Benalla Girl Guides enjoy canoeing adventure

By Simon Ruppert

Oct 17, 2022

Having fun: The Benalla Guides rafting up on a recent trip to Lake Anderson. Photo by Contributed

The Benalla Girl Guides enjoyed canoeing on Lake Anderson at Chiltern on Saturday, October 8.

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Nine Guides and leaders from Benalla joined Guides from Kilmore, Seymour, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Springhurst and Chiltern for the Hume Region activity.

The sun shone for the girls on Saturday following less pleasant weather during the week, and all enjoyed getting a bit wet in the lake.

District Leader Di McKenna said after safety briefings and a bit of practice on which side to paddle, the canoes did some ‘rafting up’, and most pairs had a go at capsizing and swimming their canoe safely to the shore.

“The perseverance and teamwork was fantastic, and some new skills were on show with it being the first time that some of the girls had put on a life jacket,” Ms McKenna said.

Safety first: Jacinta and Erin get kitted out with life jackets by leader Tara Anderson from Girl Guides Victoria. Photo by Contributed

Guiding is open to any girls aged six to 17 years old, with the first few weeks free to come and see if you’d like to join up.

If you are interested, come along to the Benalla Guide Hall at 12 Lowry Place, on any Wednesday night from 5pm to 7pm and see what the group is up to.

For more information email: benallagirlguides@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.