Last night, 170 Rovers & Venturers moved into their staging areas and overnight base camps in the townships of Charlton, Murribit and Rochester in the North West of Victoria. After relaxing for a few hours, it was time for sleep ahead of a long weekend of providing service to those in the community who were affected from Victorian Floods in 2011.
Today, Venturers and Rovers working teams decended on a large number of job sites within each area completing many works such as cleaning up of old sandbags, weeds, debris and general garden work in properties affected by the flooding during early 2011.
These works have provided much needed relief to the landowners and residents of the areas giving them an opportunity to enjoy their Easter Long Weekend. Work has been coordinated through local community groups providing information and tasking to the Hoadley Project. These works are distributed to Venturers and Rovers working on the ground within each area of operations.
The three staging areas for these activities are managed by Leaders & Rovers are currently operating hosting over 150 Venturers providing meals, job coordination, welfare and support. Many Rovers, parents and leaders are providing their assistance on the weekend by completing shuttle runs for transport, aquiring equipment and providing food and refreshments for those working in the field.
Speaking with Venturers from Watsonia today, they indicated they wanted to complete the Hoadley Project because they wanted to provide back to the community of Victoria and have an opportunity to work closely with their peers on a community project.
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