7th Cheltenham Scout Group in Cheltenham, Victoria | Community organisation

7th Cheltenham Scout Group

Locality: Cheltenham, Victoria

Phone: +61 1800 726 887

Address: 73 Argus Street 3192 Cheltenham, VIC, Australia

Website: https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/location/7TH-CHELTENHAM

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24.01.2022 We’re at Bunnings Mentone tomorrow (Sun 15th Sept) come on down and support us by buying a Sausage or three.

24.01.2022 This is our youth program... It's more fun, challenging, adventurous and inclusive than ever before. It's one program, and it's one continuous journey.... More here: http://bit.ly/thisisouryouthprogram

24.01.2022 As a former surf lifesaver I constantly find myself when I'm at a beach automatically in patrol mode, and I'm always troubled seeing the amount of swimmers that... enter the surf straight into a rip zone. This includes, and most worrying of all children. I know a lot of people are kind of aware of what to do if caught in a rip, but it has been brought to my attention recently that a lot of people aren't aware of what a rip actually looks like or where the safest place to swim at the beach is if there is no flagged area. One person will drown every two to three days this summer... 90% of those fatalities will be rip-related. Here are a few things that will help you and your kids stay safe this summer. I have also put together a few images that show what to look for. 1. The easiest thing to remember is that often the safest/calmest most enticing looking area along a beach is usually a rip. A rip is usually the area devoid of wave activity and appears darker and deceptively calmer. It can sometimes appear milky or turbulent, but it is always pretty much void of wave activity. All that water coming in via waves has to go back out somehow, this is what a rip is. (see pics). 2. Always take 5-10 mins when you get to the beach to observe surf conditions and identify where these areas are. 3. If you are caught in a rip, DO NOT PANIC. Go into floating mode and raise one arm as a distress signal when possible. See which direction the rip is taking you, is it straight out or at an angle? once you have determined this, and if you have the energy, swim to the right or left of the direction of flow, never against. Some rips can move at 3 times the speed of an olympic swimmer, you won't win! If you cannot swim out to either side of the rip, just go with it. Most rips won't take you out very far, and will usually spit you out not long after they take you, so keep calm and save your energy for the swim back to shore. 4. If you have kids, show them these pictures, educate them and make them aware. You can't always be watching them, and it is only a matter of a few metres each way of the point of entry to the water that could mean them being safe, or instantly caught in a rip. Obviously the safest place to swim is always between the flags on a patrolled beach, but this isn't always practical given the immensity of our coast line and number of beautiful beaches. Of course there are many other factors that can come into play when it comes to beach safety, but rips are the No.1 killer. They are not hard to identify, and 10 mins observation before entering the surf is much easier than body retrieval. *The darker/calmer areas in the pics are rips. The one with purple dye shows rip movement. Kenny Jewell - Official

22.01.2022 Tonight our Scouts visited the CFA and learnt about Firefighting. What did you do?

20.01.2022 It was a special night at 7th Cheltenham 2 of our Scouts moved to Venturers. Good Luck Jett and Leo.

17.01.2022 2020 season applications are now open. Don't miss out on being part of the excitement for Showtime 2020. It's going to be a blast! Complete your details at southmetroshowtime.org

15.01.2022 A MESSAGE REGARDING THE FIRES ACROSS OUR STATE Dear Scouting Friends, we are all shocked by the devastating fires and we keep all who live in the fire ravaged ...areas in our hearts and thoughts, may they stay safe as conditions over the weekend make this crisis more difficult. Losses will be assessed later so far as our properties but what concerns us the most is those families who have lost their homes especially our members (including their families) who have been impacted. I’d (Scouts Victoria) would like to organise some form of fundraising so that we as a movement can provide some direct support for those scouting families who may have lost everything. I’ve spoken to our Region Commissioners of the fire areas and assured them of our ongoing support. If you do have an idea or are able to assist with a fundraising effort either at a state level or locally please email me on [email protected] Both Rod (our incoming Chief and I have access to these emails). We will strike a special badge which will be available for order from the office once we reopen and will be able to be work on the uniform alongside and in addition to one other special event badge. All proceeds will go towards the fire relief effort. Details of this initiative to come over the next week so that Groups can make orders for the start of the Scouting year. To those impacted, may you take some strength knowing our thoughts are with you and know that Scouting is a family that stands by its family members. We will be there after this catastrophe. Be safe, those of us who do so are praying for you. You are welcome to repost and share this post.

15.01.2022 Happy Birthday, B-P! Our founder's inspiration for a youth development program has been serving our communities for over 100 years. Today, we continue to help c...reate a better world with over 50 millions members around the globe. How are you celebrating #ScoutFoundersDay? : World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM

14.01.2022 The Governor-General has been sworn-in as the Chief Scout of Australia. Around 70,000 young Australians are part of Scouts Australia. They learn important life ...skills, the value of community service and of course have lots of fun! The Governor-General and Mrs Hurley both have a long involvement with scouts having served as cub, scouts and venturer leaders. Now, as Chief Scout, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley are looking forward to visiting as many groups as possible around Australia. Scouts Australia (ACT Branch) Scouts NSW Scouts Victoria Scouts SA Scouts WA Scouts Australia NT Branch Scouts Queensland Scouts Australia Tasmanian Branch

13.01.2022 https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2wDyp5F78e/

10.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to all the hard working Mums of our Scouts. #thankyouHappy Mother’s Day to all the hard working Mums of our Scouts. #thankyou

10.01.2022 Don’t forget our Joey Scout section is reopening today. Aged 5-8 and enrolled in School? Come see what it’s all about Tuesday 5:30pm to 6:30pm

10.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all our Scout Dads! Thank you for everything you do. Tag a great Scouting father or role model in the comments below!

06.01.2022 Pick somebody up today.

06.01.2022 What a fantastic idea by a very thoughtful leader.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Scout Leader Jonathan who won a Rock Climbing Voucher at Phillip Island in the Monster Raffle.Congratulations to Scout Leader Jonathan who won a Rock Climbing Voucher at Phillip Island in the Monster Raffle.

05.01.2022 Due to unforseen circumstances, there will be no Joey Scouts tonight. Apologies for any inconveniences. We'll be back next week as usual.

05.01.2022 Patrols like the Mutant Camels are already gearing for AJ 2022 - 26th Australian Jamboree. That’s the 26th Australian Jamboree, at Elmore, Victoria, in January 2022. Here’s episode two of the 'Mutant Camels’ story. Episode three will be out on November 15.