Included on this page:
- Transport arrangements
- Luggage Arrangements
- Passenger Security Measures
- Transport Team
Transport Arrangements
The Queensland Contingent of the 22nd Australian Jamboree will travel to and from Woodhouse, NSW by road and air.
Aircraft will depart from the following terminals – Mount Isa, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Hervey Bay, Maroochydore, Brisbane and Coolangatta.
Members from certain locations of the State will be transported via coach, to & from an aircraft terminal near their home area.
Coach pick up/drop off locations from throughout Queensland to terminals will be advised after all applications to attend have been collated.
FOR THOSE NOT IN AN AIRPORT METROLPOLITAN AREA - WHEN FILLING IN THE APPLICATION FORM – WRITE DOWN YOUR HOME SUBURB IF YOU WISH TO BE COACHED TO AN AIRPORT. DO NOT WRITE THE AIRPORT DOWN OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME YOU DO NOT WANT COACH TRANSPORT.
Members who are not being transported by the Contingent to a terminal, will be required to organise their own means of transport to and from their allocated terminal, at their own expense.
Meals during travel will be at each members own expense. Most flights are direct, however some flights have at least one changeover at another airport.
Travel to Sydney will occur during the period 3-4 January 2010 and from Sydney during the period 15-16 January 2010. Members who have chosen to travel with the Contingent, will have their transport arranged for them by the Contingent Transport Team.
Independent Travellers are reminded that strict rules of access to the Jamboree site do apply. More information for Independent Travellers will be provided in Contingent Bulletins during 2009.
All members will be issued with a Personal Transport Advice, which will clearly outline the allocated transport information for their journey.
All members flying with the Contingent will need to have some form of photographic id, as electronic ticketing will be used (ie. paper tickets will not be issued). The Contingent Application process will require each member to provide in electronic or hard copy format, a passport type photo of themselves, so that the Transport Team may prepare official ID’s.
More information will be added to this site as it becomes available. Otherwise, please use the Contact Us page to email through your early questions. Remember to change your subject to “Transport”.
Luggage Arrangements
Checked-in luggage not weighing more than 20kgs and cabin/hand luggage not weighing more than 7kgs is permitted. No other luggage will be accepted. Everything should be packed into these 2 types/pieces of luggage otherwise it may not go on board the flight.
Passenger Security Measures
For security reasons, all knives, sharp objects or cutting implements of any kind and any length, whether of metal or other material, and some sporting goods, must be packed in your checked baggage. They cannot be carried in your cabin baggage or on your person.
Sharp Objects or cutting implements include but are not limited to: any knife, including paper knives, carpet knives, box cutters, letter openers, scissors of any kind, tradesman's tools, screwdrivers, corkscrews, darts and knitting needles. 'Sporting goods' include but are not limited to: sporting bats, billiard/snooker/pool cues, catapults.
If you are carrying any such items, they must be packed in your checked baggage. If you try to carry them in your cabin baggage or on your person, the airport screening services will remove them. They will not be returned to you.
Passengers carrying needles will need to declare them at the screening point. Where possible documentation or identification to confirm their medical condition should be produced. Medication should have a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturers name or pharmaceutical label affixed.
More detailed information is available from the Virgin Blue or Qantas websites.
More information will be added to this site as it becomes available. Otherwise, please use the Contact Us page to email through your early questions. Remember to change your subject to “Transport”.
Transport Team
The Queensland Contingent Transport Team is hard at work planning for your attendance at the 22nd Australian Jamboree.
A Jamboree Transport Hotline (JTH) is set up specially by the Team as a central point of contact for all transport arrangements of the Queensland Contingent.
This hotline will also operate 24hrs during the following periods: 02nd – 04th January 2010 and 14th - 16th, January 2010.
The Jamboree Transport Hotline for Queensland Contingent is – 07 3490 4334.
Members of Scouts Queensland not participating in the Jamboree will staff the hotline which will handle all of your inquiries in relation to Jamboree Transport.
We look forward to seeing you at the Airport and then the Jamboree!!! Be sure to ask us to visit your Troop for dinner one night of the Jamboree!!!
More information will be added to this site as it becomes available. Otherwise, please use the Contact Us page to email through your early questions. Remember to make the subject line of your email - “Attention Transport Team”.
Jamboree Activities
Jamboree activities are a mixture of on-site and off-site activities that seek to challenge the participants, reinforce Scouting values, provide valuable and new experiences, and most of all, be great fun.
Activities for the 2007 Australian Scout Jamboree included:-
- Circus Skills
- Bush tracking and navigation
- Canoes, rafts and swimming
- Go-Karting
- Plenty of mud activities
Where is Cataract Scout Park?
Cataract Park is about one hours drive south of Sydney close to Appin which is east of Campbelltown. Check out the next page for a statelite image from Google Earth. Read more...
