Gear List
Please ensure suitable clothing for water activities and boating are packed.
Encourage your youth member to pack their own gear with the help of this list (but please double-check what your younger ones have selected).
- Uniform – please wear to camp
- Bag – for all your gear
- Sleeping bag–down or dacron are best where possible
- Sleeping mat & pillow
- Raincoat–robust with hood
- Warm hat–beanie
- Sunhat–wide brim
- Warm coat or jumper fibre pile/ Polar fleece preferred as they stay warm when wet
- Thermal top
- Change of clothes – shorts, trousers, t-shirts
- Socks & undies–enough for each day plus a spare
- Boating shoes–enclosed and able to get wet. These are mandatory for any boating activities.
- Crocks and thongs are not suitable for boating or activities outside the buildings.
- Walking shoes or sneakers – for dry land-based activities
- Personal toiletries – toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.
- Medication in original containers and named
- Sunscreen
- Towel(s)–for beach and showers
- Water bottle
- Torch
- Sleeping gear–PJs, or other items to sleep in
- Boating gear–thermals and shorts, wetsuit, spray jacket, wet suit boots or wettable shoes
You are advised to label all clothing and personal items with your child's name.
There is no need to bring mobile electronic devices.
Child SafetyWe take Child Safety very seriously and ask for everybody's support and cooperation. These are the core measures we take to ensure safety:
1. We employ the
'two-deep' policy. No adult will be permitted to be alone with a youth member at any stage. Usually at least two adults will be present with any youth member.
2. Our youth members employ a
buddy-system. At all times, youth members should not be alone. Visiting the bathroom, carrying out tasks, etc; very youth member should be accompanied by a 'buddy' at all times!
3. Our leaders undertake considerable training and will only conduct activities when it is safe to do so. While anywhere near or on the water, all members must wear a
Life Jacket. Closed shoes (not crocks/thongs) must be worn at all times. When outside, all members are expected to wear suitable clothing, including a hat and
sun protection.
4. All adults (and youth members 16 and over) must have a valid
'Working with vulnerable persons' card.
5. All leaders and youth members 18 and over must have completed a
Criminal Records Check.
6. Many of our youth members and most leaders have formal
First Aid qualifications.
7. While we will not be the only group at Orana (a small group of Girl Guides is expected to be there as well), the camp site is very secure.
8. No youth member is to go to the beach without the explicit approval of a Leader.
COVID 19 & General HealthA specific COVID safe plan is in place. Participants will be briefed at the commencement of the camp, but measures include those we are all familiar with by now – especially a focus on hand hygiene. This camp includes a number of outdoor activities that carry some risk – care and well-being will take precedence over social distancing in necessary circumstances.