Venturer Events - Look Wide
Venturer Events
Anything Goes - February
Anything Goes is a giant adventurous activities weekend camp for Venturers and transitioning Scouts, held on the last weekend of February every year at Lardner Park near Warragul. The last AG had over 1100 youth attending, with plenty of supporting staff.
The cost for youth members includes one gold or two silver booked activities, as well as a huge range of onsite activities.
Booked activities including horse riding, rafting, mountain biking, ten pin bowling, scuba diving, high ropes course, four wheel driving, helicopter rides, laser tag and much more. Anything Goes has a fleet of buses (with the help of volunteer drivers) to take you offsite to your booked activities.
Hoadley Hide - April
Hoadley Hide is a competitive event where Teams of Venturers hike from activity to activity (called stunts), which are run by Rover Units and groups of Leaders. A Rogaine and a night hike are some features added recently. Music, videos and a DJ feature at night time campsites.
The Hide is organised by the Hoadley Hide Management Team on behalf of VVC and runs over the Easter period from Good Friday until Easter Monday. Venturer Scouts and Guides from all over Victoria (and from other states of Australia) come to take part in this exciting activity that is a highlight of the Venturing year.
Visit www.hoadleyhide.com.au for more info!
WINTER GATHERING - July
Winter Gathering, (WG for short) is another state-wide Venturer weekend camp held in July every year.
It has a range of on-site and off-site activities available to all venturers, from a trip to the local chocolatery, going 4x4 driving, shipping container caving; just to name a few.
Due to the time of the year, it does get cold hence the name. However, this allows for the annual massive bonfire where everyone can gather and keep warm, as well as smaller campfires across the site and heaps of other winter-specific activities that most other camps don't offer.
For more info see the links below:
https://wintergathering.com.au/
Vic Gathering - December
Vic Gathering is an event run specifically for Victorian Venturers. Is the first weekend of December each year. It's a fun weekend away with heaps of activities to keep you entertained.
Vic Gathering is run by the Vic Gathering Committee, with support from Leaders and Rovers from across the State.
VG is a standing camp with booking in commencing at 6pm Friday and most activities getting under way by 9:30pm. Venturer and Guide Units are generally required to be self-sufficient for the weekend, however a canteen is provided for those who do not wish to prepare their own meals.