Be Prepared … for a new direction

Be Prepared … for a new direction

Tasmanian views, news and events

May 2011

Issue 4

Webpage: www.tas.scouts.com.au

Expressions of Interest:

DC Kingborough DC Mersey

DC Wellington

DC Launceston & Tamar

Motton Preston at Anzac Day Service

8 Queen Scout Awards to be presented at

Government House See page 7

Years of Service Awards – April 2011

5 Years

Kathryn Brown Tamar

Gwen Grosvenor Exeter

Steven Jones Riverside Brian Hatfield Taroona

Bernadette Dobson City of Devon-

port

10 Years

Ian Wilson Lenah Valley

25 Years

Greg Boon Tamar

Jan Tuxworth Mersey District

30 Years

Robbie McKay Tasmanian Branch

35 Years

Lyn Young Westbury Group

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2011 Top CD's See page 9

Lenah Hop See page 3

Gilwell Reunion

Closes 19th May

Rover Reunion See page 11

New Project

Commissioner

Heritage See page 11

Note from the Chief Tasmanian Branch Newsletter—May 2011

Anzac Day was a great occasion around the State and by their participation,

Scouts played a major role in emphasising the importance of the Anzac Day tra-dition to our community. The weather was kind which made things easier for

everyone but it was great to see our youngest members through to our Rovers

parading and standing at attention in their uniforms. I am sure their Leaders and their parents

were very proud of them.

With the end of the Scout Financial Year on 31st March, April is Annual Meeting Month for Groups and properties around the State. Please pass on my thanks to all the 500 plus office

bearers (Parents and long term supporters) around the State who make it possible for our or-

ganisation to prosper. Group Leaders and Leaders in Charge are reminded that written

Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements are needed at BHQ as soon as is possible. Not every group has remembered to do this in recent years but Audited Financial

Statements are a requirement in TOPS. Please talk to Jeannette at BHQ (6229 9385) if you are

experiencing any difficulties in meeting this requirement. While a few groups are still finalising their AGM’s, May is time for District Annual Meetings. I will attend as many of these as possible

and look forward to meeting Leaders and thanking them personally for the work they have

done over the last year.

Leaders are reminded of the importance of the new Friend Finders Badge as a means of re-

cruiting new youth members. If a youth member has brought a friend along and they become invested, Leaders need to request a badge when the new member is registered at BHQ. A

badge will be sent directly to the group

The importance of PLA’s in the training of new Leaders was discussed at last weekend’s Com-

missioner Conference. We need experienced Leaders to volunteer to help new Leaders. Appro-

priate training is available to help PLA’s to maximise their effectiveness. Please talk to your District Commissioner if you are interested in being involved as a PLA.

This month we have had visits to The Lea by Andrew Wilkie (MHR) and Senator Catryna Bilyk who was a parent at Blackmans Bay Group. It is great that they have made the time in

their busy schedules to find out more about the wonderful work our Leaders do to develop the

young Leaders of the future.

North West Bay Group is on a roll at the moment and has followed their considerable success

at the Regatta with first place at Mariners Trophy. Congratulations to the Esperance Crew on their win and their Coxswain Nikki Davidson who shared the Top Coxswain Award with Chris

Gifford in the Namatjira (Kingston). Congratulations also to the Crew of the KID (Tamar)who

won the Novice Section. It was a great weekend, well organised and blessed with wonderful weather. This was possibly the last major Scout event at the much loved Camp Boomerang

which will be closed after Easter and used as the site of a new school.

We are still in need of a volunteer Leader to convene our Branch Youth Council for 2011.

This is an important role because it gives a voice to our Scouts, Venturers and Rovers and al-

lows them to actively participate in future directions for Scouting. Anyone who would like to know more about this role should contact me directly. DC Kingborough, Linda Groombridge

has recently resigned because of work commitments and Graham Blight has agreed to fill

in as Acting DC. Anyone interested in becoming DC Kingborough should contact me. We

are also still looking for suitable candidates for the positions of DC Wellington and DC Launceston/Tamar.

Mike Patten

Chief Commissioner

0439 919 234

[email protected]

Tasmanian Branch Newsletter—May 2011

Adventurous Activities

Joey Report I would like to start my report this month by saying thank you to the Joey Scout

Leaders from the North West Region who attended the Lenah Hop Program meeting at the Forth Pub. It was great meeting up with everyone and to know

that preparation for the Lenah Hop is well under way.

Lenah Hop – 2011 -13th –15th May. By the time of reading this report all Leaders wishing

to attend this event should have lodged their Registration, Consent & Health Forms with Sue

Cooper. I attended a recent program meeting and it is shaping up to be a great weekend full of fun and great activities.

State Event - 6th August to be held at Campbell Town District High - theme “Birthday Bash” – to help celebrate Joey Scouts 21st birthday. I am looking forward to hearing what each Region

has planned for the event at the Lenah Hop. It would be great if someone could come up

with a design for our badge, not forgetting the badge must be designed in the shape of Tasmania.

Mob Hoppenings – A reminder that we are planning to have Edition 3 of the Mob Hoppenings out by the end of May. Joey Mobs should have been out and about in recent times, so how

about sending in photos and reports to Caroline ([email protected]) or Jennifer.

This is a great resource for all Tasmanian Leaders but for it to continue we need your input, so please send in your program ideas now.

Training: Basic Sectional Techniques 22nd May.

Wendy Granger,

Branch Commissioner Joey Scouts

Basic Abseiling Course Sat 30 April - Sun 1 May - Cancelled

Unfortunately due to numbers (only 2 at closing date) this course was cancelled. The next course is scheduled in November in the North and South depending on

numbers. Please put your application in on time to give the best possible chance

these courses will run.

First Aid Course Fri 3 / Sat 4 June – North - Trevallyn Scout Hall (Tailrace centre)

A reminder, there will be a Workplace Level 2 First Aid Course held in the North on Friday 3rd June (7.30pm-1000 pm) and Saturday 4th June (0830-1600). An annual CPR update/

assessment will take place on the Friday night to renew your certification. An Instructor from St

Johns Ambulance will be taking the course. Applications close 13th May. PLEASE NOTE A

CHANGE IN VENUE for this course as it has been in the South in the past.

Advanced Bushwalking Fri 22 – Sun 24 July – Cradle Mountain The Advanced Bushwalking Course will be held at BP Lodge Cradle Mountain. It is proposed to

meet at Ronny Creek Car Park at 8pm ready for the walk up to BP Lodge. Cost will be $100.

Applications close 3rd July. Applicants may need to arrange time off from work to travel to Cra-

dle Mt to be there on time.

National Adventurous Activities Co-Coordinators Meeting The next National meeting of all the state Adventurers Activities Co-Ordinators will be held at

Darwin on Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th May 2011. Last’s years meeting was held in Hobart.

Please check the Branch Calendar or Training Section for future courses and closing dates.

David Chalk

Branch Commissioner – Adventurous Activities

Tasmanian Branch Newsletter— May 2011

Training Report Gilwell Reunion

The Gilwell Reunion will be held at the Lea on Saturday the 28th of May. All Leaders who have completed their Woodbadge are invited to attend, so

please let’s make this reunion the best yet! The details were in last month’s

newsletter.

Basic Sectional Techniques

Just a reminder that this course is running on May 21st 22nd at The Lea. Your application should

be with BHQ and your E-learning modules MUST be completed before you attend the course.

Woodbadge Training

Do you have a Woodbadge, if not; why not attend the training scheduled for August and Octo-ber?

Last year we had to cancel the Woodbadge course due to low numbers. This year we have re-

vamped the course and added a lot of new material due to the introduction of E Learning. The

course will have a much larger practical content. Overview: There are two weekends of training, a 10 hour project and a formal assessment.

On satisfactory completion of the above, trainees receive the Gilwell scarf, beads and a Certifi-

cate IV in Business. Trainees will also receive a Certificate IV in Leadership if they have a cur-rent workplace level 2 First Aid certificate.

Applicants need to have a current Certificate of Adult Leadership and 12 months experience.

Upcoming Training

LoA=Leader of Adults=all Commissioners, District Leaders, Group Leaders

Training bookings

Applications for training must be received at BHQ using the TOP 7 (Training application) by the

closing date as shown on the training calendar.

If you have registered for training you will receive a course letter from our administrator at least a week prior to the course. If you do not receive a letter, please ring or e-mail the ad-

ministration officer.

Training enquiries to: Training Administration Officer, Mrs Marion Blight

6229 9385 [email protected]

Mike Wilson

Branch Commissioner Adult Training & Development

Course Date Closing Location

Basic Sectional Techniques (all sections) Youth helpers course

21st – 22nd May The Lea

Gilwell reunion 28th May The Lea

Training team meeting 29th May The Lea

First Aid + Update 3rd – 4th June 13th May Launceston

Training & Assessing Course 18th – 19th June 27th May The Lea


Cub Report Come and Try Cubbing – 95 Years Cub Scouts

Your DCSL, if they haven’t already contacted you about participating in this event in your region, will be contacting you shortly. The event is open to Cubs, Joey and

the general public and will run on a base rotation. Please have a think about what

sort of exciting Scouting base your group will be able to offer at the event. It

promises to be an exciting day and a very easy way for us to gain maximum exposure in the community whilst still offering our members fantastic Cub activities.

Quality Cubbing Award

These awards are now available via your DCSL at a cost of $2.00 using the awards application

sheet. This year’s badge is a red embroidered badge with yellow trim. (Not a pin on version!)

Please don’t send these applications to BHQ.

Palaver The Palaver will be held at Howrah Scout Hall on the 14th May, please apply ASAP with the de-

tails from the March Newsletter.

Cuboree

The closing date is rapidly approaching! Remember to have all money and registrations to the

secretary by 17th June – Late registrations will not be accepted. Keep your medical forms for your own reference and deliver a photocopy to HQ upon arrival, do not worry about sending

them with the registrations.

I hope that everyone is going along well at almost halfway through the year. Please let me

know any interesting events that your group is up to, you never know I might be able to get

along for a visit.

Danny Munting JP

Branch Commissioner Cub Scouts

The Taroona Cub

Pack has started the June Flood

“Do Your Best

Award” in recog-

nition of June’s 50 years service

to the Taroona

Group.

June is with the

2010 winners.


Turners Beach Cub Scout Leader advised - One of my Cub families are from the UK and had

connections with Cubs over there. They gave me an email contact and all our Cubs swapped

worksheets and information for the World Friendship Badge.

It has lead to a greater understanding of our counterparts on the other side of the World, and

we have had evenings devoted to learning more about England. This year, the other Cub Pack attached to the same District made contact, as they were doing their Communications Badge,

and we have continued our correspondence from there.

The Cub Pack is located in Central England, a place called Wrde (pronounced Word) in High-

worth. Highworth is a one thousand year old town located on top of a hill, and originated due

to a weekly market. They have two Cub Packs of 24 kids and several Leaders, and apparently, a nice big den.

The English Leader wrote: We did the program you sent us tonight and wow it went really well. All the Cubs/Leaders

turned up in summer dress with bush hats or caps as well which set the night off on the right

note.

I read your message at the start of the meeting and they actually listened without talking,

which is almost unheard of. We did all the stuff in the program you sent us with the exception of Dodge Ball, Two Up & Rounding Up The Stock due to time constraints. In the end we fin-

ished at dead on 8pm which was perfect. I'd just like to say thanks on behalf of everyone, it

was great, great fun.

CUB SCOUTS COMMUNICATING WITH ENGLISH PACK

Scouts in Action Week 2011 22 – 28 August 2011

Scouts in Action Week is on again in 2011 following last year’s success. Over 33,000 Scouts & Leaders from

across Australia participated in learning first aid skills. Fake blood, fake wounds and mock emergencies were

all part of the fun and action of Scouts in Action Week – First Aid.

Thanks to St John Ambulance Australia members who helped Scouts learn vital first aid skills that could help

save a life. The Vodafone Foundation Australia’s World of Difference program made all this possible and a

special B.R.A.V.O. must go to them for the fantastic support they provided.

2011 will see Scouts in Action Week focus on disability awareness and all members of the Scouts Australia

community are invited to participate. You might want to help out at an Agoonoree or have a special night

where the entire, Mob, Pack, Troop, Unit or Crew are blindfolded!

Here is a real chance to raise the awareness of our members about those with special needs such as:

Autistic spectrum disorder Intellectual impairment

Learning difficulties Medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy

Mental health problems Mobility impairment

Speech-language impairment Vision or hearing impairment

Special programs and activities for all Sections of Scouting will once again be developed and made available

via a dedicated Scouts in Action website where you will be able to register your Group so you can receive up-

dates and other valuable information that will enhance the experience for you and your members.

There will also be a special badge that members will be able to wear on their uniform.

For more information on disabilities and Scouting, visit the World Bureau site and you can start your

education today.

You can also mark your calendar for Scouts in Action Week this year, 22-28 August 2011.


Venturer Report Friday the 27th of May will see 8 Venturers be presented with their Queen Scout

awards at Government House. Congratulations goes to Hannah Marmion, Aidan Greener, Isaac Smith, Nigel Fish, Ella Watkins, Owen Short, Daniel Riseley and of

course Annabelle Coupe (from 2010).

Unit Management Course: This course is being offered by the Southern Region on the 14th of May. Applications close 9th of May.

Leadership Course: Is on at Carnacoo on the 27-29th of May. Applications close 15th of May.

Donna McDermott

Branch Commissioner Venturers [email protected]

0417 141 348

With less than nine months to go the Venture Organising Committee is now heading to the final

stages of planning for the event.

Applications continue to roll in on the website – we have over 1500 applications and have fi-

nally been able to Venture Committee approve the first batch. This means we can start sending out invoices and receive the 1st instalments of payments – yes this event is really going to hap-

pen!!! Applications will continue through most of this year and in a few months we will be able

to open up our day worker registrations.

All Venturers, Rovers, Leaders and helpers must be registered to participate in Wild Dayz

whether you are attending the entire event or planning to come as a day worker. This is part of our management process, essentially so we know who is on site at any given time. Not only is

this part of our duty of care to all participants at Wild Dayz, but it also helps in our emergency

management plan – we need to know who is onsite at all times in the event that evacuation is necessary.

And of course the showers –work has commenced with painting of the containers under way. A small team has prepared the first two containers and paint is being applied in preparation for

fitting out the showers.

Chris Smith, Venturer Leader, Leven, is the Tasmanian

Contingent Leader. All Venturers and Leaders from Tas-

mania need to attend as part of the Tasmanian Contin-gent. Chris can be contacted on 0419 536 851.

The Wild Dayz website with the registration site is opera-tional and constantly changing. So head to

www.wilddayz.com and have a look.

Dot McCullagh,

Venture Director,

Grants Report Tasmanian Branch Newsletter— May 2011

The last month has seen 4 applications to the TCF Grant and hopefully these will be successful.

Talking about successes I’m very pleased that both Derwent and Glenorchy Groups were awarded $5,000 each for their project applications to My State, the Somerset Group awarded

$2,000 by the Wynyard Waratah Council and WildDayz Venture 2012 received $3,000 from the

Meander Valley Council – congratulations and well done to you all.

There are many more applications in the pipeline, one to Rio Tinto, four to various Councils,

Events Tasmania for WildDayz Venture 2012, and four applications to the Community Support

Levy Grant. I was pleased to hear that the 1st Tamar was given the opportunity to deliver phone books early February in the Newnham/Mowbray area which, for a mornings hard work,

brought in a lot of revenue. This is available to Groups state-wide at different times of the year

(depending on the area) - contact White Pages (Sensis) and offer to take part. The potential of all the applications submitted above, if successful, should amount to many thousands of dollars

which at the moment is $15,000!

After a bit of a lull some more Grants have been announced which I’ve listed below. One Grant that was listed last Saturday 23rd April is the RACT Community Fund Round 6 but unfortunately

closes on 6th May. Details have been sent out via Jeannette and some Groups may be able to

submit in time.

Below are details of some Grants that I received last week. If you want more details or info

on other grants please contact me but be specific in what you need :

1. Telstra’s Kids Fund - max per grant $1,200 and closes on 20th June. Open to Telstra

employees only and are only allowed one submission every 3 years. For more details

contact www.telstrafoundation.com & follow leads. 2. The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation Community Grants max $10,000, closes 1st June.

For more details contact Lee Findlay at [email protected] or ph 02 9259 6532.

3. Grants still available are National Grant (nib foundation, $300,000 over 3 years, closes 30 June), TAS Landcare Awards various amounts closing 4 July worth a look at

www.landcareonline.com.au, Employee Volunteer Grant Program, Matana Foundation for

Young People Grant, Google Grants? Some are ongoing. If you want info on these please let me know. There are many more but take time to sort out as to their suitability to

Scouting.

4. Local Councils Community Grants – George Town (ongoing), Meander Valley Council on-

going, N Midlands ongoing, Launceston City ongoing.

The next Grants info will be published on or about the 12thMay 2011 and I will inform

you of any new Grants or others that I receive through Branch.

John Hughes OAM,

Project Commissioner Grants

P.O. Box 100, PORT SORELL, 7307 ph/fax 6426 9334,

[email protected]

Mt Stuart and 10th Hobart combined Pack meeting.


Gang Show Report Auditions have now been held for the Gang Show and what a great day it was. A

total of thirty four young people from Scouts and Guides came along. Special thanks must go to Georgie Boon, Pam Monk, Jenni Pyefinch, Kelli Dixon and

Louise Patterson for their running of the auditions. The audition was both chal-

lenging and fun with singing, dancing and acting abilities being tested. Well done

also to those who auditioned and we look forward to a great show and seeing the talent there is n Scouting and Guiding. Remember, it is the youth who have put so much effort in to writing

the script.

Rehearsals will commence in June, but there is much to be done behind the scenes before re-

hearsals commence. There are some wonderful people working hard behind the scenes to get

things ready. Below is a list of people, so far, who have put up their hands and are going to be involved with the Hobart Gang Show this year.

Georgie Boon, David Henwood, Lance Cowled, Louise Patterson, Andrew Taylor, Kelli Dixon,

Jenni Pyefinch, David Mayhead, Don Fizpatrick, Mike Wilson, David Stone, Mel Barry, Scott

Jones, Brendan Pilcher, Dick Geeves, Alec & Greta Reavell, Adrian Harwood, Allen Ruthven,

Bronwyn Crean, Eastern Shore Rover Crew, Tracy Harwood, Kathy Barry and Kathy Hall.

This year, for opening night, please note in advance the following;

SPECIAL OFFER REGISTERED JOEYS/CUBS/GUIDES (6 – 11 years) who attend the

opening night performance with their Mob, Pack or Unit will pay $7.00 each but with every 10 tickets sold will get 1 free youth admission plus the registered Mob, Pack or Unit Leaders will be

admitted free. All to wear scout/guide uniform. Parents who attend with the Mob, Pack or Unit

will pay only $10.00 each. This offer will only be available for postal bookings.

I would ask all Mob and Pack leaders in the south to keep this in mind when doing planning for Term 2. Just think, no need to organise an activity for the 25th August (or your normal meet-

ing night for that week), instead come along as a Mob or Pack and watch the 2011 Hobart

Gang Show.

Everyone else … keep watching this space for more information regarding getting tickets for

one of the four Gang Show performances (25th, 26th and 27th August) and more progress on a wonderful Gang Show in 2011. Next month’s newsletter will have the booking form.

Don’t forget if you would like to be involved in Gang Show with any task/job at all, please con-

tact me.

Denice Walter

Project Commissioner Gang Show

E-mail – [email protected] Phone – 6224 1105 (AH)

Mail – 34 Hillborough Road, South Hobart. Tas. 7004

BRANCH NEWS—TOPS CDS

At the recently held Commissioner’s conference on 30th April the District Commissioners were given a copy of the new Tops CD for each Leader in their Districts. They will hand them onto your Group Leader. Please ask your Group Leader for your copy.

Marketing Report Tasmanian Branch Newsletter—May 2011

New Scouting email signature

For all those in Scouting that use email, we'd like to promote a consistent appearance to dis-

play to anyone in the broader community that receives email communication from a Scouting

person.

While it's important that we look as professional as possible, it also advertises our website,

Facebook page and Twitter page updates – encouraging both new recruits and existing Scout-

ing members to keep up-to-date with all our exciting events.

You can download the email signature, found on our website at this page link: “http://

tas.scouts.com.au/content/view/84/77”

You can include your new email signature by using a copy/paste method of the text found in

the .doc file. Often your email signature is found under "Tools > Signatures", but this will differ depending upon what software you use (you might use webmail, which is different again).

You may also need to re-insert the Scouting logo into your new Scouting Signature. Whilst you

are editing your signature, this can often be found under your "Message > Insert > Picture".

If you get stuck ... find a teenager to assist you with this process! Or, feel welcome to contact

[email protected] or [email protected] if you have additional questions.

Have we got a competition for you!

We are running a competition that involves our Facebook page and our corflute signs … and you can win yourselves some ca$h!

You may well know that Scouts Tasmania has a Facebook page up and running? We also have corflute signs delivered to each of the groups ... and we hope you are using them! They are a

great way to show the community that we are out and about.

Now to the competition… it brings Facebook and our new corflute signs together. We have two prizes of $200.00 each, to go to the Tasmanian-based scouting group that uploads the best

photo of themselves onto Facebook with their corflute sign. The winners will be judged for two

categories: (1) the most public space; and (2) the most unusual place.

At least six Scouting members have to be in the photo … having said that, the more the merrier

of course. You must be a fan of our Facebook page and don’t forget to add a caption with the name of your group (e.g. “Fellowship group”), so that we know who you are.

Photos need to be uploaded to the Scouts Tasmania Facebook page, prior to 30th June … so

get out and about, help us spread the word about this competition, and always be prepared for new adventure!

Yours in Scouting, PR & Marketing Committee.


Hello, my name is Susan Gardner and I have recently been appointed the Project Commis-

sioner for Heritage. I am also currently the Cub Scout Leader at 10th Hobart, a position I have held for the last 18 years. Firstly I would like to acknowledge Fran Maddock, the previous PC

for Heritage, who was instrumental in setting up the Tasmanian Scout Heritage Centre in the

early 1990s. She has had many roles in Scouting over the past 50 years and has been able to

bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to her position of PC for Heritage.

I started helping Fran set up the TSHC in 1995 when we were in a pokey little room under the training room. We progressed to a purpose built museum room and storage area in the new

Headquarters building in 1997. The museum has many unique items of memorabilia dating

from the early 1990s.

Fran is still coming every Wednesday to help out and at the moment we are in the process of changing the displays to showcase the history of each section from Joeys through to Rovers

and Leader Training. This year is also the 95th anniversary of Cub Scouts so there will be a spe-

cial emphasis on this.

As usual the Centre is open for visits by arrangement so plan a visit for your group in your pro-

gramming for the coming terms. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Susan Gardner

Project Commissioner Heritage Centre

Saturday 14th May Sunday 15th May Where: Where:

Riverside Hotel for dinner. Trevallyn Scout Hall at the Tailrace 407 West Tamar Hwy, Riverside Park, Riverside for a BYO BBQ. Time: 7.00 PM Time: from 11.00 AM

The NARC Sword, photo albums & other visual displays will be on offer. These reunions, as always, are bound to be great fun, where young and old can share stories of their Rovering successes, failures and laughs! So come join us with a fine meal, fine drinks and finer company, and to celebrate the achievements of our fellow Rovering companions! So bring the kids & bring a story…. RSVP: by 7th May to Sophie Kelly on 0439 355 082 or [email protected]

Rover Reunion 2011 14th & 15th May 2011

Heritage Centre Report

If undelivered return to:

SCOUTS TASMANIA

The Lea Scout Centre

330 Proctors Road

Kingston TAS 7050

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