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New South Wales & ACT Trefoil Guild News

www.girlguides-nswact.org.au

Issue 11:December 2017

Sally Thornton NSW & ACT State Trefoil Guild Adviser 6/21 Clyde Street JINDABYNE NSW 2627 0427 507 338

[email protected] Sally Says

.

I

Can

Promise

That I will

Do my best-to

Think of others at

Christmas, putting them

Before myself by trying to

Give some joy and comfort to

All those who are less fortunate

Than I.

To do my duty to God

To make time between my

Social activities to attend

A Christmas church service, and

Remember the reason behind all the

Fun and festivities

To serve the Queen and help other

People- to try and make my community

A happier place in any little way I can

And

To keep

The

Guide

Law

By looking wider in

My everyday living

Over this time.

Dear friends I hope that as Christmas is on our

doorsteps that you have all an

opportunity to celebrate your

achievements in 2017 and enjoy

some Christmas Cheer! I visited the

Christmas Lunch held in Canberra

by Brindabella Trefoil Guild at the

end of November and with

Belconnen Trefoil Guild in early

December. We certainly did enjoy

ourselves. I also plan to be in

Sydney for a Christmas dinner with

my own Alpine Trefoil Guild friends

closer to Christmas.

I wish you all and family and friends

a joyous and wonderful Christmas

Season and look forward to sharing

again in 2018! Many thanks to the

Guilds who have sent me Greeting

cards.

Best Wishes

Sally

What’s in this Edition?

Sally Says Page 7 From Guide House Page 8 - 9 International

Page 2-6 Guild Snippets Gone Home Page 10 email

Page 6 From ATGA Page 8 Friends of Guiding Merchandise

Page 11 Coming Events

mailto:[email protected]

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Guild Snippets

Lower Hunter TG Hosted a Region Trefoil Gathering –

“Sparkle Day”!

Trefoil Guild visitors from Singleton and Brisbane Water,

Rutherford Maitland Senior Guides and their leader Charlotte

Weatherall. We paid our respects to the Traditional owners of

the land on which we met before a getting to know you activity.

Rutherford Senior Guides gave a talk on their activities and plans

for senior guides. Followed by Charlotte who explained the

methods they used to introduce technology to the girls as a

communication tool. The girls followed up by serving morning tea

and participating in some of the activities prior to leaving.

Activities for the day included: Assisting with Days for Girls Project, working on Aust. Jamboree

Badge Swaps, Photo Booth, Sharing Dark Horse

Venture Project, Christmas Corner and many more. Chesne Jones gave an interesting and informative talk

on the history of Guiding and some of the personalities

involved in Moree and Tamworth Region, which were

areas of interest to some of our members. Chesne is a

most enthusiastic and motivational speaker, and

stayed for some time and participated in our activities.

The day continued with much fun, frivolity and food

before closing with the Guides Own hosted by

Singleton, and Colours.

Brisbane Water Trefoil Guild volunteered to host the

next Coastal Valleys Region Trefoil Guild gathering in 2018. They have something to live up to.

Holroyd Trefoil Guild: Member June Job receiving an

Honorary Membership to the Guild by Julie Minici

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Belconnen Trefoil Guild supported the Olave Baden Powell

Society (OB-PS) Australian members Gathering in Canberra

recently. The super ladies provided a lovely lunch at Innabaanya

Campsite to conclude our first National Gathering for Australian

members of OB-PS Bravo to Carol Wake and the team!

IM Banksia TG - This year

we decided that we should

try to learn something new.

Alison came up with the idea

of going on a National Park

Tour. We booked in to the

Dharawal Indigenous

Walking Tour at Dharawal National Park near Campbelltown.

We were met at the gate by an Aboriginal Elder named Deidre and she was just amazing. She

gave us an explanation of her totem the Lyrebird and what it means to her. She told us about the

plants we came across on our walk and showed us the traditional uses for them. Deidre was happy

to share and answer all our questions. We walked down to a lookout and were amazed with the

view. We all came away having learnt new things and being surprised with the wealth of knowledge

that is available if you just go looking.

We would like to challenge other trefoil guilds to learn something new in 2018.

Brisbane Water TG - OUT AND ABOUT in October

Doreen, Sue and Eileen went to the State Picnic, “Spring into Trefoil”, at Mittagong on Saturday, 14th October. Morning tea and activities were followed by a speaker, lunch and then home.

The Australian Trefoil Guild Advisers Conference was held at Camp Chapman 20th-22nd October, 2017. Sue and Doreen catered for the event, ably assisted by Julie, Kay, Jean Poulter and Rhonda.

Coastal Valleys Region Trefoil Guild Gathering 2017 at East Maitland Guide Hall was held on 4th November 2017, hosted by Lower Hunter TG. 5 BW members attended. Good activities including “Days for Girls”.

A lovely social day.

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George Bass Trefoil Guild

Thank you Deloittes for volunteering for maintenance at Karingal Girl Guide Centre. The place looks

great. Thank you, Trefoil Guilds, from Sydney Southern Rivers Region for catering for their lunch!

Bravo!

Glenbrook Gourmet TG - Prepared 18 bags for Share the

Dignity. Susan and Pam dropped them off at Bunnings South

Penrith store. What a great service project.

Eastern Creek

Trefoil Guild

packed 10

Christmas boxes

full of goodies

for our

Australian forces

serving in

Afghanistan. We are so proud of their service and wanted

to express our appreciation to them.

Australia Post is on board with this project and delivers them to Perth free of charge where the RAAF

takes over and delivers them to the personnel. We asked that these particular boxes be given to female

personnel.

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Gabrielle Jarvis receiving her DHV Gold Award at Brindabella TG Christmas

lunch

Great job with our 2017 State Good

Turn! Members at the Friendship Picnic

in Mittagong last month agreed to

continue supporting Ward Angels while it

is needed. Thanks, from Ward Angels!

“A huge thank you to The Trefoil Guild Girl Guides for another incredible donation of teen/adult socks and underwear for the teen wards in The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Your ongoing support has meant the world to us.” So, if you are collecting items please contact Bev Wynne for information on where do drop it off.

Email: [email protected]

Singleton Trefoil Guild members recently visited the Infantry Museum which is situated at the Singleton Infantry Camp nearby. After morning tea, our meeting and Lunch [ true to Trefoil style] we were taken on a guided tour of the Museum . We were surprised at the number of areas of conflict in which our forces have been engaged and very interested to see the ways in which the uniforms have been changed or modified to meet the conditions of the combat area. After saying for some time that we would visit Callomondah Camp site we eventually did so. We thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the veranda for our meeting .It is a very pleasant area even in a season as dry as we are having and we imagined Spring bush flowers and growth in a wetter season. This was a pleasant day out.

Oxley TG have a journal where Guild members record their own Guiding Story. The following are

summaries of what was written by Illa Brennan and Jeanette Toupein who passed away earlier this

year. Ila Brennan lived in the outback as a girl, and joined 1st Inland Lone Guide Company, later

becoming a Leader in 1950 with 1st NSW Lone Guide Company for many years. She was

appointed Lone Guide Adviser in 1956. She was appointed Western Region Commissioner in

1970, and that year visited Our Chalet and Olave House, and had lunch with Lady Baden

Powell. She was a member of our Trefoil Guild from 1993. She said “Thank God for Guiding, and I

count my blessings for receiving that circular about Lone Guiding”.

Jeanette Toupein started her Guiding history when she joined 1st Goulburn Guides in 1934. In 1936

when the family moved to Grafton she became a Ranger, and did correspondence training for her

Lieutenant’s Warrant, working with South Grafton Guide Company. With her Guide friend she

represented her Company at the rally in Sydney for the Coronation of King George VI. She

attended the World Jamboree at Bradfield Park in 1939, working in the hospital tent. She became

Lieutenant to Burwood Company from 1939 to 1944, when her involvement with Guiding ceased

until she joined Oxley Trefoil Guild in 1993. She died just a month after her 99th birthday.

Does your Guild have similar journals? Perhaps you could share some similar information!!!


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Sadly I have to report that both Cowpasture and Woonona Trefoil Guilds will be closing at the end

of 2017 due to aging members and difficulty with getting to meetings. Bunbury hope to stay in touch

and invite their Cowpasture friends to their outings as possible, Great to have friends in Guiding isn’t

it?

We wish all their members well and hope that they will be able to stay in touch, perhaps through

joining NSW Central Lones Trefoil Guild. Contact: Coordinator Lyn McGuckin

Email: [email protected] Phone: 0409 535 555

Trefoil Guild NSW&ACT congratulates Ro Derwin on her appointment as Acting Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides Australia and Chair of the Girl Guides Board. We believe that the future of Guiding is in safe hands as you continue inspiring and empowering so many girls and women.

From the Australian Trefoil Guild Adviser

Australian Gathering in Perth 2020

- Logo has been revealed!

- Will you be there!

- Dates: 11-14 September 2020

- Mark your diaries and start saving now!

Thinking Day Cruise on board Queen Elizabeth, which will remain open for more passengers until early next year (February 2018) i.e. 12 nights from Sydney to New Zealand - 20th February to 4th March 2019 with Thinking Day on the way to Milford Sound NZ. 5 nights from Sydney to Hobart & Port Arthur - 4th March to 9th March 2019 with Thinking Day on the way to Hobart, Tasmania. OR a combination of both cruises = 17 nights 20th February to 9th March 2019. Find more details on this website link:

www.girlguides.org.au/join-guides/trefoil-guild/events-coming/


https://www.facebook.com/girlguidesaustralia/?fref=gs&hc_location=group_dialog

http://www.girlguides.org.au/join-guides/trefoil-guild/events-coming/

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Code of Conduct: There are still more than 200 members yet to send in their forms. See email sent

29 November. Please can you do this as soon as possible. If the member is not able to complete

due to ill health or being away please can you note that when sending others in.

The contact at Guide House is Tracy Byers Email: [email protected]

Glengarry Trading Post Closing Saturday 2nd December

Did you know that 85% of Guide Shop sales are now online? Glengarry Trading Post will be closing

its doors permanently, with the last day of trade Saturday 2 December 2017. We would like to take

this opportunity to thank everyone involved over the years, and for all their hard work and dedication

in running the shop.

Elizabeth Starr - 20 November– Passed away peacefully with family surrounding her. Though Elizabeth was not a Trefoil Guild member I think it appropriate to share this with you. As a previous Acting State Commissioner and as a Leader, Manager and Director of Guides NSW & ACT as well as a long and abiding champion of Glengarry Elizabeth truly demonstrated her commitment to her Promise and Law. We will long remember her happy and generous nature. A Thanksgiving Service was held on 24th November with many members present representing Trefoil Guild.

Vale Elizabeth – may you rest in peace.


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Guide Leaders, Trefoil Members, and Support Unit Members.

INTERESTED IN JOINING ‘FRIENDS OF GUIDING’

We are a social group of ex guides, guide leaders, trefoil members, their husbands and friends.

We have 2 social outings a year - Next outing is 3rd March 2018 to Morvyth & Ross Goldstein’s

property - 155 Glenidol Rd, Oakville, 2765

Followed by another day outing 21st June 2018 to The Plough & Harrow at Cecil Park.

Our weekend away is usually late April - The last one was to Bathurst, Oberon, Sofala and Hill

End. The trek planned for 2018 will be from 27th April – 30th April 2018 to Tumut for the Festival of

Leaves

A Gathering / AGM at Glengarry which will be held 23rd October 2018. It consists of two guest

speakers, a luncheon and annual general meeting.

We also do some fundraising for Guide Units and Charities

For more information please contact:

Gail Kalaitzis (President) 4 Lockheed Circuit St.Clair NSW Phone: 9670 4602

Jeanette Sheldon (Secretary) Phone: 4730 1639 Email: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL

REPORT FROM BRIDGES 2017

A Singapore Trefoil Guild Event October

2017. Held to coincide with the 100-year

Anniversary Celebrations of Singapore Girl

Guides.

Singapore Girl Guides Trefoil Guild hosted this

very special event over 2 days in late October

2017. Eleven Trefoil Members from Guides

Australia attended as “Contingent Members”

and were joined by 2 Friends of the Asia Pacific WAGGGS; Helen Hargraves and Dallas Langdon.

The Bridges event was first held in 2016, it was then a friendship weekend between Girl Guides

Malaysia and Singapore Girl Guides Trefoil members held in Johore Bahru, Malaysia, it was so well

received that it was repeated again in October 2017. This time all other Asia Pacific member

countries were invited to send contingents,

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Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Korea, Sri Lanka and Singapore from the

Asia Pacific region sent groups. A Trefoil Guild Member from the U.K. and a Girl Scout Leader from

G. S.USA overseas unit based in Singapore also attended making it a very international event.

A most civilised event with hotel accommodation located in the heart of Singapore and 2 luxury

meals at other large hotels, a full day of activities at Singapore Guide House culminating in a

wonderful indoor campfire run by Singaporean Girl Guides with great poise and confidence. It was a

truly magical event everyone singing and dancing to old campfire favourites all sung in English even

though English was really the first language of only one contingent.

A half day in the beautiful Singapore Botanic Gardens followed by one of the luxury lunches closed

the event.

Many friendships were rekindled or new ones formed. Trefoil Guilds in the Asia Pacific are all very

much alike, supporting Guiding, having fun and serving their local communities. Only the Trefoil

Dress and language is different.

A particular high light for me was the Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS pinning Ceremony

conducted by Australia’s own Helen Hargraves with the founder of the group Juseon Byun from Girl

Scouts of Korea actually pinning the membership pins on.

I had taken the opportunity before I left Australia of upgrading my membership from Silver to Gold.

5 other members of the Australian Contingent, Jill Jeffrey, Kath Evans, Judy Lyall, and Joan Thom

became new silver members following some great promotion of the fund by the members present

and received their silver pins from Juseon also. Kay Reeves received her sliver pin as she had not

been at a ceremony since joining the Friends Group.

This group is working hard to support Girl Guiding and Girls Scouting around the Asia Pacific region

of WAGGGS. In particular in Myanmar in recent years. Please think about joining the Friends group

the silver membership is 80 English Pounds.

Added to the wonderful Guiding content of the long weekend was lots of frantic sightseeing by all

the Australians present, Gardens by the Bay both during the Day and at Night, the mandatory

Singapore Sling in an under-refurbishment Raffles Hotel. Terrible price but so much fun and so very

yummy. A Trip to Changi to view the WW11 Museum, a ride

on the Singapore River by Bum Boat, and of course

Shopping. What would a trip to Singapore be without

shopping.

Thank you to all of the Australians for making me the lone

Non-Victorian so welcome in the group and for helping to

create memories that will last a life time.

Susan Wakefield OAM

Glenbrook Gourmet Trefoil Guild.

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Emails circulated this month:

- 2017 Annual Census Forms

DUE to STGA 1st March 2018

- 11th Book of Projects for ISGF

- News of the very sad “Gone Home”

of Elizabeth Starr

- Code of Conduct – list of outstanding forms

NEED TREFOIL GUILD MERCHANDISE?

Your first point of contact is Ann McLachlan at [email protected]

1. If Ann has it in stock she will process the order.

2. If it is not in stock Ann will contact Lorraine Buchanan who will process the order and issue

invoice to include postage and handling

3. If Lorraine needs to order from manufacturer, the order can be posted direct to you – saving

on handling costs

Australian Trefoil Guild Promotional material – brochures and posters CONTACT: Barbara Fairbairn Australian Trefoil Guild Adviser Email: [email protected] 46 Yaralla Cr Thornleigh NSW 2120

Payments for NSW & ACT Trefoil Guild may be made by the following two methods: Cheque: Please make all cheques payable to

NSW &ACT Trefoil Guild. Forward to: Sylvia Pearce

6 Boyer Road BEACON HILL 2100 (please quote name & Invoice #)

Online Banking: NSW & ACT Trefoil Guild

BSB 032-721 Account # 169 849 (please quote name & Invoice #)

If possible, advise Sylvia by email [email protected] if you have made an online payment.




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Event Location Contact Details

2017 Dec 15th

STGA Nominations CLOSING DATE

Send to Sally Thornton 6/21 Clyde St Jindabyne NSW 2627 T: 0427 507 338 E: nsw,[email protected]

2018

16th Feb

ATGA Nominations CLOSING DATE

Send to: Barbara Fairbairn, Australian Trefoil Guild Adviser, 46 Yaralla Cres, Thornleigh NSW 2120 T: (02) 9484 6146 E: [email protected]

May 18-21st

23rdAustralian Trefoil Guild Gathering

Best Western Hotel Bathurst Street Hobart

Registrar: Gaylene Palmer [email protected]

July Hidden Treasures Nominations

Dept Primary Industries

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rural-support/rural-womens-network/hidden-treasures or Patsy Hughes - [email protected] or Awards Committee Chair – Prue Carpenter [email protected]

Sept 30- Oct 8th

2018 International Guide Jamboree

Armoury Site Parramatta River near Olympic Park Sydney

http://www.girlguides-nswact.org.au/GG/whats_on/international_jamboree/GG/what_s_on/sydney_jamboree_2018.aspx We will need Trefoil Guild volunteers, each day, whenever the Guides are on site. There will be further information, as it comes to hand, within the next 6 to 12 months. If you are interested in volunteering please let Sally know and she will add you to a list.

NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS

The deadline for contributions to the newsletter is 25th of the previous month.

Please send your contributions to Rhonda Brodie Assistant STGA & Editor NSW&ACT TG

Newsletter

[email protected]

Exciting News

Thanks to a committed effort from Helen and Amanda, it is now easy to navigate

to Trefoil Guild page on NSW&ACT website. Just use the following link.

www.trefoilguilds.com



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http://www.girlguides-nswact.org.au/GG/whats_on/international_jamboree/GG/what_s_on/sydney_jamboree_2018.aspx




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