5th Mildura Scout Group

5th Mildura Scouts and Leaders can purchase their Rover Kamp tickets here.

 

Ambulance visit not happening tonight unless someone has organised it and not let me know. Wide games tonight. Start and end at the hall.

No Scouts this Wednesday night. Instead, we are meeting on Thursday night at the Irymple Scout Hall, Sunbeam Ave, Irymple. 7-9pm.

Hello all, This Wednesday night (26th July) at 7pm we are having Parent Meeting at the Hall in the room at the back. All parents are welcome. At the moment a small band of 3 or 4 parents are running the group. This is not enough. We have meetings every other month. Please come along Support your child by helping run our Scout Group. Thanks Alanie Sleep Treasurer 5th Mildura Scout Group

The District Hike is only ONE WEEK away, we need to get those not on CareMonkey signed up and their profiles completed. Friday 28th July at 7:00pm (on Yelta Rd, 29km past Meridian Road) to Sunday 30th June at 1pm (Deadman's Track, 15km down Yelta Road). We shall meet at our hall at 6pm and head out together in cars.  Scouts will be self-catering so need to plan their menu and bring all required food. Water will be available to fill up drink bottles. Cooking equipment and tents can be shared with friends .Bring warm sleeping gear as it will be VERY cold. Bring an extra blanket! For more information call John on 0477175911 or check out our Facebook group for the ongoing discussion about everything 5th Mildura. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5thmildura/   New Scouts and Scout with less than 12 months experience: Hike with a day pack. (Clothes, lunch, snacks and water). Cooking equipment, bedding, food, and tent does not need to be carried. Older and more experienc

Scouts Tonight (31 May 2017). Walk from Kings Billabong to Nichols Point Scout Hall via the Nichols Point Cemetery. (Last part of the 'Their Service / Our Heritage' badge) Start at the first bridge at Kings Billabong (from the entrance at the end of Irymple Avenue). Walk finishes at the Nichols Point Scout Hall. We will be investing Ella & Brianna at 8:45pm at Nichols Point Scout Hall.

We are borrowing the 5th Mildura billie carts and taking them down to Nowingi Place for rides along the paths. Please bring your own scooter, skateboard, green machine, billie cart, roller blades, roller skates, etc. (No bikes). Everyone MUST wear a helmet while riding ANYTHING. Bring your own water bottle and insect repellant. We will provide sausage and bread. Might even be an ice cream on offer.

SCOUTHIKE 2017, Tallarook State Forrest (Same weekend as our local Sunraysia District Scout Hike) Click to book! Sunraysia District Scouts have the opportunity to travel down to Tallarook State Forest to participate in the Victorian ScoutHike, along with 800+ other scouts from around the state. (The local district hike will be held on the same weekend, so Scouts need to choose one or the other.)  The cost to attend the Victorian Scout Hike is $100 (Transport and registration) plus individual's are required to provide their own food for the weekend. (Food can be sorted out closer to the departure date in activity patrols if agreed, this would be approximately $20). This is a fantastic opportunity for our Scouts to travel to a state event. Numbers are capped at the first 20 Scouts to pay in full through TryBooking. If we do have more interest, we may be able to get an extra van / car and parent helpers to take more scouts. We are aiming to take 3 x patrols of 6

Fishing tonight at Lock 11. BYO gear if you have any, otherwise we will share. Bring a torch and insect repellent. Parents welcome.

Start on Gibbs Street (between Ranfurly Way and the railway line) at 7pm. See image. Finish at McDonalds for a 60 cent cone. Pick up at McDonalds (Deakin Ave). Please bring a drink bottle and wear shoes suitable for walking.

Scouts is at Waves tonight from 7-9pm. Everyone must be out of the water by 8:45pm. The Troop fund will cover the cost of Scouts. Bring a full set of clothes if you require to do survival skills fully dressed. This is only if you are up to this level, a proficient swimmer and confident in your abilities.

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New members wishing to attend Scouts must complete the new Y4 form. Download from here. Y4 Visitor Details Form Jul16 New online membership procedure. Online Application Procedure - Download Link. The old Y1 form has been superseded.

Location of Activity: Buxton's Bend, Nangiloc / Colignan Dates of Activity: Friday 24/2/17 to Sunday 28/2/17 Cost: $0.00 (self-cater) Must have a pre-made, non-cooking lunch for Saturday. Transport Arrangements: Depart: Scout Hall, 6:30pm Friday. Car Pooling Return: Pickup from Buxton's Bend at 1:30pm Sunday See Google Map below. Scouts need only scarf to travel to and from activity. There will be swimming. Leader in Charge of Activity: Steven Munro, Sunraysia District Scout Leader / Alcheringa Scout Leader Emergency Contact During Activity: John Loughhead 0477175911 Personal Gear Memory Jog (not exhaustive) hat, wide brimmed (take a spare also). No hat = no activity water shoes or old sneakers sunscreen rashie or T-shirt for water towels mess kit / camp stove toiletries dry clothes dry shoes (this often is forgotten) life jacket if you prefer to use your own. We will take our 5th Mildura life jackets. warm clothes for evenings All gear must be

Tonight Full Uniform Drop off 7pm Pick up 9pm

We welcome one of our former 5th Mildura Scouts, now and Rover and Leader, Catherine Jayne Dyke back home as a new Assistant Scout Leader at 5th Mildura Scouts. Catherine will attend fortnightly, balancing her Scout volunteering with her work commitments. We are very luck to have Catherine on board!

Happy New Year 5th Mildura Scouts and Families!! Here starts the 2017 year of Scouting at 5th Mildura. This Wednesday night from 7pm to 8pm, we are having Troop Council at our hall. PL's and APL's only. The following Wednesday night we are having scouts at the Red Cliffs RSL (Jamieson Avenue, Red Cliffs). The RSL has arranged a guest speaker, and they will be cooking us hot dogs in bread!! Full uniform. Drop off and pick up from the RSL Hall.