Cuboree Update 2
COACHES
Our transport is finalised and all coaches booked. Everyone will be emailed shortly and given their Coach number, Coach Stop and departure and arrival times. You will also be able to log back in to your on-line registration form for access to this information.
Please make sure that you are at the Coach stop at least 45 minutes prior to departure. We also urge all parents to park well away from the Coach Stop to allow plenty of room for the buses to load safely. The coaches will be numbered clearly and the Coach Captains will have a manifest of all passengers allocated to each Coach and will tick off each person as they board – so no one will be inadvertently left behind.
A special Cuboree Facebook page will be created, so that parents can see what is happening at Cuboree. As each coach arrives - this info will be posted, so that parents can rest assured that their children have arrived safely and are settling into their campsite.
The general use of Facebook is being discouraged, as we have to be mindful that we do have participants who cannot be photographed and their whereabouts kept secret. We do not want to put these people at risk, so please think before posting info/photos onto social media.
PHONECALLS
There will be a telephone number published prior to Cuboree, to enable people to contact Cuboree HQ. This telephone is only to be used for emergency calls, not for general enquiries.
Mobile phones have very limited coverage at Cataract Scout Park and there will be limited access to power for phone chargers. Cub Scouts are not permitted to bring mobile phones and Leaders are not permitted to allow Cub Scouts to use their mobile phones to call home.
Parents are requested to not call their Leaders for progress updates on their children, but presume that no news is good news. The leaders will be kept very busy looking after the entire pack not just the Cub Scouts from their home pack.
In the event of an incident or accident – the only person, who will contact the parents, will be the Camp Chief, Jan Goodall.
SUNSAFE
Jockey style hats are not suitable for Cuboree. All Cub Scouts are to wear bucket style or broad brimmed hats, which will offer better protection for the face and neck and help prevent sunburn. Please make sure your child’s name is in the hat.
Collared polo style shirts are encouraged as they offer better sun protection. T shirts are permitted but singlet tops are not permitted to be worn.
Please make sure that your child brings a tube of Sunscreen cream with him/her to Cuboree.
Write their name on the tube and place the tube in a Zip lock style plastic bag to avoid spillage.
BUSHFIRES
Many parents are concerned about the safety of their children in the event of a bushfire. Pease be assured that the organising committee is working closely with the RFS, who will be on site during the entire Cuboree. Fire breaks have been organised and weather conditions will be monitored very closely. Emergency assembly points have been organised and if fires are threatening and it is deemed necessary to evacuate the site – the coaches will transport everyone to a safe and suitable site either in Wollongong or Campbelltown (depending which direction the fires are burning).
In the event of bushfires - all parents are urged to stay home and await further information.
Please do not attempt to drive down to Cataract Scout Park to take your child home. More than likely you will not be allowed through, as you will be putting yourself at risk and hindering the work of the RFS, Police and Cuboree HQ staff. Please trust everyone to keep your children safe and sound.
SETTING UP CAMPSITES
Please note that Cuboree Pack campsites will be marked out by the Sub Camp chiefs on Saturday
4th January, so there will be no access to the site before Sunday 5th January. Some cooks or leaders are permitted to stay overnight in camp (Sunday night) but the majority need to travel in by coach with the cubs on Monday 6th January. Please make sure that you have completed an Independent Travel form if you are not travelling by coach, either to or from Cuboree.
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