What’s My Name?

“We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.”

Robert Baden-Powell

This year the Regatta was held at Riverway on the 4th September. While the Scouts and Venturers were in the water (Though I’m sure they were supposed to be in canoes or on rafts) for their races, the Cubs and Joey were competing in their own boat races and other activities on dry land. They then headed out in the canoes on the river in the safe hands of the leaders!

Congratulations to all the winners, some of whom were:

- Joeys boat race - Hermit Park - Joeys ‘Most solid boat’ - Pimlico-Mundingburra - Cubs boat race - Hermit Park - Raft race - Woodlands - Overall Winner - Pimlico-Mundingburra

Regional Regatta

Term 1 2011 Dates and Times JOEY SCOUTS

Mondays 6 - 7.30pm

From 31st January 2011

CUB SCOUTS Wednesdays 7 - 8.30pm

From 2nd February 2011

SCOUTS

Thursdays 7 - 9pm

From 3rd February 2011

VENTURERS Thursdays 7– 9pm

From 3rd February 2011

PimlicoPimlico--Mundingburra Scout GroupMundingburra Scout Group Term 4, 2010

Volume 1, Issue 1

Term 1 2011

Important Dates

Group Council 17/1, 21/2, 21/3 18/4

Group Committee 18/1, 22/2, 22/3 18/4

Founder’s Day Swimming Carnival 20/2

Founder’s Day 22/2

Venturer Unit Man-agement Course 4/3-5/3

Cub Scout Leader-ship Course 20/3

Scout Leadership Course 26/3-27/3

Leader Training 3 2/4-3/4

Good Friday and Easter 22/4 - 25/4

ANZAC Day 25/4

ANZAC Day holiday 26/4

Area Scout Shop

Charles Street Kirwan

Opening times: Saturdays 9-11.30am Thursdays 7 - 8pm

Last day of trade 2010: 4th Dec

Re-opens for trade 2011: 5th Feb

Welcome to the first edition of… well I’m not really sure what to call it yet. Do you have a good name for our new newsletter? Yes? Then send it in and you will go in the running to not only be the brilliant creative mind behind the name of our news letter, but you could also win a fabulous prize!!

What prize you ask? Is it a trip to Disneyland in the Death Star, a quick trip round the Caribbean on the Titanic or dinner and a movie with Lord Baden-Powell himself? Maybe, maybe… you’ll just have to wait and see ;0) More rumours about the prizes will be circulated throughout Term 1.

The competition is open to all members of Pimlico-Mundingburra Scout Group and their families. Entries close on the Ides of March (that’s the 15th) and the winner will be announced in the Term 1 newsletter due out on the 1st of April!

What is… the Group Committee? The Group Executive Committee is a “support” group consisting of parents and friends. The group committee meetings are usually held at the den on the second Tuesday of the month. At the moment there are only 4-5 members actively involved, more would certainly be welcome!

Current Committee:

Chairman: Sue Drew. Group fund-raising & den maintenance

Secretary: Rod Archer. Mail, minutes & administration.

Treasurer: Robert Pleass. Records and reconciles group funds.

G r o u p L e a d e r : Peter “Yogi” Drew. Leader in charge of the group as a whole.

As s i s t a n t G r o up L e a d e r . Maintains membership list and website.

Long term vacancies:

Quartermaster: Keeps track of equipment store, may arrange replacement or repairs.

Publicity Officer: Publicity to draw in new leaders & members.

Newsletter Editor : Regular newsletter.

Den Supervisor : Arrange minor repairs, ensure den cleaning.

Historian: Gathering & secure storage of memorabilia.

Cub Scouts do our best...

Joey Scouts HOP!

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If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving is not the sport for you!

They P-M Joeys found new friends at JOTA, Lower Burdekin Joeys.

Joey Scouts visited the RAAF Museum in August Cubs Regional Camp- Charter Towers

Joeys and Cubs had a sleepover together at the Reef HQ in July

Knock Knock Who's there? Ada! Ada who?

Ada burger for lunch!

“An ounce of practice is worth

more than tonnes of

preaching.”

Mohandas Gandhi

Scouts, be prepared!

granted as merely having happened, when in fact they represent the core of our time in whatever section we currently belong to. From the camps, the hikes, the night time romps and the time spent chilling, all of it culmi-nates in this my (and some others) final few weeks as Venturers and children. So onward I say, and let not the future hold us back from finding our place in life. Miles Whiticker Chairman Jan - Oct 2010 Pimlico-Mundingburra Venturers

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Doctor, Doctor I think I'm an electric eel… That's shocking!

P-M Venturers campsite, Tarmaroo

Venturers making Jaffa cakes to cook on the camp fire

saw from various perspectives. Venturers everywhere are going through a tumultuous time in their lives which is only made the richer by the accompaniment of friends and others as we embark on this, the final stretch of our journey to-wards adulthood. Skimming over the bad times and the sad times yet highlighting the best is not what I aim to do here, but instead let me draw light to the things we may have taken for

When things begin drawing to a close, one cannot help them-selves but look back over their shoulder to see the things they have accomplished. This is especially evident in light of not only the closing of the year, the closing of my term as chair-man but also, the closing of my time as Venturer. From my final memories of being a scout to the ensuing relief I felt when I finally ascended to the peak of almost four separate generations I over-

PM Scouts have been out and about this year, with plenty of outdoor action. Activities included the Australian Jamboree in January, a green level hike through Hidden Valley in July and camping on Maggie Island in August.

Venturer Scouts look wide... For unsuspecting Scouts, the road to Venturers is often long. Full of challenges and fraught with hidden dangers. Five Scouts braved the journey this year, the three below were invested at the Family Camp in July where they received a traditional initiation ceremony!

Group Group Leader Yogi - Peter Drew Ph: 0410441700 E: pdkelso70@iprimus.com.au

Committee Chairman Sue Drew Ph: 47893758 E: sdkelso17@iprimus.com.au

Joey Scouts Roo - Kerrie Landers Ph: 0419780909 Email: kerri@nitrousnet.com.au

Cub Scouts Raksha - Judy Nelson Ph: 0413458015 Email: judy@apars.net.au

Scouts Kiara - Stephanie Hawkins Ph: 0407350228 E: stephhawkins@iinet.net.au

Venturers Koala/Dee - Diana Taylor Ph: 0433089336 Email: dee_one@hotmail.com

Bilyara - Tim Staatz Ph: 0438794753 Email: timstaatz@gmail.com

Section contact details...

A Venturer’s View...

Hidden Valley hike

10 minutes with… Yogi!

A word from the Committee... Pimlico-Mundingburra Den McIntyre Street Mundingburra Qld 4812

Check out these links...

www.pimlicomundingburra.scoutsqld.com.au

www.scoutsqld.com.au

www.scouts.com.au

www.bialgi.com

And on Facebook...

Kennedy Region Scouts, Scouts Australia, Scouts Queensland, Pimlico-Mundingburra Venturers

I was involved with Pimlico 18 years ago, and then Pimlico-Mundingburra as a parent helper, and then Quartermaster when Alex joined Joeys. After I went to the 2004 Jamboree in Adelaide, I took on my present role as Group Leader.

7. If you were in Scouts as a kid, what do you remember? My mother was a Cub leader, but we never did join Scouts as youngsters

8. One highlight of your time in Scouting: Seeing youth members grow into young adults and achieve the awards they work so hard for, gaining great life skills along the way.

9. Favourite Scouting activity: Being part of P-M group and the great relationships we have formed.

10. Anything else you’d like to add? We should all believe in our-

1. Who are you? Yogi (Peter Maurice Drew), Pimlico-Mundingburra Group Leader

2. DOB: May 1940, and if you can’t work that out, yes, I am 70 years old!

3. Family: My lovely wife Sue. Children: Chris and Alex, Bridget (Melbourne), Susan (London) +2 grandchildren

4. Career (away from Scouts): We have had our own business selling Process Control equip-ment to QN, Sun Metals, sugar mills etc.

5. What do you do in your “spare time”? Don’t have much, we both still work 24/7, but when I do I’m a member of Freemasonry and I enjoy the various degrees I am in.

6. Time in Scouting:

selves. You can achieve any-thing if you set realistic goals. It is a really nice feeling when the members, especially the young ones, come up , give you a hug and say “Thank you Yogi”. You know then you have touched someone’s life.

Group Leader: Peter Drew Phone: 07 4789 3758 Mob: 0410 441 700 E-mail: pdkelso70@iprimus.com.au Newsletter: Diana Taylor Mob: 0433 089 336 Email: dee_one@hotmail.com

Pimlico-Mundingburra Scout Group

Be prepared!

“When you want a thing done, ‘Don’t do it yourself’ is

a good motto for Scoutmasters.”

Robert Baden-Powell

The Executive Committee & Leaders sincerely thank parents & members for their support & help in fulfilling their obliga-tions with fundraising at the Cultural Fest and other fundrais-ers during the year as per our 2010 Fees & Support Option forms.

Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year, and we look forward to all things Scouting with you in 2011.

Yogi - “Don’t stop giving each other hugs, it’s good for us all!”

If you have any jokes or quotes, photos, articles, ideas or awards you would like included in the next issue, please send them to dee_one@hotmail.com.au no later 15th March 2010

Any complaints? You can send those through as well, I’ll be happy to pass them on for you ;0)

Riddles & Trivia

If three men can chop down three trees in three hours, how many men will it take to chop down six trees in six hours?

What has teeth but cannot bite?

A box without hinges, a key or a lid. Yet golden treasure inside is hid. What is it?

From Pimilico-Mundingburra Scout Group,

Our warmest sympathy and condolences to Peter, Sue, Chris and Alex on the recent passing of Peter’s

daughter, Bridget. Our thoughts are with you.