even if you don’t know where!) please visit our website at www.av2015.scouts.com.au and register your interest. We can then get in contact and keep your name on our list for

when a job comes up, or have one of our Directors contact you to talk about a role.

the sorts of opportunities that we have a need for include:

• Doctors, nurses and other medical specialists – to assist in our medical centre

• Police officers – to work as part of the Security/Traffic Management team

• Electricians, plumbers and other tradespeople – as part of our sites and services team

• Drivers (buses, trucks, forklifts, tractors) – for a range of different things from driving buses to / from activities through to trucks and tractors around the site.

and the list goes on …

AV2015 Heaps Good SA!

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Pine Forest replanted to Flinders

the Pine Forest Rover Crew is named after the former pine forest District which encompassed the

Gilberton and Prospect areas, North of Adelaide. The Crew is loosely descended from the gilberton rover crew, one of the oldest crews in south australia, dating from the 1920s.

The Crew has seen some challenging times over the last few years, with dwindling membership and a need to relocate from our old Den at the Gilberton Scout Hall. The Crew began

meeting at the Hectorville Scout Hall in 2008, with most of the Crew belongings stored between the former gilles plains Scout Hall and the Hectorville Scout Hall. this was intended to be only a short term measure, however circumstances necessitated long term storage.

After a long and arduous process of searching for a new home, the Crew is excited to have now established at the Flinders Park Scout Hall. The Crew secured the use of the former Viking Venturer Scout unit Den from October 2011. The Den was full of Viking Venturer memorabilia which has been placed into storage under the stewardship of the Flinders Park Scout Group.

Following the cleanup of our new Den came the fun of rediscovering our belongings and transferring them into their new home. for most of our members, this was the first time that they had seen our trophies, pennants, furniture and camping equipment, and hence was an exciting time to have a

better understanding of our long standing heritage.

A couple of interesting finds tucked away in the Gilles Plains sheds were our historic Gilberton Rover Crew flag and pinup board. We believe that the Gilberton flag is an original item and it is our intention to proudly display the flag in a display cabinet along with other appropriate memorabilia.

The other interesting item, the pinup board, is layered with event flyers from yesteryear. the idea of this pinup board was that nothing was ever removed and hence it acts as a reminder of events from the past. You can literally peel away history.

The process of making the Den our new home has started and it is really starting to look like a place we can finally call home.

Pine Forest Rover Crew

the Pine Forest Rover Crew has had a renewed focus on ‘back to basics’ Scouting in 2012,

having held two successful camps at Woodhouse and a third planned at Yundi.

Our first camp at Woodhouse , held at the Lones Hut, was a fantastic weekend for the Crew which included working through basic camping skills, knot skills, a campfire (thanks to new member David!), and typical camp food (‘spag bog’ and fruit/custard dessert). Woodhouse also reminded us all how cold it can get in winter!

We also decided to have a bit of fun and try and spell out ‘Pine Forest’ with our bodies, only to discover that we needed four more Crew members to achieve this. For now, ‘Pine Fo’ had to do. On reflection, we could have spelt out ‘Swoosh’ with no issues. (the crew often refers to itself as ‘Team Swoosh’ as there is a rather dominant red swoosh in our logo.)

The camp also served a purpose as an investiture camp, which was held early on the Sunday morning before sunrise, where the Crew conducted a ceremony to invest bek redmond as a rover Knight of Pine Forest. Well done Bek!

Following on from the success of our first Crew camp , the Crew decided to integrate another camp into the SA Rovers’ Crew Brew and Webber Wars event. crew member alex was at the fore-front of organising the Crew entry, deciding that cooking ‘Guinness Butt Chicken’ in the Webber Wars part of the competition would be a great idea and be in keeping with the theme of the weekend.

A day of enjoying the company of fellow SA Rovers, tasting their beer and cider efforts and seeing the fantastic cooking creations of different Crews led into a chilly Woodhouse evening. The night saw flash, pine forest and some other SA Rovers enjoying socialising around the fire and the Webber when the rains rolled in. Sunday morning the Crew held a ceremony to invest Alex Newbold as a Rover Knight of Pine Forest. Well done Alex!

All the members of the Crew thoroughly enjoyed both camps and are looking forward to our next camp, where we will challenge ourselves to conduct a standing camp at Yundi, without the creature comforts of Woodhouse.

Pine Forest Rover Crew

West Australian Moot: WAM2014

on Saturday 19 May, 14 Rover teams, 15 Venturer Scout teams and 2 leader teams arrived at tea tree

Plaza in a most nonsensical of ways to participate in A Load of NONTsense, run by flash rover crew. nont is the annual Night Observation Navigation Trial.

This year’s NONT took teams on a lovely drive through the Hills and got them to undertake what would normally be considered ridiculous tasks, such as finding a witch in a pond of jelly, becoming instant cast members in a scene and taking part in the rituals from the Ning Nang Nong!

At the halfway point at Mt Barker Scout Hall, there was a hint of Dr seuss in the air and, with hot drinks and food in their bellies, the Rover and Leader teams continued on their crazy journey whilst the Venturer teams finished up.

for the rover and leader teams, their wild voyage continued through the Hills, encountering a Mad Hatter’s tea party and a Swedish experience before rolling into Mt Lofty Scout Hall to finish.

In the end, a load of nontsense was a great success. We congratulate Howlers Rover Crew on their victory in the Rover category, Southern Echo Venturer Scouts in the Venturer section and Ross Vivian and Ali Flaherty in the Leader section. Special thanks go to Lodge Baden Powell for their assistance at the halfway point, Andrew Tremain for his incredible source of knowledge and Paul Hutchins for his assistance at the start point.

We wish Howlers the best of luck for the running of NONT 2013!

Flash Rover Crew

A Load of NONTsense

been to a Jamboree or Venture and loved it?

Enjoy life-changing experiences and having crazy-good fun?

If you answered ‘yes’ to either of the above questions and were born after 30 December 1995, then do yourself a favour and join the SA Contingent to WAM2014 - 19th Australian Rover Moot!

WAM will be held in Western Australia, from 30 December 2013 - 10 January 2014, welcoming Rovers from all over Australia and the world.

For more info, go to wam2014.com.au or contact myself via

sa.contingent@wam2014.com.au

0418 822 675

Dylan Hunt SA Contingent leader

Back to basics for Team Swoosh

Rover Ravings

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Sail Away on a Tall ShipSailing

The last couple of sailing events have been held on the Port River in a wide range of conditions and mostly well attended – unfortunately we had to cancel one event due to only having one entry! The most recent race held in July included crews from Tranmere, Salisbury Heights (two boats), Pt Noarlunga/Centennial Park and two crews from the Charge Course being held the same weekend.

Charge Course

We are over half way through the 2012 Charge Course. We have Leaders from Goolwa, Fulham, Port Noarlunga, Northridge and Ridgehaven. It is particularly pleasing to see Groups such as Fulham and Goolwa rebuilding/recruiting, but regardless of size or current status it is most encouraging to see Leaders prepared to commit their time and effort to gaining these essential Sea Scout qualifications. Our back to the future approach of spreading the theory out over several nights in addition to the practical weekend certainly seems to have led to improved opportunities for learning. The Charge Course had to deal with really heavy fog on the Saturday, while the race was interrupted several times by large shipping movements in both directions on the port river.

SA Sea Scouts 100th

Planning for our Centenary year for Sea Scouts in SA is proceeding well. We are holding an open house at Seahaven on 25 November for anyone who has a connection with Sea Scouts to join with us and help celebrate. It will feature Sea Scouting memorabilia over the century so please hunt out those old badges, photographs and uniforms, and contact Jeff Erickson or John Hooper to arrange how to include your pieces in our display.

Tall Ships Adventure in 2013

Applications are now being accepted for a scholarship to help pay for real adventure

on sail training ship Young Endeavour: www.youngendeavour.gov.au/site

• Applicants need to be:

• Seeking fun and adventure

• Aged 16-23 years

• Reasonably fit

• Currently registered as a Venturer Scout, Rover or young Leader

• Prepared to push themselves physically and emotionally

• Willing and able to talk to others about their adventure on their return

• Able to fund the balance of the voyage and incidental costs including transport to and from ports of embarkation and disembarkation.

Applications in writing to the Branch Commissioner Sea Scouts at bc.seascouts@sa.scouts.com.au are required by 31 October. Applications to detail Scouting experience, suitability and what the applicant would like to gain from the experience. Applicants do NOT need to be Sea Scouts and sailing experience is not required, although an interest in sailing and some knowledge may be an advantage.

Future events

Sail training day – West lakes 16 September

This is an ideal opportunity to welcome spring and get some sunshine. It is also a chance to refresh sailing skills and to get your boats certified before they run out at the end of september.

Goolwa to Clayton Classic 17/18 November weekend

make a weekend of it and stay at the Goolwa Scout Hall right on the water front. The last chance for the year to go sailing.

Phil Radoslovich Branch Commissioner Sea Scouts

The calendar outlines major Branch activities for the year. A full Branch calendar, including training, can be accessed via

www.myscout.sa.scouts.com.au/calendar

Date Activity Scout Section / participants Contact / Information

17-22 September Adelaide Gang Show Audience: All Families, Public www.adelaidegangshow.com

28 Sep – 1 Oct Jamboree Shakedown Camp Scout bc.scouts@sa.scouts.com.au

28 Sep – 1 Oct Sandblast Venturer, Rover www.sandblast.net.au

13-14 October Hoporee Joey, Parent bc.joeyscouts@sa.scouts.com.au

13-14 October Rover Bushwalk Rover www.sarovers.com.au

20-21 October JOTA-JOTI All Sections bc.radioactivities@sa.scouts.com.au

27 October 2012 Academy Awards Rover www.bloorovers.com.au

27 October Queen’s Scout Dinner Venturer recipient & family www.venturers.sa.scouts.com.au

28 October SA Annual Awards Venturer, Rover, Leader carol.synnett@sahq.scouts.com.au

17 November Goolwa to Clayton Classic Sea Scout, Scout, Venturer www.seascouts.sa.scouts.com.au

25 November Sea Scout 100th Anniversary Sea Scout seahaven@sa.scouts.com.au

25 November Venturer unit Management Venturer www.venturers.sa.scouts.com.au

7-9 December Supersplash Venturer bc.venturers@sa.scouts.com.au

2-12 Jan 2013 Australian Jamboree Qld Scout www.jamboree.sa.scouts.com.au

The 2013 Branch Calendar has recently been released and is available for viewing on myScout - www.myscout.sa.scouts.com.au

Sea Scout Briefing

Branch Calendar 2012

Scout Night at the Ball Park!Saturday night, Nov. 3

Coopers StadiumWoods St, Norwood

Scouts and siblings free, Adults half price ($7)For bookings and ticket info visit sa.scouts.com.au/baseball

One lucky Scout will throw the first pitch!!Go with your family or Go with your Group!

page 32 | september 12 | sa scoutRepresenting the youth and young adults of Scouts in South Australia.

facebook.com/ScoutsSABYC www.byc.sa.scouts.com.au

@SAScoutsBYCbyc@sa.scouts.com.au

BYC involves youth and young adults in decisions that affect the future of the Scouting in SA Branch. It’s also about getting to hang out with like-minded people and get some-thing out of it yourself!

The BYC identifies areas where improvements could be made (or is referred topics by members of Scouting) and researches, discusses and makes recommendations to the relevant people on what the youth of SA Branch want!

We are keen to recruit people who want to give back to Scouting and have their say to apply to join! The wider the range of ages, backgrounds and districts involved, the better we can represent all members of SA Branch as a council.

Whether you are interested in joining, have something you would like BYC to discuss, or just want to know more about something we would love to hear from you.

Nick BanksBranch Commissioner (Branch Youth Council)bc.byc@sa.scouts.com.aubc.byc@sa.scouts.com.au

Branch Youth Council