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2nd Abbotsford Vennies
Est. 2021, Ages 14 - 18
Phone: 0420692682 - 0413 058 358

29/12/2022

2022 - MASTER CHEF CHALLENGE + ESCAPE ROOM
July 24th + November 27th

Over the year our unit ran, created and participated in many one day Creative Challenges. Here are two loose activities that had been caught up in the flow of other big events and hadn't been posted yet/recognised.

MASTER CHEF CHALLENGE:
In July we had a Creative cooking challenge in which the unit was split into teams of Four with 3-5 teammates each. Each group was given there own little package of mystery ingredients and were given the challenge of making a main course meal as well as a desert. Then they were given points for creativity, Taste and looks of the dish. Just some of the mystery ingredients included Kangaroo meat, Tuna, legs of Ham, Sweet Potato's and Mushrooms. The challenge was very hard and entertaining as we had to work together as a team to use new and different ingredients that some of us had never used before.

ESCAPE ROOM:
The next challenge took us to Maquarie were we took on an escape room. We Worked together as a team and played on each other's strengths to easily fly through the challenge beating it with over ten minutes to spare, even though we racked up some severe penalties 😬 we still passed in flying colours.

29/12/2022

2022 - CPR COURSE
6th of November

Recently our venturers, Also joined by some leaders, Participated in a CPR Course for a First Aid Certificate. It was logged as a Special Interest Area for our Venturers doing their peak award. Throughout the day we learnt many key skills around the area of CPR, Drs ABC and resuscitation. It was a great time and the whole unit had a lot of Fun!

24/11/2022

2022 - ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
23rd of November

It’s our first anniversary! Yesterday we celebrated one year of 2nd Abbotsford Port Neptune Venturer scouts unit running separately and looking back, We’ve come so far. We started the year with just two kids, and we stuck together and over the months we grew as a group. As the year closes we now have 10 invested members in the unit and for the first time since the Separation we have broken into the double digits. There were many troubles, bad nights and frustrating times at the start, but as a community we have come light years. We have made so many great memories and we look forward to creating new ones in future with very exciting camps and activities planned for 2023. We have had many accomplishments with members achieving Milestones, Special interest areas and winning many sailing trophies at regattas. In closing we are very thankful to everyone who has helped out or been apart of our journey so far and we are very excited for the next few years to come.

24/11/2022

2022 - STOCKTON BEACH 4WD CAMP
11th - 13th of November

Previously our unit had its annual Stockton Beach 4WD camp up in Stockton, North of Newcastle. We had been blessed with the weather as we explored and rode the dunes in the spring heat and blue skies. Later on we went to the beach to hit the waves and local coastal shops for lunch. We had a great time and we will be back in 2023.

18/10/2022

2022 - 70th PORT NEPTUNE REGATTA
16th - 18th of September

Last month of Venturers and scouts participated and hosted our 70th Home Regatta! The weekend was a Big success with over 100 scouts and leaders showing up from the Canberra groups of Lake Gin, Lake Tug and Lake Burley Griffin as well as our neighbours Epping. Overall Abbotsford won the Regatta, All the while winning Div A and Div B. Lots of progress and memories were made across the weekend and we look forward to the Start of Tri Lakes next week.
Some Honourable mentions of Sucess from our Venturer unit is...

Port Neptune Fun Run
William Wendt - Overall 1st and 1st in U/15s
Mikhail Dragun - Overall 2nd and 1st in Opens

Port Neptune Canoe Marathon Opens Division
Dylan Battams and Mikhail Dragun - 1st Place

Port Neptune Canoe Sprint, U/15s
Dexter Reid and Janos Fyfe - 1st Place

Port Neptune Cup Fastest Venturer Crew Division B
Skipper Mikhail Dragun and Crew Sam Gray - 3rd Place

Port Neptune Sheild Fastest Venturer Crew Division B
Skipper Mikhail Dragun and Crew Sam Gray - 2nd Place

Port Neptune Sheild Fastest Rover/Leader Crew Division A
Dylan Battams (Leader)

Overall the event was filled with sucess from the unit and it was a really fun time. Big Thank you To Stephen who lead the event and all the scouts, leaders and parents who made it possible!

14/09/2022

2022 - PAINTING NIGHT
8th of September

Last Thursday our unit took part in a painting night where we were given a stimulus, time and limited materials to make our masterpieces. The night was a messy blast with Ava taking out the victory as the unit's master painter!

15/08/2022

2022 - CITY2SURF
13th & 14th of August

Over this past weekend our vennies participated in the annual city2surf Sydney event as volunteers in a range of different categories. Down on Venturers due to Covid and some injuries we gathered a small group together and ended up raising over $350 dollars for the unit over the past two days.
On Saturday some of our vennies participated in volunteering for the City2Surf Bib collection and Race assist at the Hordern Pavilion, helping out runners with tickets, race bibs and much more. It was then an early start on Sunday with our venturers having to be over at Dover Heights at 5:45 AM in the morning. We then helped as part of Drink Station 5 handing out water and electrolytes to the runners and participants. It was a very fun weekend out in the community making many new friends and connections with a range array of groups from all over NSW. Thankyou everyone that helped out and we will see you all hopefully in 2023!

04/07/2022

2022 - NEWNES 4WD CAMP
1st - 3rd of July

This Weekend the Venturers and scouts went on their first 4WD camp of the year! Originally we were meant to go down the Gardens of Stone national park to the 'Lost City' and the Glow worm tunnels but due to weather and renovations on the tracks they were sadly closed. After some quick thinking we decided to go down 'Little Swamp Trail' and after some morning tea we were off. The trail took us through Rock Plateaus, Cliffs, Rainforests, Rivers and Muddy swamps. The trail was a blast but sadly due to a bad bog by Stephen (Scouts leader) we were out of time and the the sun was on its way down and it was time to turn around. However on Sunday the weather took a turn for the worst with our camp flooding down to an absolute downpour of rain. We had to quickly pack up and hit the road back to Sydney where we cleaned off, hang up the wet tents and had some afternoon tea. A big thanks to all the leaders and parents who kindly volunteered to drive us down and around in the wet!

28/06/2022

2022 - NSW SES NIGHT, CANADA BAY UNIT
27th of June

Last night some of our venturers kindly offered to help out run and guide Cubs and Joeys in their SES night at the Canada bay unit. It was a fun night out in the local community with demonstrations on flood water rescue, the layout of SES vehicles as well as how the sirens work and finally a tour of the units boat. After a quick brief of what the state emergency services is and how to protect yourself against storms the night was finally at a close. It was a great evening and we will surely be back!

15/06/2022

2022 - JUNE LONG WEEKEND HIKE & REGION CAMP
11th - 13th of June

Our Vennies went on their first ever hike! Down on troops due to injury and illness our venturers hiked from Heathcote to Waterfall for the 2022 South Met Region camp. It was an early start, meeting at 6:30 at Central station our vennies caught the train to Heathcote and began their hike at 8am in the morning. They followed the Karloo walking track to uloola falls before breaking for morning tea. The venturers then followed the Uloola fire trail until the end of the hike, spitting them out at waterfall train station at where they took the quick walk down to camp Coutts. Our Vennies finished the 12 kilometre hike at 1:30pm and set up camp, clearing out overgrown vegetation and building a fire pit for a dinner of pasta and berry damper. On Sunday our venturers helped out the scouts at the Iron Cove district station where they taught lots of Joeys and cubs the basic recipe for bush damper. After a quick game of bush baseball the venturers started on their pork roast and baked potatoes for dinner. It was an early start on Monday morning when our vennies hiked up Mt Wismacott for a chance to watch the sunrise over the city skyline. We got back to camp, cleaned up and then took the next train out of waterfall to central. Our Vennies had an absolute blast and we will surly be back next year!

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Werrell Reserve, Abottsford NSW
Gladesville, NSW

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