Seven scouts and a leader from 1st Kyneton Scout Group left last week on a 30-hour bus ride to Maryborough, Queensland, to attend the 2025 Australian Jamboree.
The local scouts have been joined by almost 10,000 other scouts from around Australia and the Pacific region for the peak event during their scouting journey.
The Jamboree is now held every four years and after a year of fundraising, the excited scouts were finally able to board the bus for the overnight drive ahead of 10 nights of challenges and fun at the Maryborough Showgrounds, which has been transformed into a mini city for the event.
Across the 10 days and nights the scouts will participate in a wide range of activities both on site and off site in Maryborough and at the beach and Australia Zoo.
Each night the main stage will be the focal point for all scouts to come together with the opening night including performances from Amy Shark and Mitch Tambo followed on the second night with a comedy special Mel Buttle and Dave Hughes.
With the scouts formed up into patrols with scouts from other groups, they will be rostered into looking after their campsite with everyone undertaking the cooking and cleaning at some point in the camp to ensure that everyone gets times to fully participate in as many activities as possible and that the workload is shared equally.
Undoubtedly the 10 nights at the Jamboree will bring challenges for the scouts, but they will come back with a head full of memories and boundless resilience.
Throughout the rest of the year the group will be taking part in more localised camps, hikes, and activities across the region.
Scouts meet every Wednesday between 6pm and 8pm at the Scout Hall – so if it is something you are interested in for 2025, reach out to the group at the hall or via the 1st Kyneton Scouts facebook page.
