Stradbroke Cup 2018 Treetops

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1 Dear Patrol Leader, Thank you for your application to attend Stradbroke Cup at Treetops, Riddells Creek this Easter. I am sure that you and your patrol will have a great time. The Chief Advisor and the team of advisors will be working closely with you and your patrol over the Easter period to ensure you can achieve the highest standard of camping possible. Remember to ask your advisors lots of questions over the course of the camp as they will be working with you to help improve your patrol s camping skills. I remind you that Stradbroke is a patrol based camp so you should co-ordinate all of your equipment, and your patrol should be independent of any other patrols from your troop. If you wish to speak to the Chief Advisor about your assessment or Advisors, they are available for most of the weekend to talk things out. They are based at the Pack Holiday Centre (HQ), so come and say hi, and if one of them is not there, just leave your name, patrol, troop and site number and they will visit you. I look forward to spending Easter together and trust that we will all have a great time in the true spirit of Scouting. Yours in Scouting, Tim Schurmann Camp Chief

2 The Treetops Stradbroke Team 2018 Camp Chief Tim Schurmann Administration Lisa Rake Chief Advisor TBA First Aid Vic Scouts 1 st Aid Team Activities Daryl Gresty team of Rovers These people are supported by many helpers, and of course YOU NOTE: Fire Restrictions may be in force. Please come prepared to cook on gas, open fires may not be allowed Allocation of Sites and Reporting In: Upon arrival at Treetops please report to the HQ at the pack holiday centre, as you drive in the main entrance it is the first building on you left hand side to receive your site allocation. Thursday: 5pm to 10pm Friday: 8am to 10am No arrivals will be received prior to 5pm on Thursday. Camp Fees: The camp fees are due at the time of arrival and registration. You are reminded that camp fees for 2018 are: Youth Member $35 Adults $70 includes full catering Advisors $70 includes all meals Camp fees must be made while the PL s are checking in at HQ for the weekend. 1 PIR form or a printed Care Monkey form for each scout must be handed in for the first aid team. Remember to have a second copy in you log books to be kept at your camp site. All Leaders, adults and parent helpers must also hand in a PIR or Care monkey form upon arrival (all adults must be registered and have a WWC and Police check). Cheques are to be made out to Hoadley Stradbroke. Important Information This information pack has important information for you and your Patrol. Make sure that you read it carefully. There are a few things that you need to prepare before Stradbroke, like your Camp Log Book and filling in your PIR forms or printing your Care Monkey forms. A copy of these forms must be handed to HQ and a copy located at your camp site (in your log books) You will new 2 copies of the log book, 1 for the advisors, and 1 for your camp site. Scout Leaders Leaders will be camping in the designated Leader camping area away from the scout campsites that the patrols are using. Leaders will be shown the leader camping area upon arrival. All leaders are invited to HQ for full catering (Prices as stated above), this is a great opportunity for all leaders to get to know each other and for the advisors to discuss how the patrols are going and share information. Any Rover and Venture helpers are also invited to be catered at HQ, you will be treated as leaders on this camp. During the weekend all Adults will be asked to assist with running activities at the camp. You may be asked to help the advising team, if you have been part of the advising team before please let us know. It is a lot of fun helping and watching the scouts do these activities and an enjoyment to create fun for the scouts. You will also get an opportunity to try the activities.

3 Advisors On Friday, your advisors will come to introduce themselves and complete their first open assessment. Please provide a copy of your Camp Log Book by 7pm Friday, so that it can be assessed. Make sure it is a copy, as you will need your copy for the weekend and your advisor will not return their copy until the Monday. Although your final assessment is Sunday Evening please leave your sites intact until 10am on Monday morning in case of any last minute site checks, your adviser will inform you if this changes. Gas Bottles Make sure all gas bottles are in good condition as per the scout camping standards. Recycling Your patrol will be assessed on recycling your rubbish. You will be required to take your recycled rubbish home with you at the end of camp. General rubbish will be picked up during the weekend, but must be tied up in a proper waste bag; loose rubbish will not be accepted. On the final day (Monday) all rubbish will need to be taken home with you and the camp site left clean. Dress The scout appearance will be taken into account by the Assessing team, while in the camp site during meals, and at activities. Full uniform is required to be worn on arrival to camp, and closing parade. Thongs can be worn during showers if desired, but not around the camp site. Close toe shoes must be worn at all other times for your own safety. Fire Regulations Local fire regulations will be strictly enforced as part of the assessment for each Patrol. Please ensure you have the right equipment, i.e. fire extinguisher, fire blanket or fire buckets X 2 (water and sand) or a combination. Ensure that you have alternative catering options in case gas/fuel stoves are not permitted due to local fire restrictions or Total Fire ban Days. A decision on whether open fires will be permitted within the camp will be made immediately prior to Stradbroke. Make sure that your patrol has other arrangements in place for cooking in case they are not allowed. If fires are permitted, fire drums and stands can be collected at HQ, at the end of the camp they must be returned, and any unburnt fire wood must be placed back in the wood pile, and ashes emptied under trees Wet Pits Holes are not to be dug at Treetops (unless advised by the camp team for the safety of the youth). Patrols will need to have an acceptable way for disposal of wet waste. (above ground wet pit) Emergencies In the case of an emergency the general fire alarm will be sounded. Go directly to the main car park at the camp Head Quarters (HQ) in an orderly manner. If the emergency is between you and the main car park, walk directly to the rear entrance and wait for instructions. Do not go back to your camp site. Your safety is more important than your belongings. Your PL will be asked if all of your patrol members are at the evacuation site.

4 Cars are to be moved off site by 10am Friday please Please park your cars in the car park when unloaded, trailers may stay on site, but they are not to be used as a Q-store and must be stored outside the patrols camping area. We must make sure we cause as least impact to the campsites as possible. We are always looking after the environment and camp site. Points can be deducted if you are not following these guide lines. The speed limit for all cars is walking pace. There will be no cars circulating during camp except for the works and services car. If you require a car during the weekend to leave the camp site, you must park at the top car park (next to HQ). The road around the camp site is in a one way direction, please observe the signs, the speed limit is walking pace throughout the camp. Activities There will be various activities during the day and evenings on this camp. You will be given a program to show each patrol your activities when booking in. Tee Shirt printing, You will need to bring a tee shirt to the camp or pillow case of a light colour material or a plan piece of material approx. 400 x 400mm in size to print our logo. We will have flying fox, crate stacking, and rock climbing as a round robin activity. There will be many other fun activities during the camp. An Easter egg raffle will be conducted again this year with several prizes to be won, bring some extra money to purchase some tickets for a chance to win. Drinks, chips and some lollies will be for sale during the evenings at the HQ canteen, come along to buy yourself a treat. The scouts will participate in a market night, think of something you can bring or make to sell (get your imagination going) We will hand out Daryl dollars for all the scouts to go around to buy the best thing for you. The competition will be for the patrol that sells the most and gets the largest amount of Daryl dollars by the end of the night. Meal assessment. The meal assessment will be on Saturday evening and you will need to cook a well balanced diet meal. You will need to make at least a 2-course meal. The advisors will be around to inspect and taste your meals. Higher points will be awarded for creativity and interesting meals? Your meal will be assessed on hygiene, preparation, how well it looks, taste and how healthy it is. Again, this year for 2018 This year final parade will be 11.00am on Monday morning, this will give everybody a bit of extra time to return home and unpack. Please check the final program when checking in for changes.

5 STRADBROKECUP 2018 LERDERDERG REGION Royal Parade Riddells Creek PROGRAM THURSDAY 29 th March 2018 Some Troops arriving - (Sites not allocated till after 5.00 PM) FRIDAY 30 th March 2018 AM Arrival check in and setting up of camp 8.15 AM Opening Parade HQ parade ground 8.30 AM All Leaders Meeting HQ 9.45 AM Advisors Meeting at HQ AM PL s Meeting HQ 12.00pm Lunch 7.00 PM Scouts Own in front of HQ PM Canteen on Veranda of HQ PM Wide game and Canteen PM Lights out SATURDAY 31 st March AM All Advisors Meeting Main Shelter 9.30 am to AM Activities pm Lunch 2 PM to 4 PM Activities 6.30PM Meal assessing 8pm 10pm Market night & Canteen on Veranda of HQ PM Lights Out SUNDAY 1 st April AM All Advisors Meeting at Main Shelter 9.30 AM to AM Activities pm Lunch 2 PM to 4.00 PM Activities 6.30 pm Leaders tea at HQ pm PM Movie at HQ and Canteen PM Lights Out MONDAY 2 nd April 2018

6 8.30 AM All Advisors Meeting 9am HQ 9.00am PL Morning tea at HQ am Final Parade, presentation of pennants