Here is the up to date arrival times for the Shred Thredbo bus coming back today, Friday 13th July
Queanbeyan Arrival Time: 3pm
Sutton Forrest Arrival Time: 4.50pm
Gordon Arrival Time: 6.40pm
This page will be updated if these times change at all.
Please call 02 9874 8933 (opt 1) if you have any questions
A Sailing & Boating Training Day provides an opportunity for all the sailing camps to come together; receive some training; boat rig / de-rig; familiarity with the site and sailing procedures; share good practice & ideas between directors/instructors etc; and tick off a few things like sailing guides assessments, power boat users approval for those that haven’t been assessed.
It will also be an opportunity to share good ideas around using log roll, sea-kayaks, canoes and stand up boards. For example After the Mast 2016 created a water Olympics activity utilising a lot of these items which worked really well and would be good to share these ideas.
This will hopefully become an annual thing that allows experienced and less experienced sailors to get equipped and resourced for camp.
Saturday October 21st 2017
8:45 – 4:00pm
Crusaders Lake Mac Outdoor Recreation Centre, 40 Yarrawonga Rd, Balcolyn 2264
See also our Facebook event. Please register by emailing [email protected] and stating your name, your role on camp and the camp you are intending to attend.
This is a one-day course which requires some pre-course reading, which you will be tested from on the day. You will then receive your First Aid Certificate on camp or in the mail.
CRU Camps requires that at least 2 First-Aid qualified volunteers are on every camp. First Aid training lasts for 3 years however the CPR component only lasts 1 year. Updating your CPR on the day will only take the first couple of hours in the morning.
Saturday 3rd December 2017
From 8:45 am – 4:00pm
St Stephen’s Normanhurst, 2 Kenley Road, Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia 2076
BYO food and drinks for the day.
See also our Facebook event. Please email [email protected] to register for the day with your particular training option (i.e. either all-day or CPR refresher).
See you there!
This is a one-day course which requires some pre-course reading, which you will be tested from on the day. You will then receive your First Aid Certificate on camp or in the mail.
CRU Camps requires that at least 2 First-Aid qualified volunteers are on every camp. First Aid training lasts for 3 years however the CPR component only lasts 1 year. Updating your CPR on the day will only take the first couple of hours in the morning.
Saturday 10th June 2017
From 8:45 am – 4:00pm
Thornleigh Community Baptist Church, 15-17 Duffy Avenue, Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia 2120
BYO food and drinks for the day.
Please email [email protected] to RSVP for the day with your particular training option (i.e. either all-day or CPR refresher).
See you there!
Required for camp pool and lake/dam swimming supervision, as well as by sailing instructors/rescue boat operators.
BYO swimmers, goggles, towel, lunch and a drink + clothes that can get wet including a long sleeved shirt and long pants.
How hard is it to complete? If you can do a lap of a 50m pool without looking like you may die, you will probably be able to complete it. The hardest parts physically are a 50m timed tow and a 400m swim using multiple strokes.
This training will be facilitated by Frank Leonarder.
Saturday 18th of November 2017
8:45 am – 4:00pm
Galston Aquatic Centre
Cost – Free for current CRU Camp leaders
See also our Facebook event. To register or for any questions that need answer please email [email protected]
Required for camp pool and lake/dam swimming supervision, as well as by sailing instructors/rescue boat operators.
BYO swimmers, goggles, towel, lunch and a drink + clothes that can get wet including a long sleeved shirt and long pants.
How hard is it to complete? If you can do a lap of a 50m pool without looking like you may die, you will probably be able to complete it. The hardest parts physically are a 50m timed tow and a 400m swim using multiple strokes.
Date & Time
Saturday 16th of September 2017
8:45 am – 4:00pm
Cost – Free for current CRU Camp leaders
See also our Facebook event. To register or for any questions that need answer please email [email protected]
Hello Volunteers,
Yes – you noticed right. We are including a pre-spring training event (VOLT Spring) into our training program for volunteers at CRU.
This is sure to be a valuable event with time dedicated to prayer, sharing in God’s word, being equipped around various aspects of camping ministry and meeting with other believers.
Saturday 9th September 2017
From 8:45am – 1:05pm
Moore Theological College, 1 King Street Newtown, Sydney
The program will include relevant strand groups for directors, continuing leaders and first-time leaders as well as a devotion from Dale Brown (Chair of Camps’ Committee). Additionally we will have a keynote presentation from Jim French (Vice Principal of Youthworks College).
Keynote Speaker – Jim French
“I am married to Tanja and we have a daughter and a son; Evie (8) & Silas (6). We are active members of Bulli Anglican Church in northern Wollongong. I regularly preach, as well as lead a weekly Men’s Bible Study. I am an electrician and draftsman by trade and studied for full time ministry in 1992-94 at Moore Theological College. I joined Youthworks College in 2007 following 8 years as a minister at Orange Evangelical Church in the Central West of New South Wales. My last year at OEC was spent as a short term missionary in Spain with ECM where Tanja and I met & married. I am currently the Vice Principal of Youthworks College in Sydney and lecture in Biblical & Ministry Studies, including ministry to youth and young adults. My interests focus on enjoying God’s creation – the sea and other wild places. This includes surfing, mountain bike riding and bush walking. Inside interests include reading and music.” – Jim French
Keynote Topic – A Survey of Western Civilisation and its Impact on Young People.
A key note on the history, sociology, and cultural analysis of how we in western society got to be radical individual consumers. It will include the effects on young people in western society, divorce, mental health, identity formation, gender identity and dysphoria, visual learners, secular, atheists, and technological natives. The address will finish with the redemptive solution of identity in Christ based on Col 3:1-11.
Jim will also include some stats regarding divorce, mental health, self-image, technology and its uses.
Optional team meetings commence after the formal program.
See also our Facebook event.
More information to follow closer to the event.
To register please email [email protected] and state your name, role on camp and the camp you will be attending.
Be Encouraged by worshipping God in song and hearing from God’s word together. Be Inspired by meeting CRU volunteers and hearing their stories. Be Equipped to serve on a CRU Camp with class keynote speakers and seminars.
Where: Moore Theological College
Address: 1 King St, Newtown, NSW, 2042
When: Saturday 20th May 2017
Time: 8:45 am – 1:05 pm PLUS optional camp meetings
See also our Facebook event.
Register by emailing [email protected] and stating your name, role on camp and the camp you will be attending.
Crusaders’ very own Director of Ministries Nathan McElveney will be our keynote speaker for VOLT Winter. Nathan will be presenting on Caring for Difficult Campers (Behaviour Management). Nathan’s presentation will be followed by a panel and seminar with guest facilitator Ross Bowey.
About our facilitators:
Nathan McElveney
Nathan is married to Amy, and they have three daughters – Lucy, Zoe & Lara. As well as being involved in various church ministries at Epping Church of Christ, he has been involved in camping ministry since 1998. Nathan has been working for Crusaders since 2004, where he currently serves as the Director of Ministries. In his spare time, he likes to read the newspaper, which he sometimes manages to do within a week of publication, or a good book.
Ross Bowey
To say that teaching was NOT Ross’s first choice for a career would be an understatement. After several false starts his mother and father were at least hopeful when he decided to “try a bit of teaching”. Upon his graduation he found himself at Dawson Public School (Mt Druitt) for the first seven years of his career. A school in in one of the extremely disadvantaged areas of education; it was here that his fascination for human behaviour and the teaching of difficult students began. Personal reasons created a need to move closer to home and four years were spent in the leafy northern suburbs of Sydney. From there he was deployed to be the founding teacher of the North Harbour Unit – a unit for conduct disordered adolescents. In the five years spent at North Harbour he developed an interest in wilderness programs which led him to be selected to set up a departmental “wilderness” program for at-risk students on the Central Coast as its coordinator. Chosen to establish the Umina HS Unit for Emotionally Disturbed Students as Head Teacher Welfare Ross spent a further three years on the Central Coast. He transferred back to the North Harbour Unit as Head Teacher in 2000 before winning the position of founding Principal of Highlands School (one of the Department’s pioneering “behaviour schools”) in 2002. Recently retired Ross continues his fascination in educating the most difficult of students with several new projects underway.
Outside of teaching and his family life Ross’s interests include motorcycling, rugby, coaching rowing and fast food in all its glorious variations.
CRU Camps look to see all children have the opportunity to experience camp. Through Crusader Benevolent Services this includes children under the care of the Minister, children in exceptional care arrangements (e.g. Out of Home Care, Foster or agency supported care) and children who have significant medical and/or behavioural conditions. In order to help ensure that CRU Camp volunteers can care for children on camp well, a particular application procedure is required for children in these circumstances.
We understand that for some children this may appear to be unnecessary, however our experience has shown that children who have had exceptional circumstances and experiences in their lives are often likely to need additional care, attention and time from our volunteer leaders. This can in some circumstances over stretch these volunteer teams, especially if we are not aware in advance and able to plan for or limit the number of campers if deemed necessary. Our procedures have been developed in the interests of duty of care and to help ensure that each child is well cared for and that every leader is well-equipped to care for them.
The acceptance of a child in any of the above circumstances on one of our camps is at the discretion of the CRU Camps Management in conjunction with the camp director of the specific camp. To apply for a camp, caseworkers or foster carers must complete the online registration and the Confidential Camper Application (see below) including a behaviour management plan. Once this information has been received a decision is made based on all of the following:
On occasions, we will request additional information about the child such as school, counsellor or psychologist reports to help assist in the assessment of the application. If a child has previously been on camp, their behaviour on that camp is also considered for future applications.
Form to be completed by applying agencies for campers who are involved with a community service organisation.
My daughter was incredibly happy when she returned home from camp. She was positive and had lots of jokes and stories to tell.
- Vikki – parent
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