{"id":189,"date":"2023-10-05T12:28:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vicgathering.asn.au\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T12:34:50","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/?page_id=189","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f77cc16487cf2eed93f96017ef9b9d0f\"><strong>ADMIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gates open for check-in at 6pm on the Friday night &#8211; no earlier!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activities start at 9.30pm on Friday night and keep going until 11.30am on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosting \u2013 please fill in \u201cUnit Hosting Form\u201d and return PRIOR to VG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camping with other Units \u2013 If you wish to camp near another unit, plan to arrive at the same time so you can choose your space together.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone Charging station located at VG Admin \u2013 gold coin donation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PAYMENT METHODS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We accept both Credit\/Debit Cards and direct bank transfers. You can find the details for these in your registration payment summary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WELFARE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Everyone must have an up to date Operoo profile Medical information must be up-to-date with ALL medical issues clearly stated.&nbsp; All information provided is relevant to the care that you receive while at VG.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t forget your Personal First Aid Kit, including paracetamol and any antihistamines as prescribed for your own use. Ant and spider bites prevalent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to look after yourself; eat food, drink plenty of water and get some sleep over the weekend!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHADE, SUNSCREEN AND SHOES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure you bring small&nbsp;<strong>SHADE<\/strong>&nbsp;structures for your campsite.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure that you and your Venturers have&nbsp;<strong>HATS, SUNSCREEN<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>CLOTHING<\/strong>&nbsp;that will protect them from sunburn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scout camps are closed-shoe camps. Please make sure that you and your Venturers have&nbsp;<strong>CLOSED<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>SHOES<\/strong>&nbsp;to protect their feet from injury &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>NO THONGS<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THINGS TO REMEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Personal belongings (clothes etc), sleeping gear (sleeping bag etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uniform for traveling to and from VG and closing ceremony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hike tents are preferred, steel tent pegs are suggested for Mafeking as the ground can be hard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BYO lightweight cooking equipment as there can be NO open fires. Gas Fired Cooking Appliances are permitted onsite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any items brought to VG like blow up pools\/couches etc MUST be taken home with you!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you would rather not cook, there is a canteen onsite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Campsite is rather dark in areas, so torches would be handy for all attending<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prizes are available for selected activities \u2013 ask the Rover Crew running the activity, if there is a prize<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excessive noise from speakers onsite will have the speakers confiscated until after the closing ceremony on Sunday&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DO NOT BRING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alcohol and non-prescribed drugs are&nbsp;<strong>NOT<\/strong>&nbsp;to be bought to VG \u2013 any Venturer, Guide, Rover or Leader found with non-prescribed drugs or alcohol in their possession will be sent home immediately, along with the rest of their Unit, at their parents\u2019, guardians\u2019 or own expense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No energy drinks will be allowed onsite \u2013 items will be confiscated when found and will not be returned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No-Doze or similar are not to be bought onsite \u2013 items found will be confiscated and destroyed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No whips, knives, multi tools, laser pointers (which will not be returned) and any other item deemed dangerous will be taken to Admin for safekeeping (so don\u2019t bring them!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No Pot belly stoves or other flame based heaters to be bought onsite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No couches or large pieces of furniture (especially with wheels) will be allowed onsite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No bicycles (1, 2 or 3 wheels) allowed to be bought on site by Venturers, Leaders or Rovers, except for those being used by an activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No drones of any description to be brought to VG. 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You can find the details for these in your registration payment summary.&nbsp; WELFARE SHADE, SUNSCREEN AND SHOES THINGS TO REMEMBER DO NOT BRING<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313,"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vicgathering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}