Lone Guiding

Guide Meetings come once a month. The meeting is full of news from other Guides in the unit plus from the leader. Also there is ideas for challenges and service activities. The other Guides may create games or activities for their patrols to do. When all activities are done, they are sent back to the leader to organise the next meeting. If the unit is large enough, the Guides maybe put into patrols similar to active Guides.

Lone Guides are very active when engaged into service activities. One service activity which is enjoyed by all ages and abilities is making quilts for Camp Quality. The Guides are given several calico squares to create images on them. This can be done by painting, applique or embroidery. The squares are then collected to be organised into quilts. Usually an older guide will construct the quilt. The Lone Guide may become involved with her local unit or district such as when the Orana Guides collect funds for the Mallee Fowl and present the cheque at the Western Plains Zoo.

The Lone Guide may do her meetings at home but are invited to join in with other guides on special days such as ANZAC Day.

Lones Camp are usually held once a year. The Guides often are meeting for the first time but its amazing how their friendship is already started before they meet. Lones usually don't want to leave camp because of the great time they have had and the friendships they have developed. Apart from meeting new friends its also a time to challenge each other and try out for those badges which need a patrol. At the end of camp most Guides have achieved at least one badge.

Lone Guides have one junior Guide Unit known as the Flannel Stars, one Guide Unit and a Senior Guide Unit called Boomerang. Each unit has its own unique way of operating.

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