The world came to Moruya last weekend (17 - 18 Oct) as Moruya Scouts took part in the 2nd World Jamboree of the Internet (JOTI 98).

The event was held in the lunch room of the Eurobodalla Shire Council Moruya offices.
Organiser Louis Matti said "With 8 computers connected to the Internet, Joeys and Cubs (aged 6 to 11) talked to scouts around the world". "Then Scouts and Venturers aged 11 to 17 arrived for a night of fun, new experiences".

"All 20 scouts talked using Internet Relay Chat, e-mail and browsing, with contacts around the globe including Chile, Curacao Island, the Czech Republic and Hong Kong, in total contacting over 40 different countries", he said.

"Our scouts discovered the diversity of life in overseas countries, the different views of people and the different customs around the world". "Some scouts were even lucky enough to have a videoconference with other scout groups in Chile and Luxembourg". Louis said that many scouts are going to continue their friendships with children in other countries by e-mail and letter writing.

Other activities over the weekend included the Join-in-Jamboree, for groups who cannot make it to Chile for the 19th World Jamboree.

The Joeys, Cubs and Scouts did sand paintings, South American cooking and found out about Chile.
The Moruya Scout Group's Website is full of pictures from Joti'98 and other events. which they have participated in. The website can be found at http://geocities.datacellar.net/Yosemite/rapids/4096/, which had live updates during the event.

1st Moruya are a very active group. Next weekend the scouts have an Aeromodelling workshop while the Cubs have a camp. The Venturers recently canoed the Tuross River and hiked in the Budawangs, the Joeys attended a Fun Day near Goulburn with flying foxes, obstacle course and many more activities. Enquires about youth and adult membership should be made to Marian Matti (02) 4474-3713