**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE START/FINISH LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED FROM ALPHA PARK TO BLACKTOWN SHOWGROUND NEAR THE GROUNDSKEEPER CAFE**
We have turned key locations within the greater Blacktown area into Monopoly Board Squares. Your teams job is to travel around by foot or train/bus (No Bikes, Scooters or Cars - Sorry Guys) and find each of our key locations.
When you are there, take a photo of your team and send it to us - If you are the first team to arrive, you have the option of buying the location and earning rent from other teams - otherwise you will need to pay rent :(
The team with the most money at the end of the game wins!
Following the event, we will all join together back at the Marshelling Point for a BBQ meal.
Bring your own Lunch, Opal Card and Snacks. Cost of event is for Event Costs, BBQ and trophies.
This year there are 2 divisions in the competition:
Joeys/Cubs - This division is for Joey and Cub Scouts. Youth will be supervised by a leader (to be nominated at time of registration) and will complete in a condensed field around the suburb of Blacktown only. It is expected that Joeys/Cubs will start at 11:30am and return to Monopoly HQ at 4:30pm. Closing Ceremony will be 5:00pm. (Times are not exact and will be confirmed in your acceptance letter.) Each Unit will need to provide a minimum of 2 Adults (1 needs to be a leader from any section) per 4-7 youth members attending to participate with the team.
Scouts/Venturers/Rovers - This division is for Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Rover Scouts. Youth will not be supervised but there will be adults driving around the course to assist where required. Teams will need to compete in a full field and will be required to use Public Transport to complete the game board. It is expected that Scouts/Venturers/Rovers will start at 9:00am finish and return to Monopoly HQ at 4:30pm. Closing Ceremony will be 5:00pm. (Times are not exact and will be confirmed in your acceptance letter) Each unit will need to provide at least 1 leader per unit to staff the event.
Teams
Teams are allocated on a Unit Basis and are made up of 4-7 participants (plus up to 3 adults for joey/cub teams). Registrations are individual and each unit will be given the chance to allocate youth to teams once applications close.
Physical Fitness
Monopoly Run is a physical event with plenty of walking and running. All participants and support adults for Joeys/Cubs need to capable of being active for a sustained period.
Any questions, please contact Event Co-ordinator - Steve Wallace on 0415 771 752 or steve.wallace@nsw.scouts.com.au. Money is payable to GWS Region Office.
This event is able to be run in a COVID Safe environement. To ensure that we can run this event, details may change slightly and each participant will be sent an e-mail with updated details the weekend before. In the event of advice from Scouts NSW or the NSW State Government, this event could be postponed or cancelled at Short Notice.
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