From 30 September – 6 October 2018 Newington Armory, Sydney Olympic Park, Western Sydney, will be the campsite for over 1000 Girl Guides aged 10-17 years from around Australia and 200 from overseas, attending the Sydney Girl Guides Jamboree.
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The event offers the Girl Guides a unique chance to experience many exciting activities, excursions and adventures on-site and around Sydney and NSW.
This is a major national and international event being hosted by Girl Guides NSW&ACT and supported by Girl Guides Australia. Overseas countries being represented are Canada, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Pakistan, The Philippines, United Kingdom and United States.
Most activities are on-site, such as learning about camping, archery the environment and indigenous heritage, and on Wednesday and Thursday the off-site adventures take place. These include:
- Bridge Climb Sydney –Tuesday, 2 October from 12pm
- Palm Beach to Manly – sand and surf; Marine and Quarantine; and Sand & Surf – Manly and Northern Beaches – Thursday, 4 October, 10.30-12.30 around Manly and surf lessons 1-2.30pm
- Home and Away – tour of Palm Beach and afternoon in Manly – 3 October, from 10.30am
- Canoeing and Kayaking – Berowra – Wednesday and Thursday 3 and 4 October, from 9am
- Fun in the Forest, Berowra Waters – Wednesday and Thursday, 3 and 4 October from 10am
- Canyoning in the Blue Mountains; Mountain Expedition; Horse Riding in Megalong Valley and Blue Mountains Scenic Railway – Blue Mountains – Wednesday, 3 October
- Caving expedition Bungonia National Park Southern Highlands – Wednesday, 3 October 9am-5pm
- City Expedition and Calling All Escape Artists, Sydney – Wednesday and Thursday 3 and 4 October, from 9am
- Flying Expedition at Bankstown Airport – Bankstown – Wednesday, 3 October from 8.30am
- White Water Adventure – Penrith – Thursday, 4 October from 11.30am
- Zoo Snooze; Behind the Scenes at Taronga Zoo; and High Ropes and Hippos – Mosman – Wednesday and Thursday, 3 and 4 October from 5.30pm to the next day.
- Take the Jamboree to Jambaroo Action Park – Jambaroo – Thursday, 4 October from 10.30-4pm
- Cycling and Archery Olympic Park and Cycle and Circus – Homebush – Thursday, 4 October from 10am.
“The week will provide Girl Guides opportunities for fun, friendship, adventure and exploration, creating memories to last a lifetime,” said Kirsty Bates, Singleton Girl Guides District Manager.
“Girls are being asked to be ‘kind and thoughtful to everyone you meet during Sydney Jamboree’ and ‘to laugh, to play, to eat together, to do the heavy lifting, to share our Guiding Light as Girl Guides,’ Kirsty told us.
Singleton Girl Guide Layla Korff said she was excited to meet guides from overseas.
“It’s definitely going to be a highlight of my adventures with Girl Guides. Camping for a week with over 1000 guides from around the world is exciting,’ Layla explains.
The Australian Girl Guide Jamboree is held once every three years and is rotated between each state and territory.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a huge Girl Guide event in our own state”, Layla told us.
Singleton Girl Guides have been fundraising for the past year to enable local Guides to attend. Thank you to the local businesses and the community who have supported us.
