Australian Scout Jamboree
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The Australian Scout Jamboree is a jamboree which is held every three years in Australia. The Jamboree is traditionally held in early January and runs for 12-13 days.
The first, in 1934, was held in Frankston, Victoria and was the only Australian Jamboree attended by the Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell. The Frankston district still uses the original Jamboree logo as its district emblem.
Traditionally Australian Jamborees are hosted on a rotational basis, with the order of hosting being as follows:
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Queensland
- New South Wales
Each Scouting Branch (State) is the effective host of the Australian Jamboree and takes responsibility for its management.
The 21st Australian Jamboree (AJ2007) took place at the Elmore Field Days site in Elmore, Victoria, from the 1st to the 13th of January, 2007. [1] It was the first major Scout event in 2007 and thus the first to celebrate 100 years of Scouting. 12,000 adults and youth from Australia and 30 other counties attended the Jamboree. [2]
By world standards, Australian Jamborees are medium sized, with the largest Jamborees being held in Europe and North America and generally hosting between 35,000 to 40,0000 participants.
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[edit] Organisational Structure.
[edit] Committee
The Jamboree Organising Committee (JOC) has the primary task of organising and running the Jamboree. The host state takes the responsibility for forming a JOC from local scouters.
[edit] Contingents
The largest Organisational unit of the Jamboree is a Contingent. There is one contingent for each of the Australian States and Territories - Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, - as well as New Zealand, Girl Guides, and International Contingents.
[edit] Troops
A troop consists of about 42 Scouts. Six Patrols of Youth members and six to seven Leaders. Each troop shares a common camping area where they will cook, sleep and socialise for the duration of the Jamboree. Troops are generally made up of members of the same contingent and Mixed Overseas contingent.
[edit] Patrols
Youth members in troops are further subdivided into patrols of 5 - 6 scouts. The most experienced scout is (generally) given the task of being 'Patrol Leader' or 'PL', and another experienced scout is assigned as 'Assistant Patrol Leader' or 'APL'. Scouts work in patrols for all activities and tasks during the Jamboree.
Scouts must be between the age of 11 and 15 and must have proven their scouting skills by earning their Pioneer Badge. Participants will be expected to cook for themselves, keep their sleeping area and campsite clean and tidy, participate in their assigned activities, and cope with the experience of being away from home for the period of the Jamboree (usually about 11 days).
[edit] Other Participants
Older members - namely Venturers and Rovers - also attend the Jamboree to assist with activities and other tasks.
Younger members - Joeys, Cubs - families, and friends of Scouting are able to visit the site as day visitors, especially on Future Scout Day (Market Day), where games and stalls are set up by the Scouts attending the Jamboree.
[edit] Activities
Jamboree activities are a mixture of on-site and off-site activities that seek to challenge the participants, reinforce Scouting values, provide valuable and new experiences, and most of all, be great fun.
Activities for the 2007 Australian Scout Jamboree included:-
- Circus Skills
- Bush tracking and navigation
- Flying - the AJ2007 site had its own airstrip
- Canoes, rafts and swimming at Lake Nagambie
- Exploring Historic Echuca
- Visiting Bendigo
- Drivers Ed
- Go-Karting
- Plenty of mud activities
[edit] On site
During a Jamboree there could be more people on the Jamboree site than there are in some regional towns. Considerable resources and infrastructure are set up at the Jamboree sites to ensure the safety, well being and enjoyment of all participants. Some of the Jamboree resources include:-
- Main and secondary stage areas
- Shopping Mall
- Socialisation Areas
- Hospital and First Aid posts
- Internet Cafe
- On-site radio station, which both Scouts and leaders will contribute to
- Transport Depot
- Police and security
- Temporary on-site fire station
- Warehousing of food and consumables
- Reliable communications infrastructure
- Fresh water supply and grey water processing
[edit] List of Australian Jamborees
- Frankston, Victoria, 1934 - attended by Baden-Powell.
- Bradfield,Sydney New South Wales, 1938.
- Wonga Park, Victoria, 1948.
- Greystanes, New South Wales, 1952.
- Clifford Park, Victoria, 1955/56.
- Landsdowne, New South Wales, 1960/61.
- Dandenong, Victoria, 1964/65.
- Jindalee, Queensland, 1967/68.
- Leppington, New South Wales, 1970/71
- Woodhouse, South Australia,1973/74
- Dandenong, Victoria, 1976/77.
- Perry Lakes, Western Australia, 1979/80.
- Ipswich, Queensland, 1982/83.
- Cataract Scout Park, Sydney, New South Wales, 1985/86
- Woodhouse, South Australia, 1989/90
- Ballarat, Victoria, 1992.
- Perry Lakes, Western Australia, 1994/95.
- Springfield, Queensland, 1997/98.
- Cataract Scout Park, Sydney, New South Wales, 2001.
- Woodhouse, South Australia, 2004.
- Elmore, Victoria, 2007.
- Cataract Scout Park Sydney, New South Wales, 2010- 2011
Jamborees were not held during World War II
[edit] Links
- The first Australian Jamboree
- AJ2007 Main Website for Youth members and leaders
- AJ2007 Administrative website for JOC members and leaders
- Scouts Australia website, with information on the next Jamboree's.
[edit] References
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