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The Fee of $40.00 includes a waist tape which you keep for future caving. Please bring your prussik loops.
If you have already done a cave course with us but do not have your own abseiling gear, there is an equipment hire fee of $20.
Successful completion of this course earns participants the Caver qualification.
A pre-requisite for this course is the Abseiler qualification. Minimum age 14 years.
(Leaders please fill in leaving and returning details on this form according to transport arrangements.)
Locations:
Wednesday 12 March at Bundilla Scout Camp, 7 pm to 8.30 pm.
Saturday and Sunday 15 and 16 March at Bungonia Caves. Start 9 am, finish 4 pm (Sat.), 3 pm (Sun.) Supervision of Youth Members is provided by Region Leaders during course hours only.
Camping is available at Bungonia, with toilets and hot showers. There is a daily car fee (about $7) unless you have a NPWS sticker, and a daily per person camping fee of $10.25. Please bring your camping fees in an envelope with your name on it. Please provide correct money as we do not have change in the bush.
Details of suitable clothing, torches, directions etc. will be covered at the theory night.
3 Liability Release-Express Assumption of Risk PDF.pdf – Adobe Reader
Cubs will be attending a Survivor Camp at Cataract Scout Park to test their survival skills in the great outdoors. Cataract Scout Park is just 15 minutes past Appin, type in the following link for directions http://goo.gl/maps/aMjK7. Allow approx. 1 hour 20 minutes from Winston Hills.
Cubs are to be dropped off at Cataract Camp Site 3 (see map) at 9.30am Saturday 15th and collected 3.00pm Sunday 16th March. Site 2 is the 2nd road on the left after you pass the Wardens Cottage. Entry to Cataract Scout Park is via the boom gate, code 2716#. Please save code.
In addition to the normal clothes for a Camp, Cubs MUST also bring:
* swimmers and a towel for the Water Slide plus
* OLD shorts and OLD shoes and another towel for Challenge Valley. Cubs will get soaked and muddy!
Unlike some other Camps on this one your Cubs will have 2 washes 🙂
Parents MUST also sign the Liability Release Form together with this A1 form. See above
ALL food will be supplied.
Note:For the health and safety of others, Cubs are NOT permitted to bring any Food, especially lollies and other Junk Food.
Please note that Mobile Phone reception at Cataract Scout Park is VERY POOR. If you need to contact Leaders, ie your Cub is running late it is best via text message.