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Next stop Antarctica!
Drs Gareth Andrews and Richard Stephenson were honoured by the Governor-General, and Chief Scout, His Excellency David Hurley at a ceremony at Government House, Canberra today. They were invested as Scouts, and Ambassadors for Scouts Australia.

Gareth and David are undertaking The Last Great First - a complete unassisted transverse of Antarctica, leaving in October this year. This incredible journey of more than 2,000kms over 110 days is one of the last great feats of human exploration.

Both expeditioners credit their Scouting youth with giving them their adventurous spirit. They are now partnering with Scouts Australia to promote Scouting to young people, who can challenge themselves in many ways, whilst learning invaluable life skills.

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SCOUTHIKE 2022 LOST PROPERTY

There are still some unclaimed, unnamed items found at ScoutHike.

Please let us know if anything is yours or if you know who it belongs to.

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SCOUTHIKE 2022

Over the weekend April 30 - May 1, hundreds of Scouts from across Sydney North Region took part in ScoutHike, one of the largest annual events for the Scout section (ages 11-14).

Run by Sydney North Region, but open to all in NSW, a total of around 860 Scouts in 157 Patrols hiked through Belanglo State Forest, navigating to a huge variety of themed activity bases. The teams earned points based on how many bases they visited, completion of each activity, teamwork, and initiative shown. Some 460 Leaders, Venturer Scouts, and Rover Scouts supported them, setting up overnight sleep points, providing cooking facilities, and staffing the activity bases.

1st-placed overall was the "Traffic Cones" Patrol from 1st Castle Hill, followed by "The Furious 5" from 1st Oatley Bay, with "Sharks" from 1st Sailor's Bay in 3rd-place.

A high proportion of this year's ScoutHike participants were first-timers, as the event had been unable to run for the past two years due to COVID lockdowns. And regardless of the competition, all had a great time, with an opportunity to put their Scouting skills into practice, as well as meet other Scouts from around Sydney North Region and beyond.

Full ScoutHike results can be seen at https://sydneynorthscouts.com/sections/scouts/scouthike-2/results/

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