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Mr Watson said there was“a renaissance in the inner sub-urbs”. The Carlton, Fitzroy andRichmond groups have all re-opened.

“Our basic method is un-changed for 108 years: youthleadership, learning by doing,working in small teams andbeing active in the outdoors,”Mr Watson said.

He said young people andtheir parents were turning

their backs on screens infavour of “adventure — fun,friends, new skills, a taste of in-dependence”.

“Parents like it because it’sactive, healthy, social, out-doors, and not screen-based.”

Girl Guides Victoria nowhas 6000 members, a big dropfrom the 25,000 members ithad in the 1970-80s.

Chief executive JenniferFleming said this reflected

more opportunities for womento work in and lead otherfields.

But she said the Guides’ ac-tivities were critical for girls’mental health and wellbeing.

A Guides in Schools pro-gram has been rolled out thisyear in culturally and linguisti-cally diverse communities inDandenong, Noble Park andBroadmeadows.

“We have significant de-

mand to open more of theseprograms, and are seeking vol-unteers to support them whomay be available during theschool day,” Ms Fleming said.

She said that both Scoutsand Guides stemmed from thesame ethos: to shape to-morrow’s leaders and get themoutside.christine.mcginn@news.com.auGUIDESVIC.ORG.AUVICSCOUTS.COM.AU

New hope for cancer vaccineSCIENTISTS may be closer todeveloping a cancer vaccineafter discovering how to trig-ger the immune system to fightthe malignancy as though itwere a virus.

They’ve developed a vac-cine based on creating RNAthat codes for a range of pro-teins on cancer cells.

The vaccine features nano-particles carrying tumourRNA. By adjusting the electri-cal charge of the nanoparticles,

the researchers were able totrigger a response from den-dritic cells in the immune sys-tems of mice.

It fought off cancer in afashion similar to how the im-mune system attacks viruses.

Early trials of the vaccine inthree melanoma patientsshowed that the treatmentcould be tolerated.

The researchers said thatthe vaccine could be producedquickly and cheaply. Virtually

any cancer antigens can be en-coded with RNA.

“(The) approach introducedhere may be regarded as a uni-versally applicable novel vac-cine class for cancerimmunotherapy,” the scien-tists wrote in a research paperpublished in the journal Natureyesterday.

The research was led byUgur Sahin, of Johannes Gu-tenberg University in Mainz,Germany. Roger Daltrey

PAWS FOR TRUFFLE SNUFFLEGENEVIEVE ALISON

FORGET truffle hogs, the latest way to sniff out this culinary treasure is by employing the services of a truffle dog.

Melburnians are donningtheir gumboots and heading out to the countryside with their four-legged friends for a different breed of food tours.

Gourmet Pawprints runscanine-friendly truffle hunts in the Daylesford region.

There, participants can forage in the truffle orchard and enjoy a truffle-filled lunch while a team of dog carers pamper, pat and treat their pooch.

Director Kerry Watt saidthe tours were a great way to share her passion for food and wine with dog lovers everywhere.

“It’s an opportunity to sitback and enjoy the beautiful food and wine of the region with man’s best friend by your side,” Ms Watt said.For tour tickets visit gourmetpawprints.com.au

Matilda Bengtzen wearing $189 Hunter gumboots looks for truffles with sniffer dog Diesel. Picture: DAVID CAIRD

SO, WHO WANTS TO KNOW?THE Who’s frontman, Roger Daltrey, is set to relive his 50 years as a rocker by penning a memoir.

The My Generation singer,72, wants to reveal the story behind one of the biggest bands of the 20th century.

“I’m working on a (auto)biography ... I’ll only release it if it’s a good book. I don’t care how long it takes,” he told Rolling Stone.

The music legend has evenforgone the riches on offer

from publishing companies because he wants to take his time perfecting his book.

“I won’t sign a publishingdeal,” he adds. “People sign a publishing deal and they have to put it out because they’ve taken the money.

“Well, bollocks to the money, I don’t care about the money. I want a good book.”

Once published, the memoir will recount the inside story of one of Britain’s most popular rock bands.

Saudis put $3.5b into UberUBER has revealed that thePublic Investment Fund ofSaudi Arabia has pumped$3.5 billion into the ride-shar-ing giant, helping fuel its globalexpansion plans.

Terms of the investmentgive what was already one ofthe largest venture-fundedstart-ups a valuation, or im-plied value, of $62.5 billion, ac-cording to the company.

The deal comes as SaudiArabia strives to diversify itseconomy away from relianceon oil production to includemore entrepreneurship, openmarkets and productivity.

The new funding also helpsUber’s global expansion, in-cluding in the Middle East andNorth Africa, which the com-pany sees as among its fastest-growing regions.

In addition to the invest-ment, which will boost Uber’scash holdings to more than$11 billion, the head of theSaudi fund, Yasir Al Rumayy-an, is joining the company’sboard.

Uber chief executive TravisKalanick said, “Our experiencein Saudi Arabia is a great ex-ample of how Uber can benefitriders, drivers and cities and welook forward to partnering tosupport their economic and so-cial reforms.”

In Saudi Arabia, around 80per cent of Uber’s riders werewomen, the company said, ex-plaining that the service couldhelp improve mobility forwomen, who are not permittedto drive and typically avoidpublic taxis.

SCOUT numbers in Victoriaare booming but the GirlGuides are in decline.

Scouts Victoria has seen a56 per cent jump in youthmembership and 23 per centmore adult members in the lastdecade.

Scouts Victoria chief com-missioner Brendan Watson,OAM, said the Scouts were“exploding in Melbourne’sgrowth suburbs”. New Scouthalls are on their way in HazelGlen and Caroline Springs.

Scouts pack them inBut the Girl Guides are in a state of declineCHRISTINE McGINN

Guides Indiana and Kaijah