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Name	Size	Description
Latest news: 26th April: All youth patrols should bring TWO x AA Alkalline batteries to VenMX for the GPS that will be provided to you. This is TWO batteries PER PATROL. ASSEMBLY PLACES: Assembly point #1 (Brisbane North Region Scouting Centre, Alderley) Assembly point #2 (Queensland Scouting Centre, Auchenflower) ASSEMBLY, DEPARTURE AND APPROXIMATE RETURN TIMES: Place Assembly Departure Approx. Return Assembly point #1 Fri 6.40pm 7.00pm Mon 3.00pm Assembly point #2 Fri 7.00pm 7.20pm Mon 2.45pm 29th April: Additional documents posted below: VenMX Point Scoring Guide (Stewart Kirk) VenMX09-GearList-SelfAssessmentChecklist (Lynette Kingston)


New documents for 2009
First aid and medical supplies for VenMX patrols	78 kB	List of possible first aid issues during hiking on VenMX and appropriate treatment and first aid supplies required
Navigation Risk Score Calculator Assessment Tool	96 kB	Each patrol will need to accurately complete this assessment before end of Friday night
Map grid systems in use in Australia	332 kB	Map grid systems in use in Australia
Safety and Lost procedures	103 kB	New Safety and Lost procedures for VenMX 2009
New Requirements for VentMX 2009	95 kB	CRITICAL new document for 2009
Flyer for VenMX 2009	133 kB	VenMX 2009 Flyer
Team_Application_Form	76 kB	Application form for Venturers
Personal and patrol equipment for VenMX	173 kB	CRITICAL document -- you must bring this list of equipment for VenMX 2009
VenMX Point Scoring Guide (Stewart Kirk)	38 kB	A simple 2-page summary of how points are allocated in the competitions at VenMX
VenMX09-GearList-SelfAssessmentChecklist (Lynette Kingston)	26 kB	A "checklist" based on the VenMX 2009 personal and patrol gear requirements for CRITICAL items
General Hiking Instructions, Map legend, magnetic declination and How to read Grid References from Digital Raster mosaic 25 000 scale maps	491 kB	CRITICAL document -- Read and Understand this information. You will be given digital raster mosaic 25 000 scale maps for VenMX and you MUST know how to read grid references from the northings and eastings
Sample_menu	13 kB	Sample menu
Tips and Tricks night Presentation on navigation (Rick Brake)	1.5 MB	Presentation on navigation, getting lost (and avoiding getting lost) and survival - Rick Brake, "Tips and Tricks" night, 24 April 2009
How to choose a stove	32 kB	USA origin; Info only. "Denatured alcohol" = "Metho". "White gas" = Shellite. "Unleaded gas" = "unleaded petrol".
Use of mobile phones in emergencies in Australia	134 kB	Infomation that can be helpful in using a mobile phone for emergency use
How to fit a Rucksack	154 kB	Information about how to fit a rucksack (most rucksacks follow a similar method to that described here)

Especially for leaders
Incident Management System	100 kB	Trial Incident management system for 2009
Leader_Application_Form	58 kB	Application form for Leaders
Radio Induction and Procedures	32 kB	How to use 2-way radios for communications on VenMX

Prior (but still current) VenMX documents
Outdoor 1 Award.pdf	73k	Outdoor 1 Award.pdf
MV_IS1.pdf	37k	General Information 1 - Includes lists of equipment and required first-aid items. [NOTE: VenMX 2009 documents supersede parts of this document]
mv_ic3b.pdf	25k	General Information 3 - The Competition Points System
mv_ic4b.pdf	15k	General Information 4 - Rules for Participants
ExpMan0a.pdf	92k	Expedition Manual - Cover Page
ExpRpt1c.pdf	231k	Expedition Manual - Production of an Expedition Report
RteMap2b.pdf	266k	Expedition Manual - Production of a Route Map and Map
FldNts3d.pdf	432k	Expedition Manual - Field Notes
[Too large for posting, see below]		Expedition Manual - Navigation
WldWlk5b.pdf	276k	Expedition Manual - Wilderness Walking
http://rapidshare.com/files/225525289/Expedition_manual__complete_.pdf	44 000 kB (44 MB)	COMPLETE Expedition manual (All 5 sections (1 to 5) abvove). 32 MB (very large). Download from this link. If you download this document, you DO NOT need to download "ExpMan0a", "ExpRpt1c", "RteMap2b", "FldNtsd" or "WldWlk5b" above.