Archive for March, 2010

Posted on March 21st, 2010 by by jason

5 Scout Medallions Presented – Mar 10

  Five 1st Caringbah Scouts were presented their Australian Scout Medallion Certificates by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO at Government House in Sydney on 20th March 2010. It was an excellent day with Nathan, Jess, Duncan, Chris and Sonik together with their families arriving early at Government House in the Sydney Botanical Gardens.  Marie [...]

Posted on March 14th, 2010 by by jason

Group Family Surf Camp – Mar 10

WOW, what a great Family Surf Camp we enjoyed! Over 140 1st Caringbah Scout Group and family members headed 45 minutes South to Coledale Beach Camping Reserve to enjoy an excellent weekend of surfing, beach cricket, hikes, swimming, snorkelling, rock pooling, campfires, investitures, relaxing and just havin’ FUN. It was so nice to camp right next to the beach [...]

Posted on March 7th, 2010 by by jason

Clean Up Australia Day 2010

Over 50 1st Caringbah Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Leaders and parents headed to Burraneer Park Reserve to get “down and dirty” on Clean Up Australia Day – 7 March 2010. Amongst other things we cleaned up were: 1 shopping trolley 3 bicycles 2 wheelbarrows 1 stilleto shoe 1 backpack complete with spray cans 1 couch. [...]

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by by jason

Cubs Science Night – Mar 10

Our Cubs conducted experiments – and had lots of fun – at a  recent “Science” night.  Cubs learned about the chemical reaction which occurs when vinegar is mixed with bicarb soda, forming carbon dioxide.  To add to this experience,  cubs made a dough mixture and sculpted it around bottles to make volcanoes.  For extra effect, [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by by jason

Scouts Progressive Dinner – Mar 10

  1st Caringbah Scout Troop enjoyed a “progressive dinner” tonight where we walked from our hall to different Scouts houses enjoying a different course at each house.  Many of the scouts wore cocktail dresses or smart dress for the night.  We started with a garlic bread entree at Taz and Trish’s house followed by a [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by by jason

Scouts Ballantyne Flag – Feb 10

12 patrols and over 70 members of the Port Hacking District headed to Camp Coutts to compete in the highly contested Ballantyne Flag competition Camp and we had an excellent time.  This weekend is known for the sense of fun and socialising that is enjoyed by Scouts and Leaders alike.  We were lucky with the [...]