GWS & Hume JOTA/JOTI for Scouts

JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree-on-the-Air-Jamboree-on-the-Internet) is the world’s largest digital and amateur radio scouting event that takes place on the Internet and over the airwaves.

Held every year in October, the event connects millions of young people around the world for a full weekend of online and on-air activities that promote friendship and global citizenship. JOTA-JOTI enables young people and volunteers to participate in fun and engaging group activities over the Internet and amateur radio focused that help develop 21st century skills through Scouting.

Activities being planned include:

• Obstacle course
• Fox hunt
• Morse code
• Battleships
• Orienteering/Geocaching
• Passing a message to another JOTA/JOTI group over the radio
• Electronic kit building
• Internet games and activities
• Internet group chats (Q&A sessions) with other Scout Groups across Australia and the Globe

Pricing Details

Scouts/Venturers Camping, self-catered - $50.00
Leader/Adult Helper/Rover Camping, self-catered - $25.00
Leader/Adult Helper/Rover Camping, catered - $65.00
Scout/Venturer Day Visit - $25.00
Leader/Adult Helper/Rover Day Visit - $25.00

Leaders/Parents/Rovers have the option of being catered for at an additional cost of $40.

Scouts/Venturers camping are self-catering with a sausage sandwich being provided for lunch on Sunday.

Bacon & egg rolls (breakfast) and sausage sandwiches can be purchased from the catering team at Glenfield during the day for non-caterd pariticpants.

Camping

Scouts/Venturer camping is on the main campground.

Leaders/Parents/Rovers camping will be at the top end of the main campground.

Glenfield have a policy of no vehicles permitted on the campground once campers have arrived.  All vehicles must be parked in the Glenfield carpark.

Adults over 18 and staying overnight must be registered in Scout Hub, have their WWCC, had their police checked done and completed their WHS and Child Safe Scouting e-learning modules.