Safe Participant Abseil Course - Theory Night (ABS25A)
2025-02-18 19:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
This is the base-level course for participation in rockcraft activities and is required for vertical canyoning and caving. Attending this workshop will give you a great grounding for rock adventures and you can even earn you Stage 4 OAS Abseiling (However you must abseil on at least one other occasion before or after the course to complete the OAS requirements).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components (prussiking, knots, setting up abseil devices, care of equipment).

The theory night registration is combined with the prac day for the same course number, you do not need to register separately.

The practical day is held at Wahroonga Rocks. Participants aim to complete 15 abseils on a variety of abseil devices as well as practising belaying skills, and prussiking. The course includes a separate theory night at Barra Brui Scout Hall.

Recommended Pre-reading:

Knots (SP Section Only)

Digital copies will be provided prior to the course.

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Scout Abseil Day – ASD25A
2025-02-23 09:00 - 16:30 | Lindfield Rocks, Lindfield Rocks, Tryon Rd, East Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia
3 Sessions 9-30am, 12 Noon and 2-00pm

Bookings Close 3rd February, 2025.

Please contact Region Office to book your group into a session.

Please Note –

Bookings for >15 can nominate their day/time.

Please note at time of booking you will be invoiced for a min of 15.

Booking is only confirm upon receipt of payment.

Bookings for <10 will be allocated a time slot so we can merge / optimise sessions.

Contact Roland Simpson for Further information

Canyoning Adventure Weekend – Theory Night CNY25A
2025-02-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
This is an adventure weekend of vertical canyoning. Attending this workshop provides training for Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide along with the ability for youth members to achieve you Stage 4 Caynoning OAS under Vertical (Youth Program).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, abseiling in canyons, walking skills, environmental protection of canyons, logistics, risks and minor emergencies.

The theory night is for March Canyoning event. You can register and find more information here.

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Safe Participant Abseil Course - Practical Day (ABS25A)
2025-03-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Wahroonga Rocks, Cliff Oval, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia
This is the base-level course for participation in rockcraft activities and is required for vertical canyoning and caving. Attending this workshop will give you a great grounding for rock adventures and you can even earn you Stage 4 OAS Abseiling (However you must abseil on at least one other occasion before or after the course to complete the OAS requirements).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components (prussiking, knots, setting up abseil devices, care of equipment).

The theory night registration is combined with the prac day for the same course number, you do not need to register separately.

The practical day is held at Wahroonga Rocks. Participants aim to complete 15 abseils on a variety of abseil devices as well as practising belaying skills, and prussiking. The course includes a separate theory night at Barra Brui Scout Hall.

Recommended Pre-reading:

Knots (SP Section Only)

Digital copies will be provided prior to the course if you don’t have access to Teams.

Bring:

Suitable Clothing.

Water + Lunch.

Your Prussiks.

Your Workbook with theory questions completed.

Printed out logbook.

Times:

Arrive 8:30am and walk down to the rocks – map in your email.

Finish approximately 4pm.

You will be:

Completing at least 10 abseils on different devices.

Top Belay and catch a falling Guide.

Do prussiking over an edge.

Get assessed on your knots.

Get your theory answers assessed.

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Evening Rockcraft Workshop (REW25D)
2025-03-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Lindfield Rocks, Lindfield Rocks, Tryon Rd, East Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia
Monthly Rockcraft Skills workshop – open to anyone who has attended a TP/AG (Level 2) course, or Guides maintaining currency. Current Qual not required. This is a self driven workshop where we will cover what you need to work on toward your quals, or what you want to practise/review.

A great way to build your skills towards guide (or your OAS levels). Rescue workshops are also one of the ways you can demonstrate your rescue currency which is required for all guides, and especially if you are going through requal. If you are a current guide this is also a good way to stop your rescue skills getting rusty.

What to Bring

A Head Torch

Your Personal Abseil Gear (It is assumed you have your own gear, if you do not please specify on Scout Event at least 24 hours beforehand)

Please let me know if you have any topics you specifically want to cover.

This year we are asking that all participants register on Scout Event.

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Canyoning Adventure Weekend – Practical CNY25A
2025-03-08 08:00 - 2025-03-09 17:00 | Blue Mountains NSW
This is an adventure weekend of vertical canyoning. Attending this workshop provides training for Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide along with the ability for youth members to achieve you Stage 4 Caynoning OAS under Vertical (Youth Program).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, abseiling in canyons, walking skills, environmental protection of canyons, logistics, risks and minor emergencies.

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Rockclimbing Workshop CLB25A Level 1 (Basic) – Theory Night
2025-03-11 07:30 - 21:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
Theory Night and information for – Rock Climbing Weekend. Attending this workshop provides training for Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide along with the ability for youth members to achieve you Stage 4 Climbing OAS under Vertical (Youth Program). The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.The theory night 1 is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and theory night 2 at a Climbing Gym. It includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, climbing techniques, environmental protection of climbing, logistics, risks and minor emergencies.

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Garigal Venturers Abseil Evening (Staff)
2025-03-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Belrose Scout Hall
Another opportunity to help out. Staff registration details below.

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Water Bugs Morning Activity Day
2025-03-16 09:30 - 11:45 | 1st Collaroy Plateau Scout Hall, Goodwin Street, Narrabeen, NSW, 2101, Australia
This is a morning activity, based on the natural environment. The Joey, Cub Scouts and Scouts will be learning about the water environment of Narrabeen Lagoon through Bug Watch by catching waterbugs and collecting data on the animals in the lagoon.

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Rockclimbing Workshop CLB25A Level 1 (Basic) – Artificial Practical Night
2025-03-19 07:30 - 21:15 | NSW
Artificial Climbing Practical Night for – Rock Climbing Weekend. Attending this workshop provides training for Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide along with the ability for youth members to achieve you Stage 4 Climbing OAS under Vertical (Youth Program).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night 1 is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and theory night 2 at a Climbing Gym. It includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, climbing techniques, environmental protection of climbing, logistics, risks and minor emergencies.

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Abseil Rigging & Rescue Course - Theory Night 1 (ABS25B)
2025-03-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
If you want to build on your skills and work towards being able to take other people out abseiling then this is the workshop for you. Learn how to set up abseils, rig for rescue and get yourself or others out of difficulty. This course aims to get you through the Trained Participant and Assistant Guide levels of the VET qualifications and can also be used to gain OAS qualifications.

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components. There are two theory nights and a practical weekend.

The theory night(s) registration is combined with the practical day for the same course number, you do not need to register separately.

The course involves significant homework and pre-reading.

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73rd Sirius Cup 2025
2025-03-21 17:00 - 2025-03-23 17:00 | Balmoral Oval, The Esplanade, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
The Sirius Cup Regatta is held in March each year at Balmoral Beach. Run by the Sydney North Region, this is the premier canoeing and sailing regatta for Scouts in NSW. Sirius Cup is a chance for Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and leaders to get together at a camp based around water activities. Events will be held in sailing, canoeing, rowing and the iron man/woman race.

Note, individual registration is now required prior to the event for everyone attending the Regatta.

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Canyoning Trained Participant Workshop – CYN25A-TP
2025-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
Attending this workshop provides training for Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide.

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The location is Barra Brui Hall on Saturday and TBC on Sunday and includes a mix of theory and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, abseiling in canyons, walking skills, environmental protection of canyons, logistics, risks, minor emergencies, set-ups and rescues.

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Rockclimbing Workshop CLB25A Level 1 (Basic) – Practical Weekend
2025-03-22 08:00 - 2025-03-23 17:00 | Blue Mountains NSW
Rock Climbing Practical Weekend. Attending this workshop provides training for Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide along with the ability for youth members to achieve you Stage 4 Climbing OAS under Vertical (Youth Program).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night 1 is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and theory night 2 at a Climbing Gym. It includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, climbing techniques, environmental protection of climbing, logistics, risks and minor emergencies.

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Abseil Rigging & Rescue Course - Theory Night 2 (ABS25B)
2025-03-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
If you want to build on your skills and work towards being able to take other people out abseiling then this is the workshop for you. Learn how to set up abseils, rig for rescue and get yourself or others out of difficulty. This course aims to get you through the Trained Participant and Assistant Guide levels of the VET qualifications and can also be used to gain OAS qualifications.

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components. There are two theory nights and a practical weekend.

The theory night(s) registration is combined with the practical day for the same course number, you do not need to register separately.

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Abseil Rigging & Rescue Course - Practical Weekend (ABS25B)
2025-04-05 08:00 - 2025-04-06 17:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
If you want to build on your skills and work towards being able to take other people out abseiling then this is the workshop for you. Learn how to set up abseils, rig for rescue, and get yourself and others out of difficulty. This covers aims to get you through the content of the Trained Participant and Assistant Guide levels of the VET qualifications to give you a solid base to build you abseil skills on. Participants can also use this course to cover items in their OAS levels 5,6 & 7. We aim to also assist participants with the RPL of their Trained Participant Core.

It is expected that participants assist on a couple of Safe Participant Courses, and attend followup workshops to fully achieve competency at a VET standard.

Repeat Participation in the course is free.

Course Structure

The two theory nights are held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components. These introduce you to the skills that you will then practise at an in hall practical day at Barra Brui, followed by on Cliff Practical at Lindfield Rocks.

This is not an overnight course.

The practical days run from 8am to 5pm.

Participants should be prepared to do a bit of pre-reading and “homework” between theory sessions and before the practical to get the most out of the course (although you can still succeed without that).

Assumed Knowledge

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The course assumes completion of OAS Stage 4 or equivlant knowledge (at least 10 abseils accross two ocassions, ability to prussik, ability to operate a top belay). However we generally get a broad range of skill levels from people who have recently completed their Safe Participant/OAS 4 course right through to very experienced people who are getting up to speed on Scout’s NSW standards for rigging & rescue.

Recomended Pre-Reading

Additional readings will be sent out a week before the course, and after each practical session.

Knotting Guide

Rigging Guide

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HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
2025-04-06 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-14 09:00 - 15:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
(One day with pre-learning). All students (adults and youth) must be Members of Scouts NSW and must be over 14. Adult Members are particularly welcome to help provide 2-deep Leadership.

RTO – 90666

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Rockcraft Team Meeting
2025-04-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia

Rockclimbing Workshop CLB25B Level 1 (Basic) – Theory Night
2025-04-22 07:30 - 21:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia

Evening Rockcraft Workshop (REW25I)
2025-04-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia

Trained Participant Core
2025-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
Trained Participant (TP) Core is the starting qualification all leaders need to gain skill qualifications in bushwalking, paddling, cycling etc.

If you do not have your TP Core qualification then this evening is for you.

We will take you through the following:

Activity plans

Risk assessments

Activity notification processes

Filling in the TP Core workbook if you have not already filled it in.

We will also be available to review and sign off your workbook.

No Registration required for this event, just turn up on the night.

Download the TP Core Workbook from the link below.

Scoutskills Prior Achievement Recognition – TP Core 4.0Download

Rockclimbing Workshop CLB25B Level 1 (Basic) – Artificial Practical Night
2025-04-30 07:30 - 21:15 | NSW

Evening Rockcraft Workshop (REW25F)
2025-05-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Lindfield Rocks, Lindfield Rocks, Tryon Rd, East Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia

Rockclimbing Workshop CLB25B Level 1 (Basic) – Practical Weekend
2025-05-03 08:00 - 2025-05-04 17:00 | Blue Mountains NSW

Bushwalking "PEAK" Team Meeting
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
Bushwalking Team meetings. Discussion on all things bushwalking, planning training events, planning bushwalks

Safe Participant Abseil Course - Theory Night (ABS25C)
2025-05-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia

Safe Participant Abseil Course - Practical Day (ABS25C)
2025-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Wahroonga Rocks, Cliff Oval, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia

Caving Adventure Weekend – Theory Night – CVE25A
2025-05-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Barra Brui Activity Hall, Barra Brui Scout Hall, Hunter St, St Ives, NSW, 2075, Australia
Theory Night and information for – Wee Jasper Caving Weekend. Attending this workshop provides training for Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide along with the ability for youth members to achieve you Stage 4 Caving OAS under Vertical (Youth Program).

The course is suitable for Venturers, Rovers, and Leaders.

The theory night is held at Barra Brui Scout Hall and includes a mix of theory presentations and practical components covering personal equipment, rope skills, abseiling in caves, walking skills, environmental protection of caves, logistics, risks and minor emergencies.

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Scout Abseil Day – ASD25B - All Sessions Full
2025-05-24 09:00 - 16:30 | Lindfield Rocks, Lindfield Rocks, Tryon Rd, East Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia
3 Sessions 9-30am, 12 Noon and 2-00pm

Bookings Close 24th April, 2025.

Please contact Region Office to book your group into a session.

Please Note –

Bookings for >15 can nominate their day/time.

Please note at time of booking you will be invoiced for a min of 15.

Booking is only confirm upon receipt of payment.

Bookings for <10 will be allocated a time slot so we can merge / optimise sessions.

Contact Roland Simpson for Further information
