10th IVANHOE  SCOUT GROUP

10th IVANHOE GROUP CALENDAR

07/03/2024    Our Joeys working hard at the Clean up Australia day this year

Posted TUESDAY 14/02 

Scouts had a great time last night heading into the city and doing a photo scavenger hunt.

Posted MONDAY 13/02 

Cubs was in full swing last night -- lots of new members and a hall full of happy kids. They made mini catapults  in the hall and then got to shoot some projectiles on the large catapults out in the car park.

MEMBERSHIP STATUS  07/02/2023  

10th Ivanhoe is a medium sized scout group and we pride ourselves on providing an excellent program with a suitable ratio of trained adult leaders to youth members. 

JOEY UNIT  (5-7 yrs) NOW  at capacity    As we currently only have two Joey leaders our capacity is about 20 Joeys. We may take some more in Term two when some of the existing Joeys move up to cubs or if we get another Joey leader.

CUB UNIT  (8-11 yrs)   We only have a few places available and these will be prioritized to children where an adult is able to offer the assistance as a leader or Adult helper
SCOUT UNIT (11-15yrs)  We only have a few places available and these will be prioritized to children where an adult is able to offer the assistance as a leader or Adult helper

VENTURE'R  UNIT  (15-18yrs)  Some places available

UPDATES - The new member information sheet and registration process information sheet have been updated

NEW MEMBER INFORMATION 2013

REGISTRATION PROCESS

posted JAN 27th 2023

2023 Start dates for units

JOEYS Existing members start Thursday 2nd Feb 6pm  & new members start Thursday 9th Feb 6pm Wallace st

CUBS       Monday 6th February  6:30pm  Wallace st

SCOUTS Tuesday 7th Feb   ( Unit council Jan 30th)

VENTURERS       Wednesday 1st February 7:30pm Wallace st

CENSUS 2023

Scouts Victoria census is on April 1st 2023 and 10th Ivanhoe will register all members that are financially paid up at this time. The invoices for membership fees will be sent out in early February and must be paid before March 25th. Registration & insurance  fees have been set by branch at $260 for the year 1pril1 2023 > March 31st 2024. District have set there levy at $20  ( there is also a once of $50 fee for new members to cover the cost of the scarf,badges, book and group polo shirt) Membership fees for 10th Ivanhoe  have been set by the committee at $240. Discounts are available for children of our trained leaders. This year the committee has also implemented a PARTICIPATION levy of $200 per family . This will be invoiced separately  at census this year and is payable on the 31st April 2024. The amount can be reduced  through attendance and participation of the PARENT / FAMILY at the approved fund raising , working bee or service activities during the year. ( see details at https://www.10thivanhoe.com/group-committee/particpation-levy

UPDATE  JAN 17 2023

The group council meeting last night ( jan16th)  was productive and several critical issues discussed and some actions to follow. 

Group Fees for 2023>2024 will be the same for all sections and set at $240 per youth member. Branch fees are now $260 , District $20 and there is a new member fee of $50 ( for group scarf, badges ,activity shirt and record book )

Trained leaders will NOT pay group fees ( first child ) and 1/2 for subsequent children - ie $240 discount

A participation levy $200 ( per family)  will be implemented to help address the NON participation at Xmas tree selling and working bees, This will be waived with a recorded 15 hours service over the next 12 months. ( excludes camps and weekly meeting nights) however may be adjusted for new leaders in training and active committee members.

Possible group camp and sailing day in early 2024.

start dates for each unit confirmed ( as above)

All sections wish to attend region camp - parent help -cooks etc required

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UPDATED JAN 8 2023

As i previously reported 10th Ivanhoe topped the state for sales of raffle tickets $9296 . well done !!!

I think that lots of people have now realized the great opportunity in selling these raffle tickets.Clearly you get a chance to win a car and lots of other great prizes and your children ( the sellers) also contribute with there efforts towards there own activities and fees.

Every ticket sold and every dollar made goes back directly to YOUR scout account. So many of the members of our group now have credits that can be spent on anything scouting. Camp, uniform, activities or fees. Just let me know what scouting item and when you want your money and we will pay it for you or transfer the money back to you.

Please see your current balance at https://www.10thivanhoe.com/group-committee/youth-funds

FYI - there are a few transaction that i am unable to identify who to attribute the sales towards, so if you think you amount is incorrect please let me know

UPDATED JAN 6 2023

On the evening of Monday 16/01/23 7:30pm  we will be having our first group council meeting for 2023.

The group council is a meeting of the group committee and the unit leaders. Some scout groups have these meetings independently and some combine them. I prefer in most instances to have everyone together where possible.

For our first meeting this year i am inviting all adults in our group to attend. If you would like to offer some assistance to the group. Maybe joining the committee, become a leader or you just want to see what goes on, this is your opportunity.

I would ask all leaders, adult helpers and committee to please attend if possible.

RSVP Friday 13/01/23   gl.10thivanhoe@scoutsvictoria.com.au

I you have items to put on the agenda please send them to me ASAP

I will send out the finalized agenda a few days before the meeting

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UPDATED JAN 4 2023

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a fun new year.

So as we head into 2023 there have been a few changes in our scout group. As I mentioned late last year our treasurer Holly Grant resigned from the role. After several years of great service to the group she has decided to take a break. The committee and leaders thank Holly for her service. We now have a new treasurer, Jonathan Levin – thank you Jonathan for stepping up so quickly and filling this important role.

Edward Tax our group committee chairman has also resigned. Having no children in the group anymore and due to work commitments. Thank you Edward for your service to the committee and previously as a leader in our group.

Also our Cub Leader Fiona Sealey is hanging up her Woggle. After over 26 years of service to the group and to scouting she has decided it’s time to move on and let others take over. Fiona is a big loss for our cub unit, and her patience and calm manner With the children will be severely missed. I am sure everyone will join me in thanking her and wishing her all the best in the future.

Monster Raffle 2022. 10th Ivanhoe topped the seller list for the state with sales of $9366. Thanks to one or two big sellers and lots of other participants. So all $9366 will be allocated back to youth members in our scout group youth members to spend on any scout related activity. Fees, camps, uniforms, training courses etc. Just let me know what you want to use your money for.

XMAS Tree fundraiser. Thank you to everyone that came along and helped this year. Through the efforts of the families in our group we raised almost $15,000. This will help us keep our fees at a reasonable level and allow us to buy equipment and do a few more projects around the hall.

Hall Cleaning. Thank you to all the families who have done their part to keep the hall clean by fulfilling their cleaning roster duties on their allocated Sunday. The hall is looking much cleaner than it has been for a while thanks to you! For those who are on the roster for 2023, please remember to rock up on your allocated Sunday. Thank you in advance for helping to keep our hall clean!

2023. The challenge ahead for me as the group leader is to try to fill some of the vacated roles and to keep our fantastic scout group moving along.

After a few years of building works at the hall, we are approaching the end of the planned works projects. These projects are: renovate venturer den build Q-store, renovate hall, bathrooms, kitchen, leader room, rebuild back stairs, concrete driveway, rebuild retaining wall and finally install internal stairs up to the stage. Most of these are done or just require a lick of paint to finish them off. The projects to be done this year are the outside front parade ground and the landscaping and garden works down near the Venturer den. We have received some funding through a grant and with the help of some of the funds raised through the Xmas tree selling fundraiser we should be able to knock these over this year.

FEES for 2023. The scout year starts on the 1st of April 2023 and ends on 31st March 2024. Branch has already confirmed an increase of about $15 to $260 for registration and insurance for youth members. There is also a $20 district levy. We are hoping to keep 10th Ivanhoe group fees at a similar or lower rate to 2022 with the possible introduction of a working bee levy to help offset this. I.e. attend working bees and the Xmas fundraiser, join the committee or become a leader and you don’t pay the levy. This is currently under review and the committee should have the group fees finalised by the end of January or early Feb and invoices for 2023 will go out soon afterwards.

WAITING LIST – MEMBERSHIP We have several new members on the waiting list that will be starting with us in 2023 and January & February is always our biggest intake period. Our group is currently pretty full in all the units full so if you are not planning to attend 10th Ivanhoe in 2023 could you please let me know as soon as possible so that I can remove you from our list also not waste time sending you an invoice.

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Christmas tree sales 2022  CLOSED

UPDATED DEC 11 2023

Thank you to everyone in the group that came along to help sell trees. We sold over 500 trees on the two weekends and through our online sales portal. This will now give us the funds to run our scout group through 2023 an to help with a few projects around the hall.

GRANTS -- SUCCESS

We have received confirmation that we were successful in the 2022- 2023 Banyule Community Grant and will receive $4048 toward technology modernization at the hall. Thank you Denis and Rachel for putting the time in and achieving this fantastic result. The hall will now get NBN , internet , Wifi as well as improved security, video and audio equipment.

We have also been successful in our grant application for First aid training- this will allow us to have about 15 of or adult and older youth members attend a level 2 first aid / CPR course. I am sure everyone understands the importance that our leaders maintain there first aid qualifications and where possible we will pay for our older youth members to attend as they are often called on to assist with running activities for the younger members

From the group leader.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and a fun new year. I think that we have a currently have great bunch of families at 10th Ivanhoe. The support that i have received and the parent help and participation is at an all time high. Our committee is functioning and we have a few new leaders that have recently started . At 10th Ivanhoe we are very focused on creating an environment where everyone feels part of a scouting community through participation and enjoyment by seeing there children gain skills and have great experiences at scouts.  Scouting in 2022 has been exiting and challenging and and after five years we have almost completed our move to the new hall. There is a bit more to go at Wallace st and with funds becoming available for some of the outside gardening works we should see some improvement there early in 2023. The committee has discussed plans to do some more works around the hall and there a few project in the pipe line for latter in the year. Our membership is quite high at the moment and there will only be very limited places available for new members in 2023. I already have an extensive waiting list and we will be challenged to find places for new inquiries. If you have friends or family that are looking to join please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you 10th Ivanhoe -- Merry Christmas 

Peter Baranow GL

UPDATE DEC 13 2021

Unfortunately  Xmas tree sales this year were disappointing as we were unable to get as many tress as we wanted. In a normal year we would sell around 550 trees however due to several factors we could only get 371 . Our two regular suppliers are saying that they have had a huge increases in demand and a lack of labor to groom , cut and prepare trees. This will unfortunately leave us with a bit of a funding void for next year. This combined with all the expenses of the building refurbishment project at the Wallace street hall  will require us to look closely at our budget for next year.

THANK YOU -- to all the families that helped with Xmas tree sales,collection , deliveries and unloading etc etc . Its been a huge team effort once again and it is really fantastic to see families help out at this type of event so that the leaders now have the resources to provide the great programs for the next year.

XMAS PARTY - Group Xmas party ( brought to you by our venturer unit)  is this Wednesday (15/12/21) 6:30pm  - I hope to see everyone there , and thank you to those that responded promptly to Edwards Operoo from )

We also wish our Scouts and leaders heading of to Jamboree in a few weeks all the best., Jamborees are with out doubt the most  fun filled and exiting activity any scout can participate in. The experiences and friendships made on a Jamboree will stay with them for ever and the stories and adventures will told around the camp fires for many years.

Merry Xmas to everyone 

Updated 06-09-2021 

The Wallace street renovation are progressing slowly. Unfortunately due to the current covid restrictions our builders are only permitted 5 worker on site at any time. We anticipate that they will have completed the works towards the end of September. After they move out we need to complete some works ourselves. This includes lining the upstairs Leaders meeting room and painting .   We will have a big weekend working bee ( DATE TBA)

AJ2019 JAMBOREE. 

10,000 scouts had a fantastic time in Adelaide at the 2019 Jamboree.

10th Ivanhoe formed troop B311 with scouts from Bendigo and Brunswick

JANUARY 2017 ADVENTURER LEVEL 105klm 3 DAY BIKE HIKE

Six scouts planned the journey and rode along the Rail trail from Mansfield to Trawool.

3 days,2 nights with no adult support.

If you would like to learn more about our Group give us a call on 0474 761281

Our group leader would be pleased to discuss any areas of scouting with you and you are also most welcome to come along to a meeting to get some idea of what scouting is all about.

Our group leader is Peter Baranow and he heads our scout group. He is also the leader representative of the committee. Peter has been in Scouts for over 25  years and his children were all members of our group. The committee is represented by many of the enthusiastic parents of members of our group. . The committee meets every few months and each position actively assists the group in achieving our objectives.

Our Group occupies the Scout Hall  at 8A Wallace street Ivanhoe is freehold property owned by the scout association .All other assets ( tables chairs, camping equipment, trailers etc) is funded by the former and current members of 10th Ivanhoe scout group  and all of this is ultimately owned by the Scout association.

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