LENGTH:

3 days Practise

3 Days qualifying

LOCATION:

Watagans National Park

Hawkesbury Region

FOR WHO:

15 year old & above

PRICE:

$330.00

each course

GROUP SIZE:

Minimum Four

maximum seven

PRACTISE & QUALIFYING:

Flexible dates

COMPLIANCE

Importantly, to achieve D of Ed compliance as well as a sense of achievement your Silver Bushwalking Award program has been designed with a focus on making sure you will be:

EDUCATION

Equally important, age-appropriate training and practise is a vital component of all Duke of Edinburgh journeys.

We are not “just going camping.”

Let me repeat that “You are not just going camping”

Our proven training will empower you to develop and discover resilience within yourself; that you may not know existed.
Our qualified professional guides are working out of a written training manual, thus eliminating ad hoc subjects and misinformation.

To clarify, by the time you have completed your Silver Bushwalking Award you will have been given an introduction to the following list of subjects:

SAFETY FIRST

Coupled with our emergency response documents and our activity risk assessment is an absolute commitment to safety. Safety has to be the priority for all our outdoor adventures.

 However, if something unforeseen were to occur, we are prepared, our guides carry satellite communication equipment as well as a comprehensive wilderness first aid kit.

YOUR EQUIPMENT

For your comfort as well as ensuring you have a successful silver bushwalking award journey, the right hiking/camping equipment is essential.

Remember you have to hike with everything in your backpack for up to eight hours a day.  

A big heavy steel barbecue plate may not be a good idea. Keeping weight to a minimum should be your priority.

Let me repeat that:

Keeping everything as light as possible should be your priority.

Not sure if some of your equipment is right for the job? Just call us for clarification. 

Additionally, don’t forget you will receive a gear checklist from us as part of your registration documents. Equipment hire is available to book on our registration page.

OUR EQUIPMENT

included:

FOOD, SNACKS & DRINKS

You need to bring what you like to eat. You will be deciding your menu, supplying and eventually preparing all of your meals.
It’s a good practice to also allow for one extra day of emergency rations.
To assist you with planning, we will send out some meal ideas.

WATER

Everyone is required to bring a minimum of three one-litre containers full.
The Australian bush can be a dry place, and water can be challenging to find. Water purification tablets may also be another requirement depending on the trip decided.

AWARD LEADER CONSENT

Don’t forget to check in with your award leader before arriving for your Silver Bushwalking Journey. You will need the approval for the Adventurous Journey you have chosen via the online record book.
Duke of Edinburgh International Award is strict about everyone complying with this.
Your assessor details are:

Assessor: Walking Rivers
phone: 0438563307
Email: [email protected]

We will sign off on your Adventurous Journey when we get the request from the online record book.