Encompass Issue 46 - October 2012 - Kawana Scouts

Branch Commissioner Scouts
Steve Marshall (Wolf)
bc.scouts@qldhq.scouts.com.au
AJ2013
The Jamboree is now less than 90 days away and coming fast. Right
about now it would be nice if each of those days were 48 hours long
but I guess we’ll all have to work with the standard 24 hour issue.
Jamboree Troops have all been formulated with Jamboree Troop
Leaders (JTLs) and Assistant Jamboree Troop Leaders (AJTLs) appointed.
On the weekend of the 8-9 th of September most of the JTLs
came together at BP Park for a training week. This was a very intensive
weekend for the new JTLs and I’m sure there’s more than one
or two that have le with their heads spinning. You may find the
odd one sll stuck on a round about on the way home.
states and countries aending. The team leaders for your role will
be contacng you as soon as the scheduling is finalised by the JEC.
Coming up on the 13-14 th October is our next big milestone which is
the packing all of the Troop Pallecons and containers in preparaon
for shipment to Maryborough. This will be at the Q Store at BP Park
and we need help from as many people as we can to accomplish
this task. All the acon will begin at 8:30 am on Saturday and keep
going unl it is done.
Queensland Scout Centre Re-opening
On Saturday the 13 th the Queensland Scout Centre will be the focus
of a rally to re-open the centre aer it was rebuilt from the flood
damage sustained last year. There will be a range of acvies available
for youth members from all secons. Scouts will be having a
damper cooking compeon as well as offering the opportunity to
make a damper twist. The rally will be commencing from 10am and
will run through to 3pm. I look forward to seeing lots of green
there. Refer to the details in this Encompass.
We were lucky enough to have Pieter van der Kamp (Chief Director)
drop in and update us on all the latest preparaons for the Jamboree
as well as have Lachlan Whia and Sco Orchard, who have
been working in the acvies directorate, give us a run down on the
acvies and the program schedule. One of the acvies on the
weekend was to throw a standard Troop issue of equipment at the
group and have them put up a complete Troop site. For a while it
was a bit like “How many electricians does it take to change a light
bulb?”. It was heartening to see it all go up in about an hour although
it does mean that by 1pm on the 1 st of January I will need to
find something for you all to do.
By now I would expect that most Scouts and AJTLs have been contacted
by their JTL to introduce themselves and begin the Troops
preparaons for the upcoming event. In the mean me it is vital
that Scouts within your Troop are compleng their badge work and
nights under canvas. Hopefully they are very close to this now and
the Scout Supply Centre is running low on Pioneer Badges.
For those Leaders that aren’t in a Troop Leader role can I ask that
you be paent in waing to be nofied of your role at the Jamboree?
It is a lot of work to schedule all of the Leaders from all of the
“ You can only get discipline in the mass by discipline in the individual.”
- Sir Robert Baden-Powell
URGENTLY NEEDED
Home Hospitality is URGENTLY NEEDED.
From 27 th December – AJ2013
for 4 Japanese Scouts and their Leader.
These Scouts are from the Earthquake
devastated region of Northern Japan.
Please contact Sandra Hemming
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ba.internaonalhost@qldhq.scouts.com.au
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