Way to go

The four paintings the Gipp's Guide's created when they collabrated together to achieve are titled

• High Country
• Forest
• Desert
• Cities

Since Australia is such a large continent the thought at the time of the four individual paintings creation was to pictorially show that everywhere people go in Australia they will journey through a wide range of climates, horizons, cultures. Like the Gipp's Guides lives there are a multitude of things that follow, alter or cause change in the pathways we each travel. 

Already each of these Gipp's Guides have travelled a path the has taken them away, brought some back and moved scattered others. 

Dialog then paint

So how do four Gipp's Guide members work through what their Guide Promise actually means to them? This was a necessary step towards each linking winto the Giupp's Guide Unit.

Following dialogue as to what the Gipp's Guides were going to do together they decided on creating four paintings to depict the way to go [ as in the compass needle within the Trefoil on their World Badge.  The Compass needle being central to the World Trefoil symbolized the Power of One.   

The Gipp's Guides invited a local artist to help them channel their creative energy with focus in order to get the canvases painted.

To Market ...to market

  Idea from Rebecca was discusssed. After all present had input the following was decided:

• To attend the Morwell Markets once a month ....on the Second Saturday of the month.
• To share a stand with a family member already attending these markets.
  
• To spend the time between now and January 2010 making/cleaning and packaging all products sold for and on behalf of the Gipp's Guides.
• face painting was brought up. 
• Decission was to have more practice at designs and the spreading of the paint and marketing commitments before taking this on properly.
  
• To make as business cards / tags to be included onto/inside the items sold.
• To represent the Gipp's Guides and wear Uniform.
• Previously decided that moneys raises from any fundraising will pay for new Uniforms and Gipp's Guide registrations [less the 10% profit that stays within the Gipp's Guide account as running expenses for the Unit]
  
• To take and fly the World Flag and the Gipps Guide Flag one only while there is a Gipps Guide officially on the stand.
• To use this time as good Public relations for the Gipps Guides and Guiding in General.
• Taking names of those interested and refering all the enquires to the Region Leader.
  
• The Girl Guide Biscuits sold from now on will be sold as Out of Date and for $2.00.  Money for the Girl Guide biscuits is to go back to the District /Unit accounts it came orgininally from.  This is a Service to Guiding.  In this case to the Hazelwood and Churchill District.
  

Australia Day Jan 26th

Australia Day celebrated as a State Event in Melbourne. This event has the Guides carrying a large Australian Flag. For this, the day is primarily aimed at the BP's, Queens Guide's and OBPs presented the previous year. When in Melbourne for the Australia Day event make sure that you have eaten well before the ceremonies begin. After which there is a Parade down Elizabeth Street.


As a Hazelwood and Churchill combined event the places have altered when necessary.  They have been behind the Hazelwood and Churchill shopping Center, Churchill Saloon, at Gaskin Park and at the Churchill Public Hall entrance. This event is open to all aged Guiding personal and members. On Australia Day the Gipps Guides or Leaders have been asked to face paint as an activity while people eat and catch up with friends. Other times there have been odd jobs like the handing out of flags, song sheets, readings, hoisting the flag / colour party [with Scouts].

Sometimes we go into Morwell's Kurnot Hall for the Australia Day Ceremonies and Presentations/ Citizen of the Year Awards.

Full Uniform is worn. Take drink bottles full of water and sun hats.

Churchill Lions make sure there is a full breakfast available.

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Car Show service to the community.

The car show was good.  There were cars, motorbikes, static engine displays, radio controlled crs, more cars, food and lots of people. The weather was even good for a change. The kitchen fly was placed so that the reflection from the Hazelwood Pondage did not damage anyones eyes. Just as well as the day was clear and the light intense.

There were faces to paint...Oh that's why we were there!  The District Leader painted faces and we did to. We all improved as the day got older.  Butterflies and hearts anyone?

Actually we have booked in again for next year (the Hazelwood and Churchill District team has) and they have been tentativly booked also for the 20th of Feb 2010  another car show in Bairnsdale.  More faces to paint. Were coming too.

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