Edition 11, Maryborough - Saturday Jan 12, 2013

THEY told us we would Live It!, Dream It! But now the awesome time we have come to know and love here at AJ2013 is winding up as everyone drops their Troop site and prepares for the Jamborificness that will be the closing ceremony. We have all had a fantastic time, flying down the giant slide and the flying fox, getting muddy at Challenge It!, swapping badges and making life long friends. We have all learnt loads, about Scouts and, more importantly, about ourselves, as we overcame challenges and pushed ourselves further to Dream It! Live It! Soon we will all be making our way home in cars, buses and planes, heading back to our normal lives and our families. But the brilliant times we have had will still be with us as we keep in touch with new friends and relive our favourite moments. Even though we have learnt things at Jamboree, these things will still be relevant back home – and not just in Scouts! Things like looking out for your mates, cleaning up after yourself and being independent - just imagine the looks on your parents’ faces when you do your own washing! We’re leaving now, but the lessons that we have learned and the friendships we have made will stay with us forever. AJ2013 has truly challenged us to live our dreams - don’t forget to Dream It! Live It! Ash Marks

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MEME THISCaptain Sparrow: “Who trolled my sword” by Tommy Hogan, O49.Weightlifter: “Don’t pack the trolley, they said. We won’t need it, they said” by Nicko-las Speed, H56.Zombie: “Reece was just so....so....brains!” by Myles Elston, B35.Yoda: “Dream it, live it, you must” by Harry Jones, H05Fangs: “Could I have blood on my hotdog?” by Alexander MorganEyes Closed: “I can do ‘Live It’ tomorrow” by Laurence Spencer, H18.Reading News: No winner today. Not enough imagination.Messy face: ‘Which way to the carwash” by Jeremy Coad, D59.Mask: Aaron Dory, B29Pink Glasses: No winner at time of printing. See souvenir wrap online.Congratulations to the winner of the family packs to see the movie Paranorman, the best 3D stop animation film you’ll see this year! Compliments of Universal Pictures International. Draw the Dragon Competition winnerKelan Raff, O28 (who won a ThinkGeek Annoy-a-tron)

Quote of the dayAcca Dacca is playing...Is it a full moon?

The Jamboree has ended and it is time to go home. Farewell and safe travelling home.

Chloe Porter, O37Thomas Molloy, B48Charmaine Beggs, B59Phoebe Porter, B29Nelson Kelly, B21Matthew WilsonKim Malcolm, B41Rodney Cooper, 9214Mark Sheppard, 9104Noel Howlett, 9104Alicia Docking, B46James Lilburne, B44Esther Gray, B37Joshua Keene, B38Carol Kemp, 8801Kate McGlone, H54Stuart Pesudovs, D24Christian Hayes, 9203Russell Jensen, B13Ross Pickard, I07Matthew Mason, D25Lachlan Dunbar-Roberts, O12

Tristan Koch, D55Jason Emde, D48Patrick Thomas, O41Oscar Luff, B22Matt Rafferty, O44Rory Duff, O09Ryan Gunn, B33Emilyann Rynan, D64Alex Carter, B58David Wriedt, H22Jo Roberts, O16Hemi Rigby-Curtis, B22Lachlan Page, H13Jake Simington, H33Samuel Mourkos, H57Jack McWilliam, D35Evan Hazell Pickering, D53Elliot Abraham, O55Lachlan Scott, B52Hannah Goodman, B52Adrian Williams, H07

The Closing Ceremony is on at the Ergon Energy Arena. There is a live band from 5.30 to 6.30pm.Pre closing entertainment from 7.00 to 7.20pm of the Phoenix Fire tribe.Scouts are to start assembling at 6.30pm for a 7pm start, but can start coming earlier for the pre closing entertainment.

Don’t forget to wear a sun safe hat, polo shirt and appropriate enclosed footwear.

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Mayor’s Thank You - AJ2013ON behalf of Council and the Fraser Coast Community, I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the 2013 Australian Scout Jamboree. The Jamboree was the first large scale youth event that we have

hosted here on the Fraser Coast, and the site of the Maryborough Showgrounds transformed into a

Chief’s last wordAS we come to the close of the AJ2013 I believe we have lived up to our theme of Dream it, Live it. As I have moved around the camping grounds, the mall and the activities off site I have met so many Scouts, Leaders and volunteers that have shown me how you have all been living by your Scout Promise and Law. As you pack up over the next few days and on your return home remember those who have

virtual ‘Scout city’ truly had to be seen to be believed. In addition, it was a real privilege to see so many Scouts, Scout Leaders and volunteers, enjoying all the Fraser Coast has to offer, from the brilliant blue water of Hervey Bay to the beautiful, heritage streetscapes of Maryborough. While our region is no doubt reaping the benefits of the 2013 Australian Scout Jamboree, the feedback I have received from all parts of the Fraser Coast community has been nothing short of overwhelming. On behalf of the entire region I congratulate all the participants at AJ2013 and extend a warm welcome for you to return. Now you have experienced our little piece of paradise, why not make your next holiday on the Fraser Coast. Simply go to the website below for a list of fantastic Fraser Coast holiday deals available exclusively to Scouts and their families. www.visitfrasercoast.com/deals/scouts/ I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Gerard O’Connell Fraser Coast Mayor

Live It Dream ItOVER the past ten days we have experienced together the 23rd Australian Jamboree, seeing the smiles on the Scouts faces indicates to me they have had a great time. I have spoken to many Scouts and not one has indicated they did not enjoy the Jamboree. I would like to thank all the Scouts for their behaviour on the offsite Activities. We have received many positive

comments from the public, and you have all been great ambassadors to the Scout Movement. To all the Leaders and Volunteers, huge thanks. Many of you have worked double shifts and have not complained. I have received many comments that we are here for the Scouts and seeing them enjoying the Jamboree is what it is all about. Finally I wish you all a safe journey home and will hopefully see you again in the future at either a Scouting Event or somewhere in this great Nation we have.

Enjoy your Scouting Pieter Van Der Kamp (Smokey)\

Chief Director AJ2013

worked so hard to make this Jamboree so successful and assisted you all participate in such a great event. I am proud to be the Camp Chief and can say wholeheartedly that you have enhanced the profile of Scouting in Maryborough and in Queensland as well as in your home state or country by such great behaviour.

I wish you all a safe journey home and hope that you all have very happy memories and new friendships from AJ2013. Maybe our paths will cross again in the future so please reintroduce yourselves to me if that happens. Good Scouting and have fun sharing you experiences and memories on your return home.

BRAVO!Kirsty Brown OAM

Camp Chief

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IF the Mayans have taught us anything, it’s that if you don’t finish something, it’s not the end of the world.

The Inventor of the barcode system, Norman Woodland died during the week. Norman was aged 91. He learn’t morse code whilst he was in Scouts and used the basis of this to create the code for barcodes, of which he first tried out on a beach. Without Scouts, we may not have the barcode system we have today on almost every item in the world!

Overheard after a long shift on Activities, “Someone did all this for me when I was a Scout, so now I’m doing this for these Scouts”. That’s the spirit paying it forward.

Lost Property galore. There are keys, wallets, glasses and lots of other stuff. Can you check to see if any of it is yours. Check outside Support Services at Q building.

Sam Maddock of Troop O42 has lost/had taken, a plastic bag full of badges in the Heritage Centre. It would make this Scout very happy to have it returned.

A SURPRISE reunion has happened here at AJ2013. UK Leader Richard Spearing from Hampshire Scout Heritage is working at our Heritage base. In walked Phil Bull WA Leader. “Weren’t you my Scout Leader at 1st City Beach Scouts back in 1980?” Phil asked. “Yes” was the reply. Richard had been out to Australia on a one year teacher exchange and decided to help out with a local Perth Group while he was there. Richard felt very privileged to know a Scout he helped had gone on with his Scouting career and was giving something back. Richard had been here a second time in the last 33 years. In 1990 he was involved in a Gang Show with Peter Blatch. He fondly remembers

teaching Rovers how to Morris dance, who promptly created a funny skit from the moves. Happy reminiscing Leaders!

Liz Maher

Many thanks to the Lord Baden-Powell Society for sponsoring 250 Scouts from around Australia to attend AJ2013. Without this financial aid, these Scouts would not have been able to attend this Jamboree.

ONE writer for JAM Daily has had many names, and this has been pointed out to the Editor many times. It needs to be noted that for the first day, it was an honest mistake, and the spelling was taken from the phone of the Editor – which was clearly messed up. Since then, everyone else in the office has taken turns to write it in their own way. Can you spot how many times it was spelt incorrectly?

DON’T worry if you missed getting a Troop badge made for Jamboree. It’s not too late to get the Scouts to come up with a design and get a quote for a small production run. Lynlie Cross has set up a badge swap table behind the Heritage display and is more than happy to guide you through the process. You can contact her at the base or e-mail lynlie@southernphone.com.au. I’m sure the Scouts would love to have a badge as a memento.

There is a Leader in Troop H26 who has three of his grandkids with him. Nice work Tony.

ALIEN WORD FIND

SpaceUFOUniversePlanetProbeInvadeGreen

EarthlingMarvinMartianLight yearsFutureFunny LookingMars

Space ShipBeamArea fifty onePhone homeRoverGalaxy

Market Day Raffle resultsWinners of the itunes vouchers in the raffle on Market Day.1) Guy Knopha - $2402) Belinda Robinson - $1603) Matt Gengia - $804) Esther Gray, B37 - $405) Thomas, D61 - $206) Adam Schultz, B12 - $207) Ben, D46 - $208) Matthew Breen, D61 - $209) Matt Cengiq - $2010) Samuel Warren, O54 - $2011) Sam Nation, O31 - $2012) Jayden, D21 - $2013) Grace Hacking, O29 - $2014) Sebastian Grub - $2015) Stuart, H29 - $2016) Zac Mara, D53 - $20

Coates – The Hidden HeroesThe name behind more than 140 portable buildings, 62 toilet and shower blocks, 12 generator lights, kilometres of power distribution, 8 generators, 7 forklifts, cherry picker, containers, pumps and an ongoing lift. Albert Shelly as Director of Site Services has worked closely with Gary Miller – Events Manager from Coates. Through their efforts, the smooth running of AJ2013 has been supported. A BRAVO to Coates as one of our sponsors.

Robert Lonergan

Aliens galoreI was the happiest puppet when I discovered the large white space ship down past the arena, Humans are fine but it was good to catch up with likeminded peoples.These strange characters with large smiles, riding round on one wheel vehicles made me feel very welcome. Some made strange objects out of plastic air filled things.Others tossed strange round objects into the air. I think this is a sign of welcome. Then as I ventured into the space ship they seem to be communicating using dishes on sticks.

I think they were sending messages home or energising themselves.A few tips, try not to get too close to them, as their coloured skin seams to wipe off. Also they seem to have trouble walking on their stick like legs.I found they communicate well and I think they must come from a cold planet as they all seem to complain about the heat.

Todd Puppet1st Puppetry.

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30th Asia P a c i f i c Jambor eeWANT to go to an international Jamboree, but worried that the WSJ2015 in Japan might be too much? What about a Jamboree for countries in the Asia Pacific? Here is an excellent opportunity for Scouts and Venturers, between the ages of 12 and 17, to travel overseas to Japan in August 2013 to attend the 30th Asian Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree. The Jamboree will be held at Fukuoka, which is the same location

MEDICAL and nursing staff have identified a mysterious malady affecting Scouts and Leaders about AJ2013. Going by the technical name ‘jamboritis fantastica’ the strange condition was first identified during AJ2007 at Elmore and again during AJ2010 at Cataract Park. Going by the common name “too much of a good thing” symptoms include glazed eyes, a silly grin and a tendency to

lapse into unconsciousness when the victim stops moving long enough. The condition is not serious and seems to get better after a nice sleep. Pictured: a victim (Finn Turpin D47) undergoing intensive treatment at the Jamboree Medical Centre Intensive Rest Unit (consent to publish was obtained from his mum by the leader via phone, and from Finn after his therapy)

JAMBORITIS FANTASTICA

IN spite of over 500 entries to the Lord Baden-Powell Society Jelly Bean competition at the National/International Contingent tent, it was the lucky Adam Gardiner from Troop B40 who took the prize of an entire jelly bean jar, by guessing the correct number of jelly beans – 705. Chief Commissioner of Australia, Reg Williams, presented the excited Adam with his prize – the highly envied jelly bean jar on Thursday 10 January, amidst excited yells from Adam’s Troop members.When asked what Adam would be doing with his prize, Adam said, “I will probably share some and give some to my aunt who helped me guess the correct number.”The jellybean jar was part of a donation by the Lord Baden-Powell Society, which funded 150 young disadvantaged children to attend AJ2013. The Lord Baden-Powell

Society, founded in 1984, has been helping disadvantaged young Australians to experience the joy of Scouting by giving them the opportunity to attend events like Jamborees through private financial support.Adam thought that the Lord Baden-Powell Society was doing a great job helping disadvantaged Australians. He said to the members of the Lord Baden-Powell Society, “Thank you for your generosity. I think it’s great that you donate money for kids that can’t afford to come. I’m very happy that other kids who couldn’t have come otherwise, got to come to and enjoy the Jamboree like me.” To become a member of the Lord Baden-Powell Society or for more information please email lbps@scouts.com.au or contact 02 9413 1177. Natasha Omar

JELLY BEAN COMP

By Crikey the Scouts love it!

MOST Scouts at AJ2013 have grown up with Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter and his daughter Bindi on their televisions. Therefore how could a Scout go to Queensland and not spend a day at Australia Zoo? Fortunately for all, the major offsite activity Love It! is an all day excursion to the Zoo. The highlight for most is the show in the Crocoseum. Scouts provide an impressive sea of green shirts within the audience and Bindi invites Scouts to ‘bust a move’ participating in the preshow d a n c i n g . S c o u t s get the opportunity to meet snakes close up and an impress ive bird display s w o o p s over and through the a u d i e n c e . Without a

where the World Jamboree is going to be held in 2015, with Scouts from everywhere joining in. The Australian contingent will be landing into Osaka, followed by a tour of Nara and the traditional capital city Kyoto, before arriving at the Jamboree site. Wa – a spirit of unity – is the central

theme of APRSJ2013. Important things - the cost will be approximately $2,500 total including airfare, pre-tour and Jamboree costs. The dates of the Jamboree itself are August 1st to August

7th 2013. Registrations will be available soon after AJ2013. Please contact aprjamboree@scoutswa.com.au to register your interest.

doubt it is the Crocodile feeding that is the feature and watching from the stands the show was ‘better than on the TV’. Troops are free to wander the zoo, catch a safari train to Africa, feed the kangaroos, have their photo taken with animals and if they’re lucky pat a koala. Judging by the numbers, another popular activity is souvenir shopping though it is yet to be determined of the attraction is the souvenirs or the air-conditioning. Even with the early start and long hot day it is unanimous that everyone has Loved It!

Lisa Basler and Mary Wallace

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Competition Deadline 5pm Saturday

TIM Carter’s awesome vocals with energetic band Chisel Revived rocked the Ergon Energy Arena on Thursday night, blasting out hits from both Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes. An iconic Aussie Rock band, Cold Chisel were together until 1983, with a break of 12 years in which time their lead singer Jimmy Barnes took up a solo career. In 1995 the band reformed and are still recording and touring now. Our concert started with members of the Gubbi Gubbi Mob performing traditional dances followed by the Rantan Bush Band who had the crowd dancing to songs like Click Go the Shears. Chisel Revived have been together for about four years. Patrick on guitar, Gavin on keyboards, Craig on bass and Rod on drums along with Tim, whose voice is just as strong and powerful as Jimmy Barnes’, tour around Australia constantly playing festivals and pubs. The band played hits like Rising Sun, Khe Sanh, Saturday Night, Choir Girl & Working Class Man. It was a later night than usual but fans were pumped and excited through to the end. Michael Kirkman and Emerson Aldridge from Troop D36 were excited to receive a drum stick each (no, not an ice cream) from drummer Rod; Zane Bailey from B28 said he was “really excited” and that the concert was “really good”, his Troop mates were very supportive and rocked the night with him as Cold Chisel is his favourite band. After the show drummer Rod Cain said, “We just do what we do”, the gig was “awesome, beautiful…it was great seeing the kids singing along to all the words of the songs; incredible. We would love to do this again”. Australian music is gungarific!

Liz Maher

Aussie Rock Revival

Adventurous Activities SchoolALL you active Venturers, Rovers and Leaders who have been hogging the Leader flying fox activities at the Jamboree and dream about abseiling, rock climbing, bushwalking and canoeing…now you can do what you love and take on a career where you can actually get paid for it! Scouts Australia is opening its first National School in Adventurous Activities allowing you and your Scouting friends to get nationally accredited qualifications in Outdoor Recreation - Certificate II, III, or IV in Outdoor Recreation, depending on their current skill and previous history. This also has the potential for future employment in the outdoor industry. This initiative, developed by Reg Williams, Chief Commissioner of Australia, aims to grow adventurous activity guides and instructors nationally and to provide career pathways for Ventures and Rovers, with New South Wales elected to run the first school at Cataract Scout Park in January 2014. This exciting camp will last for two weeks between 13 to 25 January. It will cover activity streams like bushwalking, abseiling, canyoning, canoeing/kayaking with some possible options; or a more concentrated stream involving just one or two activities. This will allow you to not only do what you love but get nationally recognised qualifications for it! This is an exciting time for Scouting, with it leading the way in the outdoors while complying with current industry requirements.  Scouts Australia envisages participation from all states, with members from the Adventurous Activity Teams across Australia assisting in the running of the event. For more details on this School please contact your Branch Activity Leaders responsible for adventurous activities. Natasha Omar

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making the jam

EVERY Jamboree, a number of gifted and creative individuals come together to put together a Jamboree newspaper. There are collectors of Jamboree newspapers - we hope you’ve kept your copies! The JAM Daily will be available digitally after the Jamboree. Every Jamboree is different, although some elements are the same. The Jamboree newspaper always involves hard work, difficult deadlines and a requirement for enthusiasm and a love of Scouting. That’s why we’re indebted to our twenty team members - the Snapper, Scribbler, Phoenix and Cup of Concrete Patrols - for the massive hard work they’ve put in to bring you a daily newspaper. Here are some photographs from ‘behind the scenes’. A giant thanks to the guys from Internet Cafe, for solving problems and making it all work, and a special thank you to D42 and especially Zak, who invited us out for dinner on the Troop lines. Most of all, a thank you to the Scouts - because you’ve made this Jamboree awesomely gungarific!

Making the JAMTakes about 24 hours to pro-duce and feeds approx. 11,5001 cup sanity of Editor1 pinch reality check of Sub Editor3 large doses of guidance of Patrol Leaders5 tablespoons of Scribbler5 tablespoons of Snapper2 tablespoons of Phoenix1 dash of international

flavouring (available from speci-ality Scouting stores)

1. Turn on air-conditioning and computers and make sure that you have access to printers and network2. Provide editors and self with cold drink – can substitute with whatever is available in the media centre3. HAVE FUN4. Attend briefing to discuss

stories for the day5. Proof read copy and send to the printer – this step is vital and if left out the Jam will fail6. Get ‘into it’ and do what you do best – take photos, write stories, talk to scouts, HAVE FUN7. Load photos onto shared drive, write copy8. PROOF READ9. HAVE FUN10. Make the JAM!

Lisa Basler

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Thank You They are only two small words, but I want to say them. Thank. you. Thank you to the front line Leaders with the Scouts. Thank you to the Venturers who are giving up their holidays to volunteer running activities. Thank you to the Rovers that have been here every fortnight building the helix for months. Thank you to the Logistics guys that make sure everything works. Thank you to the cleaning staff, that make sure we don’t get sick. Thank you to the Contingents for making sure the Scouts are well cared for. Thank you to our international friends that have come to remind us of the importance of our worldwide family. Thank

Tent Staff, and the Net Café guys. Thank you to the radio station guys and the newspaper team for entertaining us. Thank you to the performers for coming and showing us what you can do. Thank you to the onsite and the offsite people that have made sure the Leaders are well taken care of. Thank you to the Leaders, Rovers, Venturers and others that have taken unpaid time from work, and paid to come here and sleep in a tent for two weeks while making sure that our Scouts – our future leaders – have the time of their lives to live their dreams. Thank you to the 90.9 radio team, and the newspaper team for the entertainment. Thank you Directorates of all sectors of the Jamboree for the work and hours you have given. Thank you

WE went out to find the youngest and oldest Scout at AJ2013, and ask them how they are enjoying it!Youngest - Matthew K from Troop B36 (Victorian Contingent)Oldest - Joshua D from Troop H01 (New South Wales Contingent)

What does Scouting mean to you? Matthew: Camping, because all we basically do is camp and tie knots!!!Joshua: Camping and friends! What have you learned at AJ2013?Matthew: Interacting with the people around me.Joshua: That I can be away from home so long and have a great time! What is your favourite spot and activity onsite? Why?Matthew: The waterslide, because it’s wet and cold. And fast.Joshua: Smash It! It’s fun to smash the cars.

What was (a) the most exciting, (b) the most boring, and (c) the most disgusting experience at

AJ2013 so far?Matthew:a) The waterslide (but if I did Smash It, that would be it).b) Endure It.c) Crack-up Sisters.Joshua:a) The concert with Jessica Mauboy.b) Having to walk so far.c) The mud in Challenge It. If you could change one thing at AJ2013, what would it be? Matthew: The heat!!!Joshua: That I could be on stage with my music and the microphone. Can you sum up Jamboree in five words?Matthew: Really Awkward Funny Hot Camp!Joshua: Beautiful! Great! Awesome! A Dream!Since the story, there have been two Scouts come to the JAM Daily to claim youngest Scout. Jahlah of O25, who turns 11 on 22nd Feb. The other Scout, Bailey of O34 turns 11 on 7th March. This will be hard to beat!

OLDEST/YOUNGEST

you to the old Leaders who have done this for years, and the young ones who have come for the first time. Thank you to the families of Leaders who have been graceful and kind to let their partners, mothers, fathers, brother and sisters, daughters and sons devote many months of preparation to this Jamboree. Thank you to the Admin team for all they have done. Thank you to the St. John, Queensland Police, and the Fire and Emergency Personnel onsite. Thank you to Maryborough for hosting us and putting up with the challenges that an additional 10,000 people camping outside of town will bring. Thank you to the medical staff, the security guards, the Ergon Energy Main Arena staff, the Quartermasters, the Frat

AMIDST all the noise, dust, heat and rollicking good fun that is AJ2013, there is an oasis.In front of the big top there is a serene lake scattered with

beautiful, pastel waterlilies, water fowl and zooming dragonflies.Quite a contrast with the grinning clown at the end!

Sue Arndt

AHH, THE SERENITY

to everyone else who have not been mentioned here, but are still appreciated just as much. Thank you to Baden-Powell for giving us such a boon, which we share with millions of others around the world. Finally, thank you to the Scouts.

Market Day - ControversyThis is our Market Day story. H50, Zombie Squad, who have been accused of cheating by selling their products during both the morning and afternoon session. To clarify-- Traded as normal in the morning- They bought radio advertising for 100 SpendIts. Also won the radio station prize of 1000 SpendIts.- Did not set up again in the market place in the afternoon, however, due to their radio advertising, many Scouts came to their Troop site. At first they refused to sell, but when the crowd became too big they gave in – selling at heavily reduced prices- Even without their afternoon sales, Troop H50 made 2, 635 SpendIts.

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In Closing……At last my bag is open! Clever Costco discovered my distress and took me to something called ‘works and jerks’. The guy there had a gungarific bolt cutter that he said was mainly used on unco-operative Commissioner’s toes. The padlock snapped off instantly and I now have at least three weeks supply of clean undies. Once my gear was free from captivity, we headed off to ‘Dream It – Endure It! This was by far the most awesome thing in the fully-sick Jamboree program. I can’t wait to get to Venturers. They do such cool stuff. We climbed rope bridges, found our way through mazes, had to put a hike tent up six metres in the air – now I get why our Troop Leaders made us erect our dining shelter in the air at our shakedown camp! There was a mock emergency, with a really nice looking girl Venturer hanging out of her car, with her entire rib cage poking through her shirt. It was gross, even once we discovered it was really a sheep’s rib cage. She had a pump pack which kept spurting blood. I think I’ll get one of them as my Jamboree present for Sinkers. The finale was

a multi-patrol coloured water fight which stopped midstream, then a kind of impromptu Amazing Race challenge, as we all tried to find our way home through the bush, in time for a final Troop dinner. After dinner all 36 Scouts in our Troop received silver aardvark awards and our amazing Leaders were presented with five well-deserved ‘I survived AJ 2013’ fully-embroidered golden badges and $20 vouchers for Psycho Chichen. The bestest, most awesomely cool and gungarific experience of my life ended as a tear-streaked Aria pranced onto the stage at the AJ 2013 closing ceremony. My 10,000 new friends screamed, some Governor-dude stood at a microphone with his lips moving, but all I could hear was Biggsy and Davo chanting for more of the dancing girls chorus. Fireworks! Flags! Strobe lights! Streamers! And then a wicked performance by heavy rockers from Oliver’s Twist. We twisted. We shouted. We let it all outed. And then it was over. But I will Dream It and Live It for the rest of my life. Will Majoxlast, 4th Scout, Galah Patrol, Troop 12P, AJ 2013.

HEY everyone! This year Scouting is becoming cooler and even more awesome and is developing the coolest new digital tools to help you Scout better! To kick things off we have developed this wicked iPhone app called ‘Scouts Oz’. If you haven’t downloaded it yet on your iPod, iPhone or Android phone yet you need to! To make things even better we are holding an awesome competition for downloading the ‘Scouts Oz’ app where we are giving away five iPad minis! All you have to do is download the ‘Scouts Oz’ app, and tell us what you like about it by filling in the entry form in the AJ2013 National/International tent or via www.scouts.com.au/scoutsoz! But that’s not all! We are also developing a cool new intranet called Youth Central for all our young members so you can find out what Scouts are doing in other states, find great games, activities and programs for your Scout Troop, give us feedback and so much more! In addition to that we are making sure our Leaders deliver the best Scouting through Scout Central (www.central.scouts.com.au), the new digital platform aimed to make life easy for Leaders. On it Leaders can find out all the latest news in Scouting within their Branch, use Facebook, find out about the Areas of Personal Growth, the Award Scheme and so much more. What’s even better is that in

February we are going to have an awesome new Program Builder, allowing all our Leaders to not only find but also build hundreds of Activities, Games and complete Programs for their Section, for nights and camps faster and more efficiently. 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 built with other Leaders around Australia. Scout Central will also have a Scout Wiki allowing Leaders around Australia to learn more about and share their Scouting experiences! There will even be an online store packed with exciting resources to help Leaders! In addition we will have shared network for Leaders to share information with each other online called the Scout Cloud. We will also be developing an interactive Record Book App for all Sections to help our Leaders Scout better. Scouts Australia’s Digital Revolution is moving and shaking Scouting! So Be Prepared for new adventure and become part of the Scouting Digital Revolution today.

Natasha Omar

SCOUTING GOES DIGITAL

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AJ2013 would like to thank all of our partners and

the local community for their support of the 23rd

Australian Scout JamboreeDREAM IT! LIVE IT!

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AJ2013 was honoured to welcome a visit from the Most Worshipful Grand Master Adrian Burton of Freemasons Queensland, and Assistant Grand Master Greg Short on Saturday 5 January to witness 8500 young people enjoying the countless exciting

activities available to them. Mr Burton and his team of officers were in Maryborough to attend a Jamboree Masonic meeting of the Baden Powell Lodge Queensland held on Saturday evening in Maryborough Masonic Centre. Mr Burton said he was excited to be

FRIENDS OF SCOUTING

able to attend the jamboree and meet with Chief Commissioner Queensland Branch, Mrs Kirsty Brown OAM, as well as many members of the Jamboree team. He was escorted on site by Deputy Chief Commissioner Qld Branch, Des Allen, who is also Worshipful Master of Baden Powell Lodge Qld. Mr Burton said that Scouting and Freemasons have much in common with regards to Aims and Beliefs. During 2011, Freemasons in Qld contributed in excess of $1million to Grand Masters Flood and Cyclone Recovery Fund. These funds were allocated to community and youth organisations to aide and assist recovery. Scout Queensland’s HQ at Auchenflower was inundated with 3.5 metres of floodwater. The Grand Masters Flood Recovery Fund contributed $75,000 towards rebuilding the centre.

HERITAGEHERITAGE – The Old and the New!What is Heritage? It is our history. At AJ2013 a wealth of heritage was displayed in different forms, local, national and international. The scouts were able to choose one of three trails to follow and answer questions to improve their scouting knowledge. At the Heritage activity base, Richard, on loan from Hampshire Scout Heritage England, commented that the Scouts acted very positively, responsible and polite. Scouts played a game painted on a canvas tarpaulin recreated from an old board game from many years ago. Locally there was a display from around Maryborough and we met a true legend of Scouting in Maryborough, Harry Goodwin, who has clocked up 69 years of service to Scouting. The National display had plenty of old and new, badges, hat pins, scarves, woggles, wristbands, certificates, newspaper clippings, Jamboree memorabilia, items for each section, as well as Agoonoree, Gangshow and Bob a Job or Scout Job Week were of interest. The large Springfield Jamboree woggle crafted from timber. Nationally, World Jamboree Badges, and stories and pictures of our Founders Lord Robert Baden-Powell, BP’s footprint, and the Kiwi Woggle were all on display. Avid badge collector Merrill Overden had her camp blanket adorned with badges old and new.Scouts, Collect It! What is new today, needs to be preserved now to be kept for future Scouts to view in heritage displays in years to come.

Mary WallacePhotos by Jonas Anderson

WE’VE put down our ray guns, put away our guide books and hitchhiked our way across the galaxies to join the 23rd Australian Jamboree. All from Western Australia, 45 brilliant scientists travelled to Maryborough to attend and collate data on the Scouts of Australia for the Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy. But to fully understand the Scout, we had to become the Scout; we surrounded ourselves with their customs, diet, lack of hygiene and familial groups (often called parents) to observe the species. The (mostly harmless) Scouts of Australia arrived at the site

in various group from ‘states’ of Australia, as well as from across large masses of water. We gained access by ‘plane’ and ‘bus’, arriving as the Earth’s sun rose. The Scouts all seem to sleep in bags. They are instructed by their elders, known as ‘Leaders’, who reportedly use torture methods to clean their eating utensils, called ‘Washing Up’. To keep the Scouts occupied, the Leaders send them to various ‘activities’. These range from Splash It! to Do It!, Challenge It! to Make It! - although we are yet to discover what ‘It!’ is! ... The Scouts seem to find joy in

being covered in mud and smelling worse than a Vogon sewerage ship. So, to conclude, it seems Scouts of Australia are mostly harmless, just groups of adolescent Earth youth searching for a joyous adventure and time away from their homes. Our advice to anyone attending future Jamborees – DON’T PANIC! If you are asked for a ‘Hi-Five’, politely decline as Earth germs are way worse than any other in the galaxies. We enjoyed our time in Maryborough. Happy Hitchhiking Scout earthlings.

Emily Lyon, Hitchhiker H42

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GOODBYE!