Venturers

Victorian Venturers will be attending AJ2025 as Venturer Scout Service Leaders

Venturer Scout Service Leaders will be camping with other Venturer Scouts, managed by Venturer Scout Leaders, and in all other respects will be treated as adult service leaders, dining in catered facilities and socialising with other Venturer Scouts and leaders. Other leader facilities will also be accessible to Venturer Scout Service Leaders, except of course the off-site leader club which is restricted to over 18 year olds due to it being a licenced premises. Like adult leaders, Venturer Scout Service Leaders will get to nominate their preferences for activities or service areas where they will be allocated.

As a Venturer Scout Service Leader, Venturer Scouts will have opportunities to progress OAS skills at their level, and will be allowed special after-hours time to use the adventurous activities facilities on site, and are welcome at all the entertainment and other Jamboree experiences on offer to Scouts in the evenings. They can even socialise with Scouts if they want.

How will Venturer Scout Service Leaders find about their role and other stuff about AJ2025?

• Most of what we know already is listed here in the FAQs
• Roles (what you will be working on at Jamboree) are only now being worked out by the Queensland Jamboree Organising team, where possible Venturer Scouts will be allocated their service role based on the role preferences in their application. Just like adult leaders, we can’t guarantee everyone will get their first preference – some areas will be over-subscribed!
• Victorian Contingent will invite all our Venturers to our Orientation Day (or O-Day) with all the other leaders, this will be held at CRC Sydenham, Sunday 27^th October 2024. Some of you will be starting exams the next day so we understand if you can’t get there but we will make sure we share the O-Day information with you.  Look out for your invitation by email a few weeks before O-Day.
• We expect we will be able to tell everyone at O-Day about their Jamboree role.

How will Venturer Scout Service Leaders get to AJ2025 and back home?

• Venturer Scout Service Leaders will be assigned a seat on the bus, wherever possible with the Scouts and leaders from their home Group.
• Like the Scouts, everyone will be given a Boarding Pass and the Jamboree Scout leader will be in charge of everyone on the bus for the journey to Maryborough, you will return home on the same bus.
• If you have arranged independent travel, the same arrangements as applied to Scouts will also apply to Venturers.  Victorian Contingent will be contacting all Independent Travellers to confirm their arrangements.
• Victorian Contingent will arrange for crates for Venturers to ship their gear to Maryborough, these will be available at the Gear Pack-in Day when the Scout Units will be loading their camping gear. This will be either 6^th or 7^th December 2024 at a depot in Spotswood, we’ll tell you more about this at O-Day. Have a talk to your Scout Leaders, they may be wiling to take your gear on the day and pack it in the Venturer Service Leader crate for you. Don’t forget to pack a tent, stretcher and camp chair too. Label everything clearly so you can find it when the crates are unloaded at the Jamboree, in a pile, tents, stretchers & chairs can all look the same!
• Your personal gear will be taken with you on the bus, if you didn’t opt-in for the Victorian Contingent roller bag, it’s not too late, send an email to viccon@scoutsvictoria.com.au and we can still supply the bag, daypack and drink bottle kit for only $85.

FAQ's about AJ2025 Wook-Koo Subcamp

Are Venturer Scout Service Leaders supplied accommodation?

• Venturer Scout Service Leaders will have their own Jamboree Subcamp called “Wook-Koo”. Tentage and other camping gear is on a “BYO” basis, you can bring a tent to camp in by yourself or arrange to share with other Venturers, but you can only share tents on a single-gender basis.

Will the subcamp be divided up into Units?

• Yes – The plan is to have Venturer Scout Service Leaders divided up into Units based on their work role. In general, they will camp as a Unit, but some variation will be allowed for those sharing tents.

What are the catering arrangements?

• Venturer Service Leaders will be catered in the Eatery, as per adult Service Leaders. You will still have to do your dishes, but hey, no cooking!
• Victorian Venturers are welcome to visit the Victorian Contingent Leader’s Café for a free coffee and snack, but only when you aren’t meant to be somewhere else, and no, it isn’t a substitute for your proper meals.

Will we have Victorian leaders in the subcamp?

• Yes – Victorian Contingent will have a Health and Wellbeing team dedicated to the Wook-Koo Subcamp as part of your Contingent Management Team. This team is your focal point for the Venturers in their "home state” and will support the Subcamp team with more complex welfare matters
• Wook-Koo subcamp will also have an adult leader assigned to each Unit. They may not be current a Venturer leader but will have a good understanding of the Venturer section, you may be in a Unit with a leader from Victoria or maybe another State and they are your first point of contact in managing your daily life at Jamboree

Do Venturer Scout Service Leaders participate within the AJ daily program?

• No – Venturer Scouts in the Wook-Koo subcamp are there to work as part of the team delivering the Jamboree. They will be able to attend night-time entertainment and socialise with other Venturers and Scouts.
• The Program team are planning to provide Leaders and Venturer Scout Service Leaders with opportunities to participate in some of the onsite activities during the Jamboree.

How long will Venturer Scout Service Leaders be rostered to work each shift and how many days do they get off?

• Venturer Scout Service Leaders will be rostered so that they have two days off during the Jamboree. Their shifts will vary, but the maximum shift is anticipated to be about five hours.

Can Venturer Scout Service Leaders participate in Your Escape activities on their days off?

• Yes – Venturer Scout Service Leaders wishing to attend offsite trips may do so on their day off at an additional cost – via the same arrangements as for adult Service Leaders. The details of this have not yet been released.

Are Venturer Scout Service Leaders allowed to use the leader shuttle bus going offsite?

• Yes– Venturer Scout Service Leaders wishing to go into Maryborough may do so on their day off – via the same arrangements as for adult Service Leaders with some additional controls. The details of this have not yet been released.

Will there be mobile charging stations within the Wook-Koo Subcamp?

• There will be limited charging available in the subcamp. We recommend bringing a portable solar charger if possible. Battery packs are also available via the Scout Shop.

Can I ask another question?

• Yes- if there is something you want to know that isn’t here in the webpages, just email viccon@scoutsvictoria.com.au You might find your local Scout Leader or Venturer Leader can answer your questions, don’t be afraid to ask them.