Australian Venture

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Australian Venture
CountryAustralia
Inaugurated1965-66
Most recent2024

The Australian Venture is an event for Australian Venturer Scouts. It is their equivalent of a Jamboree, but for Venturers there is a lot more freedom and latitude in what they do. There is a number of on site activities and also an off site expedition, normally totaling about 12 days long.

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Logo of Venture24 - The 18th Australian Venture

The last Australian Venture was at Lardner Park, Victoria, 2024. The theme for this Venture was "Go Places" and it was the 18th Australian Venture. [1] The event which spanned two weeks was run in January 2024 with over 1000 people from around Australia and New Zealand. The event included over 20 expeditions around Australia, Fiji and New Zealand, making it the largest Venture in over 20 years. [2]

Past Ventures


Ventures have been cancelled due to other events such as the Covid-19 Pandemic which saw Oz Venture 2021, Sydney, New South Wales cancelled.

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  2. ↑ "Venture24 - Go Places". Venture24. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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  4. ↑ "AV12 - The Extreme Venture - Days One and Two". www.deerparkscouts.asn.au. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  5. ↑ "Northridge Para Vista Scout Group - Jan 2015 - AV2015". northridgeparavista.sa.scouts.com.au. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  6. ↑ "Venture24". Scouts Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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