The Fairlight Fairies patrol of seven scouts had a fantastic weekend camping and hiking between the Superhero activity bases at ScoutHike with about 1000 other scouts from around NSW.
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Eggcellent fun
Which scouts can make it over the egg bridge without any breaking??
Sirius Cup with Cubs, Scouts and Venturers
Our biggest camp in many years with 24 cubs, venturers and scouts who had a great time camping out at Balmoral over the weekend. Everyone also competed in at least one canoe race, with quite a few doing more as well as the run/swim ironman at 0700 this morning.
Canyoning, Caving & Climbing at Deep Pass
Twenty scouts along with leaders and a few parents enjoyed a fantastic weekend away hiking into Deep Pass to enjoy caving, canyoning, climbing and camping out on the Saturday night. Check out the video for some highlights.
Snorkelling with rays and sharks at Shelly
An evening snorkel and then at night with torches to look for sea life at Shelly
Kissing mermaids on the South Passage voyage
Four days of sailing around Sydney harbour and Broken Bay in Pittwater was a great experience for the group of scouts and venturers from Fairlight/Manly, Seaforth, Bayview and Keiraville scout groups. The scouts took over the ship on the final day to hoist sail and navigate themselves – a great experience for all.
Read more in the Ship’s Log.
Coastal hike / rock scramble
Scouts and Venturers from Fairlight/Manly and Seaforth enjoyed a scrambling and occasional wading to Balmoral from Chinaman’s Beach. Some good challenges along the way!
EcoDivers Ocean Conservation talk
As part of a month focused on Conservation. Dave and Kylie from EcoDivers gave a fantastic talk on ocean conservation to the Scouts.
News! Fairlight/Manly is starting up a Venturer Troop!
Building a new Venturer Troop is a great chance for Fairlight/Manly Scout Troop to provide the benefits and adventures of Scouting to the older 15-18 year age group.
What are Venturers? Venturers are male and female Scouts between the ages of 14 and 18.
What dio Venturers do? Venturers take the skills and experience they gained n Scouts and apply at much higher level. Venturers are expected to manage the Troop, themselves and the activities that they want to do.
Who can join? As we are starting up a new Troop, we want to lead off with as many young adults with Scouting experience as possible. Anyone between the ages of 14-18 with Scouting background, outward bound experience; bushwalking, kayaking; abseiling; canyoning, is welcome to apply.
When do they meet? The parade night will be Friday, 7:00pm to 9:00pm. First night will be in Feb 2015. Currently we are meeting with the Seaforth Venturers until we get enough numbers to go out on our own.
Who do I contact? Venturer Scout Leader, Leigh Costin, lcostin@bigpond.com