HO, HO, HO, it’s less than 2 weeks to go to AJ2010!!!

The AJ2010 Organising Committee was handed control of the Cataract Scout Park Site on 1st December and since then the fantastic Sites & Services Team and their many suppliers and contractors have been working night and day, 7 days a week to get set for THE best Jamboree Australia has seen in a long time. Everywhere you go at Cataract giant Hokka’s and temporary buildings are being put into place, the plumbers, electricians and IT technicians are finishing off the work they have been doing for 12 months, transforming Cataract Scout Park into the 35th largest town in NSW between the 4th and 14th January, 2010, with the newest, most energy efficient and technologically advanced infrastructure we are able to provide to take care of AJ2010 and the AJ’s to follow it at Cataract Scout Park.

The Doc’s health tips

Every Day “Doc” - alias Dr. Allan Kirkpatrick, Director of Health & Medical Services at AJ2010 - will be helping us all take care of ourselves by giving us daily health tips which you can read about in JNN daily, hear on JNN 103.7 fm, and see on JNN tv (Mum and Dad can also watch them at home on the Official AJ2010 Website).

The Doc also wanted us to remind you that you only have a short time to have your “Swine Flu” vaccination, and we’ll repeat the previous special newsletter….

Swine Flu vaccinations recommended for all AJ participants

It is strongly recommended by the Health Department in New South Wales that you get vaccinated against H1N1 ’09 influenza (otherwise known as ‘swine flu’ or pandemic influenza) before you attend the Jamboree.

You should bring along some evidence that you have been vaccinated from you health care provider. The vaccine is widely available in Australia.

For international participants please contact your health care provider to try to obtain vaccination before you leave. We understand that in some countries it may be difficult to obtain.

Scouts will not be prevented from participating if they are not vaccinated.

Jamboree Merchandise Now on Sale!

If you haven’t checked out some of the great new Jamboree items available online at the Jamboree go to www.scoutsaj2010shop.com and see them now, it’s not too late to do your Christmas Shopping online! And watch out for the Souvenir DVD and Souvenir edition of the JNN daily order forms coming soon. These will be available online as well as at the Jamboree - don't miss out!

Free transport on Sydney trains and buses

During the 5th - 13th January Scouts and Leaders attending the Jamboree will be able to travel on CityRail and Sydney metropolitan bus services for free.

In order to make use of this generous offer from the NSW government all you need to do is present your AJ2010 ID tag at train stations and when boarding a bus. During peak hours all Scouts should give priority to paying commuters.

JNN – Jamboree News Network

We aim to keep you Entertained and Informed at AJ2010 through JNN. Watch for your own copy of JNN daily, our onsite newspaper delivered to your camp each evening. Listen to JNN 103.7 fm on your radio (make sure your troop brings one!) and also over loudspeakers in various parts of the Jamboree site. We will have exciting competitions and a few surprises – don’t miss out - and visit our studios in the Marketplace. JNN tv is a first at AJ2010, we will have our crews filming everywhere and we’ll be screening some parts of the Jamboree on the Internet via the Official AJ2010 Website, Make sure everyone at home looks there every day as we will be posting heaps of photographs, videos and JNN daily there every day for your families at home & Scouts all around the world to see the fantastic time you are having. You will notice the great new look of www.scoutsaj2010.com, our web guru Alex has upgraded the site. As well as a new look it is now ready for the multimedia content we will be packing it full of during the Jamboree, go there now and take a look.

Make sure you tell us at JNN of anything newsworthy we should cover, e-mail us at jnn@scoutsaj2010.com, submit a story and photos at any Internet Café, or stop one of the JNN team – you won’t miss us!

JNN Video Activity Base

At the JNN video activity base we will be teaching you how to make a video and your patrol can borrow one of our cameras to make your own video about what you are doing at AJ2010, then enter our competition. You will have the chance to win an exciting new UltraHD Flip Video camera, the most exciting and simplest video camera about to hit the Australian market. The very generous people at Flip are letting us have these cameras for you to use at the JNN video base – don’t miss out!

Scout Passport, Leader Handbook & Activity Leaders Handbook Now Online

Printed copies of the Scout Passport, Leader Handbook and Activity Leaders Handbook will be handed out as appropriate when you arrive at Cataract Scout Park but they are all available online now for you to download and read, to get ready to hit the ground running. Download your copy now from the Official Jamboree Website at www.scoutsaj2010.com/publications

Activity Program Ready – and for Leaders too!

The huge team running the Activities Program are finalising their many months of hard work to deliver all kinds of activities to Test Your Limits! Also they have just released some activities designed for leaders, for them to have some well earned rest from taking care of all you Scouts. Details are available on www.scoutsaj2010.com/publications

Well, not many sleeps to go now!

Everyone at AJ2010 wishes you and your families a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a safe and fun journey to AJ2010 for the Summer of Your Life.

Get ready now, and Be Prepared to Test Your Limits…at AJ2010!!