Kani-Karrung Girl Guide Jamboree
15-21 January 2023
The 2023 Guides Victoria Jamboree was held in our own backyard at Victoria Park in Ballarat. This incredible opportunity meant that more than 50% of our local Guides aged 10+ participated in a large-scale event that involved nearly 1500 Guides and Leaders from all over Australia.
Ballarat Guides have also participated in previous Guide Jamborees, including:
- Ace in VIC - 2010
- fanTAStic in TAS - 2013
- Great Bunya Gathering in QLD - 2015
- Sydney Jamboree in NSW - 2018
The Jamboree was organised by a team at Guides Victoria, led by Helen Reid. The activities were amazing and provided opportunities for fantastic adventures.
Guides 14+
- Reach for the Spas
- Paddle Trek
- Tour & Taste
- Sun, Surf & Sea
- Coastal Horse Ride
- Art Attack
- Totally Wild
- Melbourne Wanderers
- Fly High
- Underground Explorers
- Great Ocean Hike
- Coastal Cruizin'
- Snores and Roars
- Adventure-ologists
- Urban Climbing
- Super Stars
- Pages and Puzzles
- Rock Stars
- High Country Overnight Ride
Guides 10-13
- Artistic Escapes
- Cooking up a Storm
- Sports Sensations
- Adventure by Foot
- Rock Stars Adventure
- Splash, Paddle, Swim
- Enviro Warriors
- Fanciful Fandom
- In the Laboratory
- Spotlight on Theatre
All Campers
- Camp Colosseum - STEAM activities, art pavillion, wipe-out arena with slime, mud, inflatables and water
- Pax Hill Survival
- Lake Wendouree - environment focus and all kinds of different boating activities on the lake
Each night was different evening program that included: opening ceremony, bush dance, Guides Own and campfire, whole-camp carnival, colour-glow disco and closing cermony.
Jamboree mascot
The jamboree mascot was a wombat. Guides were invited to a suggest names and the name selected was Pebbles, submitted Lily from the Quakers Hill Girl Guides in NSW.
At our Jamboree, the name Pebbles reflects 3 things:
- Actual pebbles reflect the stepping-stones which we step on to help us to cross obstacles in our way. Pebbles the Wombat is a reminder of the stepping-stones in our Guiding journeys.
- When tossed in water, pebbles create a visible ongoing ripple, and each day we have the choice to create positive ripples around us.
- Every single pebble is different and unique; some rough, some smooth, some lined, some spotted. Just like each one of us.
