Our Scout meeting on Monday, March 17th shall be a special occasion to mark the awarding of the Adventurer (green) Cord and Scout Medallion to Sam Randle and Ben Grant.
See Event for details.
Category: Scout News
Billy Cart Building – A Patrol Activity
Billy Cart Building – A Patrol Activity 18/01/2014
by Michael Davis
Participating scouts Michael Davis, Gene McLay, Kenneth Wong and Thomas Bramich
Gene, Kenneth and Thomas met at my place (Michael) and we made plans to build a billy cart for the Kensington billy cart race on Australia Day down Macaulay Road.
We organized the wood, paint and things we had and then scavenged some wood left for hard rubbish across the park from my house. My dad took us to Bunnings to get wheels and rope and big bolts.
We built the billy cart to specifications on the race form then painted it.
Kenneth and I tested it out on the hills at Holland Park the next day after the paint had dried.
I drove the billy cart on the day and unfortunately placed third out of four but we had fun.
Powelltown Rail Trail – Adventurer Hike
Report by Ben Grant on the Adventurer Hike from 15 – 17th November 2013. Scouts participating were: Ben Grant, Sam Randle, Jack Walter, Jack Clausen, Quinn Higgs, Martin Burke, Leonardo Morandini.
“I arrived at the scout hall on Friday night and we packed our bags, got
into the cars, and drove to Powelltown. After a while, we found a spot
to camp, and set up our tents. It was then that we realized that the hike
was going to be full of leeches. In the morning, we had some porridge
and packed everything into our backpacks. Using our maps, the 7 of us
hiked 17 km through the bush on a path. Near the end, there was a very
steep hill that took us a long time to climb. That was the most difficult
part of the hike. After many snack breaks, we arrived at Starlings Gap,
where we set up our tents for the second night. Everyone was very tired
so we did nothing for a while. For dinner, we had Couscous surprise,
then everyone went to bed.
The next morning, we had breakfast, then set off for the remaining 13
km. Halfway through, I stepped on a snake, it was a scary experience,
but luckily it didn’t bite me. We made good progress that day and after
a couple of snack breaks, we reached the end — one hour early. It was
a great hike to go on and it was the last thing some of us needed to get
our Scout Medallions.”
Ben Grant
Scouts at Gilweroo 2013
We had two patrols attending Gilweroo 2013 at Bay Park, Mount Martha. Many exciting, fun, new and dirty activities were tried and enjoyed by the twelve scouts that attended.
