Junior Carnival Information

Dates: Tuesday 21 January – Monday 27 January 2020

Australia Day Long Weekend

Location: Perth

Ages: 12-16 years

There will be age categories (U14, U16)

Management Team

Carnival Managers

• Justine Sharbanee & Belinda Wolpert

(leading the WA Carnival Organising Committee)

VIC Team Management

• Erez Feinberg Martin Jona

Youth Leaders

• YL Coordinator: Adam Altschuler

• 25+ youth leaders nationally

What Happens at Carnival – Sport Sports Days: 4 days of sport including State V State finals

(Parents, interstate parents and billets welcome to come and watch the finals)

There will be a choice of;

Table Tennis / Tennis

Netball

Futsal

Ultimate Frisbee

&

Basketball

Soccer - 7 a side and 11 a side

Beach Volleyball

Fast 5 netball

&

3 on 3 basketball

Mixed netball

Touch Rugby

What Happens at Carnival – More Sport

Taekwondo (one day tournament)

More details to follow

What happens at Carnival – Social

Social Events

• Opening Ceremony and Welcome Party

• 3D Neon Mini Golf

• Outdoor Laser Tag

What happens at Carnival – Social

Social Events

• Sideshow alley with inflatable obstacle

course

• Pool party at wave pool

• Australia Day BBQ and fireworks

A Typical Day at Carnival

Morning: 8.30 – 9.00am arrive at Maccabi Oval

Outdoor Sports 9.30am-12.00pm

Lunch (all kosher) provided 12.30-2.00pm

• Relax in the indoor chill-out zone with bean bags

games and music videos

• More kosher food/snacks & drinks available to

purchase from the tuck shop

Afternoon: Indoor Sport 2.00pm-4.00pm

• Pick up 4.30pm from Maccabi Oval

• Home to freshen up/ shower /eat

Evening: Social function

• 7.30pm – 10.30pm

Shabbat

• Participants will attend Synagogue with their billet

families

• Host families will have Shabbat with their billets

• Shabbat is a NO sport day and is a chance for all

participants to rest and relax after a busy week

Billeting

• Depending on numbers, a 2:1 or sometimes 3 or 4 :1 billet/host ratio is

anticipated

• You may arrange your own billet with a host family – please advise on

the registration form once mutual arrangement has been confirmed.

• Other billeting requests will be considered, but will not be guaranteed

(multiples, medical etc)

• Include your request for ‘friends with friends’ when you register, but there

are no guarantees

• Billeting allocations based on:

o Gender / Age / Shomer Shabbat / Kashrut / Sports

• All participants are expected to stay with Carnival host families in Perth, not

with families/households outside of Carnival (family/relatives included).

• Every adult in the host household will be required to submit a valid

working with children check

• The billeting manager has absolute discretion to make decisions

as best fits the billeting policy.

Costs There are 3 separate components. All meals and transport are included

Registration Fee

$699 (early-bird)

$599 (early bird) additional siblings

$799 from 1 September

$699 from 1 September for additional siblings

Airfare (Team VIC) – $505

Uniform Package – $100

Includes 2 x polo, 1 x shorts, 1 x cap, 1 x travel-tee

**If you are not a current financial MacVic Club Member, you will need

to join Maccabi Victoria ($30 cost) when registering online **

Registration closes 29 November 2019

Costs (cont’d)

Airfare

$505 for a seat on the group flight (return)

We encourage all participants to fly with the team

as Team VIC Management supervision will be

provided on the team flight.

Uniforms • The Team VIC Uniform is the same as

in previous years

• can use from friends/relatives

• Costs - $100 (Full Uniform Package)

• Includes: 2 x polo, 1 x shorts, 1 x cap, 1 x travel-tee

• If you need components only, prices are:

Polo $30 / Shorts $25 / Caps $7/ Travel-tee $10

• Please try on uniform sample sizes before ordering to

ensure correct size.

• Uniform pickup – Final Info Night (to be confirmed)

Please note: Specialist sports equipment such as football

boots, basketball shoes, mouthguards, tennis racquets etc.

must be brought by participants

Financial Assistance

At Maccabi, we don’t want anyone to miss out on Carnival!

Financial assistance is available –

• A subsidy request form must be filled out

• Phone or email MacVic Finance Officer, Viv Bayer 9563 5885

vbayer@macvic.com.au to request form.

Payment plans (option to pay in instalments) also available –

• Select this option during registration

Phone or email Terri Kahan 9563 5865 accounts@maccabi.com.au

for details.

For all subsidy/payment plan requests, payment is not necessary at

point of registration. Complete the form and select ‘Special

Arrangement’ to defer payment until later.

Travel Arrangements

21st Jan 2020 (Melb - Perth) – departing 9:15 am

27th January 2020 - (Perth - Melb) – departing 9:45 am

Team Management & Youth leaders will travel with the team

Recommendation – all participants within Group Booking

Alternate travel arrangements/bookings are possible

(e.g. points booking or separate flight – but you must notify team

management).

Registration

• Online registration through the Maccabi website

• www.maccabi.com.au/National/juniorcarnival

• Payment

o at time of registration (credit card), or

o select ‘Special arrangement’ to defer payment

• Register but not pay (pending fee assistance)

• Pay by EFT

• Pay the registration fee in installments (EFT)

• For all fee assistance requests, separate form must be submitted

Cancellation

Cancellation Policy

• Cancellations before 19 November incur admin fee of $60

• Cancellations after 29 November but before 13 December

incur admin fee of $120

• Cancellations after 13 December will be assessed on a case

by case basis.

• No refund on uniforms (once collected)

Safety, Security, Medical

The security and health of all participants at Carnival is our top priority

Safety & Security

• All venues are assessed and approved by CSG before being booked. All

venues are swept by CSG before events and sports. CSG will remain at

all venues during sport and social events.

• Youth leaders and Team managers will supervise participants at all

sport / events and on all buses

• Parents or a designated adult (over 18) must drop off and come in to

collect at the end of the day or social event. Participants will not be

allowed to leave ANY venues without an adult collecting them.

• ID tags to be worn at all times.

• Participants are not to catch ANY public transport, Ubers or Taxis during

the duration of Carnival, including on Saturday

Safety, Security, Medical

The security and health of all participants

at Carnival is our top priority

Medical

• St John Ambulance has been engaged to provide first aid at all venues

• On registration please list all medical conditions.

• Hot weather policy: if the temperature reaches 34ºc or above then sport

will be called off; kids will be supervised in an appropriate/cool

environment.

Member Protection & Code of Conduct • Everyone involved in Carnival must abide by the MPP (including athletes,

youth leaders, team managers and committee).

• The MPP and code of conduct must be read and agreed to by participants

and parents by checking the box (part of the online registration form)

• All participants must comply with the Maccabi Junior Carnival Code of

Conduct which covers areas including

• Billeting

• Smoking, Alcohol and Illegal drugs Policy, caffeine policy (energy

drinks)

• Weapons

• Personal violence and bullying / cyber bullying

• Serious offenses will result in children being sent home at your expense

• Each adult in the billeting house is required to have a valid working with

children check

• The MPP also covers how grievances are managed.

There will be a compliance officer appointed for Carnival to handle

any issues that need to be escalated.

Parents: your Summer is also planned!

Visit beautiful Perth while your kids are having

the times of their lives at Junior Carnival

Stunning Rottnest Island

Down South to Yallingup’s beautiful white surf beaches and

Margaret River, spectacular wine regions

Parents your Summer is also planned

OR Just sit around Scarborough Beach and swim and drink coffee!

AND come and watch the sport finals with us!

Contact Us

• General enquiries: teamvic@macvic.com.au

• VIC Team Managers:

Martin Jona – 0433 990 912

Erez Feinberg – 0407 726 447

MacVic Office – 9563 5885

See You @ Carnival 2020 in Perth!!

Thank you

Register at:

Register at

https://www.revolutionise.com.au/

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