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1 II,,ENTURER '. -t, J.. ' r.:.... IJNlTtO G BOOK..,. I :,. The Scout Association. of Australia - I

2 AUS1RALIA AN AUSTRALIAN SCOUT PUBLICA llon The Scout Association of Australia wishes to express its thanks to the Western Australian Branch for their work in the production of the original publication and for their permission for National Publications to produce a revised edition. Published by authority of the National Executive Committee of The Scout Association of Australia. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage, mailing or retrieval system, without the written permission of The Scout Association of Australia. Copyright (c) The Scout Association of Australia First Edition September, 1994 (National) National Library of Australia Card No. and ISBN National Scout Catalogue # Printed in Australia by Printatone Pty Limited Typesetting and Artwork by Associated Graphics Arts

3 ENTURER UNIT LOG BOOK. UNIT MONTH 19 TO MONTH 19 1

4 A WORD - TO THE UNIT HISTORIAN The job you have been asked to undertake can be both interesting and enjoyable and will go a long way towards preserving the traditions and recording the history of your Venturer Unit. In addition to being the recorder of the Unit's history, you are also asked to keep a record of Unit equipment. This two-fold duty, done well, will preserve for all time the happenings in and around the Unit as well as giving them an up-to-date record of what equipment is available and where it is located. 2

5 MEMBERS OF THE VENTURER UNIT NAME SIGNATURE DATE JOINED DATE OF LEAVING

6 KEEPING A LOG The job of keeping a log of your Unit's activities may not seem very significant at first, but as the weeks, months, and years go by, it's nice to look back on the things that happened and to remember what caused an event to take place. Photographs of Unit activities or ceremonies are also important in giving a running pictorial account of many of the special happenings in your Unit and with its members. Maps of particular areas of exploration, souvenir posters or newspaper clippings all do much to preserve for the members, activities that should be remembered. It could be an admission ceremony, or the presentation of Queen's Scout Awards, or perhaps a commendation by a local Group for some service provided by the Unit. Mention of honours earned by the members in school, church or the community can also be recorded, and together with any photographs of the event provide interesting reading for those who follow in the Unit. Most of the Units will have their own types of ceremonies and form their own traditions. The Unit log will serve to indicate when and under what circumstances they came about. The following pages are set out so that you can record the activities of the unit on one side and mount pictures or clippings on the other. Your notes should be brief and to the point, but in sufficient detail as to leave no doubt as to what happened. Record the narne of the event, the date it took place, the location and the names of all those involved. If you are using nick-names, be sure that a full name is also used. Keep your entries factual and don't overlook any hurnourous iterns. Be sure to take your log book along when visiting other Units. It will rnake your storytelling rnuch easier and more interesting. 7

7 EVENT DATE EVENT DATE 8

8 Photographs, clippings, souvenirs, maps, etc or additional items from opposite page. Date each item and record names of each participant 9

9 KEEPING EQUIPMENT Every Venturer Unit will, after a short period of operation, begin to accumulate some type of equipment and it is important that some record is kept of what is available and where it is located. It is also likely that for those Units who are a part of a large Group i.e. Mob, Pack, Troop, Unit and Crew that other equipment such as tents and cooking equipment are available to them from a central Group equipment depot. In this case it is important to know what is available to your Unit and how you can arrange to use it. Many of the Unit members or their families will have items such as tents, cooking stoves, lanterns and other pieces of equipment which they will be prepared to lend to the Unit for specific events. These should be listed so that, when needed, a request for them can be made in an appropriate manner. In those situations where equipment is borrowed from any source, it should always be returned promptly, in good working order and as clean, or cleaner than when you received it. Any damaged items should be repaired or replaced as soon as possible. It is also important that the Unit secretary send a note of thanks on behalf of the Unit to the person lending the equipment. A complete inventory of Unit equipment should be made at least twice a year making sure that any repairs are taken care of, lost items replaced and required new items purchased and added to the equipment record. 38

10 UNIT EQUIPMENT RECORD ITEM DATE OBTAINED DATE DISCARDED CAMPING EQUIPMENT 39

11 UNIT EQUIPMENT RECORD ITEM DATE PURCHASED DATE DISCARDED FLAGS AUSTRALIAN -VENTURER -OTHERS SPORTS EQUIPMENT FIRST AID KIT STORAGE BOXES OTHER 42

12 EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FROM GROUP ITEM LOCATED AT-(lnclude Name, Address and Phone of Holder) 43

13 EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FROM OTHERS ITEM LOCATED AT - (Include Name, Address and Phone of Holder) 44

14 BOOKS AND RESOURCE PAPERS IN UNIT LIBRARY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES 45

15 NOTES 46

16 . - f -,,.,..,... -,.. -,, I ' _,. ' AN AUSTRALIAN SCOUT PUBLICATION - '. ISBN NSC # 51066