Australian Rovers are continuing to Create a Better World through Scouting Programs and Youth Development Projects through Gilwell Training and helping young people gain the skills to become a better citizen of our Scouting Community. The Rover Basic Training course held on the weekend of the 13th to 15th of October in Darwin was another great experience not only for the Northern Territory Branch, but also our team of Australian trainers. This is third Basic Training course that South Australian Branch has delivered in the NT continuing our support for the NT Branch and for their Rover Section, following on from courses in 2014 and 2016. For the team of trainers from SA this year it was a bit of a whirlwind as we arrived late on the Friday night and got straight into it on the Saturday morning with a new curriculum passed at the National Training Conference in May 2017. We had an expanded team of trainers, and met some new Rovers from the NT from NTerra, Litchfield and possibly a new Crew to be based at Katherine. The team of trainers were led by Simon Frederick LT SA BRC Rovers as Course Leader and Manager, Bek Hobbs ALT NRC Vice Chair, Catie Metcalfe SA PC Centenary of Rovers, Angus Boxall NRC Chairman, Andrew Hilditch NRC Training Officer, Angela Kane NT BC Youth Program and Lachlan Casburn NT BRC Chairman. The team was highly experienced and confident and came from a wide background of knowledge base. For the trainers who attended it was a follow on from the last course in November 2016. With the support of Donna Casburn NT BC Rovers, Angela Kane and Lachlan Casburn things were organised prior to the SA trainers arriving. The NT trainers delivered on all requests, catering needs and equipment to supplement the course. The only request from Angela and Lachlan was they wanted to run a hybrid BOS and BPS course to allow the Rovers to participate and successfully gain the Gilwell woggle on completion of the course. This could be carried out due to Lachlan completing a session on theory of Lightweight Bushwalking, Risk Management, Weather interpretation, Route planning, Communication etc to cover the theoretical component of the BOS course. The participants were then given the assessment of the theory component which they could complete with Lachlan’s assistance. During the weekend the participants hiked approximately 10kms over the entirety of the Woorabinda site, including the wading pools and walking paths of the nearby waterhole, nature trail and playground. Together with completion of eLearning modules, evidence and portfolios, and cooking a lightweight meal on hiking stoves this completed an abridged BOS component. The Course co-ordination with Angela Kane, Lachlan Casburn and Donna Casburn allowed for a detailed preparation for the course, and as such enabled the trip from the Friday prior to the Monday following to flow smoothly without any hassles. Having good communication with Angela, Lachlan and Donna as well as with the NT HQ Administration Officer made the promotion, catering and administration an easy task. For this course the participants were required to have paid upfront, which allowed the Trainers to ensure that the course was financial before it was started. There were initially 9 applicants for the course and we had 6 show up, with 3 of the participants pulling out very late due to personal reasons. All participants camped in lightweight tents erected by themselves and the SA trainers were supplied tents by the NT Branch. Catering was provided by Donna Casburn and was healthy, filling and kept the participants and trainers very satisfied. The verbal accounts from the participants confirmed what they had expressed in their written feedback, and that was that they had learnt much from the weekend, had a great time, and were looking forward to the opportunity for Advanced Training in the future. It was clear that the training was beneficial for the individuals, and hopefully will filter into the steadily growing Section in the NT. This was the second NT Training course for Lachlan Casburn, Angela Kane and Bek Hobbs in the NT and it was the first trip to the NT for training for Catie Metcalfe, Angus Boxall and Andrew Hilditch. The way in which all the Trainers adapted to the challenging climate and often low-tech requirement for training in the NT has given all trainers some vital skills, and confidence as a presenter and all will be good Assistant Leader Trainers in the future. This was also the third meeting of the honorary Rover Crew started in 2014 on the first NT course, the 1st Northern Territory Rover Crew, which met again to cover the criteria in Crew Meetings and Management of participating in a basic Crew meeting. This continues to be a vital bonding portion of the course as we could also conduct Squire Investitures for two participants into the Crew at the course and an Investiture into the Crew to conclude the course in a formal fashion. We were also lucky enough to be visited by the NT Chief Commissioner and the NT President for the formal dinner on Saturday night as well as some members of the 1st NTRC from the course in 2016. During the weekend we took the opportunity to review and sign many workbooks and other supporting documents that assisted in the completion of some of the requirements of individuals training. For the final parade we made several presentations and I believe firsts for Rovers in NT. Angela Kane was presented with her Gilwell Scarf and Woodbadge becoming the first NT Rover to do so making her NTR001 (VTR1022), along with Donna Casburn, Lachlan Casburn and Adrian Fleming who all completed the Gilwell Woggle and their Basic Training. Angela was also presented with her Baden Powell Scout Award and all other completed badges further propelling the NT Branch forward and becoming the first NT Rover to achieve the pinnacle award for youth in the Scouting movement. Recognition must go to the National Rover Council for their support of training Rovers in the NT through the SA Branch. A big thank you must also go to John Derbyshire SA ACC Leader Training and Development for his continual support for the training of the Rover section both in SA and the NT. Simon Frederick LT BC Rovers